Releases

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Let’s Get Loose: Folk and Popular Blues Styles From the Beginnings to the Early 1940sVarious Artists12" Vinyl16
New World Records (jazz/classical)NW 290
Bluesville Volume 1 Folk BluesVarious ArtistsCD22
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCH 247029667124720
The Roots of Robert JohnsonVarious ArtistsCD14
Yazoo RecordsYazoo 1073016351017321
History of the BluesVarious Artists2×CD16 + 16
Object EnterprisesBD 0025014797990050
Blues, Volume 3Various ArtistsCD16
Object EnterprisesOS00645014797190641
Roots n’ Blues: The Retrospective, 1925–1950Various Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 29 + 28
  • US1992-06-30
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C4K 47911074644791129
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 1929–1930Leroy CarrCD24
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5135[none]
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: 1930–1932Leroy CarrCD22
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5136[none]
The Blues: A Collection of Classic Blues Singers, Volume 1Various Artists4×CD12 + 13 + 12 + 10
da music (imprint of Deutsche Austrophon GmbH)3704
Good Morning Blues (A Classic Blues Anthology 1920-1942)Various Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25
Charly RecordsCD DIG 18082333256927
Too Late, Too Late: More Newly Discovered Titles & Alternate Takes, Volume 5 (1927-1964)Various ArtistsCD24
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5411714298541120
The Very Best OfMuddy Waters3×CD20 + 20 + 16
Charly BluesVBCD 302 /1 - 302 /2082333262423
The Blues Collection 80: Thirties' BluesVarious ArtistsCD20
Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group)BLU GNC 060
The Blues Collection: Thirties' BluesVarious ArtistsCD20
Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 080[none]
Unissued Test Pressings and Alternate Takes, 1934-1937Leroy Carr and Black Boy ShineCD23
  • -1996
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5465714298546521
Full Spectrum Blues, Rural BluesVarious ArtistsCD16
[none]
The Very Best of Blues GuitarVarious Artists3×CD20 + 20 + 20
  • -1996
Charly Records
Hard Times Come Again No More: Early American Rural Songs of Hard Times and Hardships, Volume 1Various ArtistsCD23
  • US1998-08-18
Yazoo RecordsYazoo 2036016351203625
Got The Blues CD1Various ArtistsCD15
Super DoublesSD 8540920724348540928
Blues: La Grande Anthologie 1925-1962Various Artists2×CD24 + 24
Body & Soul
The Greatest In Country Blues, Vol. 1Various Artists3×CD20 + 20 + 20
  • US1999-09-14
1201 music7002266065270224
Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenVarious Artists2×CD24 + 21
  • US1999-10-12
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)J2K 65804074646580424
Sony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious Artists26×CD25 + 25 + 20 + 20 + 17 + 23 + 20 + 13 + 24 + 21 + 27 + 24 + 24 + 20 + 22 + 19 + 27 + 24 + 23 + 17 + 21 + 18 + 18 + 18 + 20 + 18
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750074646575024
The Blues: The Best of 1920–1996Various Artists4×CD16 + 16 + 15 + 14
Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.)C4K 914580746491452828
As Good as It Gets: Country BluesVarious Artists2×CD26 + 26
DiskyDO 2473020724382473022
Broke, Black & BlueVarious Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25
Proper RecordsP 1125, P 1126, P 1127, P 1128, PROPERBOX 7604988990720
Prison BluesVarious ArtistsCD23
  • GB2001-02-27
Catfish Records (UK; blues, jazz, country, bluegrass)KATCD 179643247117928
The EssentialLeroy Carr2×CD18 + 18
Classic BluesCBL 200039723724482821
Triumphs of the Blues (limited edition, cardboard sleeves)Various Artists20×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 26 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 25 + 24
Haba’na113301-1133203565381133008
The Story of the BluesVarious Artists2×CD24 + 18
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)C2k 86334696998633421
Back to the Crossroads: The Roots of Robert JohnsonVarious ArtistsCD23
  • GB2004-02-02
Yazoo RecordsYazoo 2070016351207029
Blues Roots of Rock ’n’ RollVarious Artists2×CD25 + 25
  • GB2004-10-18
Performance (Delta Music)
Century of the Blues: The Definitive Country Blues CollectionVarious Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25
Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)CDCD 5003823564601724
Il Grande Blues di RepubblicaVarious Artists6×CD19 + 19 + 18 + 21 + 17 + 17
La Repubblica[none]
Beginner's Guide to the BluesVarious Artists3×CD17 + 15 + 13
  • GB2005-09-26
NascenteNSBOX 0185014797134737
Art of Field Recording, Volume IVarious Artists4×CD29 + 25 + 20 + 36
  • US2007-11-06
Dust‐to‐DigitalDTD-08880226000820
The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio HourVarious Artists2×CD26 + 26
Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)CDCD5019823564606927
Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host Bob DylanVarious Artists2×CD25 + 25
  • GB2008-02-25
Ace (UK, started in 1978, cat# "CH" "CHD" "CDCHD")CDCH2 12020029667032230
Ain't Times Hard: Political and Social Comment in the BluesVarious Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25
  • GB2008-10-14
JSP RecordsJSP77109788065710927
Art of Field Recording, Volume IIVarious Artists4×CD29 + 21 + 25 + 32
Dust‐to‐DigitalDTD-12880226001223
Exile On Main Street BluesVarious ArtistsDigital Media51
  • -2009-05-01
Goldenlane Records (a division of Cleopatra Records)
ABC of the BluesVarious Artists52×CD20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 21 + 20 + 20
  • DE2010-09-24
Documents (German, Membran Entertainment Group)2331684011222331687
Those Dirty Blues, Volume 4Various ArtistsCD25
  • US2011-09-09
Grammercy RecordsCD-401734796040123
Wall Street BluesVarious Artists2×CD20 + 20
Not Now MusicNOT2CD4075060143494079
Blues MastersVarious Artists51×CD20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 21 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20
, EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)cd 1
The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1Various Artists2×CD29 + 29
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17229 BS5397102172298
Roots & BluesVarious Artists20×CD25 + 25 + 29 + 28 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 19 + 20 + 19 + 20 + 21 + 20 + 22 + 16 + 20 + 22 + 23 + 24 + 24
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88875043322888750433220
A Short Cut To The Grave (Gin, Justice, Jail & Judgement 1924-1942)Various Artists4×CD25 + 25 + 25 + 25
JSP RecordsJSP77121788065712129
The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1Various Artists2×CD29 + 29
  • -2015-04-27
Bear Family RecordsBCD 172295397102172298
The Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 3Various Artists2×CD24 + 24
  • XE2015-04-27
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17231 BS (292780)5397102172311
I've Got the Blues but I'm Too Damn Mean to Cry: Protest in Early Blues & GospelVarious Artists4×CD26 + 25 + 27 + 25
  • GB2016-10-28
JSP RecordsJSP 77200
History of the Blues GuitarVarious ArtistsCD20
  • AU2017-02-24
FANFARE2730889854023423
The Rough Guide to Barrelhouse BluesVarious ArtistsCD25
  • GB2018-09-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1375CD605633137521
The Rough Guide to Barrelhouse BluesVarious ArtistsDigital Media25
  • -2018-09-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1375DD605633137538
Got the BluesVarious Artists4×CD20 + 20 + 20 + 20
Universal Music on Demand5379526600753795262
The Rough Guide to Barrelhouse BluesVarious Artists12" Vinyl13
  • GB2019-01-25
World Music NetworkRGNET1375LP605633137545
Blues & Roots Originals, Vol. 1Various ArtistsDigital Media24
  • FR2020-01-03
78Digital0635635927493
The Rough Guide to the Roots of the BluesVarious ArtistsCD25
  • GB2020-02-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1397CD605633139723
The Rough Guide to the Roots of the BluesVarious ArtistsDigital Media25
  • XW2020-02-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1397DD605633139730
The Rough Guide to Railroad BluesVarious ArtistsCD26
  • GB2023-01-27
World Music NetworkRGNET1424CD605633142426
The Rough Guide to Bullets & BluesVarious Artists12" Vinyl13
  • GB2023-04-22
World Music NetworkRGNET1415LP605633141542
Jazz, Volume 1: The SouthVarious ArtistsCD-R13Smithsonian Folkways (imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)F-2801[none]
Folk, Gospel & Blues: Will the Circle Be UnbrokenVarious Artists2×Digital Media24 + 21Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)074646580424
A Collection of the BluesVarious ArtistsCD12da music (imprint of Deutsche Austrophon GmbH)
Blues in History IIVarious Artists2×CD14 + 15
Cherokee Boogie - Indians and the BluesVarious Artists(unknown)22
New Deal BluesVarious ArtistsCD14
Robert Johnson: Roots and BranchesVarious Artists2×CD16 + 16
TTRH Season 1 - 07 - FatherVarious ArtistsDigital Media33
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