Blues Bands In Chicago (1934-1941)

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Album Info

Release Date: 1990

Label: Rst Records

A 10th song ("Back Door Man Blues") on B side is listed on both the cover and label but isn't actually on the record. The credits given for this song are identical to those for track B9

A1: C-9481 Chicago, 17 September 1934
A2: C-9482 Chicago, 17 September 1934
A3: C-1105-B-test Chicago, 14 September 1935
A4: 90992-A Chicago, 23 November 1936
A5: 90993-A Chicago, 23 November 1936
A6: 100679-1 Chicago, 5 August 1936
A7: 100679-2-test Chicago, 5 August 1936
A8: 100680-1 Chicago, 5 August 1936
A9: C-1451-1 Chicago, 20 August 1936
A10: C-1452-2 Chicago, 20 August 1936
B1: 90899-A Chicago, 30 September 1936
B2: 90900-A Chicago, 30 September 1936
B3: 100938-1 Chicago, 5 August 1936
B4: 100939-1 Chicago, 5 August 1936
B5: C-1739-1 Chicago, 13 January 1937
B6: C-1740-1 Chicago, 13 January 1937
B7: C-2333-1 CHicago, 19 September 1938
B8: C-2334-1 CHicago, 19 September 1938
B9: C-3899-1-test Chicago, 1 July 1941
(B10: C-3900-1 Chicago, 1 July 1941)

Considering the extreme rarity of the original 78s, condition is generally better than might be hoped, but it must be borne in mind that only one or two copies are known to exist of some titles.

Discographical details from Blues And Gospel Records 1902 - 1943 by John Godrich and Robert Dixon (third edition, Storyville 1982).

Original recordings from the collections of Larry Cohn, Roger Misiewicz, Johnny Parth, Jim Prohaska, Tom Tsotsi, Ernest Virgo.

Compiled and produced for RST Records
Copyright 1990: RST Records, Austria
Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna
Exclusive Distribution: Rudolf Staeger
Obere Amtshausgasse 27/11, A-1050 Vienna, Austria. Phone 0222-54-28-73

Guitar and bass credits for tracks A4 and A5 are given as unknown here. However, these artists are (by now) known.

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