My February 19, 2026 Blues 45's Auction,
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* * * Hello Blues 45's Collectors!T * * *
This auction offers one of the BEST selections of Rare and Classic Blues 45's that you will ever see — ANYWHERE!! Lots of Rarities and some just never come up for sale — AT ANY PRICE! Included is a great collection of "Pittsburgh Sound" Jump Blues.
Most of the records are nice and clean. Records graded VG+ will play M. You will look long and hard to find better copies — ANYWHERE! If you see records you just "HAVE TO HAVE" please bid accordingly as my auctions are known worldwide for getting the best prices for Great and Rare items.
So bid like you REALLY want to own them and REQUEST A CALL BACK on closing night to get one last shot at the treasures you've been seeking!
THE KINGS OF POST WAR BLUES (Records 1 – 10)!
1. 1. Floyd Jones"School Days On My Mind / Ain't Times Hard" VEE-JAY 111 • VG+ RED VINYL Chicago Blues Masterpiece! Almost never turns up on 45 rpm and rare enough on 78 rpm! VERY nice copy with just light scuffs. Plays fantastic! MB $1,500
2. Freddy King"Country Boy / That's What You Think" EL BEE 157 • VG+ Freddy King's very FIRST RECORD! Recorded in Chicago well before he went to record in Ohio for KING. These don't turn up much anymore! MB $1,000
3. Pete "Guitar" Lewis"Chocolate Pork Chop Man / The Blast" FEDERAL 12112 • M- SUPER SCARCE ON 45 rpm—usually only found on 78 rpm. GREAT record! Beautiful copy! MB $750
4. Smiley Lewis"The Gypsy Blues / You're Not The One" IMPERIAL 5224 • NICE VG+ GREAT New Orleans Blues and this is one of his hardest to find on 45 rpm. MB $400
5. Little Milton"If You Love Me / Alone And Blue" SUN 200 • M- His second record for SUN and also his best! If you are running SUN label, this is certainly one to have . . . and if you're not, it's still a great guitar Blues Record and one to have for ALL Blues collectors. MB $750
6. Jimmy Rogers With His Rocking Four"Act Like You Love Me / Left Me With A Broken Heart" CHESS 1543 • M- FABULOUS! Many of the CHESS releases before #1550 are super tough to find as 45 rpm. This one is tough and great Rockin' Blues! MB $750
7. Arbee Stidham"When I Find My Baby /Please Let It Be Me" ABCO 107 • M- With WALTER HORTON on HARMONICA!!! This is the rarest and best of his ABCO releases and really tough to find on 45 rpm format. The 78 isn't common either. MB $500
8. Joe Turner And Pete Johnson"Roll 'Em Boys / Kansas City Blues" R P M 331 • VG+/M- VERY early RPM 45!!!! You never see these on 45! This is the first and only 45 of this I have ever seen. MB $1,000
9. Baby Face Turner"Gonna Let You Go / Blue Serenade" MODERN 882 • VG+ BLUES MASTERPIECE . . . and SUPER RARE on 45 rpm! This is only the second copy I have seen in 50 years—mostly seen on 78 but even those are TOUGH. MB $1,500
10. Little Walter And His Jukes"Tell Me Mama / Off The Wall" CHECKER 770 • M- RED WAX!!! Magnificent Chicago Blues and really TOUGH to find on RED WAX. There is very slight center hole damage but otherwise beautiful. MB $1,000
Rare & Classic Blues 45's!
11. Johnny Ace/Earl Forrest — "Mid Night Hours Journey/Trouble And Me" FLAIR 1015 M- His very first record! MB $100
12. Jesse Allen — "Sittin' And Wonderin' /I Wonder What's The Matter" IMPERIAL 5285 • M- TOUGH MB $300
13. Evangelist "Baby" Ballinger — "So Glad/Let It Be" ARTISTIC 100 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO with xol—First issue on Artistic and quite scarce MB $200
14. Count Basie And His Orchestra With JIMMY RUSHING — "She's A Wine-O/Slider" RCA VICTOR 47-3032 M- Very scarce MB $75
15. Rufus Beacham — "Good Woman/Don't Say You Love Me" CHART 617 M- A-side is JUMP BLUES, B-side has nice Vocal Group backing MB $200
16. Dennis Binder — "I Miss You So/Early Times" MODERN 933 M- With IKE TURNER on guitar!!! RARE and FABULOUS MB $300
17. Otis Blackwell — "Bartender, Fill It Up Again!/You're My Love" JAY-DEE 787 MINT MB $100
18. The Blonde Bomber — "Strollie Bun/I Am To Blame" HULL 763 VG+ MB $75
19. Barrel House Blott & Lee With The St. Louisians — "Brand New Man /Chicks, Going Crazy"CHANCE 1136 • M- Beautiful copy on gorgeous RED VINYL MB $500
20. Babe Blountt — "Bobby Sox Rock/Hello Phylis" ATOMIC-H 909 M- RARE and OBSCURE JUMP BLUES! First and Only copy I'VE EVER SEEN on CHICAGO LABEL MB $300
21. The Blues Rockers — "Calling All Cows/Johnny Mae" EXCELLO 2062 MINT Classic MB $100
22. Calvin Boze And His All Stars — "Safronia B/Angel City Blues" ALADDIN 3055 VG MB $50
23. Tiny Bradshaw — "Bradshaw Boogie/Walkin' The Chalk Line" KING 4457 M- MB $200
24. Tiny Bradshaw — "The Train Kept A-Rollin'/Knockin' Blues" KING 4497 MINT GREEN VINYL—All time classic MB $300
25. Tiny Bradshaw — "EP with Cover" KING EP-208 VG/M- MB $25
26. John Brim And His Stompers — "Tough Times/Gary Stomp" PARROT 799 M- MB $300
27. Sonny Brooks — "Champ Ale/Sentimental Blues" GROOVE 0027 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200
28. Big Bill Broonzy — "Leavin' Day/South Bound Train" MERCURY 70039 M- TOUGH to find on 45 rpm MB $150
29. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown — "Dirty Work At The Crossroads/You Got Money" PEACOCK 1607 M- MB $75
30. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown — "Boogie Uproar/Hurry Back Good News" PEACOCK 1617 MINT MB $100
31. Earl "Good Rocking" Brown And Band — "Turn Back The Time/Tambourine" KAPPA REX INC. 207 VG+ MB $75
32. Nappy Brown — "Don't Be Angry/My Time Is The Right Time" SAVOY 698 M- All Time Classic and TOUGH to find as PROMO MB $25
33. Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men — "Travelin' Man/Hurry Hurry Baby" KING 4602 M- MB $100
34. Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men — "Grandpa Stole The Baby/Money Can't Buy Love" KING 4609 M- MB $75