4. Snooky Pryor — "Crosstown Blues / I Want You For Myself" PARROT 807 • M- RED VINYL!!! Chicago Blues Masterpiece and VERY hard to find on 45 rpm!!! You will look decades to find another one . . . maybe! MB $3,000

5. Jimmy Reed and His Trio — "High And Lonesome / Roll And Rhumba" CHANCE 1142 • VG+ His very first record!!!! Recorded for Vee-Jay and issued as Vee-Jay 100 but, at that point, CHANCE had better distribution so it came out on both! MB $1,500

6. Little Walter J. — "That's Allright / Just Keep Loving Her" CHANCE 1116 • NICE VG+ CHICAGO BLUES CLASSIC!!! Ultra rare on 45 rpm format with less then ten known to still exist! Super early LITTLE WALTER!!! I have had only three copies in 50 years of record collecting. MB $3,000

7. Johnny Ace/Earl Forrest — "Mid Night Hours Journey/Trouble And Me" FLAIR 1015 M- JOHNNY ACE'S FIRST RECORD MB $200

9. James Banister And His Combo — "Gold Digger/Blues And Trouble" STATES 141 VG FABULOUS CHICAGO BLUES MB $100

12. Jimmy Binkley — "You Made A Boo Boo/Messin' Around" CHECKER 835 M- PROMO COPY!!! Small wol MB $100

17. Willie Bradford — "Wanna Be Loved/ So Long" FIRE 500 M- Obscure and great FIRE 45, xol MB $100

18. John Brim And His Stompers — "Tough Times/Gary Stomp" Parrot 799 VG+ CHICAGO CLASSIC MB $300

20. Eddie Burns — "Hello Miss Jessie Lee /Dealing With The Devil" DELUXE 6024 • VG+ ALL TIME CLASSIC!!! Great version of Sonny Boy Williamson's 1930's masterpiece "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl"—VERY SCARCE on 45 rpm! MB $500

21. Ray Charles — "Mess Around/Funny" ATLANTIC 999 M- All Time Classic!!! As heard in "Planes, Trains & Automobiles" MB $150

22. Boozoo Chavis — "Boozoo Stomp/Paper In My Shoe" FOLK-STAR 1197 M- Thick vinyl True First Pressing MB $300

27. Pee Wee Crayton — "I Must Go On/Don't Go" POST 2007 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

29. Floyd Dixon — "Wine, Wine, Wine/Call Operator 210" ALADDIN 3135 M- Pittsburgh CLASSIC MB $150

30. Floyd Dixon — "Hard Living Alone/Please Don't Go" SPECIALTY 468 M- RED VINYL MB $100

32. Big Ed And His Combo (Eddie Burns) — "Biscuit Baking Mama/Superstition" CHECKER 790 M- GREAT!!! Tough on 45 rpm MB $300

34. Calvin Frazier — "Have Blues Must Travel / Lilly Mae" J-V-B 86 • M- FABULOUS MB $500

36. James Freeman And His Rockin' Rhythm — "Big Leg Mama/Come Back Home To Me" GOLDBAND 1196 MINT MB $100

41. Arthur Gunter — "Baby Let's Play House/Blues After Hours" EXCELLO 2047 M- MB $100

48. Mr. Sad Head — "I'm High/Hard Luck And Traveling" RCA VICTOR 5230 M- MB $300

49. Charles Henderson backed by The Minor Chords — "Bad Bull Dog/Fire" FLICK 005 MINT RARE MB $300

50. Billie Holiday (Lady Day) With Tiny Grimes Sextet — "Rocky Mountain Blues/Blue Turning Gray Over You" ALADDIN 3102 VG VERY RARE ON 45 RPM—FIRST AND ONLY COPY I'VE SEEN ON 45—except for the EP MB $100

51. Country Homes — "Come On And Put Me In The Alley/I Want You To Use Me" DELUXE 6036 M- MB $300

56. Lightening Hopkins — "Bad Things On My Mind/I'm Wild About You Baby" DECCA 48321 M-/VG+ MB $100

66. Long John Hunter — "Old Red/It's Your Thing" YUCCA 209 M- Tough MB $150

68. Moose Jackson — "Nosey Joe/Sad" KING 4524 M- MB $100

70. Elmore James — "Country Boogie / She Just Won't Do Right" CHECKER 777 VG+ RARE!!! MB $1,000

71. Bobo Jenkins — "Democrat Blues/Bad Luck And Trouble" CHESS 1565 M- Rare! MB $500

72. Grant "Mr. Blues" Jones — "It's Been A Long Time, Baby/You Won't Have To Cry" DECCA 48169 M- SCARCE DECCA BLUES SERIES MB $100

86. Joe Hill Louis And His Band — "Hydramatic Woman / Bad Woman Blues" BIG TOWN 401 • M- One of only 25 known copies. All from the same box back in the late 1980's. Previously not known to exist on 45 rpm! His version of "Rocket 88." MB $500

89. Willie Mabon — "I'm Mad/Night Latch" CHESS 1538 M- RED KIDDIE WAX MB $100

91. Bobby Marchan — "Just A Little Ol' Wine/You Made A Fool Of Me" DOT 1203 M- RARE!!! Record company misspelled his name as Marchon MB $500

92. Bobby Marchan And The Tick Tocks (Formerly Huey Smith's Clowns) — "Snoopin' And Accusin'/This Is The Life" FIRE 1014 M- PROMO COPY—RARE!!! First and ONLY copy I've seen MB $150

94. Frank Motley And His Motley Crew — "Rock 'N' Roll's Gotta Beat/Space Age" HAWKEYE 4015 M- OBSCURE ROCKIN' BLUES ON IOWA LABEL . . . first and ONLY copy I have seen MB $200

100. Tampa Red — "Midnight Boogie/I Miss My Lovin' Blues" RCA VICTOR 50-0112 M- MAROON/SILVER PREVUE COPY MB $150

108. Little Richard — "Get Rich Quick/Thinkin' 'Bout My Mother" RCA VICTOR 4582 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

109. Tempo Toppers Featuring Little Richard — "Rice, Red Beans And Turnip Greens/Always" PEACOCK 1628 M- MB $200

113. "Doctor" Ross — "Industrial Boogie / Thirty-Two Twenty" DIR 101 • M- FABULOUS! MB $500

115. Alonzo Scales — "My Baby Likes To Shuffle/She's Gone" WING 90020 M- MB $200

125. Eddie Taylor — "Ride Em On Down/Bigtown Playboy" VEE-JAY 185 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO—STUNNING CHICAGO Rocking Blues with JIMMY REED ON HARP! MB $150

126. Hound Dog Taylor — "Christine/Alley Music" C. J. 626 MINT PROMO COPY, Hey, Blues guys, is this the first label for this, before FIRMA? MB $100

128. Flash Terry — "Cool It/Her Name Is Lou" INDIGO 135 M- MB $75

129. Sonny "Hootin' " Terry And His Harmonica — "I Don't Worry (Sittin On Top Of The World)/Man Ain't Nothin' But A Fool" JAX 305 M- MB $100

130. Sonny Terry Trio — "Dangerous Woman/Hootin' Blues" GRAMMERCY 1005 M- RED VINYL MB $150

133. Kid Thomas — "Rockin' This Joint To-Nite/You Are An Angel" IRC 1012 M- GREAT ONE!!! MB $200

135. Joe Turner — "Joe Turner Blues/Cherry Red" OKEH 6829 M- TOUGH ON 45 RPM!!! MB $100

136. Little Victor — "Papa Lou And Gran/What Is Love" RICHLAND 23 VG GREAT ROCKIN' BLUES MB $300

138. T-Bone Walker — "Street Walking Woman/Blues Is A Woman" IMPERIAL 5202 VG+ RARE ON 45 RPM!!! MB $200

139. T-Bone Walker — "Party Girl/Here In The Dark" IMPERIAL 5239 M- MB $200

140. T-Bone Walker — "Tell Me What's The Reason/Everytime" IMPERIAL 5247 M-/VG+ MB $100

141. T-Bone Walker — "When The Sun Goes Down/Pony Tail" IMPERIAL 5264 M- MB $150

143. Big Walter And His Combo — "Hard-Hearted Woman/Back Home To Mama" STATES 145 M- CHICAGO CLASSIC MB $300

144. Little Walter And His Jukes — "Oh Baby/Rocker" CHECKER 793 M- True First Pressing with NO "record company" printed on the label . . . very scarce this way!!! MB $200

147. Little Walter And His Jukes — "Flying Saucer/One More Chance With You" CHECKER 838 MINT WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $200

150. Muddy Waters — "Sad, Sad Day/She's All Right" CHESS 1537 M- ANY release by Muddy under #1550 is rare as most copies sold were 78 rpm. MB $500

151. Muddy Waters And His Guitar — "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man/She's So Pretty" CHESS 1560 M- Muddy Masterpiece MB $200

154. Muddy Waters — "Got My Mojo Working/Rock Me" CHESS 1652 M- CLASSIC MB $100

160. James Wayne — "Sweet Little Woman / In Love With You" IMPERIAL 5258 • VG ONLY COPY ON 45 RPM THAT I KNOW OF!!! MB $800

162. Junior Wells And His Eagle Rockers — "Hodo Man / Junior's Wail" STATES 134 • M- CHICAGO BLUES MASTERPIECE!!! MB $1,000

163. Arnold Wiley And His All-Star Band — "Squares Ain't Walkin' No More/It'll Be A Long Time" ACE 111 VG+/M- Wiley was a Pre-War Blues artist who first recorded in the late 1920's. This is modernized version of "Tricks Ain't Walkin' No More" from the early 1930's MB $100

165. Po Joe Williams — "Goin' Back/My Baby Left" Vee-Jay 227 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

169. Jimmy Wilson And His Band — "Trouble In My House/Jumpin' From Six To Six" BIG TOWN 115 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100

170. Tyrone Wilson — "Lonesome Blues/ My Baby's Gone" GATEWAY 24056 VG+ #ol MB $200

171. Wally Wilson — "If You Don't Love Me / The Hunt" SABRE 106 • VG+ RARE!!!! ONLY copy I have ever had on 45 rpm format—and the 78 is tough as well! MB $800

172. The Howlin' Wolf — "Baby How Long?/ Evil Is Goin' On" CHESS 1575 M- MB $300

174. Howlin' Wolf — "I Asked For Water/So Glad" CHESS 1632 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $150

178. Alvan X — "A White Man's Heaven Is A Black Man's Hell Part 1/Part 2" MUHAMMAD'S TEMPLE NO. 11 M- RARE!!! MB $100

Post War Blues 78's

179. Sunny Blair — "Gonna Let You Go / Please Send My Baby Back" METEOR 5006 • E Monster Country Blues and near impossible to find on 45 rpm! MB $500

 

180. Mr. Honey aka HONEYBOY EDWARDS — "Build A Cave / Who May Your Regular Be" ARTIST RECORD COMPANY 102 • E Yes, this is the great Honeyboy Edwards in his only truly VINTAGE recording. SUPER SCARCE—I only know of three copies!!! Miss this one and search for decades for another one! MB $2,000

181. J. B. (Hutto) And His Hawks — "Pet Cream Man / Lovin' You" CHANCE 1160 • E+ STUNNING COPY OF A STUNNING RECORD!!! Chicago Blues Masterpiece! The 45 has THREE known copies!!! Absolutely essential for any serious collector of Post War Blues! MB $500

182. Birmingham Junior And His Lover Boys — "Birmingham Late Hours / You're Too Bad" EBONY 1007 • E+ OBSCURE CHICAGO BLUES MASTER-PIECE on a label owned by PARAMOUNT LABEL TALENT SCOUT J. Mayo Williams!!! TOUGH! MB $500

183. Baby Face Leroy — "My Head Can't Rest Anymore / Take A Little Walk With Me" J. O. B. 100 • E+ CHICAGO BLUES MASTERPIECE and the very first J.O.B. release. MB $800

184. Papa Lightfoot — "Wine, Women, Whiskey / Mean Old Train" IMPERIAL 5289 • E+ This one gets my vote for being the LOUDEST, MOST ROCKIN' BLUES recorded in the 1950's!!! Just incredible two-sider! Near impossible on 45 rpm. MB $800

192. Lazy Bill And His Blue Rhythms — "I Had A Dream/She Got Me Walkin' " CHANCE 1148 E FABULOUS!!! MB $300

193. Dennis Binder And His Orchestra — "I Miss You So/Early Times" MODERN 930 E+/E FABULOUS ROCKIN' BLUES MB $100

194. Little Booker — "Doing The Ham Bone/Thinkin' About My Baby" IMPERIAL 5293 E+ VINYL—and the sound just leaps from the grooves! MB $100

201. Allen Baum (Bunn) — "Too Much Competition/My Kinda Woman" RED ROBIN 124 E FABULOUS MB $100

212. Calvin Frazier — "Sweet Lucy (Drinking Women)/Be-Bop Boogie" ALBEN 106 V RARE MB $100

217. Tiny Grimes Quintet — "Nightmare Blues/Hot In Harlem" ATLANTIC 869 M- Super early ATLANTIC with vocal by Red Prysock MB $100

218. "Stick Horse" Hammond — "Gambling Man/Alberta" J O B 100 E- With hard to spot one inch hairline crack RARE MB $100

233. Elmore James And His Broomdusters — "Cry For Me Baby/Take Me Where You Go" CHIEF 7006 E MB $300

234. Elmore James And His Broomdusters — "Make My Dreams Come True/Bobby's Rock" FIRE 1011 E- RARE ON 78 RPM FORMAT MB $300

243. Floyd Jones And His Trio — "On The Road Again/Skinny Mama" J. O. B. 1013 E CHICAGO BLUES MASTERPIECE MB $400

245. Little Sonny Jones — "Winehead Baby/Going To The Country" IMPERIAL 5287 M- MB $100

246. Ernest Lewis — "West Coast Blues/No More Lovin' " PARROT 791 E CHICAGO BLUES MASTERPIECE MB $200

248. Robert Lockwood, Jr. — "Dust My Broom/I'm Gonna Dig Myself A Hole" MERCURY 8260 E+/E MB $300

249. Joe Hill Louis — "Railroad Blues/A'Jumpin' And A'Shufflin" COLUMBIA 30182 E With 1/2 inch lam on the A-side—RARE! MB $300

250. Robert Ketchum — "Stockade/She's Gone From Me" PEACOCK 1623 E-/E+ MB $200

257. Memphis Minnie And Her Combo — "Kissing In The Dark/World Of Trouble" J. O. B. 1101 E+ Post War Minnie Masterpiece MB $300

258. Rev. "Gatemouth" Moore And His Congregation — "The Bible's Being Fulfilled Every Day/Glory, Glory" ARISTOCRAT 905 E+ RARE MB $100

259. Robert Nighthawk And His Nighthawks Band — "Feel So Bad/Take It Easy Baby" UNITED 105 E+ SUPER HARD TO FIND SUPER CLEAN MB $500

265. Henry Smith And His Blue Flames — "Good Rocking Mama/Lonesome Blues" DOT 1220 E+/E WHITE LABEL PROMO, MASTERPIECE MB $300

268. "Baby Boy" Warren — "My Special Friend Blues/Nervy Woman Blues" GOTHAM 507 E+ MB $200

270. Billy Williams And His Band — "Shout 'N' Rock/The Blues That Jack Built" ATLANTIC 862 E+ RARE EARLY ATLANTIC MB $100

274. Johnny Young And His Mandolin — "Worried Man Blues/Money Talkin' Woman" ORA NELLE 712 E+ MB $400

My November 21st Killer Blues Auction — complete list:

Good luck, everybody!
John Tefteller

Next Month:
PETE WHELAN PRE-WAR BLUES 78's Collection — Part 3!!