Blues / Gospel CDs

THE BLACK KEYS new album EL CAMINO will be released December 5 on Nonesuch Records. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, the 11-track album was recorded at singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in the band’s new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011. EL CAMINO fo...

This limited edition deluxe version comes with a bonus DVD with a full gig filmed at London O2 Academy Brixton as well as the BBC Four documentary ‘Bringing It All Back Home’, which follows the self-styled 'hobo' bluesman on a trip through Tennessee. The format will be packaged in a special foil blo...

Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC are proud to announce the highly-anticipated release of West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology. The long-awaited career-spanning packages track Hendrix's remarkable journey from little known R&B sideman to international stardom. West C...

Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC are proud to announce the highly-anticipated release of West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology. The long-awaited career-spanning packages track Hendrix's remarkable journey from little known R&B sideman to international stardom. West C...

The Black Keys are set to release their sixth full-length album, ‘Brothers’ on May 17th. The new album arrives in the wake of three other critically acclaimed projects the band released in 2009: Dan Auerbach’s solo effort, ‘Keep It Hid’, the debut LP from Patrick Carney...

Acquired Taste’ is the nineteenth album in the career of Texas roots music legend and Grammy winning artist Delbert McClinton. The album was produced by Grammy award winning producer Don Was (Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt). It is the first new studio recording by McClinton in over...

New York City's premier jazz venue got the blues in April 2011 when Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton performed together in Rose Theatre at Frederick P. Rose Hall, home of Jazz at Lincoln Center for two sold-out shows dedicated to vintage blues. The extraordinary collaboration paired these musical vi...

An Oscar-winner for his portrayal of a grizzled former country music legend in the 2009 film Crazy Heart, actor, songwriter, and musician Jeff Bridges will release his self-titled major-label debut album on August 15th, 2011, on Blue Note Records. The album is being produced by Bridges’ Crazy ...

Bessie Smith was known as "The Empress Of The Blues" in recognition of her majestically intense vocal delivery, combining transparent emotional honesty with great dignity.

One of the blues' favourite guitarist/vocalists is B.B. King, discover his early days on this 40 track 2CD set.

Warp Records is pleased to announce the release of Jamie Lidell’s third full-length album “Compass”. The album was recorded in Los Angeles, New York and Canada, Jamie’s fellow travelers on “Compass” include Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear,...

FOUR AND FIVE STAR REVIEWS ALL OVER THE WORLD! This is the Album that introduced the music of Eva Cassidy to listeners all over the World, and has become Eva's signature Album

THE BLACK KEYS new album EL CAMINO will be released December 5 on Nonesuch Records. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, the 11-track album was recorded at singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound studio in the band’s new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011. EL CAMINO fo...

‘Let Them Talk: Special Edition’ is an expanded version of his critically acclaimed debut album and is boosted with a wealth of bonus material. ‘Let Them Talk: Special Edition’ compiles the original much-loved ‘Let Them Talk’ album with four new recordings and a live DVD. Three of the four new re...

Bad As Me is the new album from American singer songwriter Tom Waits. Known for his gritty vocals, and thrilling, elegant lyrical ability, let Tom take you on a journey you will not soon forget!

1. Hey Good Lookin' Williams, Hank 2. Jambalaya (on The Bayou) Williams, Hank 3. Summertime Blues Cochran, Eddie 4. C'mon Everybody Cochran, Eddie 5. Wake Up Little Susie Everly Brothers, The 6. Bird Dog Everly Brothers, The 7. Great Balls Of Fire Lewis, Jerry Lee 8. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin'...

2011 is the centenary of Robert Johnson's birth and in addition it was in 1941 that Muddy Waters first recorded on Stovall's Cotton Plantation in Mississippi. This excellent 2CD compilation traces the impact and influence of the blues on popular music. '100 Years of the Blues' is supported by a r...

The Witmark Demos features 47 Bob Dylan songs recorded by the artist - accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, harmonica and occasionally piano - for his first music publisher, Leeds Music, in January 1962, and for his second publisher, M. Witmark & Sons, between 1962 and 1964. Listening to th...

31 of her best, including "The Blues is My Business", "Crawlin' King Snake", "Born on the Bayou", "I've Been Lovin' You Too Long", "It's a Man's Man's Man's World", "Somebody to Love", "Try A Little Tenderness" and many more.

Personnel includes: Anita Baker (vocals); Greg Phillingaines (keyboards); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion).From the opening piano chords of `Sweet Love', you know there is a good song coming. Ex-Chapter 8 vocalist Baker has an effortless delivery that swoops and dips like a swallow. `Sweet Love' is ju...

Etta James was one of the original Soul Sisters who defined the sound of the music in the 1960s, along with Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner. She also recorded the definitive version of the ballad “At Last”, which has now become the unofficial theme of X-Factor, performed by countless contestants on ...

An X Factor finalist with a smoky neo-soul voice, Rebecca Ferguson began working on her major-label debut in early 2011, mere weeks after becoming the show's 2010 runner-up. The record sketches out a soulful sound similar to Duffy and Corinne Bailey Rae. Ferguson puts her own stamp on the music b...

Hillsong is the congregational expression of worship from Hillsong Church - a local church with global influence. This local church worship team has a commitment to continually resource the Body of Christ with fresh songs of worship and a deep passion to see people connect with the Living God in...

This two CD set includes two classic albums from Lenny Kravitz, including 'Are You Gonna Go My Way' and '5'.

Bob Dylan's songs impacted on 1960 black American singers in a way that few (if any) of his peers compositions were able to. It was through Dylan's important protest songs that artists such as Sam Cooke found their way to articulate dissatisfaction at being regarded as second-class citizens. Some of...

Forthcoming release from William Elliot Whitmore, watch this space - more info' to come...

Philladelphia born, singer songwriter and legendary king of rock & soul, blues & gospel had worked with some of the most prolific producers of all time including Jerry Wrexler, Bert Berns, Dann Penn, Chips Moman, Tom Dowd & Don Convay to name yet a few. This Very best of compilation feat...

Memphis Minnie is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest artists in the Blues world and this collection highlights why. Songs of Minnie's such as 'When The Levee Breaks' and 'Can I Do It For You?' went on to influence Led Zeppelin and Bob Dylan, respectively, cementing Minnie's pl...

T-Bone Walker brought a sophisticated, Jazz-based sensibility to Blues guitar with a unique sound. 'Call It Stormy Monday', 'Strolling With Bones' and the best of the rest are all here from his prime period.

To coincide with the announcement of a new Chris Rea European tour in 2010, Rhino UK releases a newly remastered 2CD collection ‘Still So Far To Go: The Best Of Chris Rea’. Included in the package will be 2 brand new studio recordings, ‘Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go’...

Tell `Em What Your Name Is!, is the debut album from Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears. Formed in Austin, TX, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears is an eight-piece, garage-soul ensemble featuring groove-laden guitars, penetrating brass and a fiery frontman who exudes power and attitude. Exper...

HIS DEFINITIVE GREATEST HITS is a two-CD set of essential recordings by the kind of the Memphis blues B.B. King. "The Thrill Is Gone," "Why I Sing the Blues," and "My Lucille" are only some of the King classic contained herein. Live version of songs, and guest appearances by the likes of U2, Robert ...

Bootleg Vol. IV: The Soul Of Truth presents an intimate and personal look at Johnny Cash’s passion for gospel music. Bootleg Vol IV features three rare albums in their entirety: A Believer Sings The Truth; an untitled, unreleased 1975 set; and ‘Johnny Cash Gospel Singer’ – among these are 15 unrele...

Roadkill Rising is a compilation box set release of Iggy Pop's music, released by Shout! Factory on May 17, 2011. The set contains a 4-CD set of newly remastered bootleg tracks from live Iggy Pop shows. Sequenced by decade, the set focuses on key songs by The Stooges and tracks culled from Pop&rsquo...

Truth & Soul Records is proud to announce the re-release of Lee Fields Problems. The sonic palette of this record reaches far and wide, ranging from the rampaging psychedelic funk of "Bad Trip" to the softer introspective sounds of "Honey Dove", but that's just the beginning....

Two CD set from the Blues great. Charley Patton was truly the real King Of The Delta Blues, a consummate artist and entertainer who excelled as both an accomplished guitarist and an emotional hollering singer. 38 tracks including 'Devil Sent The Rain Blues', 'Frankie & Albert', 'Heart Like ...

The infectious rhythms of boogie woogie piano were a huge influence on Rock & Roll, and here we present original masters Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Pete Johnson and many more.

Postwar urban America produced street corner harmony groups who updated the sound of the Mills Brothers and the Ink Spots into a hip style suited to the Rock & Roll era.

40 tracks from the most important female blues singers of all time.