Muddy came to Chicago in '43 but didn't really rise up 'til '47, when the Chess brothers started recording him. This fantastic (and fabulously priced) set compiles the early Aristocrat sides and all... more

The Hook recorded foot-stomping, gritty-guitar, deep-voiced boogie-blues classics for all those labels in and around the '50s. With its price, its 101 tracks and its plethora of essential classics,... more

Stellar price for all this early B.B.! All his 1949–62 A- and B-sides means you get 123 tracks: his breakthrough hits "3 O'Clock Blues," "You Know I Love You," "Woke Up This Morning," "Please Love... more

Etta James is widely regarded as one of the finest female blues, R&B and soul singers of the modern era, second only in some eyes to Aretha Franklin - Atlantic's Jerry Wexler called her "the greatest... more

The rockin', up-tempo R&B numbers, the smooth, seductive ballads…every A- and B-side by Harvey Fuqua and his Moonglows, one of the most influential doo-wop groups of 'em all. Their biggest smash,... more

This live performance from 1980 proves that the undisputed Queen of the Blues entered a new decade with her status intact! These nine tracks find Etta in top form as she storms through a set of blues... more

Muddy had an absolutely killer band with him in the '70s as he toured the world as an iconic figure in the blues. Muddy was an elder statesman by then, but he's overflowing with energy and soul here... more

Like a rollin' stone, here come 20 of the original sides by perhaps the most massively influential bluesman of them all! Includes his Chess hits "Long Distance Call," "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man,"... more

It was hailed as one of the greatest comebacks the jazz world had ever seen, but like every step taken by Miles Davis on his ground-breaking musical journey, the trumpeters sensational "relaunch" at... more

The big hits that put the names "Ruth Brown" and "Atlantic Records" on the map PLUS regional hits missing from other collections. Includes "Teardrops from My Eyes," "Oh What a Dream," "5-10-15... more

This 11-track compilation includes several that have only been released once before (on a UK budget CD in 1997) and others that were recorded in France with guest guitarist Lowell Fulson. The... more