Artist: Elmore James
Genre: Blues
Elmore James was an American blues guitarist and singer born in 1918, who became one of the most influential blues musicians, known as the 'King of the Slide Guitar.' James's distinctive slide guitar style, featuring intense vibrato and amplified sound, influenced countless rock and blues guitarists. His signature song 'Dust My Broom' is a blues standard covered by numerous artists. James's electrified Mississippi Delta blues helped establish Chicago blues sound. His guitar playing was characterized by aggressive slide work and rhythmic intensity that anticipated rock and roll. Despite suffering from heart problems, James maintained an active career until his death in 1963 at age 45. His influence on rock guitar is enormous, with guitarists from The Rolling Stones to The Allman Brothers citing him as inspiration. James represented blues at its most electrifying and influential, demonstrating blues guitar's power and emotional intensity.
Elmore James vinyl records (14)
ELMORE JAMES Got To Move (1981 UK 16-track vinyl LP compilation including Dust My Broom It Hurts Me Too My Bleeding Heart & more. The glossy picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent with a few light cosmetic signs of playCRB1017) Track Listing: A1. Dust My Broom (60s Version) A2
£12.00 used
ELMORE JAMES The Collection (1985 Italian 20-track compilation LP housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains excellent with just a few light surface scuffs to show for its twenty fiveyears DVLP2035) Track Listing: 1. Dust My Broom 2. I Believe 3
£14.00 used
ELMORE JAMES One Way Out (1980 UK 16-track mono vinyl LP featuring a collection of remastered vintage recordings including Shake Your Money Maker The Sky Is Crying & I Need You. The picture sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with few signs of play CRB1008) Track Listing: 01
£17.00 used
ELMORE JAMES All Them Blues (1981 UK issue of the 1975 20-track double compilation LP a fitting tribute to Elmore whose work is still echoed in the performances of blues groups to this day housed in a gatefold picture sleeve with extensive liner notes. The sleeve does have some notable edge scuffing whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition AFESD1034) Track Listing: 1
£14.00 used
ELMORE JAMES & JOHN BRIM Tough (Rare 1968 UK 12-track mono only LP featuring eight songs by Elmore & four by the lesser known but equally important John Brim front laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear withsome scuffing to the edges and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play) Track Listing: Stormy Monday Blues - Elmore James Going For Good - Elmore James Lifetime Baby - John Brim I See My Baby - Elmore James Be Careful What You Do - John Brim The Sun Is Shining - Elmore James You Got Me - John Brim Whose Muddy Shoes - Elmore James Madison Blues - Elmore James Ice Cream Man - John Brim My Best Friend - Elmore James Talk To Me Baby - Elmore James
£84.00 used
ELMORE JAMES King Of The Slide Guitar (1983 UK 14-track vinyl LP compilation containing previously unreleased material including Sweet Little Woman & I May Be Wrong with vocals by Little Johnny Jones. Housed in a glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a small amount of paper loss on the back through sticker removal whilst the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play CH68) Track Listing: Lost Woman Blues One More Drink Strange Kinda Feeling Sho Nuff I Do My Best Friend So Mean To Me Wild About You Sweet Little Woman Long Tall Woman Where Can My Baby Be Dark & Dreary My Babys Gone I May Be Wrong Emos Shuffle (Part 2)
£23.00 used
ELMORE JAMES/ JOHN BRIM Whose Muddy Shoes (80s Italian 14-track LP compilation of historic blues recordings by the two legends unique glossy picture sleeve with biography notes on the back. The sleeve shows some light storage wear and the vinyl has a few cosmetic surface scuffs - overall an excellent copy GCH8097) Track Listing: A1 Ice Cream Man 2:41 A2 Whose Muddy Shoes 3:05 A3 Madison Blues 2:22 A4 I See My Baby 3:00 A5 You Got Me 3:00 A6 My Best Friend 3:12 A7 The Sun Is Shining 2:40 B1 Talk To Me Baby 2:12 B2 Rattlesnake 3:05 B3 Be Careful 2:40 B4 Dust My Broom 3:00 B5 Tool Bag Boogie 3:13 B6 Tough Times 3:00 B7 Stormy Monday 2:25
£14.00 used
ELMORE JAMES The Legend Of Elmore James (1969 UK 12-track compilation LP fully laminated pinched spine picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a little light shelfwear with some laminate lift & creasing & the vinyl remains in Excellent condition with some spindle marks to show play UAS29109) Track Listing: Wild About You Baby I Held My Baby Last Night Long Tall Woman Where Can My Baby Be I Believe Sinful Woman Canton Mississippi Breakdown 1839 Blues Please Find My Baby So Mean To Me Hand In Hand Rock My Baby Right
£34.00 used
ELMORE JAMES & JOHN BRIM Whose Muddy Shoes (1980s Italian Blues & Rock Project issue of the 1974 14-track LP featuring classic blues recorded in the late fifties & sixties picture sleeve. The sleeve has some light edge scuffing and the vinyl looks barely played BRP2016) Track Listing: Ice Cream Man Whose Muddy Shoes Madison Blues I See My Baby You Got Me My Best Friend The Sun Is Shining Talk To Me Baby Rattlesnake Be Careful Dust My Broom Tool Bag Boogie Tough Times Stormy Monday
£17.00 used
ELMORE JAMES To Know A Man (1969 UK first press 19-track double LP on the Blue Horizon label featuring the legendary bluesmans final two sessions recorded in the early sixties with a three-piece rhythm section in their entirety housedin a matte gatefold picture sleeve with detailed liner notes by Blues Unlimited editor Mike Leadbetter
£56.00 used