Illustrated Testament Records discography (original) (raw)

year of
release

title / notes

S-01 (1964)

Can't Keep From Crying
Topical Blues on the Death of President Kennedy

Big Joe Williams - A Man Amongst Men @ youtube
James & Fannie Brewer - I Want To Know Why
John Lee Granderson - A Man For The Nation @ youtube
Otis Spann - Sad Day In Texas @ youtube
Mary Ross - President Kennedy Gave His Life
Bill Jackson - The 22nd Day Of November

James Brewer - Why Did He Have To Go?
Johnny Young - I Tried Not To Cry
Avery Brady - Poor Kennedy @ youtube
Fannie Brewer - When We Got The Message
Jimmy Brown - He Was Loved By All The People @ youtube

CD bonus tracks:
Johnny Young - Tribute To J.F.K. @ youtube
Avery Brady - Poor Kennedy no. 2

rec. in Chicago, IL in the weeks immediately following JFK's death on November 22, 1963 by Norman Dayron and Peter J. Welding; prod. by Peter J. Welding

cover photo of Big Joe Williams by Lars Swanberg

printed on LP's back cover: "TESTAMENT RECORDS, P.O. Box 1813, Chicago, Illinois 60690"
later additionally stamped "New address: 577 Levering, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024"

notes by Peter J. Welding "5851 Blackstone Avenue**/Chicago 37, Illinois"

"577 Levering Avenue/Los Angeles, Calif./**90024"

Testament S-01 (US 1964 ff.)
BU 62 (May 1969), p. 26

notes by Peter J. Welding

= Bounty BY 6035 (UK 1967)

notes by Peter J. Welding

(=) Testament TCD-5007 (US 1994)

200 / 2200 series

T-201 (1963)

Bill Jackson: Long Steel Rail
Blues by Maryland Songster Bill Jackson

- Old Rounder Blues
- Long Steel Rail
- Last Go Round
- Careless Love
- Titanic Blues @ youtube
- Freight Train Runs So Slow

- Blues In The Morning
- You Ain't No Woman
- Freight Train Blues
- Moaning Guitar Blues
- Goin' Back South
- Blood Red River @ youtube
- Don't Put Your Hands On Me

CD bonus tracks:
- Jailhouse Blues
- Key To The Highway
- Master & John
- Monkey, Baboon & Ape

rec. January 1 & 3, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA by Pete Welding; Bill Jackson, voc, 6 & 12 str g (b. February 22, 1906 in Granite, Maryland)

jacket notes + 3 pp. additional leaflet notes by Pete Welding
"7 West Grand/Chicago, Illinois"
Testament T-201 (US 1963)
BU 8 (January 1964), p. 18

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Testament TCD-5014 (1994)

T-2202 (1964)

Jimmy Walker & Erwin Helfer: Rough & Ready

- Rough And Ready
- Give Me 5 Cents Worth Of Love
- Goin' Back To Texas
- Give Me 10 Cents Worth Of Love
- Sneaky Pete
- Walkin' With Walker
- Mama Told Me

- Soul Woogie °°
- Rough And Ready no. 2 °°
- Makin' The Changes
- Ella Mae
- Fringe Benefit
- Sweet Patootie
- Mr. Freddie
- Four O'clock Blues
- On Your Way
- Mean And Evil °°
- Dirty Dozens °°
- One Step Beyond °°
- Four O'Clock Blues (alt tk) °°

°° Testament TCD-5011 bonus tracks

rec. 1964 in Jimmy Walker's basement apartment in Chicago, IL; Jimmy Walker, voc, p; Erwin Helfer, p; Lillian Walker, voc, Willie Dixon, b
cover photo by Ted Williams

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2202 (US 1964)
BU 15 (September 1964), p. 19

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5011 (US 1994)

T-2203 (1964)

Modern Chicago Blues

Johnny Young - My Baby Walked Out In 1954 #* @ youtube
Wilbert Jenkins - Married Woman Blues @ youtube
Johnny Young - You Make Me Feel So Good ##* @ youtube
Maxwell St. Jimmy - Crying Won't Make Me Stay || @ youtube
Big Walter Horton - Everybody's Fishing // @ youtube
Johnny Young - Money Taking Woman ## @ youtube
Robert Nighthawk - Blues Before Sunrise § @ youtube
Johnny Young - Back To Chicago @ youtube
John Lee Granderson - Bumble Bee \\ °° @ youtube
Maxwell Street Jimmy - I've Got My Eyes on You || °° @ youtube

Johnny Young - Bad Blood #* @ youtube
John Wrencher - I'm Going To Detroit [] @ youtube
Maxwell St. Jimmy - Hanging Around My Door || @ youtube
Johnny Young - Tired Of You Smiling ## @ youtube
Wilbert Jenkins - Crawling King Snake @ youtube
Johnny Young - Let Me Ride Your Mule #* @ youtube
Big Walter Horton - Hard-Hearted Woman // @ youtube
John Lee Granderson - I Don't Feel Good \\ @ youtube
Maxwell Street Jimmy - Long Haired Doney || °° @ youtube
John Lee Granderson - That's All Right \\ °° @ youtube
William Mack - Hideaway °° @ youtube

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. by Norman Dayron, Norman Goodis, or Peter J. Welding
# rec. November 17, 1963 in Chicago, IL; Johnny Young, voc, g, ## mand; Otis Spann, p; Slim Willis, hca; * Robert Whitehead, dr
|| rec. 1963 at the Fickle Pickle, Chicago, IL by Norman Dayron; Maxwell Street Jimmy, voc, g
// rec. July 1, 1962 in Chicago, IL; Walter Horton, voc, hca; Jimmy Walker, p; Johnny Young, g
\\ rec. poss. September 30, 1962; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Prez Thomas, hca; Jimmy Walker, p; William Mack, g
§ rec. October 14, 1964 in Chicago, IL; Robert Nighthawk, voc, g; Big John Wrencher, hca; Johnny Young, g
[] rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Big John Wrencher, voc, hca; Johnny Young, mand; John Lee Granderson, g

Testament LP/CD front cover drawing by George Roth; Bounty/Polydor LPs front cover photo by Ray Flerlage; back liner photos by Peter J. Welding

notes by Peter J. Welding "P.O. Box 1813/Chicago, Illinois, 60690"


"577 Levering Avenue, Los Angeles, Calif. 90024"


"Los Angeles, Calif."

Testament T-2203 (US 1964 ff.)
BU 25 (September 1965), p. 23

= Testament T-2203 (special re-release by OJL)

= Bounty BY 6025 (UK 1966)

= Polydor 545 031 (UK 1966)

(=) Testament TCD-5008 (US 1994)

= P-Vine PCD-5566 (Jp 1999)

Johnny Young discography
Big Walter Horton discography
John Lee Granderson discography
Maxwell Street Jimmy discography
John Wrencher discography

T-204/T-2204 (1964)

The Legendary Peg Leg Howell

- Blood Red River @ youtube
- John Henry @ youtube
- Uncle Sam Blues
- Jack Rabbit Blues @ youtube
- Worried Blues @ youtube

- Jelly Roll Blues
- Jo Jo Blues @ youtube
- Skin Game Blues @ youtube
- Coal Man Blues
- Let Me Play With Your Yo-Yo @ youtube

rec. April 11, 1963 in Atlanta, GA by George Mitchell & C.P. Matthews; Peg Leg Howell, voc, g
tapes edited by Robert G. Koester
cover illustration & design by Robert J. Billings

originally supposed to come out on Delmark Records

jacket + insert notes (interview) by Pete Welding "Testament Records, 5851 Blackstone Avenue/Chicago 37, Illinois"

Testament T-204 (US 1964) catalog number "204" on front cover and labels, "T-2204" on back cover

notes by Peter J. Welding "Testament Records, Los Angeles, Calif."

= Testament T-2204 (US 196?) catalog number "204" on front cover, "T-2204" on back cover and labels

180 g vinyl LP
notes by Peter J. Welding "Sutro Park, 2636 Judah Street, #190, San Francisco, CA 94122"

= Sutro Park SP 1023 (US 7/2013)

Peg Leg Howell discography

T-2205 (1964)

Big Joe Williams: Back To The Country
with Jimmy Brown, fiddle & guitar and Willie Lee Harris, harmonica

- Ain't Gonna Be Your Lowdown Dog
- Annie Mae
- You Can Stay Out
- Mean Backstabber
- Worry You Off My Mind
- Miss Ida B
- Put On Your Nightcap
- Woody Woodpecker
- I Got My Ticket
- Saturday Night Ball °°

- Shake Your Boogie
- See See Rider
- Blues Everywhere I Go
- Worried And Lonesome
- My Black Woman
- The Moon Is Rising
- Down The Line
- My Baby Left Me A Mule To Ride
- Desert Blues
- Breakdown (instr)
- Goin' Back Home °°

°° CD bonus tracks

with Jimmy Brown, fiddle, g; Willie Lee Harris, hca

Testament T-2205 (US 1964)
BU 18 (January 1965), p. 18

= Bounty BY 6018 (UK 1966)

= Testament TCD-5013 (US 1994)

Big Joe Williams discography

T-2206 (1965)

Doctor Ross: Call The Doctor
Breakdowns And Blues By Mississippi One-Man Band Dr. Isaiah Ross

- Cat Squirrel
- Blues & Trouble
- Freight Train
- Illinois Blues
- Hobo Blues
- Mama Blues
- My Little Woman
- Dr. Ross' Rock

- 32-20
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- Chicago Breakdown
- China Blues
- Blues In The Night
- Going To The River
- Drifting Blues
- Fox Chase

CD bonus track:
- Jivin' Blues

rec. February 1965 in Flint, MI by Norman Dayron; Doctor Ross, voc, hca, g, dr; prod. by Peter J. Welding

photos: Peter J. Welding (front cover), Ray Flerlage (back cover)

notes by Peter J. Welding

Testament T-2206 (US 1965)
BU 24 (July-August 1965), p. 23

notes by Pete Welding

= Bounty BY 6020 (UK 1966)

(=) Testament TCD 5009 (US 1994)

Doctor Ross discography

T-2207
(1971 [sic])

Chicago Blues: The Beginning
12 Previously Unissued 1946 Recordings In The Newly Developed Modern Blues Styles

Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Hard Day Blues @ youtube
Johnny Shines
- Delta Pine Blues
James Clark with Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Come To Me Baby
Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Atomic Bomb Blues
Johnny Shines
- Ride, Ride, Mama
Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Jitterbug Blues @ youtube

Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- I'm Gonna Cut Your Head
Johnny Shines
- Evil Hearted Woman Blues
Muddy Waters & Homer Harris
- Burying Ground Blues @ youtube
James Clark with Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- You Can't Make The Grade
Johnny Shines
- Tennessee Woman Blues
Homer Harris & Muddy Waters
- Tomorrow Will Be Too Late

front cover photo: Little Buddy Thomas, Playboy Vinson & Big John Wrencher; photographer: most likely Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2207 (US 1971 [sic])
BU 82 (June 1971), p. 24

= Testament T-2207 (special re-release by OJL) (US 1972)

Johnny Shines discography
Muddy Waters discography

T-2208 (1964)

My Home Is In The Delta - Blues and Spirituals by Fred and Annie Mae McDowell

- Waiting For My Baby #
- I'm In Jail Again #
- The Girl I'm Loving #
- Going Down South, Carrying My Whip #
- Diving Duck Blues #
- The Sun Rose This Morning #

- Get Right Church *
- Amazing Grace *
- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dyin' Bed *
- Where Could I Go *
- The Lord Will Make A Way *
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning *
- When The Saints *

CD bonus tracks:
- Six White Horses #
- Down on Dankin's Farm #
- Big Road Blues *
- When I Lay My Burden Down *

# rec. November 24, 1963 in Como, MS by Norman Dayron and Pete Welding; Fred McDowell, voc, g
* rec Febuary 24, 1964 in Como, MS by Norman Dayron and Pete Welding; Fred McDowell, voc, g; Annie Mae McDowell, voc

Testament T-2208 (1st press) / Testament TCD-5019 cover photo by Raeburn Flerlage
Testament T-2208 (2nd press) back liner photo by Brad Barrett (Fred McDowell at the Ash Grove, Los Angeles, December 29, 1968)
Bounty BY 6022 / Polydor 236.570 cover photo by Valerie Wilmer

notes by Peter J. Welding

Testament T-2208 (US 1964)

notes by Peter J. Welding

= Bounty BY 6022 (UK 1966)

notes by Peter J. Welding

= Testament T-2208 (2nd press by OJL, 1969?)

notes by Peter J. Welding

= Polydor 236.570 (UK 1970) "Going Down South"

notes by Peter J. Welding

= Testament TCD-5019 (US 1995)

180 gram vinyl LP
notes by Peter J. Welding

= Sutro Park SP-1025 (US 2013)

two CD set

(=) Floating World 7261872 (UK 2013) along with "Amazing Grace"

Mississippi Fred McDowell discography

T-2209 (1966)

The Sound Of The Delta
A Mississippi Blues Anthology

Ruby McCoy - Black Mary
Elijah Brown - Won't Be Troubled Long
Big Joe Williams - Your Close Friend #
Avery Brady - Goin' Home With My Baby °°
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Kokomo
Bert Logan - Don't You Want To Be A Member?
Elijah Brown - Pearline @ youtube
Arthur Weston - Uncle Sam Called Me (I Got To Go)
Avery Brady - Bad Weather

Big Joe Williams - Walkin' Blues °°
Ruby McCoy - Rising Sun, Shine On @ youtube
Arthur Weston - Early In The Morning
Big Joe Williams - Walkin' Ground Hog *
Elijah Brown - Winding Ball @ youtube
Avery Brady - Uncle Sam's Own Ship °°
Russ Logan - Annie Mae
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Louise
Avery Brady - Let Me Drive Your Ford @ youtube
Andrew Cauthen - Canary Bird

°° CD bonus tracks

prod. by Sammy and Pete Welding; engineered by Norman Dayron or Big Joe Williams
Big Joe Williams tracks rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL; Big Joe Williams, voc, g; # Bill Foster, g; * Jimmy Brown, violin
back liner photograph [of Elijah Brown] by Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2209 (US 1966)

notes by Pete Welding

= Bounty BY 6033 (UK 1967)

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Testament TCD-5012 (US 1994)

T-2210 (1966)

Muddy Waters: Down On Stovall's Plantation
His First Recordings: The Celebrated 1941-42 Library Of Congress Recordings, with The Son Sims Four

- I Be's Troubled
- Rambling Kid Blues
- You Got To Take Sick And Die Some Of These Days
- Burr Clover Blues
- Pearlie Mae Blues
- Country Blues No. 1

- Why Don't You Live So God Can Use You?
- Country Blues No. 2, Take A
- Walk With Me
- Joe Turner
- You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Dead And Gone
- I Be Bound To Write To You

rec. 1941/42 for the Library of Congress by Alan Lomax; prod. by Pete Welding
Testament T-2210 / Bounty BY 6031 (1966) cover photo by Ted Williams
Testament T-2210 (OJL re-release 19??) cover photo by Raeburn Flerlage

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2210 (US 1966)
BU 35 (August 1966), p. 23
BW 10 (September 1966), pp. 11/12

notes by Pete Welding

= Bounty BY 6031 (UK 1966)
BU 44 (June-July 1967), p. 24/25

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2210 (special re-release by OJL) (US 19??)

(=) MCA/Chess CD 9344 (1993) "The Complete Plantation Recordings 1941-42"

(=) Universe LUNV111 (It)

Muddy Waters discography

T-2211 (1966)

Otis Spann's Chicago Blues / Nobody Knows My Troubles

- Get Your Hands Out Of My Pocket # @ youtube
- Nobody Knows My Troubles # @ youtube
- Sarah Street # @ youtube
- Worried Life Blues @ Spotify
- You Can't Hide @ Spotify
- Jack-Knife (instr) # [] @ Spotify
- What's On Your Worried Mind? @ youtube

- Vicksburg Blues § @ Spotify
- Who's Out There? # @ youtube
- Spann's Boogie Woogie (instr) @ youtube
- See See Rider @ youtube
- Lovin' You # [] @ youtube
- One-Room Country Shack @ Spotify
- Mr. Jelly-Roll Baker @ Spotify

CD bonus track:
- G.B. Blues (instr) * [Testament T-2217] @ youtube @ Spotify

rec. 1965 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; Otis Spann, voc, p; § Robert Whitehead, dr
# rec. November 22, 1965 in Chicago, IL; Otis Spann, voc, p, [] org; James Cotton, hca; Johnny Young, g; Jimmy Lee Morris, b; S.P. Leary, dr
* rec. 1966 in Chicago, IL; Otis Spann, p; Walter Horton, hca; Johnny Shines, g; Lee Jackson, b; Fred Below, dr
cover photos by Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2211 (US 1966) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2211 (US 19??) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding

= Bounty BY-6037 (UK 1967) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding

= Polydor 545 030 (UK 1969) "Nobody Knows My Troubles"

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2211 (Special re-release by OJL) (US 198?) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Testament TCD 5005 (US 1994) "Otis Spann's Chicago Blues"

Testament Records discography
Otis Spann discography
Johnny Shines discography
Walter Horton discography
Lee Jackson discography
Johnny Young discography

T-2212 (1966)

The Johnny Shines Band
Masters Of Modern Blues Vol. 1

- Rollin' & Tumblin' @ youtube
- Trouble Is All I See @ youtube
- Mr. Tom Green's Farm @ youtube
- My Black Mare @ youtube
- What Kind Of Little Girl Are You? @ youtube

- So Cold In Vietnam @ youtube
- Sweet Home Chicago @ youtube
- Walkin' Blues @ youtube
- Black Panther @ youtube
- Two Trains Runnin' @ youtube

rec. June 1966 at One-derful Studios in Chicago, IL; The Johnny Shines Band: Johnny Shines, voc, g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Lee Jackson, b; Fred Below, dr; prod. by Pete Welding
cover photograph line resolution by Brad Barrett from a photograph by Pete Welding; liner photo by Ray Flerlage

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2212 (US 1966)

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2212 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 198?)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5002 (US 1994)

= P-Vine PCD-5565 (Jp 1999)

Johnny Shines discography
Otis Spann discography
Walter Horton discography
Lee Jackson discography

T-2213 (196?)

J.B. Hutto & The Hawks
Masters of Modern Blues Volume 2

- Dust My Broom
- Mistake In Life
- Goin' Down Slow
- Lulubelle's Here
- She's So Sweet

- My Kind Of Woman
- Pet Cream Man
- Blues Stay Away From Me
- The Girl I Love
- Sloppy Drunk

Testament TCD-5020 bonus tracks:
- Wild Wild Woman [Testament T-2218]
- Bluebird [Testament T-2218]

J. B. Hutto & The Hawks with Johnny Young, mand; Big Walter Horton, hca; Lee Jackson, b; Fred Below, dr

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2213 (US 1967)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament T-2213 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 198?)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5020 (US 1995)

(=) Retroworld 165 (along with TCD-5010)

Johnny Young discography
Walter Horton discography
Lee Jackson discography

T-2214 (1966)

Floyd Jones - Eddie Taylor
Masters of Modern Blues Volume 3

Floyd Jones
- Rising Wind @ youtube
- Stockyard Blues @ youtube
- M&O Blues @ youtube
- Dark Road @ youtube
- Hard Times @ youtube

Eddie Taylor
- Big Town Playboy @ youtube
- Peach Tree Blues @ youtube
- Bad Boy @ youtube
- Train Fare Home @ youtube
- Take Your Hand Down @ youtube
- After Hours @ youtube

CD track sequence:
Floyd Jones
- Rising Wind
- Dark Road
- Stockyard Blues
- Sweet Talkin' Woman [Testament 2218] @ youtube
Eddie Taylor
- Train Fare Home
- Big Town Playboy
- Peach Tree Blues
- Bad Boy
Floyd Jones
- Hard Times
- M & O Blues
- Playhouse Blues [Testament 2218] @ youtube
- Dark Road (alt tk) [previously unissued] @ youtube
Eddie Taylor
- I Feel So Bad [Testament 2218] @ youtube
- After Hours
- Take Your Hand Down
- Bad Boy (alt tk) [previously unissued]

rec. June 1966 at One-Derful Studios on S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL by Norman Dayron; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Eddie Taylor voc, g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Fred Below, dr; prod. by Pete Welding
cover photo line resolution by Brad Barrett from a photo by Pete Welding; back cover photos by Frank Scott

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2214 (US 1966)
BU 60 (March 1969), p. 25
BW 23 (April 1969), p. 18

Testament T-2214 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 19??)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5001 (US 1994)

Floyd Jones discography

T-2215 (1967)

Robert Nighthawk / Houston Stackhouse
Masters of Modern Blues Volume 4

Robert Nighthawk
- Black Angel Blues @ youtube
- Maggie Campbell @ youtube
- Crowing Rooster Blues @ youtube
- I'm Getting Tired @ youtube
- Bricks In My Pillow @ youtube
- Merry Christmas Baby @ youtube

Robert Nighthawk
- Crying Won't Help You @ youtube
- Kansas City Blues * @ youtube
- Kidman Blues °° @ youtube
- Bricks In My Pillow (alt tk) °° @ Spotify
Houston Stackhouse with Robert Nighthawk
- Big Road Blues @ youtube
- Cool Water Blues @ youtube
- Big Fat Mama Blues @ youtube
- Take A Little Walk With Me @ youtube
- Bye Bye Blues °° @ youtube
- Mean Old World °° @ youtube
- The Wrong Man °° @ youtube
- Kansas City Blues # °° @ youtube

°° TCD 5010 bonus tracks

Robert Nighthawk tracks rec. October 14, 1964 in Chicago, IL by Norman Dayron & Pete Welding; Robert Nighthawk, voc, g; Big John Wrencher, hca; Johnny Young, g
* except "Kansas City" (B2): rec. May 9, 1964 live at the University of Chicago, IL; Robert Nighthawk, voc, el g; Little Walter, hca; Johnny Young, ac g

Houston Stackhouse tracks rec. August 28, 1967 in Dundee, MS by George Mitchell; Houston Stackhouse, g or hca; Robert Nighthawk, g, # voc; Peck Curtis, dr

cover photo line resolution by Brad Barrett from a photo by Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2215 (US 1967)
BW 23 (April 1969), p. 18/19
BU 65 (September 1969), p. 25

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2215 (special re-release by OJL) (US 198?)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-5010 (US 1994)

(=) Retroworld 165 (along with TCD-5020)

T-2216 (1995)

Bottleneck Blues

Napoleon Strickland - Key To The Bushes
Big Joe Williams - Talking About Bottleneck
Big Joe Williams - Traveling Blues
Robert Night Hawk - Crying Won't Help You
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Six White Horses
Mott Willis - Knife Instrumental
Robert Lee Granderson - Flora Blues
J.B. Hutto & The Hawks - Wild Wild Woman
Blind Connie Williams - St. Louis Blues
David Honeyboy Edwards - Worryin' Woman Blues
Robert Johnson - I'm Coming, Lord, Please Don't Drive Me Away
Chicago Blues Band - Verna Lee Blues
Mississippi Fred McDowell - Wouldn't Mind Dying
John Littlejohn - Dust My Broom
Blind Connie Williams - Trouble In Mind
Big Joe Williams - How Do You Want Your Rollin' Done
Mott Willis - M & O Blues
Johnny Shines - Crucial Moment
Jack Owens - Train Time
Robert Johnson - I Don't Know When Death Is Gonna Call Me
Herb Quinn - Casey, You Can't Ride This Train
Napoleon Strickland - Skake 'Em Down

[Testament LP T-2216 announced, but not issued]

notes by David Evans

Testament TCD-5021 (1995)

= P-Vine PCD-5576 (Jp)

T-2217 (1969)

Johnny Shines with Big Walter Horton
Electrifying Performances By Two Masters Of Modern Chicago Blues, With Luther Allison

- Hello Central * @ youtube
- You Don't Have To Go # @ youtube
- Sneakin' And Hidin' * @ youtube
- 'Til I Made My Tonsils Sore # @ youtube
- Fat Mama * @ youtube

- Worried Life Blues # @ youtube
- I Cry, I Cry * @ youtube
- If It Ain't Me * [] @ youtube
- I Want To Warn You, Baby # @ youtube
- G.B. Blues # @ youtube

Testament TCD-5015 bonus tracks:
- I Cry, I Cry (alt tk) * @ youtube
- Sneakin' And Hidin' Part 2 * @ youtube

Floating World 2CD track sequence:
CD 1:
- Hello Central *
- You Don't Have To Go #
- Sneakin' And Hidin' *
- 'Til I Made My Tonsils Sore #
- Fat Mama *
- G.B. Blues #
- Worried Life Blues #
- I Cry, I Cry *
- If It Ain't Me * []
- I Want To Warn You, Baby #
- I Cry, I Cry (alt tk) *
- Sneakin' And Hidin' Part 2 *

CD 2:
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Milk Cow's Troubles
- Death Hearse Blues
- Drunken Man's Prayer
- Hoo Doo Snake Doctor's Blues
- It's A Lowdown Dirty Shame
- How Long
- Crying Black Angel
- Down In Spirit
- Your Troubles Can't Be Like Mine
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Baby Sister Blues
- My Rat
- Don't Take A Country Woman
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Death Hearse Blues

# rec. June 1966 in Chicago, IL; Johnny Shines, voc, g; Big Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Lee Jackson, b; Fred Below, dr
* rec. January 1969 in Los Angeles, LA; Johnny Shines, voc, g; Big Walter Horton, hca, [] voc; Luther Allison, g; Prince Candy, b; Bill Brown, dr
cover illustration by Warren Hughey; back liner photo by Brad Barrett

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2217 (US 1969)
BU 66 (October 1969), p. 29
BW 26 (January 1970), p. 15/16

= Testament T-2217 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 19??)

(=) Testament TCD-5015 (USA 1994)
= P-Vine PCD-5586 (Jp)

two CD set

= Floating World 2816717 (UK 2013) along with "Standing At The Crossroads"

Johnny Shines discography
Walter Horton discography
Otis Spann discography
Lee Jackson discography

T-2218 (1969)

Goin' To Chicago

Sam Lay Blues Band @ youtube (all three tracks)
- Tell Me, Mama *
- Walking By Myself *
- I Can't Be Satisfied *
Billy Boy Arnold Band
- I Left My Happy Home # [Testament TCD-5018] @ youtube
- Billy Boy's Jump # [Testament TCD-5018] @ youtube
- Crying And Pleading # [Testament TCD-5018] @ youtube

J.B. Hutto & The Hawks
- Wild, Wild Woman § [Testament TCD-5020] @ youtube
- Bluebird § [Testament TCD-5020] @ youtube
Floyd Jones - Eddie Taylor Band
- Playhouse Blues || [Testament TCD-5001] @ youtube
- I Feel So Bad || [Testament TCD-5001] @ youtube
- Sweet Talkin' Woman || [Testament TCD-5001] @ youtube

* rec. June 1966 in Chicago, IL; Sam Lay, voc; Jeff Carp, hca; Boots Hamilton, p; Paul Asbell, g; Chester 'Geno' Skaggs, b; Billy Davenport, dr
# rec. June 1966 in Chicago, IL; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Mighty Joe Young, Ted Mosley or Jody Williams, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Clifton James or Reynolds Howard, dr
§ rec. June 1966 in Chicago, IL; J.B. Hutto, voc, g; Walter Horton, hca; Johnny Young, g; Lee Jackson, b; Fred Below, dr
|| rec. 1966 in Chicago, IL; Floyd Jones, voc, g; Walter Horton, hca; Otis Spann, p; Eddie Taylor, b-g; Fred Below, dr
cover photo by Curt Burkhardt; back liner photo by Raeburn Flerlage

Testament TCD 5018 tracks:
Billy Boy Arnold Band
- Left My Happy Home # [Testament T-2218]
- Billy Boy's Jump # [Testament T-2218]
- Cryin' And Pleadin' # [Testament T-2218]
- Left My Happy Home (alt tk) #
- Baby Jane #
- Rock 'n' Roll #
- Baby Left Me A Mule To Ride *
- Hello Baby *
- I Love Only You *
- Evalina *
- Come See Me Early In The Morning (tk 1) *
- Why Is Everybody Down On Me *
- Come See Me Early In The Morning (tk 2) *
- Somebody Help Me With These Blues *

# rec. June 1966 in Chicago, IL; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Mighty Joe Young, Ted Mosley or Jody Williams, g; Jerome Arnold, b; Clifton James or Reynolds Howard, dr
* rec. September 8, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Billy Boy Arnold, voc, hca; Mickey Boss (Conway), ts; Mighty Joe Young, g; Jerome Arnold, b

Testament T-2218 (US 1969)
BW 26 (January 1970), p. 16

= Testament T-2218 (special re-release by OJL) (US 19??)

notes by Frank Scott

(=) Testament TCD 5018 (US 1995)

Billy Boy Arnold discography
Mighty Joe Young discography
Floyd Jones discography

T-2219 (1969)

Fred McDowell And The Hunter's Chapel Singers: Amazing Grace

- Jesus Is On The Mainline
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- I'm So Glad (I Got Good Religion)
- Going Over The Hill
- I Know I've Been Converted
- Just A Little More Faith
- Back Back Train (Fred McDowell, solo)
- You Got To Move

- Amazing Grace
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Tell The Angels
- When You Come Out Of The Wilderness
- It's A Blessing
- This Little Light Of Mine

CD track sequence:
- Jesus Is On The Mainline
- When I Lay My Burden Down
- I'm So Glad (I Got Good Religion)
- Going Over The Hill
- I Know I've Been Converted
- Just A Little More Faith
- Back Back Train (Fred McDowell, solo)
- You Got To Move
- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed °°
- Amazing Grace
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Tell The Angels
- When You Come Out Of The Wilderness
- The Lord Will Make A Way °° (Fred McDowell, solo)
- It's A Blessing
- This Little Light Of Mine

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. February 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL by Norman Dayron & Pete Welding; Fred McDowell, g, voc; Fannie Davis, voc; Annie Mae McDowell [née Collins], voc; Grace Bowden, voc; James Collins, voc
photo by Raeburn Flerlage

Testament T-2219
BW 36 (November 1970), p. 13/14
BU 80 (Feb-Mar 1971), p. 28

= Testament TCD-5004

= Sutro Park SP1015 (US 2012)

two CD set

(=) Floating World 7261872 (UK 2013) along with "My Home Is In The Delta"

= Sutro Park SP1015 (US 2015)

Mississippi Fred McDowell discography

T-2220 (1970)

The Chicago String Band
Carl Martin, Johnny Young, John Lee Granderson, John Wrencher

Testament T-2220 track sequence:
- The Sun Is Sinking Low # @ youtube
- Trouble On Your Hands * @ youtube
- Weeping And Moaning ||
- You Know I Do []
- Hoodoo Blues *
- You Got Good Business ||

- I Got To Find That Woman #
- Clean Cut Mama ||
- Railroad Blues * @ youtube
- Don't Sic Your Dog On Me []
- John Henry
- Memphis, Tenn., 1939 Blues ||

Testament TCD 5006 track sequence:
- The Sun Is Sinking Low
- Trouble On Your Hands
- Weeping And Moaning
- You Know I Do []
- Hoodoo Blues
- You Got Good Business
- Take It Easy Baby # °°
- I Got To Find That Woman
- Clean Cut Mama
- Railroad Blues
- Don't Sic Your Dog On Me []
- John Henry
- Memphis, Tenn., 1939 Blues
- Bye Bye Pete || § °°

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. June 18, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Big John Wrencher, hca, [] voc; John Lee Granderson, g, # voc; Carl Martin, vl, mand, * voc; Johnny Young, mand, || voc; § Bill Foster, g

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2220 (US 1970)
BW 36 (November 1970), p. 14
BU 79 (January 1971), p. 27

= Testament T-2220 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 198?)

= Testament TCD-5006 (US 1994)

= P-Vine PCD-5580 (Jp)

Testament Records discography
John Lee Granderson discography
Carl Martin discography
Big John Wrencher discography
Johnny Young discography

T-2221 (1971)

Johnny Shines: Standing At The Crossroads
Classic Mississippi Delta Blues Performances

Testament T-2221 / TCD-5022 tracks:
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Milk Cow's Troubles
- Death Hearse Blues
- Drunken Man's Prayer
- Hoo-Doo Snake Doctor Blues
- It's A Lowdown Dirty Shame

- How Long #
- Crying Black Angel #
- Down In Spirit #
- Your Troubles Can't Be Like Mine
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Baby Sister Blues
- My Rat
- Don't Take A Country Woman
- Kind-Hearted Woman (alt.) #
- Death Hearse Blues (alt.) #

# CD bonus tracks

Floating World 2CD tracks:
CD 1:
- Hello Central
- You Don't Have To Go
- Sneakin' And Hidin'
- Till I Make My Tonsils Sore
- Fat Mama
- G.B. Blues
- Worried Life Blues
- I Cry I Cry
- If It Ain't Me
- I Want To Warn You
- I Cry I Cry
- Sneakin' And Hidin' (Part 2)

CD 2:
- Standing At The Crossroads
- Milk Cow's Troubles
- Death Hearse Blues
- Drunken Man's Prayer
- Hoo Doo Snake Doctor's Blues
- It's A Lowdown Dirty Shame
- How Long
- Crying Black Angel
- Down In Spirit
- Your Troubles Can't Be Like Mine
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Baby Sister Blues
- My Rat
- Don't Take A Country Woman
- Kind-Hearted Woman
- Death Hearse Blues

rec. November 11 & 17, 1970 in Altadena, CA by Pete Welding; Johnny Shines, voc, g
front cover photo (1st ed.) by Brad Barrett; front cover photo (2nd ed.) by Pete Welding [? - definitively not by Brad Barrett; 2nd ed. uses same back cover as 1st ed. without changing the photographer credit!]; liner photo by Ray Flerlage

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2221 (1st ed.)
BU 83 (July 1971), p. 24
BW 38 (Summer 1971), p. 16

= Testament T-2221 (2nd ed.)

= Testament T-2221 (Special Re-Release by OJL)

= Testament TCD-5022 (US 1995)

= Pure Pleasure PPAN T-2221 (UK 2013, 180 g)

two CD set

= Floating World 2816717 (2013) "With Big Walter Horton & Standing At The Crossroads"

Johnny Shines discography

T-2222 (1971)

It Must Have Been The Devil
Mississippi Country Blues by Jack Owens & Bud Spires

- Can't See, Baby @ youtube
- Jack Ain't Had No Water @ youtube
- Cherry Ball °° @ youtube
- Nothin' But Notes @ youtube
- Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl @ youtube
- I Love My Baby °° @ youtube

- Catfish Blues @ youtube
- It Must Have Been The Devil @ youtube
- Hard Times °° @ youtube
- Ain't No Lovin', Ain't No Gettin' Along °° @ youtube
- I Won't Be Bad No More °° @ youtube

rec. September 7, 1970 in Bentonia, MS by David Evans; Jack Owens, voc, g; Benjamin "Bud" Spires, hca

°° CD only; previously unreleased cuts

notes (May 1971) by David Evans

Testament T-2222 (US 1971)
BW 40 (Autumn 1971), p. 19: "Now available"
BW 41 (Winter 1971), p. 27

Testament T-2222 (US 19??) Special Re-Release by OJL

original notes by David Evans

= Testament TCD-5016 (US 1995)

Jack Owens discography

T-2223 (1974)

Traveling Through The Jungle
Negro Five & Drum Bands

Ephram Carter, J.W. Jones, James Jones, Floyd Bussey
- Old Hen Cackled, Laid A Double Egg
- Unknown Piece
- Shout, Lula With The Red Dress On
- Buck Dance
- I Love Jesus, Yes, I Do
J.W. Jones
- Wake Up, Sal, Day Done Come, Let Me Chew Your Rosin Some
Ephram Carter, J.W. Jones, James Jones, Floyd Bussey
- Old Lady Dinah Sitting By The Fire
Sid Hemphill Band
- Jesse James
Alec Askew
- Come On, Boys, Let's Go To The Ball
Sid Hemphill Band
- The Death March
- Emmaline, Take Your Time
- The Sidewalks Of New York

Napoleon Strickland, Othar Turner, R.L. Boyce
- My Babe
Napoleon Strickland, Fred McDowell
- Traveling Through The Jungle
Compton Jones, Othar Turner
- Sitting On Top Of The World
Othar Turner, Arthur Williams, R.L. Boyce
- Late At Midnight, Just A Little 'fore Day
Napoleon Strickland, Othar Turner, R.L. Boyce
- Granny, Will Your Dog Bite?
Compton Jones
- Number Five
Napoleon Strickland, Jimmy Buford, R.L. Boyce
- When The Saints Go Marching In

CD bonus tracks:
- Fife and Drum Piece
- I'm So Worried
- Baseball Bat
- Rollin' and Tumblin'

rec. 1969 & 1970

Testament T-2223 (US 1974)

= Testament TCD-5017 (US 1995)

T-2224 (1974)

Eddie Lee Jones: Yonder Go That Old Black Dog
Blues, Spirituals and Folksongs from Rural Georgia by Eddie Lee Jones and Family

- Yonder Go That Old Black Dog
- Baby Please Don't Go
- She's Mine She's Yours
- Oh Graveyard You Can't Hold Me Alway
- You're Gonna Need My Help Someday
- Slide Instrumental
- Stop And Listen
- I May Never See You Anymore

- I Got A Yellow Gal
- John Henry
- I Won't Be Troubled No More
- I'm Talking 'bout You
- Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
- Instrumental
- Let That Liar Alone
- Which Way Does The Blood Red River Run

no CD bonus tracks

rec. in Lexington, Georgia in 1965 by a graduate student completing his dissertation - Bill Koon

Testament T-2224 (US 1974)

= Testament TCD-5023 (US 1995)

T-2225 (1974)

Blind Connie Williams: Philadelphia Street Singer

- St. Louis Blues @ youtube @ Spotify
- Careless Love @ youtube
- Trouble In Mind @ youtube @ Spotify
- Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt @ youtube
- See See Rider @ youtube
- One Thin Dime [Storyville SLP 181] @ youtube
- Stop By The Woodside @ youtube
- John Henry @ youtube

- Crossed The Separated Line @ youtube
- I Can See Everybody's Mother, Can't See Mine @ youtube
- Take Your Burden To The Lord [] @ youtube
- Oh What A Time @ youtube
- Mother Left Me Standing On The Highway @ youtube
- Through The Years I Keep On Toiling @ youtube
- Motherless Children [] @ youtube
- I Shall Not Be Moved @ youtube

CD track sequence:
- St. Louis Blues
- Careless Love
- Trouble In Mind
- Tell Me Why You Like Roosevelt
- See See Rider
- One Thin Dime
- Stop By The Woodside
- John Henry
- Crossed The Separated Line
- I Can See Everybody's Mother, Can't See Mine
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken [previously unissued] @ youtube
- Take Your Burden To The Lord []
- Oh What A Time
- Mother Left Me Standing On The Highway
- Through The Years I Keep On Toiling
- Motherless Children []
- I Shall Not Be Moved
- Milky White Way [previously unissued] @ youtube
- Gonna Talk For My Savior [previously unissued] @ youtube
- When The Saints Go Marching In [previously unissued]
- He Watches Down Over Me [] [previously unissued] @ youtube
- I'll Fly Away [previously unissued]
- He's The Lily Of The Valley [previously unissued]

rec. May 5, 1961 in Philadelphia, PA by Pete Welding; Blind Connie Williams, voc, g, [] accordion

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2225 (US 1974)

notes by Pete Welding

(=) Testament TCD-5024 (US 1995)

Blind Connie Williams discography

T-2226 (1975)

Johnny Young and His Friends

LP track sequence:
- Prison Bound
- Sugar Farm Blues # @ youtube
- All My Money Gone @ youtube
- My Home Ain't Here
- Did You Get That Letter?
- I'm Leaving Baby
- I Got It

- Meet Me In The Bottom *
- You Made Me Feel So Good
- Blues And Trouble
- Kid Man Blues # @ youtube
- Humpty Dumpty
- Forty-Four Blues
- Whoop It Up

CD track sequence:
- Prison Bound
- Sugar Farm Blues #
- All My Money Gone
- My Home Ain't Here
- Blues For Big Time # °° @ youtube
- Did You Get That Letter?
- I'm Leaving Baby
- I Got It
- Bumble Bee # °° @ youtube
- Meet Me In The Bottom *
- You Made Me Feel So Good
- Want My Lovin' °°
- Blues And Trouble
- Kid Man Blues #
- Humpty Dumpty
- Instrumental # °° @ youtube
- Forty-Four Blues
- Whoop It Up

°° CD bonus tracks, previously unissued

# rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding & Norman Dayron; Johnny Young, voc, mand; Big John Wrencher, hca; John Lee Granderson, g
* rec. 1964 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding & Norman Dayron; Johnny Young, voc, mand; Big John Wrencher, hca; Robert Nighthawk, g
photos by Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Testament T-2226 (US 1975)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament T-2226 (Special Re-Release by OJL) (US 19??)

= Testament TCD 5003 (US 1994)

= P-Vine PCD-5564 (Jp)

Johnny Young discography
Big John Wrencher discography
John Lee Granderson discography

T-2227 (1977)

Johnny Turner & Zaven Jambazian: Blues With A Feeling

- Checkin' On My Baby #
- Hard Luck Blues
- Can't Hold Out Much Longer #
- She's Mine All Mine
- Tennessee Woman Blues

- Tomorrow Night #
- You're So Fine
- Last Night
- Don't Start Me To Talking # @ youtube
- You Don't Have To Go

no CD bonus tracks

# Jake Leg JL-100 tracks

rec. May 25, 1976 at The Raven & The Rose in Sierra Madre, CA.; Johnny Turner, voc, g; Zaven Jambazian, hca; Tony Manriquez, b; Stu Perry, dr; originally prod. by Zaven Jambazian, LP prod. by Zaven Jambazian and Pete Welding

Jake Leg JL-100 (1976) (7 inch 4 track EP)

Testament T-2227 (US 1977)

= Testament TCD-5025 (US 1995)

3300 series

T-3301 (1964)

Nancy, Dorsey & Howard Dixon: Babies In The Mill

- Babies In The Mill
- Weave Room Blues (duet with Howard)
- I Saw The Wood
- Across The Shining River
- Hard Times In Here (solo by Nancy)
- Hard Times In Here
- Christmas Cake
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- Be At Home Soon Tonight
- Pin Ball Machine
- Wreck Of The Old '97
- Factory Girl (solo by Nancy)
- Factory Girl
- Weaver's Life (duet with Howard)
- Burglar Man
- Wreck On The Highway
- Somebody Touched Me
- Our Johnny
- Girl I Left In Danville (duet with Howard)

rec. August 6-8, 1962 in East Rockingham, NC; Dorsey Dixon, voc, g; Howard Dixon, Nancy Dixon

12 pp. booklet by Archie Green

Testament T-3301 (US 1964)

= HMG 2502-CD (US 1997)

Dixon Brothers discography

T-3302 (1967)

Jimmie Tarlton: Steel Guitar Rag

- John Henry @ youtube
- Banks Of The Ohio @ youtube
- Steel Guitar Rag @ youtube
- Jimmie's Blue Heaven @ youtube
- All Bound Down In Birmingham Jail @ youtube
- Put-Together Blues @ youtube
- Pretty Little Girl @ youtube
- Never Get Drunk Anymore @ youtube
- Down In Florida On A Hog @ youtube

- Fort Benning Blues @ youtube
- Lowe Bonnie @ youtube
- Uncle Joe And His Hounds @ youtube
- Ain't It A Sin To Gamble On A Sunday @ youtube
- Joe Bowers @ youtube
- Hawaiian March @ youtube
- Administration Blues @ youtube
- Cowboy Johnny @ youtube
- Brown Eyes @ youtube
- Rollie Dixon @ youtube

prod. / cover photo by Eugene W. Earle

notes by Ann (sleeve) & Norman (broschure) Cohen


Testament T-3302 (US 1967)

= HMG-2503-CD (US 1998)

4400 series

T-4401 (1972)

Pete Robinson: Dialogues For Piano And Reeds

- St. Louis Views
- Dark Boy
- Motes
- Handles
- Entrance
- Blues Connotation

- Cloud Song For Zina
- R.U.R
- Serpentine Lament
- Oblique Freight
- Mouth Piece

rec. 1972; Pete Robinson, Ernie Watts, Alan Praskin, Charles Orena

Testament T-4401

T-4402 (1973)

New Music By The New Phil Woods Quartet

- Charity
- Cumulus
Medley:
- Nefertiti
- Riot
- Yesterdays #

rec. 1973 in Los Angeles; Phil Woods, asax; Pete Robinson, p, synth; Henry 'The Skipper' Franklin, b; Brian Moffatt, dr
# rec. live (poss. at Donte's Jazz Club, 4269 Lankershim Boulevard, Hollywood, Calif.)

Testament T-4402

CDs without a Testament LP predecessor

TCD 4001 (1995)

Testament Records Sampler

- Pet Cream Man - J.B. Hutto & The Hawks
- A Man For The Nation - John Lee Granderson
- Railroad Blues - The Chicago String Band
- Nobody Knows My Troubles - Otis Spann
- Jesus Is On The Mainline - Fred McDowell & The Hunter's Chapel Singers
- Peach Tree Blues - Eddie Taylor
- I'm Talking 'Bout You - Eddie Lee "Mustright" Jones
- Cat Squirrel - Dr. Isaiah Ross
- I'm Gettin' Tired - Robert Nighthawk
- Going Back To Texas - Jimmy Walker & His Western Stars/Erwin Helfer
- Black Mary - Ruby McCoy
- So Cold In Vietnam - Johnny Shines
- Titanic Blues - Bill Jackson
- Don't Start Me To Talkin' - A Feeling / Johnny Turner & Blues With A Feeling
- All My Money Gone - Johnny Young
- One Thin Dime - Blind Connie Williams [Storyville SLP 181]
- Goin' Down South - Fred McDowell
- I'm Going To Detroit - John Wrencher
- Annie Mae - Big Joe Williams
- My Babe - Napoleon Strickland Fife & Drum Band
- Hoodoo Snake Doctor Blues - Johnny Shines
- Dust My Broom - Johnny Littlejohn
- Pleading And Crying - Billy Boy Arnold

notes by Pete Welding

Testament TCD-4001

TCD-5026 (1995)

Louis Myers: I'm A Southern Man

- I'm A Southern Man
- Short Haired Woman
- Woman's Lib
- Just Woke Up
- Woman Trouble

- Hello Stranger
- Southbound Blues
- All My Love In Vain
- Kind Hearted Woman
- Old Black Mattie

rec. March 1978 in Hollywood, CA; Louis Myers, voc, g, hca; Freddy Robinson, g; Tony Mathews, g; Larry Taylor, b; Dennis Walker, b; Nathaniel Dove, p; Buster Jones, dr; David Li, ts; Chuck Garbett, tp; prod. by Frank Scott

notes by Frank Scott

Advent 2809 (1978)

= Testament TCD-5026 (US 1995)

Advent Records discography

TCD-5027 (1995)

Thomas Shaw: Born In Texas

LP track sequence:
- Born In Texas @ youtube
- Stop And Listen
- Worried Blues
- Hungry Wolf
- Motherless Children @ youtube

- Richard Nixon's Welfare Blues
- Tom Shaw's Penitentiary Blues
- Let's Rock
- Old Original Penitentiary Blues
- Worried Life
- Dirty Mistreater

CD track sequence:
- Born In Texas
- Stop And Listen
- Worried Blues
- Hungry Wolf
- Last Year Was A Mighty Fine Year °° @ youtube
- Working Man Blues °°
- Motherless Children
- Richard Nixon's Welfare Blues
- Tom Shaw's Penitentiary Blues
- Let's Rock
- Sinners Prayers °°
- All Out And Down °° @ youtube
- Old Original Penitentiary Blues
- Worried Life
- Dirty Mistreater
- Milky Highway °°
- If Jesus Had To Pray °°
- Stocking Feet Blues °°
- Mocking The Trains °°

°° CD bonus tracks

rec. 1971/72; Thomas Shaw, voc, g; prod. by Frank Scott

notes by Frank Scott

Advent 2801 (US 1972)

notes by Frank Scott

= XTRA 1132 (UK 1972)

original notes by Frank Scott

(=) Testament TCD-5027 (US 1995)

Advent Records discography
XTRA Records discography
Thomas Shaw discography

TCD-5028 (1995)

Chicago Blues At Home

Louis Myers - Going Back To The Ghetto
John Littlejohn - Mean Old World
Eddie Taylor - Greyhound Bus
Louis Myers - Stop Breaking Down
Bob Myers - Train Fare Home °°
Jimmy Rogers - Ludella
Johnny Shines - Ramblin' @ youtube

John Littlejohn - The Moon Is Rising °°
Homesick James Williamson - Tell Me Who
Louis Myers - Short Haired Woman °°
Jimmy Rogers - Back Door Friend °°
Bob Myers - Right Kind Of Life @ youtube
John Littlejohn - Slidin'
Louis Myers - Mean Red Spider
Louis Myers - Just a Snap Boogie °°
Jimmy Rogers - What Have I Done °°
Eddie Taylor - Jackson Town
Eddie Taylor - Tell Me Baby °°

photography (Louis & Bob Myers) by Amy O'Neal, all other photos by Frank Scott

°° CD bonus tracks, previously unissued

notes by Frank Scott

Advent 2806 (US 1977)

notes by Frank Scott

(=) Testament TCD-5028 (US 1995)

Advent Records discography
John Littlejohn discography
Jimmy Rogers discography
Johnny Shines discography
Homesick James discography

TCD-5029 (1995)

San Diego Blues Jam

Tom Courtney & Henry Ford Thompson
- Somebody's Been Knockin'
Bob Jefferey & Sam Chatmon
- Watergate Blues
Thomas Shaw
- Jack of Diamonds
Sam Chatmon
- She's My Baby @ youtube
Bob Jefferey
- Toe Shakin' °°
- Handsome Stranger °°
Tom Courtney & Louis Major
- Early One Morning
Bonnie Jefferson
- Take Me Back @ youtube
Louis Major
- Handy Brandy
Thomas Shaw
- Hey Mr. Nixon
Tom Courtney and Henry Ford Thompson
- Dust My Blues °°
Sam Chatmon
- Sweet Old San Diego °°
Bonnie Jefferson
- Got The Blues So Bad
Bob Jefferey
- 73 Hop
Louis Major
- Shotgun Blues
Bob Jefferey & Sam Chatmon
- Ashtray Taxi
Bonnie Jefferson
- Crow Rooster Crow °° # @ youtube
Tom Courtney & Henry Ford Thompson
- Just Goes To Show You (The World Is Mad)
Sam Chatmon & Bob Jefferey
- Shake 'Em All Down °°

°° CD bonus tracks

notes (January 1974) by Lou Curtiss

Advent 2804 (US 1974)

original notes by Lou Curtiss

(=) Testament TCD 5029 (US 1995)

Advent Records discography

TCD-5030 (1995)

The Blues of Clarence Clay & William Scott: The New Gospel Keys

Bluesville 1066 track sequence:
- Wait Till I Put On My Robe
- Every Knee Must Bow
- Wake Up In Glory
- Trouble Don't Last Always
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Wall
- In That Great Gettin' Up Morning

- Oh, What A Beautiful City!
- Marching To Zion
- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land
- Lord Will Make A Way Somehow
- Walk All Over God's Heaven
- All My Sins Are Taken Away

TCD-5030 track sequence:
- Walk All Over God's Heaven
- Every Knee Must Bow
- Wait Til I Put On My Robe
- Wake Up In Glory
- Marching To Zion
- Jesus Met The Woman At The Well
- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom
- In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin'
- It Was His Blood
- Mother Left Me Standing On The Highway
- Will The Circle Be Unbroken
- Take Your Burdens To The Lord
- Get Together With The Lord
- On The Battlefield

rec. by Mel Kaiser; prod. by Kenneth S. Goldstein & Pete Welding

notes by Pete Welding

Bluesville BV/BVLP 1066 (US 1963)

(=) Testament TCD-5030 "Standing On The Highway" (US 1995)

Bluesville Records discography

TCD 5031 (1998)

John Lee Granderson: Hard Luck John

- Minglewood Blues # @ youtube
- Hard Luck John § @ youtube
- Flora Blues § @ youtube
- Please Come Back To Me * @ youtube
- Death Valley Blues // @ youtube
- Texas Blues \\ @ youtube
- Rock Me All Night Long # @ youtube
- Cold Dark Evening * @ youtube
- County Farm Blues § @ youtube
- Decoration Day || @ youtube
- Aching Pain Blues § @ youtube
- This Is Your Last Chance # @ youtube
- That's Doggin' Me $ @ youtube
- Watch Out, Girl [] @ youtube
- Got To Bend You Over, Baby $ @ youtube
- One Kind Favor # @ youtube

prod. and rec. by Pete Welding
# rec. c. 1964 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, el & Dobro g
* rec. April 4, 1964 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Johnny Young, mand; Jimmy Walker, p
§ rec. May 2, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Bill Foster, g
|| rec. July 24, 1963 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Pezs Thomas, hca; Jimmy Walker, p
[] rec. June 18, 1966 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Carl Martin, violin; Johnny Young, mand
// rec. September 30, 1962 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; William Mack, g; Pezs Thomas, hca; Jimmy Walker, p
\\ rec. October 21, 1962 in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g
$ rec. ca. mid-1960s in Chicago, IL; John Lee Granderson, voc, g; Bill Foster, g

notes (March 1998) by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 5031 (US 1998)

John Lee Granderson discography
Johnny Young discography
Carl Martin discography

TCD-6001 (1997)

Otis Spann: Live The Life

- Been A Long, Long Time (4:23)
- Look Under My Bed (4:26)
- Tribute To Martin Luther King (4:40)
- Sarah Street (6:24)
- Worried Life Blues (4:00)
- Kansas City (4:11)
- Tin Pan Alley (7:29)
- 5 Long Years (7:32)
- Live The Life I Love (3:21)
- I Wanna Go Home (5:59)
- Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had (3:37)
- High Rising (4:36)
- Everything's Gonna Be Alright (2:09)
- What's On Your Worried Mind (2:27)
- Mean Old Train (3:03)
- My Baby Left Me (2:55)

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6001 (US 1997)

Otis Spann discography

TCD-6002 (1997)

David 'Honeyboy' Edwards: Crawling Kingsnake

- Just Like Jesse James *
- Sweet Home Chicago *
- Blues Like Showers Of Rain *
- Long Tall Woman Blues *
- Love Me Over Slow *
- Crawling Kingsnake *
- Skin And Bones Blues *
- Bull Cow Blues *
- Blue And Lonesome # []
- My Baby's Gone #
- Ida Lou Blues # []
- Angel Child #
- Love Me Over Slow #
- Honeyboy speaks with Pete Welding about Robert Johnson and Tommy Johnson *

* rec. July 29, 1967 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards voc, g
# rec. March 17, 1964 in Chicago, IL by Pete Welding; David "Honeyboy" Edwards voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca, [] voc
prod. by Pete Welding

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6002 (US 1997)

David "Honeyboy" Edwards discography

TCD-6003 (1997)

Doug Quattlebaum: If You've Ever Been Mistreated

- Hard Luck Blues
- Good Woman Blues
- Baby, Please Don't Go
- Come Back, Baby
- Baby, What You Want Me To Do
- If You've Ever Been Mistreated
- Lizzie Lou
- Drifting Blues
- What'd I Say
- Kiddio
- It's Nobody's Fault But Mine
- Story Of Adam And Eve
- Come Over Here
- Honeydripper
- I've Been Working On My Baby
- Touch The Hem Of His Garment
- He May Not Come When You Want Him
- How Great Thou Art
- Quattlebaum's Boogie

rec. July 6, 1961 in Philadelphia, PA by Pete Welding; Doug Quattlebaum, voc, g
"issued here for the first time" [except for "Good Woman Blues"]

[in the 1960s announced to be issued on the Heritage label, but that never happened]

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6003 (US 1997)

Doug Quattlebaum discography

TCD-6004 (1997)

Mandolin Blues

Yank Rachell
- Dig My Buddy, Joe @ youtube
- Smokey Joe @ youtube
- Rainy Day Blues # @ youtube
- My Baby's Gonna Jump And Shout # @ youtube
Carl Martin
- Every Day I Have The Blues @ youtube
- Grave Digger Blues @ youtube
Willie Hatcher (with John Lee Granderson, g)
- Garbage Man Blues @ youtube
- Crawdad @ youtube
- Waiting Just For You @ youtube
Ted Bogan
- Mary, Run To The Window § @ youtube
Johnny Young
- Highway 61 @ youtube
- Jumpin' On Eight (instr) @ youtube
- Stealin' @ youtube
- Mandolin Rock (instr) @ youtube
- I Tried To Get You Off My Mind @ youtube
- Bumble Bee [] @ youtube
- Crawling King Snake || @ youtube

Yank Rachell tracks rec. February 12, 1967 in Chicago, IL; Yank Rachell, voc, mand, g; Taj Mahal, g, # hca; Sleepy John Estes, g

Carl Martin tracks rec. June 6, 1966 [actually May 31, 1966] in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, fiddle, g, mand; Johnny Young, g

Willie Hatcher tracks rec. prob. mid-1960s in Chicago, IL; Will(ie) Hatcher, voc, mand; John Lee Granderson, g

Ted Bogan track rec. prob. December 20, 1965 in Chicago, IL; Ted Bogan, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; Johnny Young, mand

Johnny Young tracks rec. 1963-1964 in Chicago, IL; Johnny Young, voc, mand; John Wrencher, hca; John Lee Granderson, g
[] rec. May 9, 1964 live at the University of Chicago; Johnny Young, voc, mand, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Walker, p
|| rec. 1963-1964 in Chicago, IL ; Johnny Young, voc, mand, g; Little Walter, hca; Jimmy Walker, p

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6004 (US 1997)

TCD-6005 (1997)

Arthur Weston: Pea Vine Whistle

- Pea Vine Whistle
- Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay
- Stack O'dollars
- Roll Me Over Slow
- Poor Boy Long Way From Home
- Pure Religion
- Uncle Sam Called Me
- Throw Your Arms Around Me
- Indeed I Do
- Long Tall Woman
- Gonna Tell You
- I Love You, Baby
- Honey Blues
- Meet Me On The Bottom
- Tom Wilson's Place
- Decoration Day
- Dolly Mae
- Corinna
- Early In The Morning
- Uncle Sam Called Me (I Got To Go)

notes by Joel Slotnikoff

Testament TCD-6005 (US 1997)

TCD-6006 (1997)

Carl Martin: Crow Jane Blues

- Crow Jane Blues @ youtube
- Corrina, Corrina * @ youtube
- Trouble On Your Hand No. 2 # @ youtube
- State Street Pimp No. 2 * @ youtube
- Gravedigger Blues * [Testament CD 6004] @ youtube
- Worried All The Time [] @ youtube
- Liza Jane * @ youtube
- Good Morning Judge @ youtube
- John Henry * @ youtube
- West Virginia Blues [] @ youtube
- Trouble On Your Hand No. 1 # @ youtube
- Everyday I Have The Blues * [Testament CD 6004] @ youtube
- Frankie & Johnny * @ youtube
- State Street Pimp No. 1 * @ youtube
- Railroad Blues || [Testament LP 2220, CD 4001, CD 5006] @ youtube
- You Can't Beat The Syndicate (Carl Martin interviewed by Pete Welding) @ youtube



unissued tracks from same session:
- Mistreatin' Blues
- Goin' Back Home



rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, g
# rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, g; Johnny Young, mand
* rec. May 31, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, mand; Johnny Young, g
|| rec. June 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Carl Martin, voc, fiddle; Johnny Young, g; John Lee Granderson, g
[] rec. December 20, 1965 in Chicago, IL; Ted Bogan, voc, g; John Lee Henley, hca; Johnny Young, mand

All tracks previously unreleased (except where noted)

notes (September 1997) by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6006 (US 1997)

Carl Martin discography
Johnny Young discography
John Lee Henley discography
John Lee Granderson discography

TCD-6007 (1998)

Fred McDowell: Levee Camp Blues
Fred McDowell 1968: The Early Days Recalled
A Folk-Blues Document - Never-Before-Issued!

- Levee Camp Blues @ Spotify
- Let Me Lay Down in Your Cool Iron Bed @ Spotify
- My Baby Don't Treat Me Like Humankind @ Spotify
- My Baby Has Eyes Like An Eagle (tk 2) @ Spotify
- Jim Steam Killed Lula @ youtube @ Spotify
- Pea Vine Special @ Spotify

- Dark Clouds A-Rising @ Spotify
- My Baby Has Eyes Like An Eagle (tk 1) @ Spotify
- Will Me Your Gold Watch And Chain @ Spotify
- Won't Be Worried Long @ Spotify
- Down On Dankin's Farm @ Spotify
- Bye And Bye, Goin' To See The King @ Spotify

CD bonus tracks:
- Goin' Over The Hill # @ Spotify
- When I Lay My Burden Down # @ Spotify

rec. March 1968 in Los Angeles, CA by Pete Welding; Fred McDowell, voc, g
# rec. February 6, 1966 in Chicago, IL; Fred McDowell, voc, g; Fannie Davis, voc; Annie Mae McDowell, voc; Grace Bowden, voc; James Collins, voc

notes by Bill Givens and Pete Welding

Origin Jazz Library OJL 8051 (US 1980)

notes by Pete Welding

= Testament TCD-6007 (US 1998)

OJL Records discography
Mississippi Fred McDowell discography

TCD-6008 (1998)

Sleepy John Estes: Goin' To Brownsville

- Bring Me My 38 Pistol
- Bye And Bye When The Morning Comes
- Divin' Duck Blues
- Floating Bridge
- Freedom Loan
- Goin' To Brownsville
- I'm Goin' Home
- In My Father's House
- It Was A Dream
- Lost My Eyesight
- Married Woman Blues
- Rats In My Kitchen
- Run Around
- Sleepy John Estes interviewed by Pete Welding
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Someday Baby Blues
- Stop That Thing
- Street Car Blues
- Sweet Sugar Mama
- Try Him And See
- Vernita Blues
- Working Man Blues

rec. April 19 & 22, 1962 in Chicago, IL; Sleepy John Estes, voc, g

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6008 (US 1998)

Sleepy John Estes discography

TCD-6009 (1998)

Down Home Slide

- That's All Right - Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter & Johnny Young
- I Know She Didn't Love Me - John Henry Barbee
- Jesus Gonna Make Up My Dying Bed - Mississippi Fred McDowell, Annie Mae McDowell
- Roll Me Over Slow - Big Joe Williams
- Everything Gonna Be Alright - Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter & Johnny Young
- John Henry - Elijah Brown #
- Jackson Town - Eddie Taylor
- Mad & Evil - George Coleman
- I'm On My Way To Canaan Land - Blind Connie Williams
- Which Way My Baby Go - Big Joe Williams
- Hoodoo Snake Doctor Blues - Johnny Shines
- Slidin' - John Littlejohn
- Walk On, Little Girl - Big Joe Williams
- Poor Boy Long Way From Home - Arthur Weston
- Anna Lee - Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter & Johnny Young
- Sweet Home Chicago - David Honeyboy Edwards
- I'm So Glad I Got Good Religion - Mississippi Fred McDowell
- My Lonesome Bed - Big Joe Williams
- Key To The Highway - Blind Connie Williams

# rec. March 12, 1965 in East St. Louis, IL; Elijah Brown, voc, g

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6009 (US 1998)

TCD-6010 (1998)

Big Joe Williams: These Are My Blues

- Baby Please Don't Go
- Man Amongst Men
- Sun Never Go Down
- Mellow Peaches
- '56 Plymouth
- Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
- These Are My Blues (Gonna Sing 'Em For Myself)
- Put On Your Nightcap
- Highway 49
- Bottle Up And Go
- Low Down Dirty Shame
- Sloppy Drunk Blues
- Vitamin A Blues
- You Are My Sunshine
- Boogie Chillen
- Don't Want No Arkansas Woman
- Rock Me Mama

rec. live at Rockford College in 1965

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD-6010 (US 1998)

Big Joe Williams discography

TCD-6011 (1998)

Down Home Harp

- Blue Mood - Big Walter Horton
- We All Got To Go - Billy Boy Arnold
- Billy Boy's Jump (instr) - Billy Boy Arnold
- Borrow Love And Go - James 'Bat' Robinson
- You Know I Love You - Big John Wrencher
- Thinkin' About Your Apples - Coot Venson
- Sweet Woman Blues - George Robertson
- Canadian Sunset - Harmonica Slim Willis Quartet
- Last Night Blues - Andrew Cauthen
- Blue As I Can Be - Willie Lee Harris
- Fox Chase - John Lee Henley
- Snake Hippin' - John Lee Henley
- Careless Love - John Lee Henley
- Sweet Little Woman - Robert Nighthawk with Little Walter @ youtube
- Slow Train Through Arkansas - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- T-Model And The Train - Elmon 'Driftin' Slim' Mickle
- Morning Rock - Coot Venson
- Blues For Illinois - Dr. Ross
- Mattie Mae - Billy Boy Arnold
- Where The Southern Crosses The Dog - Coot Venson
- Goin' Down To The Station - Andrew Cauthen
- Walter's Boogie - Big Walter Horton
- John Henry - James 'Bat' Robinson
- Baby, You Don't Have To Go - Johnny Young with Little Walter

all tracks previously unissued except "Billy Boy's Jump"
Andrew Cauthen and John Wrencher photos by Pete Welding; Dr. Ross, Elmon Mickle and Walter Horton photos by Frank Scott

notes by Frank Scott

Testament TCD 6011 (US 1998)

= P-Vine PCD-5575 (Jp)

Additional information appreciated !!!

Sources / Further reading:
- own record collection
- http://www.atsf.co.uk/elektra/discography.php?from=5260&to=5640
- eBay auctions
- diverse internet resources

Thanks to Alan Balfour, Brad Barrett, Jeff Peters, Max Hoeffner, Juan Urbano López, Jacques Depoorter, Tony Russell, Hank Moore, Fernando Goin, Drew Hines and Don Deering for additional info / scans

Testament Records addresses:

7 West Grand, Chicago, Illinois

5851 Blackstone Avenue / Chicago 37, Illinois
P.O. Box 1813 / Chicago, Illinois 60690

577 Levering Avenue / Los Angeles, California 90024

226 E. San Flores Drive, Altadena, California 91001 (Dec. 1969 ff.)

507 Palo Verde Avenue / Pasadena, California 91107