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Blues

The bedrock of all modern music — twelve bars, raw emotion, and a truth that never goes out of style.

Robert Johnson recorded only 29 songs — all on a portable machine in a hotel roomChess Records pressed some of the most valuable vinyl ever made in Chicago from 1950–1975B.B. King named every guitar he owned LucilleThe British blues revival introduced American blues to millions who had never heard itA mint original pressing of Robert Johnson on Vocalion 78 can fetch $10,000+Calcutta Records stocks pre-owned blues LPs, imports and rare Chess reissuesRobert Johnson recorded only 29 songs — all on a portable machine in a hotel roomChess Records pressed some of the most valuable vinyl ever made in Chicago from 1950–1975B.B. King named every guitar he owned LucilleThe British blues revival introduced American blues to millions who had never heard itA mint original pressing of Robert Johnson on Vocalion 78 can fetch $10,000+Calcutta Records stocks pre-owned blues LPs, imports and rare Chess reissues

The blues is the mother tongue of modern music. Born from the African-American experience in the Deep South at the turn of the 20th century, it is a music of unflinching emotional honesty — sorrow, joy, desire, and resilience woven into a twelve-bar structure that proved endlessly elastic. From the Delta, where Robert Johnson allegedly sold his soul, to Chicago's electric urban blues, the form never stopped evolving.

India encountered the blues through British rock bands that brought it back transformed — Cream, Led Zeppelin, John Mayall all owed their deepest debts to the blues masters. Original pressings of Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and B.B. King on Chess Records are among the most important vinyl artifacts ever pressed. We stock both vintage originals and quality reissues for the Indian collector who understands what these recordings mean.

Timeline

Late 1800sDelta blues emerges from the Mississippi — field hollers, spirituals

1920s–30sFirst recordings — Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Son House

1940s–50sElectric Chicago blues — Muddy Waters and Chess Records era

1950s–60sB.B. King, Howlin Wolf, and the blues highway north

1960s–70sBritish blues explosion — Clapton, Stones absorb and amplify

1980s+Stevie Ray Vaughan revives electric blues for a new generation

Notable Artists

B.B. King Muddy Waters Robert Johnson Howlin Wolf John Lee Hooker Buddy Guy Eric Clapton Stevie Ray Vaughan Albert King Etta James

Our Blues Collection

2,755 titles

Eric Clapton – Backless (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,682

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,979

J.J. Cale – The Very Best Of J.J. Cale (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,682

John Mayall -John Mayall (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,682

John Mayall – Blues From Laurel Canyon (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,682

John Mayall – Jazz Blues Fusion (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,781

Joe Bonamassa – An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House (2 CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,979

Joe Bonamassa – Blues Deluxe Vol.2 (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,781

Muddy Water Hard Again ( Expanded edition) (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹0

B.B. King – Definitive Greatest Hits (2CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹2,375

B.B. King – Live At The Regal (CD) - Brand New - Audio CD (Quick Ship)

₹1,781

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Super Blues Session - Various Used Audio CD

₹599

700 Blues - Lurrie Bell - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹4,099

Blues Had A Baby - Lurrie Bell - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹4,099

Original Album Series - Bonnie Raitt - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹4,299

Live In 1967 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹7,299

Live In 1967 Volume 2 - John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹7,299

1991 Sea-saint Sessions - Eddie & Chris Barber Bo - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,499

Talk About That - John Mayall - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹5,999

Boom Boom - John Lee Hooker - Vinyl LP Record (Arrives in 20 days)

₹2,999

Live At C-boy's - Jimmie -trio- Vaughan - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,499

Blue - Glas - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,499

Don't You Feel My Leg - Maria Muldaur - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,499

Closing Time - Chris & The Slammers Youlden - Audio CD (Arrives in 20 days)

₹3,499

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Why Blues on Vinyl?

The blues was recorded for vinyl — its roots are inseparable from the 78rpm disc and later the LP. Playing a Chess Records original at volume reveals what the musicians actually intended: the grit of the recording, the room acoustics, the physical impact of the bass. No streaming compression can reproduce the bone-dry snap of Muddy Waters' rhythm guitar or the howl of Howlin' Wolf's voice as captured on original pressings.

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