July 24, 2025 Blues / R&B 45's Auction Highlights
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My July 24, 2025 Blues 45's auction complete list
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* * * Attention Blues Collectors * * *
This auction contains some of the best and rarest Blues 45's from the 1950's! Some have not been for sale for decades! Good luck to all . . . and please request CALLBACKS for the ones most important to you.
THE KINGS OF POST WAR BLUES (Records 1 – 8)!
1. Ray Charles "Guitar Blues / Baby Let Me Hear You Call My Name" SITTIN' IN WITH 641 • VG+ Very RARE 45 rpm! His only release on this label and much harder to find than the SWING TIME releases—which are not easy these days. FIRST copy I have ever had on 45 rpm. MB $500
2. Dorothy Ellis "Drill Daddy Drill / Must Go Out And Play" FEDERAL 12070 AA • VG+/M- Possibly the BEST Rockin' Female Blues record of the 1950's! VERY tough to find on 45 rpm and in demand worldwide! Beautiful copy with minor wear on A-side. MB $500
3. Roscoe Gordon And Robert Bland aka Bobby "Blue" Bland "Love You 'Til The Day I Die / Booted" CHESS 1487 • M- Bobby "Blue" Bland's FIRST record and almost never for sale! 1400 # CHESS which is super early for a 45 rpm. 78's turn up, but NOT 45's on this one! MB $1,000
4. Jalacy Hawkins aka Screamin' Jay Hawkins — "Baptize Me In Wine / Not Anymore" TIMELY 1004 • M- STUNNING RED VINYL!!! Almost NEVER for sale, anywhere! The 78 will show up, once in a while, but the 45 is next to impossible to obtain. Here's your chance to secure his all-time best and rarest record! MB $3,000
5. John Lee Hooker "High Priced Woman /Union Station Blues" CHESS 1505 • VG+ One of only FOUR KNOWN copies!!! EARLY CHESS RELEASE that will come up on 78 rpm but almost never seen on 45 rpm! This could be your only chance to get a 45 rpm original. MB $2,000
6. Lightning Hopkins "Jake Head Boogie / Lonesome Dog Blues" R P M 346 • M- You MAY see this on 78 rpm, but the 45 is almost never for sale. Beautiful copy! Only had two dupes of this in 50+ years! Don't miss this one! MB $1,500
7. Little Milton "Lookin' For My Baby / Homesick For My Baby" SUN 220 • M- Little Milton made three records for SUN and this is the rarest of the three releases! Rarely for sale and this is a beautiful copy! MB $1,000
8. Young John Watson aka Johnny "Guitar" Watson "Space Guitar / Half Pint-A-Whiskey" FEDERAL 12175 • M- My candidate for the very best, wildest guitar solo of the 1950's. WAY ahead of its time! Those that have it, never sell it. Beautiful copy! MB $2,000
RARE 1950's Blues / R&B 45's!
9. Woodrow Adams With His Boogie Blues Blasters — "Wine Head Woman/Baby You Just Don't Know" METEOR 5018 VG- TOUGH AND GREAT MB $50
20. Dave Bartholomew — "Who Drank The Beer While I Was In The Rear/Little Girl Sing Ting-A-Ling" IMPERIAL 5210 VG+/VG RARE MB $100
21. Richard Berry — "Jelly Roll/Together" FLAIR 1075 VG+ MB $50
24. Long Man Binder And His Thin Men — "The Long Man/I'm A Lover" UNITED 194 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100
27. Jimmy Binkley — "Hey, Hey, Sugar Ray/Midnite Wail" CHANCE 1134 M-/VG+ Jump Blues tribute to boxer Sugar Ray Robinson MB $150
33. Little Booker — "Doin' The Ham Bone /Thinkin' Bout My Baby" IMPERIAL 5293 • MINT RARE!!! MB $400
34. Tiny Bradshaw — "Stomping Room Only Volume 6 EP with Cover" KING KEP-360 M-/M- MB $50
35. Tiny Bradshaw — "The Train Kept A-Rollin'/Knockin' Blues" KING 4497-AA VG DOUBLE A TRUE FIRST PRESSING—All Time Classic MB $25
38. Benny Brown — "Pappa!/Slick Baby" GOTHAM 7293 M- RED WAX MB $50
42. Clarence "Gatemouth"Brown — "Please Tell Me Baby/Gate Walks To Board" PEACOCK 1619 M- MB $75
43. Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown — "Okie Dokie Stomp/Depression Blues" PEACOCK 1637 M- CLASSIC MB $50
44. Earl (Good-Rockin') Brown — "Mary's House Party/Shake It" SHIRLEY 104 M- MB $25
45. Roy Brown And His Mighty-Mighty Men — "Grandpa Stole My Baby/Money Can't Buy Love" KING 4609 VG+/M- MB $50
50. Eddie Burns — "Orange Driver/Hard Hearted Woman" HARVEY 111 M- MB $20
56. Boozoo Chavis — "Boozoo Stomp/Paper In My Shoe" FOLK-STAR 1197 VG MB $25
58. The Cocoas — "Flip Your Daddy/Ooooo! Ooooo!" CHESTERFIELD 364 VG PITTSBURGH CLASSIC MB $100
60. Ernest Cotton — "Going Back To Memphis/Uh'm Beautiful" J. O. B. 1120 M- MB $200
64. Pee Wee Crayton — "I'm Your Prisoner/Baby, Pat The Floor" RECORDED IN HOLLYWOOD 426 MINT RARE on 45 rpm MB $200
65. Pee Wee Crayton — "Win-O/Hurry Hurry" IMPERIAL 5297 VG+/M- Tough on 45 rpm MB $200
67. King Curtis — "Wine Head/I've Got News For You Baby" MONARCH 702 VG+ MB $100
69. Ruby Dandridge And Her Rhythmanians — "I Gotta Have My Lovin'/Goodnight To Papa Mambo" DOME 1000 MINT RED VINYL, B-side label is separated MB $50
70. Eunice Davis — "Go To Work Pretty Daddy/My Beat Is 125th Street" ATLANTIC 992 VG #ol, tough MB $50
73. Floyd Dixon — "Hole In The Wall/Old Memories" SPECIALTY 477 VG+ RED VINYL MB $75
75. Floyd Dixon And His Band — "Tight Skirts/Wake Up And Live" JELLO 101 VG+ FIRST LABEL, TRUE FIRST PRESSING BEFORE SWINGIN' MB $50
84. Duces of Rhythm & Tempo Toppers — "Fool At The Wheel/Ain't That Good News" PEACOCK 1616 VG+ LITTLE RICHARD MB $75
85. Charles Edwins — "I Got Loose/Bong Gone" DUKE 124 M-/VG+ TOUGH on 45 rpm MB $200
86. Little Esther — "Ramblin' Blues/Somebody New" FEDERAL 12090 M- MB $150
88. Little Esther — "Talkin' All Out My Head/If You Want Me" DECCA 28804 M- MB $100
90. Ernie Fields — "Long Long Highway/Skyway" COMBO 77 AA M- TOUGH ONE MB $75
94. Phil Flowers With The Bat Men — "I'm A Lover Man/What It Means To Be Blue" HOLLYWOOD 1070 VG MB $20
95. Eugene Fox — "Sinner's Dream/Stay At Home" CHECKER 792 M- Great! MB $100
108. Garland The Great — "Tree Stump Jump/Hello Miss Sims" PARK 121 VG+ RARE MB $100
113. Daddy Goodloe — "Just One More Drink/Good Grip" RUFUS 502 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with faded wol MB $25
114. Roscoe Gordon — "Booted/Cold, Cold Winter" R P M 344 M- MB $100
117. Big John Greer And The Rhythm Rockers — "Red Juice/Big John's A-Blowin' " RCA VICTOR 50-0104 M- ORANGE VINYL MB $100
121. Big John Greer — "Drinkin' Fool/Gettin' Mighty Lonesome For You" RCA VICTOR 5531 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO MB $100
124. Arthur Gunter — "Baby Let's Play House/Blues After Hours" EXCELLO 2047 M- MB $100
125. Wynonie Harris — "I'll Never Give Up/Man, Have I Got Troubles" KING 4468 AA M- TOUGH ONE MB $150
126. Wynonie Harris — "Keep On Churnin'/Married Women—Stay Married" KING 4526 AA M- MB $75
129. Screamin' Jay Hawkins — "I Put A Spell On You/Little Demon" OKEH 7072 VG+ All time classic, small wol on B-side MB $50
135. Bill Heyman — "Till The Day I Die/I Cried Last Night" SITTIN' IN WITH 655 M- RED VINYL—TOUGH ON 45 RPM MB $50
138. Gladys Hill — "Don't Touch My Bowl/Prison Bound" PEACOCK 1618 VG+ Rare and Great FEMALE BLUES MB $200
142. Ace Holder — "Wabba Suzy-Q/Leave My Woman Alone" VANESSA 100 M-/VG+ MB $100
148. John Lee Hooker — "Boom Boom/Drug Store Woman" VEE JAY 438 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO of all time classic MB $25
149. Lightnin' Hopkins — "New Short Haired Woman / Coffee Blues" SITTIN' IN WITH 635 M- Slight label ring, very RARE on 45 rpm format MB $500
150. Lightnin' Hopkins — "Tap Dance Boogie / You Caused My Heart To Weep" SITTIN' IN WITH 642 M- Slight label ring, these SITTIN' IN WITH releases are very scarce on 45 rpm format MB $500
151. Lightnin' Hopkins And His Guitar — "Down To The River/Gone Again" JAX 661 VG+ RED WAX!!! MB $200
152. Lightnin' Hopkins And His Guitar — "Fast Life / The Jackstropper" HARLEM 2331 • M- MB $300
155. Little Ike — "She Can Rock/Am I Losing You" CHAMPION 1011 M- MB $100
163. Mattie Jackson And The Blues Nighthawks Orchestra — "I Want To Flop/Two People In Love" DUPLEX 9001 VG+ SECOND PRESSING WITH ALTERED TITLE MB $30
164. Lil' Son Jackson — "Piggly Wiggly / Big Rat"IMPERIAL 5276 • M-TOUGH ONE on 45 rpm MB $300
165. Willis "Gator Tail" Jackson And His Orchestra — "Wine-O-Wine/Good Gliding" ATLANTIC 957 VG MB $25
170. Elmore James And His Broom Dusters — "Long Tall Woman/Wild About You" MODERN 903 VG+ RED LABEL—TRUE FIRST PRESSING MB $100
173. Bill Johnson And The Four Steps Of Rhythm — "You Better Dig It/The Right To Love" TALOS 402 M- MB $100
175. The Jolly Jax — "Mickey Mouse Rock/Walk On" TEENAGE 1005 M- Great R&B Rocker MB $100
176. Louis Jones And His Band — "Rock And Roll Bells/All Over Goodbye" PEACOCK 1663 M- Radio Station Stamp on the label MB $75
177. Louis Jordan — "Saturday Night Fish Fry—Part I/(Concluded)" DECCA 24725 VG CLASSIC MB $20
178. Burt Keyes — "Stop Jivin' Start Drivin'/Too Weak To Stop The Trend" AMP 3 133 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, #ol MB $25
183. Smiley Lewis — "I Hear You Knocking/Bumpity Bump" IMPERIAL 5356 MINT SCRIPT LABEL TRUE FIRST PRESSING MB $100
184. Jimmy Liggins — "I Ain't Drunk/Talking That Talk" ALADDIN 3250 VG+ MB $50
185. Professor Longhair — "Tipitina/In The Night" ATLANTIC 1020 VG Classic MB $25
187. Blow-Top Lynn And His House Rockers — "They Ain't Gonna Tell It Right/Up On The Hill" RCA VICTOR 50-0124 M-/VG+ TOUGH ONE MB $200
189. Little Arthur Matthews — "I'm Gonna Whale On You/Someday Baby" FEDERAL 12232 M- MB $200
190. Brownie McGhee And His Sugar Men — "Mean Old Frisco/Lover" JACKSON 2304 VG RED WAX—RARE MB $75
191. Brownie McGhee And His Guitar — "Stranger's Blues/Dissatisfied Woman" JAX 310 M- RED WAX MB $150
192. Sticks McGhee — "Head Happy With Wine/Little Things We Used To Do" KING 4610 VG+ MB $75
193. Sticks McGhee — "Jungle Juice/Dealin' From The Bottom" KING 4672 VG+/M- MB $100
194. Teddy (Mr. Bear) McRae — "Hi' Fi' Baby/Hold Out Baby" AMP 3 129 VG WHITE LABEL PROMO with Radio Station stamp on the label MB $100
196. Walter Miller With The Barons — "Standing On The Highway / My Last Mile" METEOR 5037 • M- MB $300
198. Little Milton — "Beggin' My Baby/Somebody Told Me" SUN 194 VG+ MB $100
200. Joe Morris Featuring Mr. Stringbean — "Pass The Juice Miss Lucy/Who's Gonna Cry For Me" HERALD 418 VG+/VG RED VINYL MB $50
201. Lady Nell — "Loving Daddy/Don't Forget" NU KAT 3634 VG GREAT Female Blues MB $200
203. Hot Lips Page — "Last Call For Alcohol/Old Paree" KING 4584 VG MB $50
204. Jack (The Bear) Parker — "Cheap Old Wine Whiskey/I Need You, I Want You" 7-11 2100 VG- MB $25
206. Jesse Powell Orchestra With Fluffy Hunter — "The Walkin' Blues (Walk Right In, Walk Right Out)/Love Is A Fortune" FEDERAL 12056 AA VG Tiny tol MB $75
208. Tampa Red — "She's Dynamite/Early In The Morning" RCA VICTOR 50-0123 M- MB $100
212. Jimmy Reed — "Baby What You Want Me To Do/Caress Me Baby" VEE-JAY 333 VG+ WHITE LABEL PROMO of all time classic! Sticker stain on A-side as shown MB $20
213. Todd Rhodes Orchestra — "Gin, Gin, Gin/I Shouldn't Cry" KING 4469 AA VG Tough on 45 rpm MB $50
214. Todd Rhodes Orchestra — "Your Daddy's Doggin' Around/Red Boy Is Back" KING 4509 AA VG GREEN VINYL!!!! MB $75
215. Tommy Ridgley — "Looped / Junie Mae"IMPERIAL 5203 • M-TOUGH on 45 rpm MB $300
216. Jimmy Rogers And His Rocking Four — "Chicago Bound/Sloppy Drunk" CHESS 1574 VG+ Classic and tough MB $100
218. Otis Rush — "Jump Sister Bessie/Love That Woman" COBRA 5015 M- Xol on B-side MB $100
222. King Soloman's Trio — "Mean Train/Baby I'm Cuttin' Out" BIG TOWN 102 M- TOUGH ONE MB $200
223. Billy Tate — "Right From Wrong/Don't Call My Name" PEACOCK 1671 MINT MB $100
225. The Tempo Toppers Featuring LITTLE RICHARD — "Rice, Red Beans And Turnip Greens/Always" PEACOCK 1628 MINT MB $150
226. Sonny Terry Trio — "Hootin' Blues/Dangerous Woman" GRAMMERCY 1004 VG RED VINYL MB $20
227. Kid Thomas — "The Wolf Pack/The Spell" FEDERAL 12298 M- MB $150
228. Minnie Thomas With Slim Waters' Lagoons — "What Can The Matter Be?/I Know What You Need" METEOR 5036 M- Tough MB $300
229. Rufus "Bearcat" Thomas With The Bearcats — "The Easy Livin' Plan/I'm Steady Holdin' On" METEOR 5039 M-/VG+ MB $300
230. Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton — "Hound Dog/Night Mare" PEACOCK 1612 M- CLASSIC MB $200
232. Joe Turner — "Chains Of Love/After My Laughter Came Tears" ATLANTIC 939 VG/VG+ EARLY ONE MB $50
233. Joe Turner — "Bump Miss Susie/The Chill Is On" ATLANTIC 949 VG+ RARE AND GREAT MB $300
234. Joe Turner — "Yakity-Yak/Crawdad Hole" ATLANTIC 1001 VG+ Original TRUE FIRST PRESSING with original title, A-side soon changed to "Honey Hush" MB $50
235. Little Walter — "Oh Baby/Rocker" CHECKER 793 M- TRUE FIRST PRESSING with No Record Company on the label MB $100
236. Eddy Ware And His Band — "Lima Beans/Wandering Lover" CHESS 1461 VG SILVER TOP ORIGINAL 1400 # RELEASE!!! Thick vinyl! RARE!!! MB $100
238. Muddy Waters And His Guitar — "I'm Your Hoochie Cooche Man/She's So Pretty" CHESS 1560 M- ALL TIME CLASSIC AND JUST ABOUT PERFECT COPY MB $150
241. Young John Watson aka Johnny "Guitar" Watson — "Motor Head Baby / Sad Fool" FEDERAL 12131MINT With small edge chip not near grooves—otherwise perfect$350
242. Young John Watson aka Johnny "Guitar" Watson — "Gettin' Drunk/You Can't Take It With You" FEDERAL 12183 M-/VG B-side has scuffs but plays great MB $200
243. Jimmy Williams (Mr. Blues) — "Early One Morning/Big Legged Woman" DON-EL 111 M- WHITE LABEL PROMO, Great! MB $200
244. Chuck Willis — "EP with Cover" ATLANTIC EP 591 M-/VG+ Just about perfect record with decent cover which has had seam split repair MB $50
246. Teacho Wiltshire And Clef Cubs — "Won't Cha Come On Home/Glamour" NOEL 109 VG RARE!!!! Yes, Teacho sings! MB $25
247. Jimmy Witherspoon — "Fast Women And Sloe Gin/Miss Miss Treater" FEDERAL 12155 M- MB $100
248. Jimmy Witherspoon — "When The Lights Go Out / Big Daddy"CHECKER 798 • MINT Only saw this on RED PLASTIC once before in all my 50 years in records and that copy was whipped! This one is old store stock NEW!! MB $500
249. The Howlin' Wolf — "Rockin' Daddy/No Place To Go" CHESS 1566 VG+ GREAT EARLY WOLF! MB $200
My July 24, 2025 Blues 45's auction complete list
Good luck, everybody!
John Tefteller
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