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Chess
Country
United States
Active
from 1950
Comments
Legendary Chicago Blues label formed by brothers Phil and Leonard Chess
Related labels
Cadet   Sublabel
Cadet Concept   Sublabel
Checker   Sublabel
The Aristocrat of Records   Predecessor

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Album

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
6 28601 DP various artists Chess Blues Rarities 1982 Double 12" LP
LP 409 Buddy Guy I Was Walkin' Through the Woods 1970 12" LP
410 J.B. Lenoir Natural Man 1970 12" LP
LP 411 various artists Drop Down Mama January 1970 12" LP
CHV 417 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] One Way Out 1975 12" LP
ACRR 703 Dale Hawkins Dale Hawkins 1976 12" LP
CXMP 2011 Chuck Berry Chess Masters March 1983 12" LP
CRCD 2014 06 0253 77401 6 1  Wilko Johnson / Roger Daltrey Going Back Home March 24, 2014 CD
LP 4041 Dick Williams' Kids Kids Sing for Big People (And Little People, Too) 1964 12" LP
CRL 4506 Chuck Berry Fresh Berry's November 1965 12" LP
CRL 4510 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] In Memorium 1965 12" LP
ACH 19003 Etta James Etta Is Betta Than Evvah! 1976 12" LP
CHD 3 80001 Chuck Berry The Chess Box November 1988 CD
6641 125 various artists Genesis Vol 2 - Memphis to Chicago 1973 Multiple 12" LP
6641 174 various artists Genesis Vol. 3 - Sweet Home Chicago June 1975 Multiple 12" LP
9124 213 various artists Chess Rockabillies 1978 12" LP

2ACMB 2xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
2ACMB 204 Little Milton Little Milton 1976 Double 12" LP
2ACMB 205 Lowell Fulson Lowell Fulson 1976 Double 12" LP
2ACMB 207 Jimmy Rogers Jimmy Rogers 1976 Double 12" LP
2ACMB 208 J.B. Lenoir J.B. Lenoir 1976 Double 12" LP

CH 500xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
CH 50001 Bo Diddley Another Dimension 1971 12" LP
CH 50002 Howlin' Wolf Message to the Young March 1971 12" LP
CH 50008 Chuck Berry San Francisco Dues June 1971 12" LP
CH 50012 Muddy Waters Live at Mister Kelly's December 1971 12" LP
CH 50015 Howlin' Wolf Live and Cookin' - At Alice's Revisited July 1972 12" LP
CH 50016 Bo Diddley Where It All Began May 1972 12" LP
CH 50018 Koko Taylor Basic Soul September 1972 12" LP
CH 50023 Muddy Waters Can't Get No Grindin' August 1973 12" LP
CH 50029 Bo Diddley The London Bo Diddley Sessions 1973 12" LP
CH 50031 Laura Lee Love More Than Pride October 1972 12" LP
CH 50040 Kim Tolliver Come And Get Me I'm Ready 1973 12" LP
CH 50042 Etta James Etta James July 1973 12" LP
CH 50043 Chuck Berry Bio July 1973 12" LP
CH 50045 Howlin' Wolf The Back Door Wolf 1973 12" LP
CH 50047 Bo Diddley Big Bad Bo 1974 12" LP
CH 50053 The Violinaires You Can All Join In 1974 12" LP

CH 600xx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
CH 60008 Howlin' Wolf Howlin' Wolf ‎– London Sessions July 26, 1971 12" LP
CH 60013 Muddy Waters The London Muddy Waters Sessions April 1972 12" LP
CH 60020 Chuck Berry The London Chuck Berry Sessions April 1972 12" LP
2CH 60028 Chuck Berry Golden Decade Volume 3 April 1974 Double 12" LP
CH 60029 Etta James Come a Little Closer May 1974 12" LP
CH 60032 Chuck Berry Chuck Berry February 1975 12" LP
CH 60035 Muddy Waters The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album April 1975 12" LP
CH 60042 Solomon Burke Music to Make Love By 1975 12" LP

CH(D)(2) 9xxx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
CH 9180 Muddy Waters Rare and Unissued 1984 12" LP
CH 9294 00 7673 29294 1 4  Paul Gayten Chess King of New Orleans 1989 12" LP
CHD2 9341 00 7673 29341 2 8  Etta James The Essential Etta James June 8, 1993 Double CD
CHD 9344 Muddy Waters The Complete Plantation Recordings 1993 CD
CHD2 9348 00 7673 29348 2 1  Muddy Waters One More Mile - Chess Collectibles, Volume 1 1994 Double CD
CHD 09354 00 7673 29354 2 2  Etta James These Foolish Things / The Classic Balladry of Etta James 1995 CD
CHD2 9355 00 7673 29355 2 1  various artists Chess New Orleans April 25, 1995 Double CD
CHD2 9357 00 7673 29357 2 9  Little Walter Blues with a Feeling October 24, 1995 Double CD

LP(S) 1xxx

Catalog nr. EAN Performer Title Date Format
LP 1426 Chuck Berry After School Session May 1957 12" LP
LP 1430 The Moonglows Look! It's the Moonglows 1958 12" LP
LP 1431 Bo Diddley Bo Diddley 1958 12" LP
LP 1432 Chuck Berry One Dozen Berrys March 1958 12" LP
LP 1435 Chuck Berry Berry Is on Top July 1959 12" LP
LP 1436 Bo Diddley Go Bo Diddley July 1959 12" LP
LP 1437 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] Down and Out Blues 1959 12" LP
LPS 1440 Benny Goodman Benny Rides Again 1960 12" LP
LP 1442 Gene Ammons Soulful Saxophone November 1959 12" LP
LP 1444 Muddy Waters Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill" January 1960 12" LP
LP 1445 Gene Ammons - Sonny Stitt Jug and Sonny March 1960 12" LP
LP 1448 Chuck Berry Rockin' at the Hops July 1960 12" LP
LPS 1449 Muddy Waters Muddy Waters at Newport [1960] November 15, 1960 12" LP
LP 1453 Little Miss Cornshucks The Loneliest Gal in Town March 1961 12" LP
LP 1454 John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues 1961 12" LP
LP 1456 Chuck Berry New Juke Box Hits March 1961 12" LP
LP 1464 Jimmy McCracklin Jimmy McCracklin Sings 1962 12" LP
LP 1480 Chuck Berry Chuck Berry on Stage August 1963 12" LP
LP 1483 Muddy Waters Folk Singer 1964 12" LP
LP 1484 Pigmeat Markham Open the Door Richard 1964 12" LP
LPS 1488 Chuck Berry St. Louis to Liverpool November 1964 12" LP
LPS 1489 Miss Jackie Ross Full Bloom 1964 12" LP
LP 1490 Johnny "Guitar" Watson The Blues Soul of Johnny "Guitar" Watson 1965 12" LP
LPS 1492 Mitty Collier Shades of a Genius 1965 12" LP
LPS 1495 Chuck Berry Chuck Berry in London April 1965 12" LP
LPS 1499 Billy Stewart Unbelievable January 1966 12" LP
LP 1503 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] The Real Folk Blues January 1965 12" LP
LPS 1506 Herb Lance The Comeback 1966 12" LP
LPS 1507 Muddy Waters Muddy, Brass and the Blues 1966 12" LP
LPS 1508 John Lee Hooker The Real Folk Blues December 1966 12" LP
LPS 1509 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] More Real Folk Blues 1966 12" LP
LPS 1511 Muddy Waters More Real Folk Blues 1966 12" LP
LPS 1512 Howlin' Wolf More Real Folk Blues 1967 12" LP
LPS 1513 Billy Stewart Billy Stewart Teaches Old Standards New Tricks February 1967 12" LP
LPS 1518 Charlie Chalmers Sax & The Single Girl October 1967 12" LP
LPS 1519 Wayne Cochran Wayne Cochran! February 1968 12" LP
LP 1527 Buddy Guy I Left My Blues in San Francisco 1967 12" LP
LPS 1532 Koko Taylor Koko Taylor October 1969 12" LP
LP 1536 Sonny Boy Williamson [US2] Bummer Road 1969 12" LP
LP 1537 Elmore James - John Brim Whose Muddy Shoes 1969 12" LP
LP 1538 Albert King - Otis Rush Door to Door October 1969 12" LP
LPS 1548 Joann Garrett Just a Taste 1969 12" LP
LPS 1550 Chuck Berry Back Home November 1970 12" LP
LP 1553 Muddy Waters They Call Me Muddy Waters February 1971 12" LP

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