compiled by Klaus Kilian & François Ziegler 
October
1997  (last update: November 2003)
with help from Görgen Antonsson, Bob Bannister, Brian W. Burgess, Gerry Clarke, Tony Dale, Gregor Kessler, John Montgomery, Lewis M. Peterson.
Please note:
This is not a sales catalog, it's a research help
for discographers. (The latest catalog is here.)
| AD | ADC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1001 | 
      Backwards Sam Firk | The True Blues & Gospel Of Backwards Sam Firk | 68 | ||
| 1002 | Suni McGrath | Cornflower Suite | c.69 | ||
| 1003 | Little Brother Montgomery | No Special Rider | 69 | ||
| 1004 | George & Ethel McCoy | Early In The Morning | 69 | ||
| 1005 | Honeyboy Edwards Backwards Sam Firk John Lee Granderson Walter Horton Johnny Shines Sunnyland Slim Big Joe Williams  | 
      Really Chicago's Blues (2 LP) | 69 | ||
| 1006 | Backwards Sam Firk & Delta X | Deadly Duo | 69 | ||
| 1007 | Furry Lewis, Bukka White & Gus Cannon | 
      On The Road Again | 69 | ||
| 1008 | Reverend Gary Davis | O, Glory | 69 | ||
| 1009 | Nathan Beauregard Earl Bell Gus Cannon Sam Clark Dewey Corley Joe Dobbins Marshall "Memphis Sonny Boy" Jones Furry Lewis Sweet Charlene Peeples Mose Vinson  | 
      The Memphis Blues Again | 69,70 | ||
| 1010 | Sleepy John Estes Richard "Hacksaw" Harney Van Hunt Walter Miller Willie Morris Memphis Piano Red Bukka White  | 
      The Memphis Blues Again Vol. 2 | 69,70 | ||
| 1012 | (Various) | Things Have Changed (St. Louis Blues) | 69 | ||
| 1013 | Neil Harpe | Neil Harpe | |||
| 1014 | Suni McGrath | The Call Of The Mourning Dove | 71 | ||
| 1016 | Henry Townsend | Henry T., Music Man | 69-74 | ||
| 1017 | 1017 | 
      Roy Bookbinder | Travelin' Man | 71 | |
| 1020 | 1020 | Paul Geremia | Hard Life Rockin' Chair | c.73 | |
| 1022 | Suni McGrath | Childgrove | 72 | ||
| 1023 | Harmonica Frank Floyd | Harmonica Frank Floyd | 72,73,74 | ||
| 1025 1027  | 
      The Starboard List | Songs Of The Tall Ships Cruising 'Round Yarmouth  | 
      |||
| 1028 | Jaime Brockett | North Mountain Velvet | c.77 | ||
| 1029 | The Flying Cloud | Traditional Music From Ireland, England, & Scotland | c.78 | ||
| 1030 | 1030 | The Holy Modal Rounders | Last Round | 78 | |
| 1031 | 
      1031 | Chris Smither | It Ain't Easy | c.84 | |
| 1032 | 1032 | 
      John Townley & The Press Gang | A Chesapeake Sailor's Companion | c.85 | |
| 1034 | 
      John Harbison | 
      Under The Sun | 
      00 | 
    ||
| 1038 | 
      John Harbison | 
      Six String Christmas | 
      c.00 | 
    
| AD | ARTIST | TITLE | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Charlie Cline | Country Dobro | c.74 | 
    
| 2002 | Hickory Wind | At The Wednesday Night Waltz | c.74 | 
    
| 2004 | The Delaware Water Gap | String Band Music | c.77 | 
    
| 2006 | 
      The Carroll County Ramblers | 
      The Carroll County Ramblers | 
      c.76 | 
    
| 2007 | 
      Eastern Heritage | 
      No Cash... Three Tickets | 
      c.77 | 
    
| 2008 | 
      Charlie Cline | 
      Dobro | 
      c.76 | 
    
| 2009 | Liz Meyer & Jean Shepard | 
      The Melody Ranch Girls: Once A Day | |
| 2010 | The Rosslyn Mountain Boys | The Rosslyn Mountain Boys | |
| 2011 | Saul Broudy | Travels with Broudy | c.78 | 
    
| 2012 | Coup de Grass | Rhythm & Bluegrass | c.78 | 
    
| 2013 | 
      Bill Harrell & The Virginians | Ballads & Bluegrass | c.78 | 
    
| 2014 | 
      The North Star Band | 
      Tonight: The North Star Band | 
      c.79 | 
    
| AD | ADC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | ORIGIN | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4101 | 
      4101 | 
      Patrick Sky | Songs That Made America Famous | 71 | 
    ||
| 4102 | Gerry Goffin | It Ain't Exactly Entertainment | c.73 | |||
| 4103 | Stephen Spano | Eye To Eye | c.74 | |||
| 4104 | Bill Holland | If It Ain't One Thing | c.75 | |||
| 4105 | 4105 | The Nighthawks | Open All Nite | c.75 | ||
| 4106 | 
      John Townley | 
      The Top Hits Of 1776 | 
      c.76 | 
    |||
| 4107 | 
      Susie Monick | 
      Melting Pots | 
      c.76 | 
    |||
| 4109 | Bill Blue | Sing Like Thunder | ||||
| 4110 | 4110 | 
      4110 | The Nighthawks | Live At The Psyche Delly | 76,77 | |
| 4111 | Pearls Before Swine | Best Of | = ESP 1054 + ESP 1075  | 
      c.67 c.68  | 
    ||
| 4112 | All-Stars From Charlottesville | Tip Your Waitress | ||||
| 4113 | 4113/26 | 
      4113/26 | Catfish Hodge | Eyewitness Blues | ||
| 4114 | Downchild Bluesband | A Collection Of Our Best So Far | ||||
| 4115 | 4115 | The Nighthawks | Side Pocket Shot | 77 | ||
| 4116 | The Fugs | Proto-Punk | ||||
| 4117 | Gene Johnson | Always True | ||||
| 4118 | Bill Blue | Givin' Good Boys A Bad Name | ||||
| 4119 | Tracy Nelson | Doin' It My Way | ||||
| 4120 | 4120/25 | The Nighthawks | Jacks & Kings | c.77 | ||
| 4121 | Trees | Forrest Fires | ||||
| 4122 4123  | 
      4122 4123  | 
      (Various) | Texas Folk And Outlaw Music | 72-76 | ||
| 4125 | 4120/25 | The Nighthawks | Jacks & Kings Vol 2: Full House | c.77 | ||
| 4126 | 4113/26 | 
      4113/26 | Catfish Hodge | Bout With The Blues | c.80 | |
| 4127 | High Cost Of Livin' | I Hear Loveknockin' | ||||
| 4128 | Big Bad Smitty | Mean Disposition | ||||
| 4130 4135  | 
      4130/35 | 
      4130/35 | The Nighthawks | Times Four | 76,77,78 | |
| 4131 | Otis Rush | Live & Awesome | ||||
| 4132 | Gerry Goffin | Back Room Blood | ||||
| 4140 | 4140 | 
      4140/45 | The Nighthawks | The Best Of The Nighthawks: Blues | ||
| 4145 | 4145 | 
      The Nighthawks | The Best Of The Nighthawks: Rock | |||
| 4151 | Strange Brew | Lost And Broken Hearted | ||||
| AD | ADC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | ORIGIN | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5001 | 
      5001 | 
      Reuben Brown & Richie Cole | Starburst | 76 | ||
| 5002 | David Murray | Low Class Conspiracy | 76 | |||
| 5003 | Jessica Williams | The Portal Of Antrim | 76 | |||
| 5004 | Steve Lacy | Raps | 77 | |||
| 5005 | Jessica Williams | Portraits | 77 | |||
| 5006 | 5006/12 | Lenny Breau | Five O'Clock Bells | 77,78 | ||
| 5007 | Jimmy Madison | Bumps On A Smooth Surface | 77 | |||
| 5008 | Arthur Blythe | Bush Baby | 77 | |||
| 5009 | Greg Alper | Fat Doggie | ||||
| 5010 | 5010 | Phil Woods | "More" Live | 78,79 | ||
| 5011 | Charles Tyler | Sixty Minute Man | 79 | |||
| 5012 | 5006/12 | Lenny Breau | Mo Breau | 77,78 | ||
| 5015 | 5015 | 
      The Widespread Jazz Orchestra | Swing Is The Thing | 82 | ||
| 5018 | 5018 | 
      5018 | Lenny Breau | Trio | = Direct Disk Labs DD 112 | 79 | 
| 5024 | 5024 | 
      5024 | Lenny Breau | Last Sessions | c.84 | |
| RSC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8901 | 
      8901 | 
      Toots & The Maytals | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      82 | 
    
| 8902 | 
      8902 | 
      Chalice | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8903 | 
      8903 | 
      Yellowman | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8904 | 
      (Various) | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      ||
| 8905 | 
      8905 | 
      Big Youth | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8907 | 
      8907 | 
      The Twinkle Brothers | 
      When I Throw The Comb Away | |
| 8914 | 
      8914 | 
      Eek A Mouse Michigan & Smiley  | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8922 | 
      Macaw | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      ||
| 8923 | 
      8923 | 
      Aswad Chalice The Blue Riddim Band Dean Fraser Eek A Mouse The Gladiators Israel Vibration Brigadier Jerry The Mighty Diamonds Mutabaruka Toots & The Maytals Yellowman  | 
      The Best Of Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8924 | 
      8924 | 
      Toots & The Maytals | 
      An Hour Live: Straight From The Yard | 
      82 | 
    
| 8925 | 
      8925 | 
      Israel Vibration The Gladiators  | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      82 | 
    
| 8926 | 
      8926/27 | 
      The Mighty Diamonds | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      |
| 8927 | 
      Mutabaruka | 
      Live At Reggae Sunsplash | 
      
| ADC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | ORIGIN | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9901 | 
      9901 | 
      Skip James | 
      She Lyin' | 
      64 | 
    |
| 9902 | 
      9902 | 
      Reverend Robert Wilkins | 
      ...Remember Me | 
      ||
| 9903 | 
      Bukka White | 
      1963 Isn't 1962 | 
      63 | 
    ||
| 9904 | 
      Houston Stackhouse | 
      Cryin' Won't Help You | 
      c.69 | 
    ||
| 9905 | 
      Harmonica Frank Lloyd | 
      The Great Medical Menagerist | 
      72 | 
    ||
| 9906/7 | 
      9906/7 | 
      Mississippi John Hurt | 
      Memorial Anthology | 
      c.64 | 
    |
| 9908 | 
      Reverend Gary Davis | 
      O, Glory | ≠ AD 1008 | 
      69 | |
| 9909 | 
      Richard "Hacksaw" Harney | 
      Sweet Man | 
      69 | 
    ||
| 9910 | 
      Skip James | 
      Skip's Piano Blues | 
      c.64 | 
    ||
| 9911 | 
      Furry Lewis & Lee Baker, Jr. | 
      Take Your Time  | 
      69 | 
    ||
| 9913 | 
      Little Brother Montgomery | No Special Rider | ≠ AD 1003 | 
      69 | |
| 9914 | 
      David "Honeyboy" Edwards | 
      Don't Mistreat A Fool  | 
      |||
| 9916 | 
      Henry Townsend | 
      Cairo Blues | 
      |||
| 9917 | 
      R. L. Burnside | 
      My Black Name A-Ringin' | 
      69 | 
    ||
| 9918 | 
      Furry Lewis, Bukka White & Gus Cannon | 
      On The Road Again | ≠ AD 1007 | 
      69 | 
    |
| 9920 | 
      Skip James | 
      Skip's Guitar Blues | 
      |||
| AD | ADC | GCD | ARTIST | TITLE | ORIGIN | REC. | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 | 
      Michael Roach | 
      Ain't Got Me No Home | 
      ||||
| 3000 | 
      3000 | 
      The Master Musicians Of Jajouka | The Music Of Jajouka, Morocco | 
      72 | ||
| 3001 | Tahuantinsuyo | Music Of The Andes | 
      ||||
| 4930 | Black Market Baby Insect Surfers Mother May I Tiny Desk Unit Tru Fax & The Insaniacs Urban Verbs  | 
      9:30 Live! A Time, A Place, A Scene (2 CD) | 
      ||||
| 6001 | 
      6001 | Jim Lane | The Left Hand Of Christmas And Other Guitar Celebrations | |||
| 7519 | 
      7519 | Roy Buchanan | Buch And The Snake Stretchers | = Bioya 519 | 71 | |
Label established in 1968 by Gene Rosenthal in Washington,
D.C.
Bibliography:
The 5000 series is partly documented in Ralph Laing & Chris
Sheridan, Jazz Records: The Specialist Labels, JazzMedia
ApS, Copenhagen, 1981 (in print).
Dates in dark red denote reissued material.
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