"She got a phonograph,

and it won't say a lonesome word.

What evil have I done, or

what evil has the poor girl heard?"

Words & Music by Robert Johnson

from Phonograph Blues © King Of Spades Music

Used with permission

The American Record Corporation, on their Vocalion label, released eleven 78rpm recordings

during Robert Johnson's lifetime and one after his death.

1936 RELEASES

1. •Kind Hearted Woman/
   Terraplane Blues
   Vocalion 03416
   
   

2. •32-20 Blues/
   Last Fair Deal Gone Down
   Vocalion 03445
   
   

3. •(I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom/
   Dead Shrimp Blues
   Vocalion 03475
   
   

4. •Ramblin’ On My Mind/
   Cross Road Blues
   Vocalion 03519
   
   

5. •Come On In My Kitchen/
   They're Red Hot
   Vocalion 03563
   
   

6. •Walkin’ Blues/
   Sweet Home Chicago
   Vocalion 03601
   

1937 RELEASES

1. •From Four Until Late/
   Hell Hound On My Trail
   Vocalion 03623
   
   

2. •Malted Milk/
   Milcow's Calf Blues
   Vocalion 03665
   
   

3. •Stones In My Passway/
   I'm a Steady Rollin’ Man
   Vocalion 03723
   
   

4. •Stop Breakin’ Down Blues/
   Honeymoon Blues
   Vocalion 04002
   
   

5. •Little Queen Of Spades/
   Me and The Devil Blues
   Vocalion 04108
   
   
   

1938 RELEASE

1. •Preachin’ Blues /
   Love In Vain
   Vocalion 04630
   

Robert Johnson recorded 29 songs, all original compositions. Nearly half of them were never released until Columbia Records re-issued them in LP form in 1961.  Up until then they were only available through bootleg recordings of the rare 78's.

"ROBERT JOHNSON: 

KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS"

Classic Jazz series Columbia LP 1654

released 1961

Tracks Include; Cross Road Blues, Terraplane Blues, Come On In My Kitchen, Walkin’ Blues, Last Fair Deal Gone Down, 32-20 Blues, Kindhearted Woman, If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day, Preaching Blues, When You Got A Good Friend, Ramblin’ On My Mind, Stones In My Passway, Traveling Riverside Blues, Milkcow's Calf Blues, Me And The Devil Blues, Hell Hound On My Trail

"There has never been a better album

in the history

of the recording industry"

- Greil Marcus

"ROBERT JOHNSON: 

KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS Vol II"

Columbia LP 30034

released 1970

Tracks Include: Kind Hearted Woman Blues, (I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom, Sweet Home Chicago, Ramblin’ On My Mind, Phonograph Blues, They're Red Hot, Dead Shrimp Blues, I'm A Steady Rollin’ Man, From Four Until Late, Little Queen Of Spades, Malted Milk, Drunken Hearted Man, Stop Breakin’ Down Blues, Honeymoon Blues, Love In Vain

"ROBERT JOHNSON: 

THE CENTENNIAL COLLECTION"

Sony Legacy

released 2011

Tracks Include:  (San Antonio sessions) Kindhearted Woman Blues, Kindhearted Woman Blues (alternate take), I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom, Sweet Home Chicago, Ramblin’ On My Mind, Ramblin’ On My Mind (alternate take), When You Got A Good Friend, When You Got A Good Friend (alternate take), Come On In My Kitchen, Come On In My Kitchen (alternate take), Terraplane Blues, Phonograph Blues, Phonograph Blues (alternate take), 32-20 Blues, They’re Red Hot, Dead Shrimp Blues, Cross Road Blues, Cross Road Blues (alternate take), Walkin’ Blues, Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Preachin’ Blues (Up Jumped The Devil), If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day

(Dallas sessions) Stones In My Passway, I’m A Steady Rollin’ Man, From Four Until Late, Hellhound On My Trail, Little Queen Of Spades, Little Queen Of Spades (alternate take), Malted Milk, Drunken Hearted Man, Drunken Hearted Man  (alternate take), Me And The Devil Blues, Me And The Devil Blues (alternate take), Stop Breakin’ Down Blues, Stop Breakin’ Down Blues (alternate take), Traveling Riverside Blues, Traveling Riverside Blues (alternate take), Honeymoon Blues, Love in Vain, Love in Vain (alternate take), Milkcow’s Calf Blues, Milkcow’s Calf Blues (alternate take)

"ROBERT JOHNSON: 

THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS"

Columbia CD/cassette CK/CT 46222

released 1990

Tracks Include: Kind Hearted Woman Blues, Kind Hearted Woman Blues (alt), (I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom, Sweet Home Chicago, Ramblin’ On My Mind, Ramblin’ On My Mind (alt), When You Got A Good Friend, When You Got A Good Friend (alt), Come On In My Kitchen, Come On In My Kitchen (alt) , Terraplane Blues, Phonograph Blues, Phonograph Blues (alt), 32-20 Blues, They're Red Hot, Dead Shrimp Blues, Cross Road Blues, Cross Road Blues (alt), Walkin’ Blues, Last Fair Deal Gone Down, Preachin' Blues, If I Had Possession Over Judgment Day, Stones In My Passway, I'm A Steady Rollin’ Man, From Four Until Late, Hell Hound On My Trail, Little Queen Of Spades, Little Queen Of Spades (alt), Malted Milk, Drunken Hearted Man, Drunken Hearted Man (alt), Me And The Devil Blues, Me And The Devil Blues (alt), Stop Breakin’ Down Blues, Stop Breakin’ Down Blues (alt), Traveling Riverside Blues, Honeymoon Blues, Love In Vain Blues, Love In Vain Blues (alt), Milkcow's Calf Blues, Milkcow's Calf Blues (alt)