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R. CRUMB VINYL RECORDS

Part One: The official ones
The * below the picture indicates how hard to find the record is, where * is the easiest and ***** the hardest.
This is based on my own experiences only!
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(*)****
Artist: Big Brother & the Holding Company (Janis Joplin)
Title: Cheap Thrills
Label:
Year: 1967
Country: USA + more
Variations: A wide variety of releases of this record from all around the world. Also released on tape, cassette and CD.
Comment: The first and most famous of all Crumb's record covers. The most scarce edition of this one is the first US pressing in Mono! 
This is one of the easiest records to find but also one of the hardest in Mono.
Top dollar paid on ebay; ?

*		  
Artist: Janis Joplin
Title: I Got Dem Ol´Kozmic Blues Again, Mama!
Label: Columbia KCS9913
Year: 1969
Country: USA + more
Variations: As many variations as Cheap Thrills. 
Comment: Crumb only did the cover lettering.
Top dollar paid on ebay; ?

***
Artist: Good Tone Banjo Boys/Armstrong's Pasadenians
Title: Ducks Yas Yas/Beautiful Missouri Waltz
Label: Good Tone Records Co.
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Variations:                                                                                                                       
Comment: 78 rpm
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 113

**
Artist: v/a
Title: "Please Warm My Weiner", Old Time Hokum Blues
Label: Yazoo-1043
Year: 1973
Country: USA
Variations: At least two pressings known by me. The supposed 2nd pr. says that the jacket is printed in Canada on the back lower right. The two different pressings also has different labels on the record, the red one and the orange. Same as
 "The Hokum Boys" here below.
 Also released on cd. 
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 202,50

Information Wanted! If anyone has information about Yazoo printings, write me!
crumb@comhem.se 

***
Artist: R. Crumb and his Keep-on-Trucki'n Orchestra
Title: "A High Standard of Standardness"? or River Blues/Wisconsin Wiggles"
Label: Ordinary Record 5000 (Krupp Comic Works)
Year: 1973
Country: USA
Variations: Two pressings. The second one says "second pressing April 1973" on the front cover.
Comment: 78 rpm
 Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 103,50

**
Artist:
Title:
Label: TAKRL (the Amazing Kornyfone Label
Year: around 1973
Variations:       
Country: USA
Comment: TAKRL used the drawing of a man sitting in a chair on a lot of their records.
Top dollar paid on ebay;

****
Artist: Alan Seidler
Title: "The Duke of Ook", 
Label: Blue Goose-2015
Year: 1974
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on cd (mini-lp) from Air Mail Recording in Japan (AIRAC-1025).
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 193,50

Link: The Alan Seidler Online Handbook

*****
WANTED!
Artist: Big John Wrencher
Title: Maxwell Street Alley Blues
Label: Barrelhouse-BH02
Year: 1974
Country: USa
Variations: First printing has the orange cover.
Second printing has a cream cover.
 Also released on cd (Blue Sting-028) and also at the Japanese label P-vine (I haven't seen the Japanese version).
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 462

*****

**
Artist: R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders
Title: R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders # 1
Label: Blue Goose-2014
Year: 1974
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on Japanese company Air Mail Recordings.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 104,50

****
Artist: Dave Jasen
Title: Rompi'n Stompi'n Ragtime
Label: Blue Goose-3002
Year: 1974
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 206
 

*****
WANTED!
Artist: v/a
Title: Blue Goose Sampler
Label: Blue Goose-101
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Variations: a version of this was released as a promo cd by Air Mail Recordings under the name "Air Mail Archive Blue Goose Record Collection".
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 153

****
Artist: Cliff Edwards a.k.a "Ukulele Ike"
Title: "I'm a Bear in a Lady's Boudoir"
Label: Yazoo 1047
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 144
 

**
Artist: Casey Bill Weldon/Kokomo Arnold
Title: Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930's
Label: Yazoo-1049
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Variations: At least two pressings. The second one says "Jacket made in Canada" on the back. Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 72

***
Artist: The Hokum Boys *
Title: "You Can't Get Enough of that Stuff"
Label: Yazoo-1051
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Variations: At least two pressings, red and orange label.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 210


 

                            


***
Artist: Roy Smeck
Title: Roy Smeck Plays Hawaiian Guitar
Label: Yazoo-1052
Year: 1975
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 117,51

**
Artist: R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders
Title: R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders - Number Two
Label: Blue Goose-2019
Year: 1976
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on CD by Japanese company Air Mail Recordings and also released under the title "Chasin Rainbows" by Shanachie (CD).
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 76

**
Artist: v/a
Title: Harmonica Blues
Label: Yazoo-1053
Year: 1976
Country: USA
Variations: At least two versions on vinyl of this record. On the back cover of the later version is a drawing of Jaybird Coleman added. Thanks to René Schenderling for this information.
Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 429

***
LABEL ONLY 
Artist: Paddy Carty
Title: Traditional Irish Music
Label: Shanachie
Year: 1976
Country: USA
Variations: Crumb did this "fireside" label for Shanachie Records. The label has
been used on several of Shanachie*s records. See a preliminary list here.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 40

*****
Artist: Larry Groce
Title: Turn on Your TV
Label: Warner Brother 8442. (Peaceable Kingdom).
Year: 1977
Country: USA
Variations:
Comment: 7' record
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 120

***
WANTED
ON RED
VINYL!
Artist: The Cheap Suit Serenaders
Title: The Cheap Suit Serenaders Party Record
Label: Red Goose-2026
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations: Pressed on both red and black vinyl.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 130

*****
Artist: v/a
Title: Bring Me Another Half a Pint
Label: Barrelhouse BH-09
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 510
 

****
Artist: Bo Carter
Title: Banana in Your Fruit Basket
Label: Yazoo-1064
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 81
 

**
Artist: R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders
Title: R. Crumb and the Cheap Suit Serenaders Number Three
Label: Blue Goose-2025
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on Japanese company Air Mail Recordings.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 76
 

**
Artist: Eddie Lang
Title: Eddie Lang, Jazz Guitar Virtuoso
Label: Yazoo-1059
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 62

*
Artist: The Klezmorim
Title: Streets of Gold
Label: Arhoolie
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 56

***
Artist: Blind Boy Fuller
Title: Truckin´My Blues Away
Label: Yazoo-1060
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on cd.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 225


**
Artist: v/a
Title: Memphis Jug Band - Double Album
Label: Yazoo-1067
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 127,50

*****
 
Artist: Wild Family Orchestra
Title: Wild Family Orchestra from Zamora, California
Label: Yolo Records-001
Year: 1979
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 500

***
Label only
Artist:
Title: The Wheels of the World, classics of Irish Traditional Music.
Label: Morning Star Records-49001 (same label on at least 49002-4009)
Year: 1980?
Country: USA
Variations: See preliminary list of records with this label here!
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 40
 

*****
Artist: The Otis Brothers
Title: The Otis Brothers
Label: Flying Crow-103
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 536
 

***
Artist: v/a
Title: Yazoo's History of Jazz 
Label: Yazoo-1070
Year: 1982
Country: USA
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 77

*****
Artist: Peps Persson*
Title: Heta Vax Blues
Label: Promo HV-83
Year: 1983
Country: Sweden
Variations: One pressing done on brown vinyl and another one on black. It is not known which one was the first. Only pressed in about 300 copies!  
Comment: This 7`single record was released as a promotional item for a record shop (Heta Vax) in Helsingborg, Sweden. The legend says that the drawing was given by Crumb to the owner of the shop in exchange for some 78 rpm records. The drawing was used only as a label (**and apparently as a sticker and plastic bags as well) and the record was delivered in a plain white sleeve. The music is made by famous Swedish blues artist "Peps" Persson. 
I'm not really sure if this record is a bootleg or unauthorized at all. Maybe Crumb gave his permission to have it used on a record?
The only place to find this record is at Honest Joe's Records in Helsingborg. The nice guy (Lasse) at Honest Joe's is hereby pronounced (*)"Official Supplier of the "Heta Vax Blues" record. 
(*) Explanation: This is an extremely rare record to find and there is no supply of it at Hones't Joe's, but this guy is always trying to find it.

Top dollar paid on ebay; Never seen on ebay

***
Artist: Howard Armstrong
Title: Louie Bluie
Label: Arhoolie-1095
Year: 1985
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on CD.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 53,85
 

****
Artist: Dominic Cravic et Robert Crumb Presentent Les Primitifs du Futur
Title: Cocktail D'Amour
Label: Media 7, Nanterre, France
Year: 1987
Country: France
Variations:
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 106,50
 

*****
Artist: v/a
Title: San Francisco Jazz on Flexo - 1930 to ´32 
Label: Echo Records E-11001
Year: 1987
Country: USA
Variations:
Comment: Crumb lettering and design
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 250
 

***
Artist: Jane Green
Title: Wild Romantic Blues
Label: Superbatone-732
Year: 1989
Country: USA
Variations:
Comment: Crumb did the label
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 56
 

****
Artist: Diane Tell
Title: Marilyn Montreuil
Label: Sony Music (Columbia) COL657537 7
Year: 1991
Country: France
Variations: Also released on CD and Mini-CD
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 127,50
 

****
Artist: v/a
Title: (I Own'em) The Record Cover Collection
Label: Oog & Blik, the Netherlands
Year: 1994
Country: The Netherlands
Variations:       
Comment: Record inserted in special edition of the book.
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 60
 

**
Artist: v/a
Title: The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead
Label: Shanachie-6014
Year: 1996
Country: USA
Variations: Also released on CD
Comment: Picture Disc. 
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 40
 

***
Artist: Ernest and Emilio Caceres
Title: 
Label: Paris Jazz Corner Productions
Year: 2002
Country: France
Variations:
Comment: Picture disc
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 50
 

***
Artist: Robert Johnson
Title: 
Label: Paris Jazz Corner Productions
Year: 2002
Country: France
Variations:
Comment: Picture disc
Top dollar paid on ebay; $ 150
 

*
Artist: Eden & John's East River String Band
Title: "Some Cold Rainy Day"
Label: East River Records
Country: USA
Year: 2008 (May/June)
Comment: Also released on cd on the same label

 

 

  

 

 

Part Two: Bootlegs and other unauthorized material using Crumb's art.

 

  

*****
Artist: Rolling Stones
Title: Stoned Agin! by the Rockers.
Label: Bootleg
Year: 1970
Country: UK?
Variations:       

*****
Artist: Grateful Dead 
Title: Grateful Dead Live, Musichalle Hamburg Germany April 29 1972
Label: Bootleg
Year: 1972
Country: Germany
Variations:      
Comment: Double Lp

****
Artist: Earl Hooker 
Title: There's a Fungus Amung Us
Label: Red Lightnin
Year: 1972
Country: UK
Variations: Also released on cd.       

****


Artist: v/a
Title: Transfusion - Rave From the Grave, Blast from the Past vol. 1
Label: Union Pacific-004
Year: 1972 (1974)
Country: UK
Variations: Released with this b/w cover as well as one in color. I don't know which one came first.      

****


Artist: v/a
Title: Transfusion - Rave From the Grave, Blast from the Past vol. 1
Label: Union Pacific-004
Year: 1974 (1972)
Country: UK
Variations: Released with this color cover as well as one in b/w. I don't know which one came first.      

  

*****
Artist: The La De Da's
Title: Rock and Roll Sandwich
Label: EMI Australia EMC-2504
Year: 1973
Country: Australia
Variations:       
Comment: I had never heard about this one until august 2005!
 
  

*****
Artist: Deep Purple
Title: Live From Europe, H-Bombed and Zonic.Zoomed
Label: Bootleg
Year: 197?
Country: ?
Variations:       
Comment: I need this one!

****
Artist: Cheap Trick
Title: Cheap Trick in Concert
Label: Bootleg
Year: ?
Country: USA
Variations:       
Comment: The drawing by Crumb was inserted loose.

Back cover
Artist: Ricardo Vilas
Title: Locomotiva
Label: Boas 992 182-1
Year: 1985
Country: Brazil
     
Comment: On the back cover the art is credited to R. Crumb, A. Kominsky and Jo Olivera. There is also art by the same artists on the inner sleeve. 
Thanks to Fons Rademaker for this information.

 

  

***
Artist: Robyn Hitchcock
Title: The Hooded One
Label: Feg You Records FEG 3-28-86
Year: 1988
Country: UK
Variations:       
Link: Robyn Hitchcock Discography

*****
Artist: Dr. Smiley
Title: L'echo Dechavanne, Belgium, 
Label: Edition Castor Product (Bernard Schol) Belgium
Year: 1989
Country: Belgium
Variations:       

*****
WANTED!
Artist: Antler Joe and the Accidents
Title: Go Commercial!
Label: Killer Sheep
Year: 1981
Variations:
Country: USA       
Comment: 7' record, 300 copies made. This is not one of the most important records with Crumb art, but it's ultrarare, Sold for over $ 700 on ebay in november 2004.
Link: http://www.breakmyface.com/bands/antlerjoe.html 

**
Artist: Beats International
Title: Burundi Blues
Label: Go Beat GOD45 869 170-7
Year: 1990
Country: UK
Variations: Released as 7'    (GOD 45 869 170-7) Red cover
                                        as 12' (GOD 45 869 171-1) Red cover
                                        as 12' (GOD 45 869 209-1) Blue cover
Also released on CD.
Comments: The backcover shows 6 different cards from the "Heroes of the Blues" trading cards.
  

**
Artist: The Mighty Dub Katz
Title: Keep on Truckin
Label: Southern Fried Records
Year: 1992
Country: UK
Variations:       
Comment: 12' maxi single


Artist: The Mighty Dub Katz
Title: It's Just Another Groove
Label: Southern Fried Records
Year: 1995
Country: UK
Variations:       
Comment: 12' maxi single
 

 Just Another Groove


Artist: Neil Young
Title:
Label: Bootleg
Year: ?
Country: ?
Variations:       
Comment: Need info

 
 

Part 3 / BOOTLEGS and other unauthorized material with art not by Crumb but more or less drawn in a "Crumby" way.


  

****
Artist: v/a
Title: Kya - 21 Golden Gate Greats Vol. 2 
Label: Take 6 Inc.
Year: 1969 (?)
Country: USa
Variations: This cover was also released as KTSA - 21 All Time Golden Hits vol 2 and most certain with other names. Pleas send information about this one to me.      
Comment: A true imitation of Crumb's Cheap Thrills cover.
Cover art by W T Winson
Link: http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/V/Various/kya.html

Artist: Butterfingers
Title: Six Little Indians 
Label: 
Year: 1970
Country: USA
Variations:       
Comment:  Also released as CD by Normal Records, Germany (Shadok 004)?

**
Artist: Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Title: Where's the Money?
Label: ABC (Blue Thumb) BT 29 (5060)
Year: 1971
Country: USA
Variations:
Comment: Art on the back is very inspired by Crumb's style.
 
  

**
Artist: v/a
Title: Fritz the Cat
Label: Fantasy
Year: 1972
Country: USA
Variations: Re-released sometime in the eighties without the foldout jacket.    Also released on cd (including soundtrack to "Heavy Traffic).     
 

*****
WANTED!
Artist: The Who
Title: Meaty, Beaty, Big and Bouncy
Label: Right on Records, Las Vegas or ROT Records?
Year: 1972
Country: UK?
Variations:       
Comment: Compare the cover drawing with this Crumb drawing: http://w1.870.comhem.se/~u87008863/bilder/chinaass.gif 
Read more:  http://www.thewho.net/bootlegs/lpmeatybeaty.html 

****
Artist: Göran Persson
Title: Hundliv 
Label: Musiknätet Waxholm, Sweden
Year: 1974
Country: Sweden
Variations:
Comments: A lyric booklet was included with the record, with additional "Crumb-like" art as the record cover. Art by Per Tjernberg.       

****
Artist: v/a
Title: What Now People? #3
Label: Paredon
Year: 1978
Country: USA
Variations:       
Comment: I'm not sure if this is copied from Crumb's style or if it is a real drawing by him. Give me some help on this one!

***
Artist: Frut
Title: Keep on Truckin
Label: West Bound
Year: 1969 (1971)
Country: USA + more
Variations: At least two pressings. Rumor says there is a promo on yellow vinyl. Also released in Argentina on the Pagoda label. (4002).       
Comment: Cover shows a variation of Crumb's "Keep on Truckin" but is not very "Crumbish"

****
Artist: Surprize
Title: Keep on Truckin
Label: East Coast Records
Year: 1972 (?)
Country: USA
Variations: Have seen this one with a color sleeve as well as b/w      

***
Artist: Spike Jones
Title: Jass Records Presents Spike Jones & His City Slickers
Label: Jass Two
Year: 1986
Country: USA
Variations:
Comment: Art by Milton Knight jr. Design lettering, and "Crumb-y" inking by Collin Kellogg. Drawn in the "Cheap Thrills" style.    

***
Artist: v/a
Title: Moda: Canto Pagano
Label: IRA 36703
Year: 1988
Country: Italy
Variations:
Comment: The picture at the left is part of the back cover and under the drawing is written; "Grazie a Robert Crumb e Janis Joplin". The front cover is somewhat similar to the cover of "Cheap Thrills".

 
  

****
Artist: Bob Dylan
Title: Dress Rehersal
Label: TMQ
Year: 1989
Variations:       
Comment: Only 500 copies pressed. Uses the same drawing as TAKRL.

This list was compiled by Thomas Andersson
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