My current Blues collection:

Buddy Guy: Dam Right, I've Got The Blues
Lightnin' Hopkins: Definitive Collection
Elmore James: Person To Person
Robert Johnson: King Of The Delta Blues
Blind Willie Johnson: The Soul Of A Man
Albert King: The Very Best Of
BB King: 80th Bday Special
JB Lenoir: Vietanam Blues
Magic Sam: West Side Soul
SRV and DT: The Essential
SRV and DT: Soul to Soul
T-Bone Walker: Modnight Blues
Little Walter: His Best (Chess)
Muddy Waters: Electric Mud
Muddy Water: His Best (Chess)
Muddy Waters: King Bee
Sonny Boy Williamson: His Best (Chess)
Howlin' Wolf: The Collection

I have on order: Gary Moore: Blues Alive and Jimi Hendrix: The Blues

I have a short list of Freddie King: Getting Ready plus Lets Hide Away And Dance, Earl Hooker: Two Bugs And A Roach, Albert Collins: Ice Pickin and Cold Snap.

My collection is looking good But.....Is there anything missing?? Cheers.

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Fender Highway One HSS Stratocaster '09
Modified Fender Champ600
Honer Special20 Harmonica

In my humble opinion, you also need the following:

Mance Lipscomb
- Texas Songster
- Texas Songster, Vol. 2 : You Got To Reap What You Sow
- Captain, Captain!

Pink Anderson
- Vol. 1: Carolina Blues Man
- Vol 2: Medicine Show Man

Mississippi John Hurt
- The Complete Studio Recordings

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

Derek & the Dominos-Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs
Rory Gallagher-Irish Tour '74
John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers-With Eric Clapton and A Hard Road

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It's a mix between Jazz and Funk, it's called "Junk"

That's an ok start but there are too many to list.

You don't have anything by Clapton, Robert Cray, Otis Rush, Johnny Winter, Taj Mahal, Susan Tedeschi, Bonnie Raitt, Son House, Ry Cooder, Etta James.... this may take a while....

And sticking to the "Best Of" will rarely get you the gems. For instance, BB Kings "Live At The Regal" and "Live From Cook Country Jail" are two of his best recording's IMHO.

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Tune Low, Play Hard & Floor it!

Goat %$^*&"$ vigin killers, Best of.

Carcass, reek of putrefecation.

2 albums every respectable collection should have.

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No no and no

Ronnie Earl

Duke Robillard

Jimmy Thackery

Little Charlie and the NightCats

Roomful of Blues

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Sonny Landreth, Michael Katon, Walter Trout, Wild T & The Spirit

cheers

Stratoblues I think you should repost this in a few months so that you can take some time to digest the great music you have That sure is a lot of listening to, and also some very powerful stuff. But if you are still looking to add on wow I mean everyone that posted above me has given you great stuff but the Beano album which is the Bluesbreakers with Clapton I would say is a must have, and Layla is one of my all time favorite albums period though it is not straight blues in the sense you are looking for. You should check out early Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green and some Mike Bloomfield. But again take it slow and digest and enjoy the music you have, as we are all still adding to our collections and I am 47.

Otis Rush - The Essential Collection

No Chicago Blues collection is complete without some Otis.

John

Tommy Castro, Guitar Shorty, the list goes on............ Mike

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The blues ain't nothin but a good man feelin bad.

Johnny Winter-Nothing but the Blues

Hound Dog Taylor--has a few albums on Alligator Records.

Glenn Kaiser/Darrell Mansfield
Trimmed & Burning & Slow Burn.


And more...

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It wasn't Willy-Nilly, it was at crows.

Duane Allman An Anthology volumes one and two.

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The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

Thomas Jefferson

Taj Mahal and Lazy Lester are musts!

CC

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Fender Stratocaster (parts build)
Fender Telecaster 72 Custom RI
Fender Telecoustic Deluxe
Gretsch Electromatic Pro-Jet
Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus
Gibson ES-135
Zenith Type-17
Marshall 70's JMP Superbass 100w
Blackstar HT-5