RCA Victor LPV-518 (12-in. long-playing). Bluebird blues [Special collection]

The following matrix(es) were released with this catalog number:

Company	Matrix No.	Take Number	Date	Title/Artist
Victor	BS-064924	1	9/24/1941	Lawyer Clark / Sleepy John Estes
Victor	BS-96246	1	10/31/1935	Wild cow blues / Joe Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers
Wild cow blues / Joe Williams’ Washboard Blues Singers 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/143481" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-80604	1	6/14/1934	Mean mistreater blues / Tampa Red
Mean mistreater blues / Tampa Red 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/1053056" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-064925	1	9/24/1941	Little Laura blues / Sleepy John Estes
Victor	BS-85488	1	2/25/1935	Somebody been borrowing that stuff / Big Joe Williams
Somebody been borrowing that stuff / Big Joe Williams 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/881789" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-80385	1	3/22/1934	Kingfish blues / Artists vary
Kingfish blues / Artists vary 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/135342" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-064874	1	9/11/1941	Death Valley blues / Arthur Crudup
Death Valley blues / Arthur Crudup 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/178612" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-059205	1	2/7/1941	Crowing rooster / Lonnie Johnson
Crowing rooster / Lonnie Johnson 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/1367517" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BVE-71606	1	2/22/1932	Searching the desert for the blues / Ruby Glaze ; Hot Shot Willie
Searching the desert for the blues / Ruby Glaze ; Hot Shot Willie 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/1031184" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-020113	1	3/13/1938	Moonshine / Sonny Boy Williamson
Moonshine / Sonny Boy Williamson 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/154965" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-020117	1	3/13/1938	Down South / Sonny Boy Williamson
Down South / Sonny Boy Williamson 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/1280390" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-044243	1	11/22/1939	Brown skin girl / Tommy McClennan
Brown skin girl / Tommy McClennan 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/168921" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-044050	1	11/2/1939	Jersey belle blues / Lonnie Johnson
Jersey belle blues / Lonnie Johnson 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/1351917" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BVE-71604	1	2/22/1932	Lonesome day blues / Ruby Glaze ; Hot Shot Willie
Lonesome day blues / Ruby Glaze ; Hot Shot Willie 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/749207" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard
Victor	BS-064873	1	9/11/1941	Black pony blues / Arthur Crudup
Black pony blues / Arthur Crudup 0:00 0:00 Back to beginning Mute Pitch Reset Tempo Reset Embed ℗ © 1965 Sony Music Entertainment. Embed Audio <iframe height="285" width="550" src="https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/take/embed/178609" frameborder="0"></iframe> Copy to clipboard

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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "RCA Victor LPV-518 (12-in. long-playing). Bluebird blues [Special collection]," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/70673/RCA_Victor_LPV-518_LP.

RCA Victor LPV-518 (12-in. long-playing). Bluebird blues [Special collection]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/object/detail/70673/RCA_Victor_LPV-518_LP.

"RCA Victor LPV-518 (12-in. long-playing). Bluebird blues [Special collection]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

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