Match Box Blues (1927-04)

~ Recording by Blind Lemon Jefferson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1Match Box Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonMatch Box Blues / Easy Rider BluesBlind Lemon JeffersonSingle
Paramount Records (Wisconsin blues label, 1918-1935)12474
1.6Match Box Blues3:06Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Collection. 20 Blues GreatsBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
Deja Vu (Italian jazz, blues, "the * collection", "the essential *" and "the * story" series of releases/sublabels)DVLP 2073
1.3Matchbox Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonKing of the Country BluesBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
  • US1990-10-08
Yazoo Records1069
1.2Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia)467 245 2
1.2Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 46215
1.5Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonComplete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 1927Blind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5018
1.6Match Box Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonKing of the BluesBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here)PCD-2252
1.1Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Masters, Volume 3: Texas BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1992-11-10
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71123
1.3Match Box Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues LegendsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDCD 1028
1.1Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Masters, Volume 3: Texas BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)R2 71123
1.7Match Box Blues3:00Blind Lemon JeffersonGreat Classic Blues Singers 1927 - 1941Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Blues Collection158092
1.2Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Birth of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsCDCD 2011
1.8Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonLa Route du BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1995-11-30
Versailles (French label)VER 480395 2
1.2Matchbox3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonRoots of the Blues, Volume 5Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Charly RecordsVBCD 305/3
1.16Matchbox Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonCotton Pickin' BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.3Matchbox3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonRoots of Rock n’ Roll, Vol. 1: 1927–1938Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 351
1.4Match Box Blues2:59Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Blues Collection 78: Texas BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group)BLU GNC 056
1.4Match Box Blues2:59Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Blues Collection: Texas BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Orbis (British subsidiary publishing house of De Agostini Group)BLU NC 078
1.3Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW1997-01-01
EPM Musique
1.3Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonStory of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)A24483
26.5Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Story (1998 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections
1.5Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Story n°26 Folk BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram France
1.3Match Box Blues2:58Blind Lemon JeffersonLiving the Blues: Blues Roots: 1920-1930Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Time–Life MusicR859-19
1.15Match Box Blues?:??Blind Lemon JeffersonAs Good as It Gets: Country BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyDO 247302
1.1Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Best of Blind Lemon JeffersonBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
Yazoo Records2057
1.6Match Box Blues?:??Blind Lemon JeffersonBluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Planet Media3X 3002-1
26.5Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Story (2001 release)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
PolyGram Collections7902, 7922, 7972, 8082, 8092, 8102, 8112, 9008122, 9008152, 9008172, 9008182
2.13Matchbox Blues3:05Blind Lemon JeffersonGreatest Blues Golden GreatsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
DiskyMP 790992
1.1Matchbox Blues?:??Blind Lemon JeffersonAmericana Roots Songbook: Traditional BluesVarious Artists
  • US2002-07-09
St. Clair (subsidiary of St. Clair Entertainment Group, Inc.)
1.10Matchbox Blues2:59Blind Lemon JeffersonLegendaryy Blues: Men of BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2002-10-01
Columbia River Entertainment Group120042
2.5Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Complete Classic Sides RemasteredBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
JSP RecordsJSP7706A, JSP7706B, JSP7706C, JSP7706D
1.6Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-09
Hip‐O RecordsB0000393-02
1.2Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues StoryVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2003-09-30
Shout! Factory
1.6Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonMartin Scorsese Presents the Blues: A Musical JourneyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2003
Hip‐O RecordsCOL 512578 2
1.11Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonBlack Snake MoanBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2004-03-09
Snapper MusicSBLUECD013
2.4Match Box Blues [1927]3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonL’Histoire du jazz vocal – The Story of Vocal Jazz: 1911–1940Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2004-10-20
Le Chant du Monde574 1301.10
2.1Matchbox Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonCentury of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.6Match Box Blues #43:04Blind Lemon JeffersonTexas BluesBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-07-06
1.2Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonLegends of the Blues, Volume 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2008-05-02
Blue Label
1.6Matchbox Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Golden Age of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Chartwell Books, Inc.
1.4Match Box Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonJukebox Favourites: The Best of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2011
APM Music (production music label, prefix: APMC)AUPCD968
1.6Matchbox Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonDe gouden eeuw van de bluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Green Media Distribution
1.5Matchbox Blues?:??Blind Lemon JeffersonClassic Blues Artwork from the 1920sVarious ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • -2014-09-16
5.2Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonRoots & BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
88875043322
1.4Match Box Blues3:03Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015-04-27
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17229
1.19Matchbox Blues3:00Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Real… Blues: The Ultimate CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)888751397323
1.3Match Box Blues3:00Blind Lemon Jefferson51 Biggest Sons of Blues : Blue MondayVarious ArtistsAlbum
Blackdog
1.8Matchbox Blues3:04Blind Lemon JeffersonBlues Legends 60 Classic PerformancesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.5Match Box Blues3:02Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Complete 94 Classic SidesBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
1.17Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Early Blues Roots of Bob DylanVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
(unknown)
1.13Matchbox Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonGot The Blues CD1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Super DoublesSD 854092
1.10Matchbox Blues3:00Blind Lemon JeffersonThat Black Snake MoanBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation
Pristine AudioPABL05
1.7Match Box Blues3:01Blind Lemon JeffersonThe Best of Blind Lemon JeffersonBlind Lemon JeffersonAlbum + Compilation

Relationships

guitar:Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
vocals:Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter) (in 1927-04)
part of:Blues Hall of Fame: Classic of Blues Recording Single (number: 2010) (order: 62)
recording of:Match Box Blues

Related works

Match Box Blues

lyricist and composer:Blind Lemon Jefferson (American blues and gospel singer-songwriter)
later versions:Match Box Blues
Matchbox