New Orleans/ Louisiana LPs part 2

Here we go. We are launching into Fats Domino with the first two and a half photo montages. He was the greatest artist to come out of the Big Easy so naturally I have many (possibly too many) LPs by the great man. The first batch features 12 LPs from his early days on the Imperial and London labels. This includes his first Imperial LP 'Rock and Rollin' which was also the title of his first London LP, although with a different track listing. The photo shows the UK and New Zealand London LPs, as well as the Imperial version. There are four other London LPs featured - 'A Lot Of Dominos', 'I Miss You So', 'What A Party' and 'Let the Four Winds Blow' (for which I need a sleeve).

The second photo shows some later Fats Domino LPs on Liberty and United Artists, plus one on Mercury and some assorted live albums.

The third photo montage completes the Fats Domino selection with five of the Fats Domino Story LPs. There are also a batch of LPs by Lee Dorsey, including one of his early material released on Sue and albums on Stateside and Polydor.

The next photo features one more by Lee Dorsey, four by blind blues artist Snooks Eaglin and one by R and B singer Willie Egan who played at the Electric Ballroom in Camden Town in the early eightes and subsequently made this LP in London with Juice on the Loose. Also featured are one by Esquerita, who influenced Little Richard, three by Tex Mex country/tejano singer Freddy Fender, and two by John Fred and the Playboys - John Fred was a blue eyed soul singer who had a big hit with 'Judy in Disguise (with glasses)'.

Finally, in this selection , we have a varied bunch, including LPs by Frankie Ford (on the original Ace label), early R and B duo Paul Gayten and Annie Laurie, Barbara George, whose 'I Know' is a New Orleans classic, Mardi Gras favourites the Golden Eagles, Cajun fiddler Doc Guidry, blues man Guitar Slim (whose 'The Things I used To Do' is also a classic), zydeco artist Major Handy and great R and B artist Betty Harris. There are also four LPs by the R and B wild man Roy Head, including one on Stateside.