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{{Short description|American record label (1950–1975)}}
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{{Infobox record label <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music -->
| name        = Chess Records
| image       = chessrecordslogo.gif
| image_size  = 180px
| image_alt   = <!-- WP:ALT text describing the image -->
| caption     = <!-- a caption for the image -->
| parent      = [[Universal Music Group]] 
| founded     = {{start date|1950}}
| founder     = [[Leonard Chess]]<br />[[Phil Chess]]
| fate        = <!-- explain the reason of the closing-->
| defunct     = {{end date|1975}}
| status      = Defunct
| distributor = {{flatlist|
 *[[Geffen Records|Geffen]]/[[Universal Music Enterprises|UMe]] (reissues)}}
| genre       = Various
| country     = United States
| location    = Chicago, Illinois
| url         = <!-- such as "{{URL|www.atlanticrecords.com}}" -->
}}

'''Chess Records''' was an American record company established in 1950 in [[Chicago]], specializing in [[blues]] and [[rhythm and blues]]. It was the successor to [[Aristocrat Records]], founded in 1947. It expanded into [[soul music]], [[gospel music]], early [[rock and roll]], and [[jazz]] and comedy recordings, released on the Chess and its [[subsidiary]] labels [[Checker Records|Checker]] and [[Argo Records|Argo]]/[[Cadet Records|Cadet]]. The Chess catalogue is owned by [[Universal Music Group]] and managed by [[Geffen Records]] and [[Universal Music Enterprises]].

Established and run by two [[History of the Jews in the United States#Immigration of Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish immigrant]] brothers from what was then [[Poland]], [[Leonard Chess|Leonard]] and [[Phil Chess]], the company produced and released many singles and albums regarded as central to the rock music canon. The musician and critic [[Cub Koda]] described Chess as "America's greatest blues label".<ref>{{cite web|author=Cub Koda|author-link=Cub Koda|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/chess-blues-mw0000092572 |title=Chess Blues, Various Artists &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1967-08-23 |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>

Chess was based at several locations on the south side of Chicago, initially at 4750 South Cottage Grove Ave.<ref name="bluestogold">{{cite web|author=Cohodas, Nadine|date=2000|title=Spinning Blues into Gold: The Chess Brothers and the Legendary Chess Records|location=New York|publisher=St. Martins|url=http://www.bluestogold.com/index2.html|website=Bluestogold.com|access-date=2016-10-19|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204194237/http://www.bluestogold.com/index2.html|archive-date=2017-02-04}}</ref> The most famous was 2120 S. [[Michigan Avenue (Chicago)|Michigan Avenue]], from May 1957 to 1967 <ref name="bluestogold"/> immortalized by [[the Rolling Stones]] in "[[2120 South Michigan Avenue]]", an instrumental recorded there during the group's first U.S. tour in 1964.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/label/289765-Ter-Mar-Studios|title=Ter Mar Studios|website=Discogs.com|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> In 1967, Chess relocated to a much larger building, the former home of [[Revere Camera Company]] at 320 E. 21st Street, the label's final Chicago home.<ref name=ChessRecordsHistory>{{cite web |url=https://www.madeinchicagomuseum.com/single-post/chess-records |title=Chess Producing Corp., est. 1947 |date=2019 |publisher=MadeInChicagoMuseum |access-date=June 25, 2019 }}</ref> Shortly before the death of Leonard Chess in 1969, the Chess brothers sold the company. The studio at 2120 South Michigan Avenue was designated a Chicago Landmark on May 16, 1990.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/landmarkdetails.htm?lanId=1267 | title=Chicago Landmarks - Landmark Details|website=Webapps1.chicago.gov }}</ref> In 1993 the building was purchased by Marie Dixon, the widow of [[Willie Dixon]], and turned into a museum which opened in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesheaven.com/historic-chess-studio.html |title=Historic Chess Studio|website=Bluesheaven.com}}</ref>
The building is now the home of [[Willie Dixon]]'s Blues Heaven Foundation.<ref>{{cite news|last=Adams |first=Ginger |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/architecture-food-music-tourists-coming-chicago-article-1.2473972 |title=Architecture, Food and Music Keep Tourists Coming to Chicago |newspaper=[[New York Daily News]]|date=2015-12-22 |access-date=2016-10-19}}</ref>

==History==
===Chess brothers' company===
[[Image:Chess1491a.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The Chess Records logo, as featured on a [[Memphis Slim]] single]]
Leonard Chess bought a stake in [[Aristocrat Records]] in 1947. In 1950, he brought his brother, Phil, into the operation, and they became the sole owners of the company. In that same year, they bought out a third partner, Evelyn Aron, and renamed the company Chess Records.

The first release from Chess was a [[Gramophone record|78 RPM]] [[Single (music)|single]], "My Foolish Heart", backed with "Bless You", by [[Gene Ammons]], issued as Chess 1425 in June 1950, which became the label's biggest hit of the year.<ref name="Label1">{{cite web |url=http://campber.people.clemson.edu/chess1.html |title=The Chess Label Part I (1950–1952) |author=White, George R. |author2=Campbell, Robert L. |author3=Kelly, Tom |publisher=[[Clemson University]] |location=[[Clemson, South Carolina]] |access-date=March 12, 2011}}</ref>

In 1951, the Chess brothers began an association with [[Sam Phillips]], of the [[Sun Studio|Memphis Recording Service]], the forerunner of [[Sun Records]].<ref name="Label1" /> One of the most important recordings that Phillips gave to Chess was "[[Rocket 88]]", by [[Jackie Brenston|Jackie Brenston and His Delta Cats]] (the band was actually [[Kings of Rhythm|Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm]]), which topped ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine's [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B Records]] chart<ref>{{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (1942–2004) |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=800}}</ref> and was inducted into the [[Grammy Hall of Fame Award|Grammy Hall of Fame]] in 1998 in recognition of its influence on rock and roll.<ref name="Grammy">{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |title=Grammy Hall of Fame |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=March 12, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110122042616/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/awards/hall-of-fame |archive-date=January 22, 2011 }}</ref> One of the most important artists that came out of Memphis was [[Howlin' Wolf]],<ref name=pc4>{{Pop Chronicles|4|2|Leonard Chess and Howlin' Wolf}}</ref> who stayed with the label until his death in 1976. Musical figures created for Chess by Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, and others were the basis of much subsequent rock and roll. Many songs created by Chess artists were later covered by many rock artists, including the [[The Beatles|Beatles]], the Rolling Stones, Cream, Fleetwood Mac, Ten Years After, the [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] and [[Eric Clapton]].

In 1952, the brothers started [[Checker Records]] as an alternative label for radio play (radio stations had a policy of playing only a limited number of records from any one imprint).<ref>Dahl, Bill [http://www.thevinylfactory.com/vinyl-factory-releases/chess-records-and-the-ten-7s-that-helped-shape-modern-music/ Chess Records and the Ten 73s That Helped Shape Modern Music] ''Vinyl Factory''. August 5, 2015.</ref> In December 1955, they launched a [[jazz]] and [[pop music|pop]] label, Marterry, a name created from the first names of Leonard and Phil's sons, Marshall and Terry.<ref name="bluestogold"/> This was quickly renamed [[Argo Records]], but the name was changed again in 1965 to [[Cadet Records]] to end confusion with an existing British spoken-word label.

In 1953, Leonard Chess and Gene Goodman set up Arc Music BMI, a publishing company, which published songs by many [[rhythm and blues]] artists.<ref>{{cite magazine
| date        = August 1, 1953
| title       = Chess, Goodman in New Firm
| magazine     = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| page        = 16
| access-date  = December 31, 2010
| url         = https://books.google.com/books?id=VwoEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Checker+Records%22+Artists&pg=PA16
}}</ref>

In the mid-1950s, the Chess brothers received two [[doo-wop]] groups by [[Alan Freed]], the Coronets and [[the Moonglows]]; the former group was not very popular but the latter achieved several major [[crossover (music)|crossover]] hits including "[[Sincerely (song)|Sincerely]]", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002.<ref name="Grammy" /> Several of Chess's releases gave a writing credit to Alan Freed.

During the 1950s, Leonard and Phil Chess handled most of the recording production themselves. They brought in producer [[Ralph Bass]] in 1960 to handle the gospel output and some of the blues singers. Bassist and songwriter [[Willie Dixon]] was also heavily involved in organizing blues sessions for the label and is now credited retroactively as a producer on some re-releases.<ref name="bluestogold"/> During the 1960s, the company's A&R manager and chief producer for soul and R&B recordings was [[Billy Davis (songwriter)|Roquel "Billy" Davis]], who had previously worked with [[Motown]] founder [[Berry Gordy]] on songs for Jackie Wilson, [[Etta James]], [[Marv Johnson]] and other early Motown releases. 
[[Image:Chess Records Studio.jpg|thumb|right|'''Chess Studios''', 2120 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, later Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation (photo 2009)]]

In May 1957, the Chess brothers moved to a building at 2120 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago. The studio at 2120 was designed by audio engineer and business partner Jack Weiner. Opened in late 1957,  it originally operated under the moniker of "Sheldon Recording Studios". Weiner moved out in 1959 and the studio was renamed "Ter-Mar Studios". "Ter-Mar" was an anagram of Leonard Chess' 2 sons names, Terry and Marshall. The studio would operate at this location until 1967 when they relocated to 320 East 21st Street.  <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/zlup/Historic_Preservation/Publications/Chess_Records_Office_and_Studio.pdf|format=PDF|title=Chess Records Office and Studio|website=Chicago.gov|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref>

In 1958, Chess began producing their first [[LP record]]s<ref name="billboard">{{cite encyclopedia |editor=Howard Mandel |title=The Billboard Illustrated Encyclopedia of Jazz & Blues |year=2005 |publisher=[[Billboard Books#Billboard Books|Billboard Books]] |isbn=0-8230-8266-0 |pages=176, 182 }}</ref> which included such albums as ''[[After School Session]]'' by Chuck Berry, ''[[The Best of Muddy Waters]]'', ''[[The Best of Little Walter]]'', and ''[[Bo Diddley (1958 album)|Bo Diddley]]''.

Chess Records was also known for its regular band of session musicians who played on most of the company's Chicago soul recordings, including the drummer [[Maurice White]] and the bassist [[Louis Satterfield]], both of whom later shaped the [[funk]] group [[Earth, Wind & Fire]]; the guitarists [[Pete Cosey]], Gerald Sims and [[Phil Upchurch]]; the pianist [[Leonard Caston Jr.|Leonard Caston]], later a producer for Motown; and the organist Sonny Thompson. In 1962, Chess Records was sued by [[Peacock Records]] for recording their artists Reverend Robert Ballinger and the [[Five Blind Boys of Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite magazine
| date        = December 8, 1962
| title       = Accuse Chesses in Court Suit
| magazine     = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| page        = 11
| access-date  = December 31, 2010
| url         = https://books.google.com/books?id=OBgEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Checker+Records%22+Artists&pg=PA11
}}</ref>

In 1969, Chess Records established a subsidiary label in the U.K., Middle Earth Records, which was distributed by [[Pye Records]]. The subsidiary specialized in [[Psychedelic rock]] and was a joint venture with the [[Middle Earth (club)|Middle Earth Club]] in London. The Middle Earth label released only four albums and about a dozen singles before it closed in 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rateyourmusic.com/label/middle_earth/|title=Middle Earth Records Discography|website=Rateyourmusic.com|access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref>

Chess moved to a larger building in 1968,  located at 320 East 21st Street in Chicago. The facility housed a pressing plant & new home for Ter-Mar Studios. The company was briefly run by [[Marshall Chess]], Leonard's son, in his position as vice president between January and October 1969 and then as president following its acquisition by GRT, before he went on to found [[Rolling Stones Records]].

===Under GRT and All Platinum===
In early 1969, the Chess brothers sold the label to [[General Recorded Tape]] (GRT) for $6.5 million. In October 1969, Leonard Chess died and by 1972, the only part of Chess Records still operating in Chicago was the recording studio, Ter-Mar Studios. Following the sale of Chess to GRT, Phil left the label to run radio station [[WVON]]. In the 1970s, Chess Records and its publishing arm, Arc Music, were successfully sued by [[Muddy Waters]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/muddy-waters-cant-be-satisfied/730/ |title=American Masters: Muddy Waters – Can't Be Satisfied |publisher=PBS |date=2006-05-24 |access-date=2012-03-21}}</ref> and [[Willie Dixon]]<ref>Snowden, Don (1990). ''I Am the Blues''. DaCapo Press. p. 186. {{ISBN|978-0306804151}}.</ref> for nonpayment of royalties due to them. Ter-Mar Studios continued to operate at the 320 E. 21st St. building until its closure in 1979.<ref name="auto"/>

Some of the other artists who contributed to the legacy of Chess Records were the [[The Flamingos|Flamingos]], the [[The Moonglows|Moonglows]], [[Fontella Bass]], [[Billy Stewart]], the [[The Dells|Dells]] and the [[The Ramsey Lewis Trio|Ramsey Lewis Trio]].

===Later incarnations===
In the early 1980s, noticing that much of the Chess catalogue was commercially unavailable, Marshall Chess was able to convince Joe and [[Sylvia Robinson]], who ran All Platinum, to reissue the catalogue themselves under his supervision (All Platinum had been licensing selected tracks to other companies, which ultimately resulted in the disappearance of some original master tapes).<ref name="bluestogold"/> The reissued singles and LPs sold well, but by the mid-80s All Platinum had fallen into financial difficulties, and the Chess master recordings were acquired by [[MCA Records]], which itself was later merged with [[Geffen Records]], a [[Universal Music]] imprint.

In the 1990s, MCA Records sued [[Charly Records]] for selling CDs which contained copyrighted material by Chess artists.<ref>{{cite magazine
| author      = Holland, Bill
| date        = October 8, 1997
| title       = MCA Is Victor in Supreme Ct. Refusal to Hear Charly Case
| magazine     = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| page        = 7
| access-date  = December 31, 2010
| url         = https://books.google.com/books?id=nAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Chess+Records%22+1997&pg=PA7-IA4
}}</ref>

In February 1997, MCA started releasing eleven [[compilation album]]s for the 50th anniversary of Chess Records.<ref>{{cite magazine
| author      = Reece, Doug
| date        = December 7, 1996
| title       = Vital Reissues – A Selected Guide to Fourthcoming Releases
| magazine     = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]
| page        = 52
| access-date  = December 31, 2010
| url         = https://books.google.com/books?id=uAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Chess+Records%22+1997&pg=PA52
}}</ref>

In the 2000s, Universal's limited-edition reissue label, [[Hip-O Records|Hip-O Select]], began releasing a series of comprehensive box sets devoted to such Chess artists as [[Muddy Waters]], [[Howlin' Wolf]], [[Little Walter]], [[Bo Diddley]] and [[Chuck Berry]].

In July 2008, the [[2008 Universal Studios fire]] burned down a warehouse filled with [[Universal Music Group]] [[mastering (audio)|recording masters]], including many albums and songs released by Chess. These masters, by artists such as Chuck Berry, were "priceless" and irreplaceable; while UMG claimed at the time it had copies, later investigative reporting questioned this, with the truth emerging that all the masters were destroyed.<ref>{{cite news |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |title=Recordings by Elton John, Nirvana and Thousands More Lost in Fire
 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/master-recordings-universal-fire.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 11, 2019 |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 12, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
| last      = Rosen | first= Jody
| date        = June 11, 2019
| title       = The Day the Music Burned
| work     = [[The New York Times]]
| url-access = subscription 
| access-date  = June 12, 2019
| url         = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/magazine/universal-fire-master-recordings.html
}}</ref>

Chess Records was the subject of two films produced in 2008, ''[[Cadillac Records]]'' and ''[[Who Do You Love? (2008 film)|Who Do You Love?]]''. In addition to the Chess brothers, both films feature portrayals of or characters based on [[Willie Dixon]], [[Muddy Waters]], [[Little Walter]], [[Chuck Berry]], [[Howlin' Wolf]] and [[Etta James]]. ''Cadillac Records'' was directed by [[Darnell Martin]] and features an ensemble cast including [[Adrien Brody]] (as Leonard Chess), [[Mos Def]] (as Chuck Berry), [[Beyoncé Knowles]] (as Etta James) and [[Jeffrey Wright]] (as Muddy Waters). ''Who Do You Love'' was directed by [[Tony Award]] winner [[Jerry Zaks]] and stars [[Alessandro Nivola]] playing [[Leonard Chess]] "as a complicated, driven man, hard on both his musicians and his family, yet with a real love for some of America's greatest music." The world premiere of the latter film was at the Toronto International Film Festival, September 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine| url = https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117938406?refcatid=2863| title = Who Do You Love - Review| author = Anderson, John| date = September 17, 2008| access-date = November 6, 2012| magazine = Variety}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Chess LP-1425 to LPS-1553 (1956–1970)===
The original Chess LP series started with LP-1425 and included albums on both the Chess and the Checker labels. After 1437, the series was used exclusively for the Chess label; the Checker label switched to a 2970 series.<ref name=BSN>[https://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chess/chess1425.html Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1: LP-1425 to LPS-1553 and CHV-400 Vintage Series] accessed July 23, 2019</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog No.
! Album
! Artist
! Details
|-
|LP-1425
|''[[Rock, Rock, Rock! (soundtrack)|Rock, Rock, Rock]]''
|Various Artists
|[[soundtrack album]] for the [[Rock, Rock, Rock (film)|motion picture of the same name]] featuring [[The Moonglows]], [[Chuck Berry]] and [[The Flamingos]]
|-
|LP-1426
|''[[After School Session]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry}}
|
|-
|LP-1427
|''[[The Best of Muddy Waters]]''
|[[Muddy Waters]]
|
|-
|LP-1428
|''[[The Best of Little Walter]]''
|[[Little Walter]]
|
|-
|LP-1429
|''Oh! Suzy-Q''
|{{sortname|Dale|Hawkins}}
|
|-
|LP-1430
|''Look! It's the Moonglows''
|{{sortname|The|Moonglows}}
|
|-
|LP-1431
|''[[Bo Diddley (1958 album)|Bo Diddley]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley}}
|
|-
|LP-1432
|''[[One Dozen Berrys]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1433
|''The Flamingos''
|{{sortname|The|Flamingos}}
|released on Checker
|-
|LP-1434
|''[[Moanin' in the Moonlight]]''
|[[Howlin' Wolf]]
|
|-
|LP-1435
|''[[Berry Is on Top]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1436
|''[[Go Bo Diddley]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley|nolink=1}}
|released on Checker
|-
|LP-1437
|''[[Down and Out Blues]]''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|released on Checker
|-
|LP-1438
|''[[House of the Blues]]''
|{{sortname|John Lee|Hooker}}
|compiles tracks from 1951–52
|-
|LP-1439
|''Oldies in Hi-Fi''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1440
|''Benny Rides Again''
|{{sortname|Benny|Goodman}}
|
|-
|LP-1441
|''Bunch of Goodies''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1442
|''[[Soulful Saxophone]]''
|{{sortname|Gene|Ammons}}
|
|-
|LP-1443
|''In a German Beer Garden''
|{{sortname|Bob|Kames}} at the Organ
|
|-
|LP-1444
|''[[Muddy Waters Sings "Big Bill"]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP-1445
|''[[Jug and Sonny]]''
|{{sortname|Gene|Ammons|nolink=1}} and [[Sonny Stitt]]
|
|-
|LP-1446
|''Walkin' by Myself...and Other Blues Hits of the Past''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1447
|''The Funniest Woman in the World: Moms Mabley Onstage''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley}}
|
|-
|LP-1448
|''[[Rockin' at the Hops]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1449
|''[[At Newport 1960]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP-1450
|''Have I Had You Before?''
|{{sortname|Patsy|Abbott|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1451
|''The Trial''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham}}
|
|-
|LP-1452
|''Moms Mabley at the 'UN' ''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1453
|''The Loneliest Gal in Town''
|{{sortname|Little Miss|Cornshucks}}
|
|-
|LP-1454
|''[[John Lee Hooker Plays & Sings the Blues]]''
|{{sortname|John Lee|Hooker|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1455
|''Memphis Slim''
|[[Memphis Slim]]
|
|-
|LP-1456
|''[[New Juke Box Hits]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1457
|''Larry Williams''
|{{sortname|Larry|Williams}}
|
|-
|LP-1458
|''Murray the K's Golden Gassers''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1459
|''Fun''
|{{sortname|Freddie & Flo|Robinson|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1460
|''"Moms" Mabley at the Playboy Club''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1461
|''Murray the K's Blasts from the Past''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1462
|''Pigmeat at the Party''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1463
|''Moms Mabley at Geneva Conference''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1464
|''Jimmy McCracklin Sings''
|{{sortname|Jimmy|McCracklin}}
|
|-
|LP-1465
|''[[Chuck Berry Twist]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|also released as ''More Chuck Berry''
|-
|LP-1467
|''Anything Goes with Pigmeat''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1468
|''Big Bill Broonzy and Washboard Sam''
|{{sortname|Big Bill|Broonzy}} / [[Washboard Sam]]
|[[split album]]
|-
|LP-1469
|''[[Howlin' Wolf (album)|Howlin' Wolf]]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|
|-
|LP-1470
|''Murray the K's Gassers for Submarine Race Watchers''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1471
|''The Best of Bobby Lester and the Moonglows''
|{{sortname|Bobby|Lester|nolink=1}} and the Moonglows
|
|-
|LP-1472
|''Moms Mabley Breaks it Up''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1473
|''Rinky Dink''
|{{sortname|Dave "Baby"|Cortez}}
|
|-
|LP-1474
|''Treasure Tunes from the Vault''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1475
|''The World's Greatest Clown''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1476
|''Dance Tunes from the Vault, Volume 2''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1477
|''Young Men Si, Old Men No''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1478
|''Groups of Goodies''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP-1479
|''I Got Somethin' to Tell You''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1480
|''[[Chuck Berry on Stage]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1481
|''Slappy White at the Club Harlem''
|{{sortname|Slappy|White}}
|
|-
|LP-1482
|''The Funny Sides of Moms Mabley''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1483
|''[[Folk Singer (album)|Folk Singer]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP-1484
|''Open the Door Richard''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1485
|''Chuck Berry's Greatest Hits''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1486
|''Moms Wows''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1487
|''The Best of Moms and Pigmeat Volume One''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}} / Pigmeat Markham
|split album
|-
|LP/LPS-1488
|''[[St. Louis to Liverpool]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1489
|''Full Bloom''
|{{sortname|Miss Jackie|Ross|Jackie Ross}}
|
|-
|LP-1490
|''The Blues Soul of Johnny "Guitar" Watson''
|{{sortname|Johnny "Guitar"|Watson}}
|also released as ''I Cried For You ''
|-
|LP-1491
|''Groups of Goodies Volume 2''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1492
|''Shades of a Genius''
|{{sortname|Mitty|Collier}}
|
|-
|LP-1493
|''Mr. Funny Man''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1494
|''Up Tight''
|{{sortname|Clay|Tyson|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1495
|''[[Chuck Berry in London]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1496
||''I Do Love You''
|{{sortname|Billy|Stewart}}
|
|-
|LP-1497
|''The Men in My Life''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1498
|''[[Fresh Berry's]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1499
|''Unbelievable''
|{{sortname|Billy|Stewart|nolink=1}}
|also released as ''Summertime ''
|-
|LP-1500
|''This'll Kill Ya!''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1501
|''[[The Real Folk Blues (Muddy Waters album)|The Real Folk Blues]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP-1502
|''[[The Real Folk Blues (Howlin' Wolf album)|The Real Folk Blues]]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|
|-
|LP-1503
|''[[The Real Folk Blues (Sonny Boy Williamson II album)|The Real Folk Blues]]''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|
|-
|LP-1504
|''One More Time......''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}} / Pigmeat Markham
|split album
|-
|LP/LPS-1505
|''If You Can't Be Good, Be Careful!''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1506
|''The Comeback''
|{{sortname|Herb|Lance}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1507
|''[[Muddy, Brass & the Blues]]''
|Muddy Waters 
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1508
|''[[The Real Folk Blues (John Lee Hooker album)|The Real Folk Blues]]''
|{{sortname|John Lee|Hooker|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1509
|''More Real Folk Blues''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1510
|''The Real Folk Blues''
|Memphis Slim
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1511
|''[[More Real Folk Blues (Muddy Waters album)|More Real Folk Blues]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1512
|''[[More Real Folk Blues (Howlin' Wolf album)|More Real Folk Blues]]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1513
|''Billy Stewart Teaches Old Standards New Tricks''
|{{sortname|Billy|Stewart|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1514D
|''[[Chuck Berry's Golden Decade]]'' [2xLP]
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1515
|''Mr. Vaudeville''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1516
|''The Baroques''
|{{sortname|The|Baroques}}
|
|-
|LP-1517
|''Save Your Soul, Baby!''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1518
|''Sax and the Single Girl''
|{{sortname|Charlie|Chalmers|Charles Chalmers}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1519
|''Wayne Cochran!''
|{{sortname|Wayne|Cochran}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1520
|''Petal Pushers''
|Various Artists
|The Bystanders - Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day; Sounds Around - Red White And You; Pennsylvania Sixpence - Love Of The Common People; Ali Ben Dhown - Mustapha; Pinkerton's Colours - MUM And DAD; The Bystanders - Make Up Your Mind; The Traffic Jam - Almost But Not Quite There; Tony Crane - Anonymous Mr. Brown; Ali Ben Dhown - Turkish Delight; The Bystanders - Pattern People.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
|-
|LP/LPS-1521
|''Backstage''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1522
|''Heavy Heads''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1523
|''Here Come the Judge''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1524
|''The Last Request''
|{{sortname|Ben|Branch}} and Operation Breadbasket
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1525
|''Moms Mabley Breaks Up the Network''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1526
|''Tune Me In''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1527
|''[[I Left My Blues in San Francisco]]''
|{{sortname|Buddy|Guy}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1528
|''Heavy Heads Voyage 2''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1529
|''The Hustlers''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1530
|''Moms Mabley Sings''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1531
|''[[Fathers and Sons (album)|Fathers and Sons]]''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1532
|''Koko Taylor''
|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor}}
|
|-
|LP-1533
|''Blues from Big Bill's CopaCabana''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1534
|''Pigmeat's Bag''
|{{sortname|Pigmeat|Markham|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP-1535
|''Hate to See You Go''
|Little Walter
|Chess Vintage Series
|-
|LP-1536
|''Bummer Road''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|Chess Vintage Series
|-
|LP-1537
|''Whose Muddy Shoes''
|{{sortname|Elmore|James}} / [[John Brim]]
|Chess Vintage Series
|-
|LP-1538
|''Door to Door''
|{{sortname|Albert|King}} / [[Otis Rush]]
|Chess Vintage Series
|-
|LP-1539
|''[[The Best of Muddy Waters|Sail On]]''
|Muddy Waters
|Chess Vintage Series reissue of Chess LP-1427
|-
|LP-1540
|''[[Moanin' in the Moonlight|Evil]]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|Chess Vintage Series reissue of Chess LP-1434
|-
|LP-1544
|''Pop Origins Volume One''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1545
|''Moogie Woogie''
|{{sortname|The|Zeet Band|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LP/LPS-1546
|''Souled Out''
|Various Artists
|
|-
|LPS-1547
|''Billy Stewart Remembered''
|{{sortname|Billy|Stewart|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LPS-1548
|''Just a Taste''
|{{sortname|Joann|Garrett|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LPS-1549
|''On the Case''
|{{sortname|The|SCLC Operation Breadbasket Orchestra and Choir|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LPS-1550
|''[[Back Home (Chuck Berry album)|Back Home]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|
|-
|LPS-1551
|''[[Black Merda (album)|Black Merda]]''
|[[Black Merda]]
|
|-
|LP-1552
|''Rocky Roberts''
|{{sortname|Rocky|Roberts}}
|
|-
|LP-1553
|''They Call Me Muddy Waters''
|Muddy Waters
|
|-
|}

===Chess Vintage Series===
The Chess Vintage LP series started with LP-407 and featured 9 albums released in 1970/71 with an additional three albums released in 1975.<ref name=BSN/>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Catalog No.
! Album
! Artist
! Details
|-
|LP-407
|''Chicago Bound''
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Rogers}}
|with [[Little Walter]] and [[Muddy Waters]] recorded 1954–56
|-
|LP-408
|''Hung Down Head''
|{{sortname|Lowell|Fulson}}
|recorded 1954–61
|-
|LP-409
|''I Was Walking Through the Woods''
|{{sortname|Buddy|Guy}}
|
|-
|LP-410
|''Natural Man''
|{{sortname|J. B.|Lenoir}}
|
|-
|LP-411
|''Drop Down Mama''
|Various Artists
|featuring [[Johnny Shines]], [[Robert Nighthawk]], [[Arthur "Big Boy" Spires|Big Boy Spire]], Honey Boy Edwards and [[Floyd Jones]]
|-
|CHV-412
|''Shoutin', Swingin' And Makin' Love''
|Various Artists
|featuring [[Jimmy Rushing]], [[Jimmy Witherspoon]], [[Wynonie Harris]] and [[Al Hibbler]]
|-
|CHV-413
|''Rare Unissued Recordings, Vintage 1951-53''
|Various Artists
|featuring [[Leo Parker]], [[Sahib Shihab]] and [[Red Saunders (musician)|Red Saunders]]
|-
|CHV-414
|''Chicago's Boss Tenors (1948-1956)''
|Various Artists
|featuring [[Tom Archia]], [[Gene Ammons]], [[Claude McLin]] and [[Johnny Griffin]]
|-
|CHV-415
|''South Side Jazz''
|Various Artists
|featuring [[Eddie South]], [[Eddie Johnson (musician)|Eddie Johnson]], Prince Cooper, Red Saunders and [[David Young (saxophonist, 1912-1992)|Dave Young]]
|-
|CHV-416
|''Confessin' the Blues''
|[[Little Walter]]
|
|-
|CHV-417
|''One Way Out''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|
|-
|CHV-418
|''Change My Way''
|Howlin' Wolf
|
|-
|}

===GRT consolidated Chess/Cadet album discography (1971–1975)===
In 1971 Chess Records was purchased by General Recorded Tape, also known as GRT Corporation, which consolidated both the Chess and [[Cadet Records|Cadet]] labels into a single labeling number sequence.<ref>Callahn, M. and Edwards, D. [http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chessconsolidated.html ''GRT Consolidated Chess/Cadet Album Discography (1971-1975)'', Both Sides Now Publications], accessed October 19, 2012</ref>
{| align="center" class="wikitable sortable" bgcolor="#cccccc" |
! Catalog number !! Title !! Artist 
|-
|Chess CH-50001
|''[[Another Dimension]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley}}
|-
|Chess CH-50002
|''[[Message to the Young]]''
|[[Howlin' Wolf]]
|-
|Cadet CA-50004
|''Freedom Means''
|{{sortname|The|Dells}}
|-
|Cadet CH-50005
|''Great Female Soul Vocalists''
|Various Artists
|-
|Cadet Concept CC-50006
|''[[Hey, Love]]''
|[[Rotary Connection|The New Rotary Connection]]
|-
|Cadet CA-50007
|''Occasional Rain''
|{{sortname|Terry|Callier}} 
|-
|Chess CH-50008
|''[[San Francisco Dues]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50009
|''[[Mystical Lady]]''
|{{sortname|Shirley|Scott}}
|-
|Cadet Concept CC-50010
|''Oh What a Lovely War''
|{{sortname|Colonel|Bagshot|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50011
|''Swahili Strut''
|{{sortname|Bobby|Bryant|Bobby Bryant (musician)}} Sextet
|-
|Chess CH-50012
|''[[Live at Mr. Kelly's]]''
|[[Muddy Waters]]
|-
|Chess CH-50013
|''Greatest Hits''
|[[Little Milton]] 
|-
|Chess CH-50014
|''Power and Light''
|Power & Light
|-
|Chess CH-50015
|''[[Live and Cookin']]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|-
|Chess CH-50016
|''[[Where It All Began (Bo Diddley album)|Where it All Began]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50017
|''The Dells Sing Dionne Warwick's Greatest Hits''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50018
|''Basic Soul''
|{{sortname|Koko|Taylor}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50019
|''What Color Is Love''
|{{sortname|Terry|Callier|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50020
|''[[The Groover]]''
|{{sortname|Ramsey|Lewis}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50021
|''Sweet as Funk Can Be'' 
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-50022
|''The Best of the Soulful Strings''
|{{sortname|The|Soulful Strings|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50023
|''[[Can't Get No Grindin']]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Cadet CA-50024
|''[[Check This Out]]''
|{{sortname|Jack|McDuff}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50025
|''[[Lean on Me (album)|Lean on Me]]''
|{{sortname|Shirley|Scott|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50026
|''[[Mr. Bojangles (album)|Mr. Bojangles]]''
|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-50027
|''This Is My Story''
|{{sortname|Sonny Boy|Williamson|Sonny Boy Williamson II}}
|-
|Chess CH-50029
|''[[The London Bo Diddley Sessions]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-50030
|''The Golden Age of Rhythm and Blues''
|Various Artists
|-
|Chess CH-50031
|''Love More Than Pride''
|{{sortname|Laura|Lee|Laura Lee (singer-songwriter)}}
|-
|Chess CH-50032
|''Ghettos of the Mind''
|Bama the Village Poet
|-
|Chess 2CH-50033
|''[[Fathers and Sons (album)|Fathers and Sons]]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Cadet CA-50034
|''Teardrops in the Rain''
|{{sortname|Johnny|Nash}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-50035
|''Inspiration''
|{{sortname|Ahmad|Jamal}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50036
|''[[Superstition (Shirley Scott album)|Superstition]]''
|{{sortname|Shirley|Scott|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50037
|''Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-50038
|''It Was a Very Good Year''
|{{sortname|Ray|Bryant}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-50039
|''I Cover the Waterfront''
|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50040
|''Come and Get Me''
|{{sortname|Kim|Tolliver|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50041
|''I Just Can't Help Myself''
|{{sortname|Terry|Callier|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50042
|''[[Etta James (1973 album)|Etta James]]'' [a.k.a. ''Only a Fool'']
|{{sortname|Etta|James|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50043
|''[[Bio (album)|Bio]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50044
|''[[Songs for Ageing Children]]''
|{{sortname|Dave|Van Ronk}}
|-
|Chess CH-50045
|''[[The Back Door Wolf]]''
|Howlin' Wolf
|-
|Cadet CA-50046
|''The Dells''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50047
|''[[Big Bad Bo]]''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50048
|''While My Guitar Gently Weeps''
|{{sortname|Jimmy|Ponder}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50049
|''Atlantis''
|{{sortname|Daniel|Salinas|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50051
|''[[The Fourth Dimension (Jack McDuff album)|The Fourth Dimension]]''
|{{sortname|Jack|McDuff|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50052
|''In the Cut''
|{{sortname|Ray|Bryant|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-50053
|''You Can All Join In''
|{{sortname|The|Violinaires|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-50058 
|''Solid Ivory''
|{{sortname|Ramsey|Lewis|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CH-50059
|''Cross My Heart''
|{{sortname|Billy|Stewart}}
|-
|Cadet CA-50060
|''[[Satan (album)|Satan]]''
|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-60000
|''Laugh Time''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley}} and [[Pigmeat Markham]]
|-
|Cadet CA-60001
|''[[Back to the Roots (Ramsey Lewis album)|Back to the Roots]]''
|{{sortname|Ramsey|Lewis|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60002
|''Charlie Parker Memorial Concert''
|Various Artists
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60003
|''Rock Bottom''
|Various Artists
|-
|Chess 2CH-60004
|''Peaches''
|{{sortname|Etta|James|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-60005
|''Got My Own Bag of Tricks''
|{{sortname|Bo|Diddley|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-60006
|''[[McKinley Morganfield A.K.A. Muddy Waters]]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60007
|''Ha' Mercy''
|{{sortname|Lou|Donaldson}}
|-
|Chess CH-60008
|''[[The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions]]''
|Howlin' Wolf 
|-
|Chess 2CH-60009
|''Moms and Pigmeat''
|{{sortname|Moms|Mabley|nolink=1}} and Pigmeat Markham
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60010
|''Everything 'Bout Sax and Flute''
|{{sortname|James|Moody|James Moody (saxophonist)}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-60011
|''Mad Man's Blues''
|{{sortname|John Lee|Hooker}}
|-
|Chess 2CH-60012
|''Chicago Blues Anthology''
|Various Artists 
|-
|Chess CH-60013
|''[[The London Muddy Waters Sessions]]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Chess 2CH-60014
|''Boss Blues Harmonica''
|[[Little Walter]]
|-
|Chess 2CH-60015
|''Blues Rock Cookbook: Montreux Festival''
|Various Artists 
|-
|Chess 2CH-60016
|''Chester Burnette A.K.A. Howlin' Wolf''
|Howlin' Wolf
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60017
|''[[The Heatin' System]]''
|{{sortname|Jack|McDuff|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60018
|''Inside''
|{{sortname|Ramsey|Lewis|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60019
|''Cool Cookin' ''
|{{sortname|Kenny|Burrell}}
|-
|Chess CH-60020
|''[[The London Chuck Berry Sessions]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}} 
|- 
|Cadet CA-60021
|''12 X 6 The Hard Way''
|Various Artists
|-
|Cadet CA-60022
|''12 X 6 The Easy Way''
|Various Artists 
|-
|Chess 2CH-60023
|''Chuck Berry's Golden Decade Volume 2''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}}
|-
|Cadet CA-60024
|''12 X 6 Volume 3''
|Various Artists
|-
|Cadet CA-60025
|''12 X 6 Volume 4''
|Various Artists
|-
|Chess 2CH-60026
|''London Revisited''
|Howlin' Wolf / Muddy Waters
|-
|Cadet CA-60027
|''The Dells vs. The Dramatics''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}} / [[The Dramatics]]
|-
|Chess 2CH-60028
|''Chuck Berry's Golden Decade, Volume 3''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Chess CH-60029
|''[[Come a Little Closer (album)|Come a Little Closer]]''
|{{sortname|Etta|James|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Cadet CA-60030
|''The Mighty, Mighty Dells''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Chess CH-60031
|''[["Unk" in Funk]]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Chess CH-60032
|''[[Chuck Berry (1975 album)|Chuck Berry]]''
|{{sortname|Chuck|Berry|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Cadet CA-60033
|''Got to Get Your Own''
|{{sortname|Reuben|Wilson}}
|-
|Chess CH-60034
|''[[American Gypsy]]''
|American Gypsy
|-
|Chess CH-60035
|''[[The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album]]''
|Muddy Waters
|-
|Chess CH-60036
|''The Dells Greatest Hits, Volume 2''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Chess CH-60037
|''Black Caucus Concert''
|Various Artists
|-
|Cadet 2CA-60038
|''Early Visions''
|{{sortname|Gene|Ammons}}
|-
|Cadet CA-60039
|''[[Magnetic Feel]]''
|{{sortname|Jack|McDuff|nolink=1}} 
|-
|Cadet CA-60040
|''Never Can Say Goodbye''
|{{sortname|Sonny|Stitt|nolink=1}}
|-
|Chess CH-60042
|''Music to Make Love By''
|{{sortname|Solomon|Burke}}
|-
|Cadet CA-60044
|''We Got to Get Our Thing Together''
|{{sortname|The|Dells|nolink=1}} 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links ==
* [https://www.crlf.de/ChuckBerry/sheldon.html Chuck Berry Collector's Guide - Jack Wiener and the Sheldon Recording Studios]
* [http://www.bluesandsoul.com/feature/576/marshall_chess_all_the_right_moves/ Marshall Chess in-depth interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' August 2010]
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/2593368-Jack-Weiner?redirected=true Jack Weiner]
* [http://www.bsnpubs.com/chess/chesscheck.html The Chess Story, by Mike Callahan and David Edwards]
* [http://www.history-of-rock.com/chess_records.htm  Chess Records at history-of-rock.com]
* [http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/234.html Chess Records in the Encyclopedia of Chicago]
* [http://bluesheaven.com/ Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation]
* [http://culture.pl/en/article/chess-records-how-two-polish-brothers-made-music-history Chess Records: How Two Polish Brothers Made Music History]
* [https://archive.org/details/georgeblood?and%5B%5D=publisher:chess Chess Records] on the Internet Archive's [http://great78.archive.org/ Great 78 Project]

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