The Complete Record Album Covers of R. Crumb

"Robert Crumb first began drawing record covers in 1968 when Janis Joplin, a fellow Haight Ashbury denizen, asked him to provide a cover for her album Cheap Thrills. It was an invitation the budding artist couldn't resist, especially since he had been fascinated with record covers-particularly for the legendary jazz, country, and old-time blues music of the 1920s and 1930s-since he was a teen. This early collaboration proved so successful that Crumb went on to draw hundreds of record covers for both new artists and largely forgotten masters. So remarkable were Crumb's artistic interpretations of these old 78 rpm singles that the art itself proved influential in their rediscovery in the 1960s and 1970s. Including such classics as Truckin' My Blues Away, Harmonica Blues, and Please Warm My Weiner, Crumb's opus also features more recent covers done for CDs. R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection is a must-have for any lover of graphics and old-time music."
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R. Crumb's Heroes of the Blues

In the 1980s, R. Crumb produced a set of trading cards called The Heroes of the Blues.

William Moore -- Raggin' the Blues

Peg Leg Howell -- New Jelly Roll Blues

Clifford Gibson -- Blues Without a Dime

Blind Blake -- West Coast Blues

Frank Stokes -- I Got Mine

Jaybird Coleman -- I'm Gonna Cross The River of Jordan Some O' These Days

Blind Willie Johnson -- Dark Was the Night

Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell -- When The Sun Goes Down

Blind Lemon Jefferson -- See That My Grave Is Kept Clean

Curley Weaver & Fred McMullen -- Wild Cat Kitten

Whistler & His Jug Band -- Foldin' Bed

The Mississippi Sheiks -- He Calls That Religion

Rube Lacey -- Mississippi Jailhouse Groan

Skip James -- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues

Bo-Weavil Jackson -- I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land

Furry Lewis -- Judge Harsh Blues

Sam Collins -- My Road is Rough and Rocky

Ramblin' Thomas -- No Job Blues

Sleepy John Estes -- Someday Baby Blues

Cannon's Jug Stompers -- Minglewood Blues

Memphis Jug Band -- Coal Oil Blues

Big Bill Broonzy -- Worried Man Blues, Hey Hey, How You Want it Done

Roosevelt Sykes -- .44 Blues

Blind Gary Davis -- Death Don't Have No Mercy

Papa Charlie Jackson -- I'm Alabama Bound

Charley Patton -- High Water Everywhere, Part 1 & High Water Everywhere, Part 2

Buddy Boy Hawkins -- Awful Fix Blues

Barbeque Bob -- Mississippi Heavy Water Blues

Ed Bell -- Leaving Train Blues

Blind Willie McTell -- Broke Down Engine

Son House -- Death Letter Blues

Memphis Minnie -- If You See My Rooster (Please Run Him Home)

Mississippi John Hurt -- Stack O' Lee Blues

Tommy Johnson -- Cool Drink of Water Blues

Peetie Wheatstraw -- Four O'Clock in the Morning

Bo Carter -- My Baby