Robert Johnson, Me and the Devil Blues (1938)
On side A of the album, you’ll hear ‘Me and the Devil Blues.’ On side B, there’s ‘Little Queen of Spades.’ This record will earn you a massive amount of money. The album ‘Me and the Devil Blues’ speaks of a singer who traded Satan’s soul to master the guitar. Many people think Johnson spoke of his own intimate encounter with the demon.
Robert Johnson, Me and the Devil Blues (1938)
The White Stripes, Lafayette Blues (1998)
Did you realize that they just pressed 15 versions of Lafayette Blues? What makes it so unique is that both covers were hand-painted by a man named Dave Buick, Italy’s record founder. The copies were created for the Detroit album release show in 1998. If you went to the exhibition and charged it $6, you can now sell it for around $12,700.
The White Stripes, Lafayette Blues (1998)