For listeners who take Dr. John seriously: the piano professor, the voodoo bluesman, the New Orleans institution. This page collects fourteen titles across vinyl and CD, from studio classics to live documents, pressed by labels that care about the catalog.
On the vinyl side, the collection opens with Solo Piano Live In New Orleans 1984, a 180g purple LP that puts Mac Rebennack alone at the keys. 's Gumbo arrives as a gatefold 180g 2xLP on Analogue Productions, the same label responsible for the Gris Gris hybrid CD. Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya: Singles 1968-1974 is a gatefold 2xLP on Omnivore Recordings, and The Montreux Years comes as a gatefold 180g 2xLP on BMG. The CD side runs equally deep: Things Happen That Way on Rounder Records, In a Sentimental Mood and Goin' Back To New Orleans on Warner Records, In The Right Place on Elektra, Crawfish Soiree on Aim Records, Live At The Village Gate as a 2xCD on Omnivore Recordings, Dr. John Plays Mac Rebennack as a 2xCD on Sundazed Music, and Ske Dat De Dat: The Spirit Of Satch on Last Music Company. The range runs from his earliest recordings through late-career work, covering every mode he worked in.
Why buy from Relix
Relix has covered the intersection of roots, blues, and improvisational music since 1974. Dr. John appeared in the magazine's orbit naturally: a player whose New Orleans funk, blues piano, and Mardi Gras mysticism made him essential reading for the same audience that followed the Dead and Little Feat. The store reflects that editorial sensibility. We also carry the Relix Sessions series, live recordings produced by Relix and pressed to vinyl on the Relix Vinyl label, which sits alongside catalog titles from Omnivore, Analogue Productions, Rounder, and the other labels represented here. The selection is chosen by people who actually follow the music, not assembled by an algorithm.
All titles are new and sealed. Pre-order titles display a street date on the product page and ship when the label releases them. CDs ship in protective packaging.
Dr. John fits naturally alongside other records in the store. Browse Blues Vinyl Records for related catalog, or check Live Vinyl Albums and Records for live documents across the wider collection. If the purple Solo Piano Live In New Orleans 1984 caught your eye, Colored Vinyl Records and Limited Variants collects pressing variants worth knowing about. Listeners drawn to Dr. John's roots side will also find common ground in Americana, Folk and Country Vinyl Records.