The Complete Cobra Singles

Cobra Records was founded in August 1956 by Elias P. Toscano (1924-1967) and Howard Bedno (1919-2006) was an independent record label that operated in Chicago from 1956 to 1959 and launched the careers of Chicago blues artists Otis Rush, Magic Sam and Buddy Guy, a new generation who pioneered the West Side Sound.

The most comprehensive Cobra/Artistic reissue package to date (it does not include alternate takes, but it throws in both sides of 8 Abcos for good measure) appeared in Japan in 2008: The Complete Cobra Singles, 4 CDs on P-Vine Special PCD 18528/31

 Disc 1

01 - Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Baby [Cobra 5000]
02 - Otis Rush - Sit Down Baby [Cobra 5000]
03 - The Clouds - Rock And Roll Boogie [Cobra 5001]
04 - The Clouds - I Do [Cobra 5001]
05 - Shakey Horton - Have A Good Time [Cobra 5002]
06 - Shakey Horton - Need My Baby [Cobra 5002]
07 - The Calvaes - Mambo Fiesta [Cobra 5003]
08 - The Calvaes - Fine Girl [Cobra 5003]
09 - Harold Burrage - One More Dance [Cobra 5004]
10 - Harold Burrage - You Eat Too Much [Cobra 5004]
11 - Otis Rush - Violent Love [Cobra 5005]
12 - Otis Rush - My Love Will Never Die [Cobra 5005]
13 - Sunnyland Slim - It's You Baby [Cobra 5006]
14 - Sunnyland Slim - Highway 61 [Cobra 5006]
15 - Lee Jackson - Fishin' In My Pond [Cobra 5007]
16 - Lee Jackson - I'll Just Keep Walkin' [Cobra 5007]
17 - Gloria Irving - I Need A Man [Cobra 5008]
18 - Gloria Irving - For You And Only You [Cobra 5008]
19 - Duke Jenkins - Something Else [Cobra 5009]
20 - Duke Jenkins - The Duke Walks [Cobra 5009]
21 - Otis Rush - Groaning The Blues [Cobra 5010]
22 - Otis Rush - If You Were Mine [Cobra 5010]

Disc 2

01 - Little Willie Foster - Crying The Blues [Cobra 5011]
02 - Little Willie Foster - Little Girl [Cobra 5011]
03 - Harold Burrage - Messed Up [Cobra 5012]
04 - Harold Burrage - I Don't Care Who Knows [Cobra 5012]
05 - Magic Sam - All Your Love [Cobra 5013]
06 - Magic Sam - Love Me With A Feeling [Cobra 5013]
07 - The Calvaes - Born With Rhythm [Cobra 5014]
08 - The Calvaes - Lonely Lonely Village [Cobra 5014]
09 - Otis Rush - Love That Woman [Cobra 5015]
10 - Otis Rush - Jump Sister Bessie [Cobra 5015]
11 - Clarence Jolly - Changing Love [Cobra 5016]
12 - Clarence Jolly - Don't Leave Me [Cobra 5016]
13 - Guitar Shorty - You Don't Treat Me Right [Cobra 5017]
14 - Guitar Shorty - Irma Lee [Cobra 5017]
15 - Harold Burrage - Stop, For The Red Light [Cobra 5018]
16 - Harold Burrage - Satisfied [Cobra 5018]
17 - Betty Everett - My Life Depends On You [Cobra 5019]
18 - Betty Everett - My Love [Cobra 5019]
19 - Duke Jenkins - Where Can My Loved One Be [Cobra 5020]
20 - Duke Jenkins - Shake It [Cobra 5020]
21 - Magic Sam - Everything Gonna Be Alright [Cobra 5021]
22 - Magic Sam - Look Whatcha Done [Cobra 5021]
23 - Harold Burrage - She Knocks Me Out [Cobra 5022]
24 - Harold Burrage - A Heart (Filled With Pain) [Cobra 5022]

Disc 3

01 - Otis Rush - Three Times A Fool [Cobra 5023]
02 - Otis Rush - She's A Good-'Un [Cobra 5023]
03 - Betty Everett - Ain't Gonna Cry [Cobra 5024]
04 - Betty Everett - Killer Diller [Cobra 5024]
05 - Magic Sam - All Night Long [Cobra 5025]
06 - Magic Sam - All My Whole Life [Cobra 5025]
07 - Harold Burrage - I Cry For You [Cobra 5026]
08 - Harold Burrage - Betty Jean [Cobra 5026]
09 - Otis Rush - It Takes Time [Cobra 5027]
10 - Otis Rush - Checking On My Baby [Cobra 5027]
11 - Jimmy Kelly & The Rock-A-Beats - Little Chickie [Cobra 5028]
12 - Jimmy Kelly & The Rock-A-Beats - Bonnie [Cobra 5028]
13 - Magic Sam - Easy Baby [Cobra 5029]
14 - Magic Sam - 21 Days In Jail [Cobra 5029]
15 - Otis Rush - Double Trouble [Cobra 5030]
16 - Otis Rush - Keep On Loving Me, Baby [Cobra 5030]
17 - Betty Everett - I'll Weep No More [Cobra 5031]
18 - Betty Everett - Tell Me, Darling [Cobra 5031]
19 - Otis Rush - All Your Love (I Miss Loving) [Cobra 5032]
20 - Otis Rush - My Baby's A Good 'Un [Cobra 5032]
21 - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm - Walking Down The Aisle [Cobra 5033]
22 - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm - Box Top [Cobra 5033]
23 - Evangelist "Baby" Ballinger - So Glad [Artistic 100]
24 - Evangelist "Baby" Ballinger - Let It Be [Artistic 100]

Disc 4

01 - Charles Clark - Row Your Boat [Artistic 1500]
02 - Charles Clark - Hidden Charms [Artistic 1500]
03 - Buddy Guy - Sit And Cry (The Blues) [Artistic 1501]
04 - Buddy Guy - Try To Quit You Baby [Artistic 1501]
05 - Shakey Jake - Roll Your Money Maker [Artistic 1502]
06 - Shakey Jake - Call Me If You Need Me [Artistic 1502]
07 - Buddy Guy - You Sure Can't Do [Artistic 1503]
08 - Buddy Guy - This Is The End [Artistic 1503]
09 - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm (voc. Tommy Hodge) - (I Know) You Don't Love Me [Artistic 1504]
10 - Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm (voc. Tommy Hodge) - Down & Out [Artistic 1504]
11 - Arbee Stidham - I'll Always Remember You [Abco 100]
12 - Arbee Stidham - Meet Me Half Way [Abco 100]
13 - Herby Joe - Smoke Stack Lightning [Abco 101]
14 - Herby Joe - Dreamed (Last Night) [Abco 101]
15 - Zono Sago's Modern Sounds - Short Order [Abco 102]
16 - Zono Sago's Modern Sounds - Jivin' At Random [Abco 102]
17 - Freddie Hall & His Aces - Can't This Be Mine [Abco 103]
18 - Freddie Hall & His Aces - Playin' Hard To Get [Abco 103]
19 - Louie Meyers & The Aces - Just Whaling [Abco 104]
20 - Louie Meyers & The Aces - Bluesy [Abco 104]
21 - The Rip-Chords - I Love You The Most [Abco 105]
22 - The Rip-Chords - (Let's Do The) Razzle Dazzle [Abco 105]
23 - Morris Pejoe - Screaming And Crying [Abco 106]
24 - Morris Pejoe - Maybe Blues [Abco 106]
25 - Arbee Stidham - When I Find My Baby [Abco 107]
26 - Arbee Stidham - Please Let It Be Me [Abco 107]