John Collis





Credited for liner notes.

A rock writer and journalist, John Collis was music editor of Time Out during the 1970s and co-founder of the pioneering monthly magazine Let It Rock.

APPEARANCES +


John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers*
Charly Blues Masterworks Volume 17 - John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
2009
Joe Tex
The Very Best Of Joe Tex
2005, ,
Soul
The 13th Floor Elevators*
The Psychadelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators
2003
Townes Van Zandt
Legend
2003, ,
Folk Rock/Country Rock/Blues Rock
The 13th Floor Elevators*
The Psychedelic World Of The 13th Floor Elevators
2002, ,
Folk Rock/Garage Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Rock & Roll
Fenton Robinson, Billy Branch, Howard & The White Boys
Sweet Home Chicago
2000, ,
Chicago Blues
Keb’ Mo’, Mike Morgan & The Crawl, Maria Muldaur
Three Shades Of Blues
1999
Leroy Carr
American Blues Legend
1998
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Morning Blues
1998
Santana
Awakening
1998
Various
And I Write The Songs
1997,
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
The Power Of The Blues
1997
Various
And The Beat Goes On Volume 1
1996,
Various
And The Beat Goes On Volume 3
1996,
Various
And The Beat Goes On Volume 2
1996,
Various
And Your Bird Can Sing: 36 Classic Interpretations Of Beatles Standards
1996, ,
Pop Rock/Beat
Various
And The Road Goes On Forever Volume 2
1996,
Various
And The Heavens Cried - 35 Progressive Rock Classics
1996, ,
Blues Rock/Psychedelic Rock/Folk Rock/Prog Rock
Various
And Then She Kissed Me Volume 1
1996,
Various
The Sweet Soul Years - 3 Soul Ballads
1996, ,
Soul
Various
Classic Jazz Masters
1996, ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Various
Jazz For Moderns
1996, ,
Dixieland/Big Band
Dire Straits
Making Movies
1996
Roosevelt Sykes
Music Is My Business
1996
Various
And They Danced The Night Away
1996
Showaddywaddy
Remember Then
1994, ,
Pop Rock/Rock & Roll
Various
The Very Best Of Charly Blues Masterworks
1994,
The Velvet Underground & Nico
I’m Waiting For The Man
1994
Eric Clapton
Beginnings
1994, ,
Blues Rock/Electric Blues
Donovan
Sunshine Superman
1994
Curtis Mayfield
Get Down To The Funky Groove
1994, ,
Soul/Funk
Fenton Robinson
Mellow Fellow
1993
Jackie Wilson
Reet Petite And Other Classics
1993
Ray Charles
Back Home
1993
Al Bowlly
Love Is The Sweetest Thing
1993, ,
Vocal
Mahalia Jackson
We Shall Overcome
1993
John Lee Hooker
Blues For Big Town
1993
Luther Allison
Sweet Home Chicago
1993
Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstine
Side By Side
1993
J.B. Lenoir
Mama Watch Your Daughter
1993, ,
Electric Blues
Eddie Boyd
Third Degree
1993
Steely Dan
Roaring Of The Lamb
1993, ,
Pop Rock
Champion Jack Dupree*
Home
1993
Billy Boy Arnold
I Wish You Would
1993, ,
Chicago Blues/Harmonica Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
The Southern Blues
1993
Various
White Christmas
1993, ,
Big Band/Ballad/Holiday/Religious/Gospel/Choral
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
San Antonio Ballbuster
1992
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
San Antonio Ballbuster
1992
Jimmy Rogers
Hard Working Man
1992, ,
Chicago Blues
Robert Cray
The Score
1992, ,
Modern Electric Blues
Magic Sam
West Side Soul
1992
Bessie Smith
Empress Of The Blues
1992
Elmore James
The Sky Is Crying
1992, ,
Electric Blues/Chicago Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Clarence Gatemouth Brown
San Antonio Ballbuster
1992
John Lee Hooker
This Is Hip
1992
Lightnin’ Hopkins
Morning Blues: Charly Blues Masterworks, Vol. 8
1992
Jimmy Rogers
Hard Working Man
1992, ,
Chicago Blues
Memphis Slim
Rockin’ The Blues
1992
Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page
Blue Eyed Blues
1992
Various
The Chess Story Volume 1 - From Blues To Doo Wop
1990, ,
Doo Wop/Rock & Roll
Various
The Chess Story Volume 2 - From R & B To Soul
1990
The Animals
Trackin’ The Hits
1990
Bo Diddley
Diddley Daddy
1988, ,
Rock & Roll/Chicago Blues
Etta James
Tell Mama
1988, ,
Soul/Rhythm & Blues
Lee Dorsey
Can You Hear Me?
1987, ,
Soul/Funk
Various
Rough Dried Blues (Jewel, Paula, Ronn Recordings)
1987
Jimmy Reed
12 Greatest Hits
1987
Freddy Fender
Before The Next Teardrop Falls
1987
George Jones
A Good Year For The Roses
1987
Lowell Fulson
I’ve Got The Blues
1987
John Lee Hooker
Burnin’
1987
Sam Cooke
Swing Out Brother
1987
Various
How To Pick A Winner (Sehorn’s Soul Farm Vol. 2)
1986
Various
Honky Tonk Jump Party
1986
Charlie Thomas & The Drifters
Greatest Hits Live
1986
Jimmy Reed
Big Boss Blues
1986
Clifton Chenier
Live At Montreux
1984
John McLaughlin
Devotion
1984
Johnny Burnette
Tenth Anniversary Album
1981
The Inmates
Dirty Water / Danger Zone
1979, ,
Pub Rock/Garage Rock/Rock & Roll/Rhythm & Blues
Various
And They Danced The Night Away
Dire Straits
Making Movies