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Let's get right to the point here.
Artist / Album
Thomas "Snake" Johnson - Complete Recorded Works (1928-29)
Charley Patton - Complete Recordings 1929-1934
Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Avalon Blues: Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings
Blind Willie McTell - Classic Years 1927-1940 [Box Set]
Leadbelly - Where Did You Sleep Last Night: Lead Belly Legacy, Vol. 1
Leadbelly - Bourgeois Blues: Leadbelly Legacy, Vol. 2
Son House - Father Of The Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions
Son House & The Great Delta Blues Singers
Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings [BOX SET]
All of these are essential in my opinion if you want to get into old blues. There's so much more but I think those are a good place to start. There's also a box set called Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues, it's 5 CD's and a nice booklet that talks about each song in the set. It's a good place to start if you don't have a lot of loot to toss about since it's got such a great selection.
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