When the Levee Breaks

~ Recording by Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1When the levee breaks?:??Kansas Joe and Memphis MinnieWhen the levee breaksKansas Joe and Memphis MinnieSingle
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)14439-D
1.3When the Levee Breaks3:14Memphis MinnieForty Years of Women in JazzVarious ArtistsCompilation
Jass RecordsJASS CD-9/10
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:13Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyRoots of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -1991-11-26
Yazoo Records1063
1.5When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe1929-1934 Recordings in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 18 June 1929 to 29 May 1930Memphis Minnie & Kansas JoeAlbum + Compilation
Document Records (AT / UK)DOCD-5028
1.11When the Levee Breaks3:16Kansas Joe McCoyMississippi BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Object EnterprisesORO124
1.21When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieZeppelin ClassicsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
P‐VINE RECORDS (record label — add releases here)PCD-2538
1.11When the Levee Breaks3:13Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyLed Zeppelin’s Sources of InspirationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • SE1995-03-21
Rosa Honung RecordsROSACD52
1.2When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis MinnieBumble BeeMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1995-10-10
Indigo (a sub-label of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.)IGOCD 2005
1.4When the Levee Breaks3:14Memphis MinnieLa Route du BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR1995-11-30
Versailles (French label)VER 480395 2
1.14When the Levee Breaks3:17Memphis MinnieLadies Sing the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieQueen of the BluesMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
  • US1997-10-07
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)CK 65212
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieQueen of the BluesMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)487945 2
1.2When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis Minnie & Kansas JoeLed Astray: The Folk & Blues Roots of Page & PlantVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Connoisseur CollectionVSOP CD 282
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:10Kansas Joe McCoyOne in a HundredKansas Joe McCoyAlbum + Compilation
2.7When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyThe Vintage Blues BoxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2000-03-13
Eagle Records (division of Eagle Rock Entertainment Ltd.)EDL EAG 262-2, EEECD002, GAS 0000002 EEE
1.13When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis MinniePickin' the BluesMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-09-12
Catfish Records (UK; blues, jazz, country, bluegrass)KATCD158
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieThe Early Blues Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2000-10-17
Catfish Records (UK; blues, jazz, country, bluegrass)KATCD166
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieThe Early Blues Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2000-10-17
Catfish Records (UK; blues, jazz, country, bluegrass)KATCD166
1.4When the Levee Breaks3:11Kansas Joe and Memphis MinnieRoots of RockVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
ABM (imprint? of Audio Book & Music Company Limited)ABMMCD1253
7.20When the Levee Breaks3:07Memphis Minnie and Kansas Joe McCoyThe Ultimate 8 Blues CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Planet Media8X 8804-1, 8X 8804-2, 8X 8804-7
1.1When The Levee Breaks3:12Memphis MinnieMe And My ChauffeurMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
Proper RecordsPVCD129
2.10When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieBlues Legends: The Best of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2004
Horizon Records (UK compilations)HZTV015
1.8When Love Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieBlues: An Illustrated HistoryZeb JonesAlbum + Compilation
Caxton Editions1 84067 474 1, 1-84067-474-1
4.8When the Levee Breaks3:13Kansas Joe McCoyCentury of the Blues: The Definitive Country Blues CollectionVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Chrome Dreams (“Maximum” bootleg biography series)CDCD 5003
1.10When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyA Brief History of the Blues: Rollin' and TumblinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2005-12-02
Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008)82876-74675-2
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieThe Early Blues Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-04-09
Snapper MusicSBLUECD036
1.13When the Levee Breaks3:15Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyDoom & Gloom: Early Songs of Angst and Disaster 1927-1945Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2007-08-31
Trikont (German independent label)US-0364
2.9When the Levee Breaks3:13Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyPeople Take Warning! Murder Ballads & Disaster Songs, 1913-1938Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2007-09-25
Tompkins SquareTSQ1875
1.5When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyLady Sings the Blues (Volume 3)Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2007-10-22
1.10When The Levee Breaks?:??Memphis MinnieZeppelin's Blues: Twaalf Originele LuchtsigarenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • NL2007-11-01
2.2When the Levee Breaks3:11Joe McCoyWhen the Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues, Rare Cuts 1926-41Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
JSP Records (UK jazz/blues reissues)JSP7781A, JSP7781B, JSP7781C, JSP7781D
1.8When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieHoodoo LadyMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
Complete BluesSBLUECD 050
1.11When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieThe Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2009-09-01
The Great American Music Company
1.16When the Levee Breaks3:08Memphis MinnieComplete Roots: The Roots of Kings of LeonVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2009-09-15
Snapper MusicSBLUECD078
1.12When the Levee Breaks3:13Kansas Joe McCoyLet Me Tell You About The Blues: New York - The Evolution Of New York BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2009
Fantastic VoyageFVTD030
1.4When the Levee Breaks3:11Memphis MinnieThe Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Proper RecordsPROPERBOX 149
1.17When The Levee Breaks3:14Memphis MinnieThe Essential RecordingsMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
PrimoPRMCD 6108
1.24When the Leevee Breaks?:??Kansas Joe McCoyDefinitive Delta BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-09-28
Not Now MusicNOT3CD087
1.22When the Levee Breaks3:08Kansas Joe & Memphis MinnieThe Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17229 BS
1.39When the Levy Breaks3:08Memphis MinnieAnthology of the Blues - The Complete Songbook Series, Vol. 20Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2014-09-09
Suburban Squire
1.1When the Levee Breaks?:??Memphis Minnie and Kansas JoeClassic Blues Artwork from the 1920sVarious ArtistsOther + Compilation
  • -2014-09-16
1.22When the Levee Breaks3:08Kansas Joe & Memphis MinnieThe Roots of It All: Acoustic Blues - The Definitive Collection, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2015-04-27
Bear Family RecordsBCD 17229
1.19When the Levee Breaks3:18Joe McCoyHard Time Blues 1927–1960Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Frémeaux & AssociésFA 5480
2.14When the Levee Breaks3:13Kansas Joe McCoyThe Kings of the Delta BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Big3 (UK, budget compilations)BT3194
1.8When the Levee Breaks3:11Kansas Joe McCoy and Memphis MinnieClassic BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Big3 (UK, budget compilations)BT3213
1.3When the Levee Breaks3:14Kansas Joe McCoy & Memphis MinnieBlues & Roots Originals, Vol. 1Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2020-01-03
78Digital
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:12Kansas Joe & Memphis MinnieThe Rough Guide to the Roots of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2020-02-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1397CD
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:09Kansas Joe & Memphis MinnieThe Rough Guide to the Roots of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2020-02-28
World Music NetworkRGNET1397DD
1.14When the Levee Breaks3:08Kansas Joe & Memphis MinnieThe Rough Guide to Mississippi BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2024-02-23
World Music NetworkRGNET1429CD
1.3When the Levee Breaks3:08Memphis MinnieCrossroad Blues, Volume 1: Birth of the BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.8When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieHoodoo LadyMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
1.2When The Levee Breaks3:11Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyMojo Workin': Blues for the Next GenerationVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
2.23When the Levee Breaks3:09Memphis MinnieThe BluesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Union Square MusicUSMMKDCD02
1.17When The Levee Breaks3:13Memphis MinnieThe Essential RecordingsMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
1.11When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieThe Roots of Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Great American Music CompanyCD-GA-172
Promotion
1.4When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieWhen the Levee Breaks: 15 Classic Tracks That Inspired Led ZeppelinVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-04-03
Uncut (magazine)UNCUT 2008 05
1.13When the Levee Breaks3:08Memphis MinnieMojo Presents: Good Times, Bad TimesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Mojo (magazine)
(unknown)
3.5When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis MinnieLed Zeppelin: The Music That Rocked UsVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2010
Music MelonMMLTDBOX7
1.1When the Levee Breaks3:12Memphis Minnie(Not) Pickin’ the BluesMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
1.20When the Levee Breaks3:13Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoyLed Zeppelin’s JukeboxVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.11When the Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieThe Roots of Led Zepplin 16 Classic Tracks that Inspired the MothershipVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
1.1When The Levee Breaks3:10Memphis MinnieWhen the Levee Breaks - The Best OfMemphis MinnieAlbum + Compilation
Goldenlane Records (a division of Cleopatra Records)

Relationships

recorded in:New York, New York, United States (on 1929-06-18)
guitar:Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
Memphis Minnie (on 1929-06-18)
vocals:Kansas Joe McCoy (on 1929-06-18)
recording of:When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song) (on 1929-06-18)

Related works

When the Levee Breaks (original country blues song)

writer:Kansas Joe McCoy
Memphis Minnie
later versions:When the Levee Breaks
is the basis for:Empty Trail