In the 1980s, I developed an extensive Blues and Jazz record collection. There must have been a DJ inside me trying to get out, as, during this period, I distilled the very best sounds and created a set of 21 cassette tapes that charted my journey through the music. I titled these “The Blues by El Sticks”, and a copy of each passed to my friend and music producer, Rob Morris, to play in his car.

At the beginning of 2020, before the lockdown, I embarked on a task to recreate every tape as a playlist on Spotify. A small number of tracks are not available on Spotify, so I had to import these from my private collection. These tracks are currently only available for me to listen to until they are added to Spotify in the future.

I recommend trying The Blues By El Sticks Sampler for anyone wishing to dip into this collection.