Memphis Girls (1929-1935)

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Album Info

Release Date: 1988

Label: RST Records

Original recordings from the collections of Joe Bussard, Fritz Marschall, Roger Misiewicz, Johnny Parth, and Francis Smith.

Original Matrix Information:
A1: Knoxville, Tennessee, August 28, 1929 (K-131)
A2: Knoxville, Tennessee, August 28, 1929 (K-132)
A3: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8086)
A4: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8087)
A5: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8088)
A6: Knoxville, Tennessee, April 4, 1930 (K-8089)
A7: Memphis, Tennessee, c. February 21, 1930 (MEM-792)
A8: Memphis, Tennessee, c. February 21, 1930 (MEM-793)
B1: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15898-1)
B2: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15899-2)
B3: New York City, September 13, 1934 (15952-1)
B4: New York City, September 17, 1934 (15970-1)
B5: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-113-2)
B6: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-114-2)
B7: Jackson, Mississippi, October 12, 1935 (JAX-115-2)
B8: Jackson, Mississippi, October 14, 1935 (JAX-148-1)

Copyright 1988: RST Records, Austria.
Cover Photo © Paul Oliver, used by permission.
Compiled and produced for RST Records
Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna

Exclusive Distribution: Rudolf Staeger
Obere Amtshausgasse 27/11, A-1050 Vienna, Austria. Phone 0222-54-28-73

Considering the extreme rarity of the original 78s, condition is generally better than might be hoped, but it must be borne in mind that only one or two copies are known to exist of some titles.

Discographical details from Blues And Gospel Records 1902 - 1943 by John Godrich and Robert Dixon (third edition, Storyville 1982).

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