Bluesmen And Songsters (1926-1936)

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Album Info

Release Date: 1988

Label: RST Records

Original recordings from the collections of Joe Bussard, Johnny Parth, Tom Tsotsi.

Original matrix information:

A1: 12571 Richmond, Ind. October 1926
A2: 12579 Richmond, Ind. October 1926
A3: 400213-B Memphis, Tenn., 13 February 1928
A4: 400215-A Memphis, Tenn., 13 February 1928
A5: 400216-B Memphis, Tenn., 13 February 1928
A6: 400361-B Memphis, Tenn., 27 February 1928
A7: 400363-A Memphis, Tenn., 27 February 1928
A8: 400375-A Memphis, Tenn., 29 February 1928
A9: 15156 Richmond, Ind., 6 June 1929
B1: 402295-A Atlanta, Ga., 13 March 1929
B2: 402296-B Atlanta, Ga., 13 March 1929
B3: 402297-B Atlanta, Ga., 13 March 1929
B4: 402298-B Atlanta, Ga., 13 March 1929
B5: 402305-B Atlanta, Ga., 14 March 1929
B6: 402306-B Atlanta, Ga., 14 March 1929
B7: 69337-2 Charlotte, N.C., 23 May 1931
B8: 69338-2 Charlotte, N.C., 23 May 1931
B9: 19005-1 New York City, 11 April 1936

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).

Compiled and produced for RST Records
Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna
Copyright 1988: RST Records, Austria
Exclusive Distribution: Rudolf Staeger
Obere Amtshausgasse 27/11, A-1050 Vienna, Austria. Phone 0222-54-28-73

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