(Blues VA) When The Levee Breaks [Rare Mississippi Blues]

JSP continues to challenge Yazoo and Document records with their re-releases (with very good mastering to boot) of country blues and this set is no exception. For 25 bucks you get some of the finest and rarest country blues put to shellac (this set was mastered from 80-year old 78's where in some cases, only 1 or 2 copies is known to exist). Unfortunately, some of these artists recorded for Paramount records, a company notorious for manufacturing records that would self-destruct after 20 plays. Don't be discouraged by the sound quality; in most cases on this set, it is exemplary considering that the bulk of this material was recorded before 1930. What we have here are some of the earliest examples of country blues (i.e. Freddie Spruell), pure and unaffected because it preceded the advent of radio airplay and music company marketing hyperbole. Those who have not reveled in the fabulous bottleneck playing and tortured singing of Sam Butler (Bo Weevil Jackson) or King Solomon Hill (Joe Holmes) are missing the origins of much popular "roots" music and the regional musical styles that existed before the depression. Similarly, listen to the late Robert Lockwood's earliest acoustic sides before he went on to embellish Sonny Boy Williamson's (Willie Rice Miller) and Little Walter's most famous Chess material, and Otis Spann's beautiful recordings for Candid records. This set has too many superlatives to mention in an Amazon review, but it must be said that these recordings, although performed when the term "indigenous music" could be applied without exaggeration, were to become a major influence on so much of the popular music that followed it 10 and 20 years later. As always, JSP has delivered a lot for a little. If you have any interest in pre-war country blues, it doesn't come any better than this. Album: When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD A) Bitrate: 224K/s Time: 74:44 Size: 119.8 MB Label: JSP Styles: Mississippi blues, Delta blues, Pre-war country blues Year: 2007 Art: Front [2:53] 1. Garfield Akers - Cottonfield Blues Part 1 [3:06] 2. Jim Thompkins - Bedside Blues [2:49] 3. Kid Bailey - Mississippi Bottom Blues [2:48] 4. Sam Butler - Poor Boy Blues [3:02] 5. William Harris - I'm Leavin' Town [2:38] 6. Mississippi Jook Band - Hittin' The Bottle Stomp [3:00] 7. Geeshie Wiley - Last Kind Words Blues [2:41] 8. Blind Willie Reynolds - Third Street Woman Blues [3:13] 9. Freddie Spruell - Muddy Waters Blues [3:11] 10. Joe Calicott - Fare The Well Blues [3:01] 11. Arthur Petties - That Won't Do [3:12] 12. Willie '61' Blackwell - Four O'Clock Flower Blues [3:13] 13. Joe McCoy - Evil Devil Woman Blues [2:32] 14. Sam Collins - The Jail House Blues [3:01] 15. Robert Lockwood Jr. - Black Spider Blues [2:41] 16. Robert Johnson - Traveling Riverside Blues Take 1 [2:51] 17. Charlie McCoy - Baltimore Blues [3:09] 18. Mattie Delaney - Down The Big Road Blues [3:19] 19. Mississippi Bracey - You Scolded Me And Drove Me [3:19] 20. Freddie Spruell - Milk Cow Blues [2:40] 21. Mose Andrews - Ten Pound Hammer [3:23] 22. Willie '61' Blackwell - Noiseless Motor Blues [2:30] 23. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Jailhouse Fire Blues [3:06] 24. Freddie Spruell - 4A Highway [3:13] 25. King Solomon Hill - Times Has Done Got Hard When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD A) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Album: When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD B) Bitrate: 224K/s Time: 75:28 Size: 121.0 MB Label: JSP Styles: Mississippi blues, Delta blues, Pre-war country blues Year: 2007 Art: Front [2:51] 1. Son House - Mississippi County Farm Blues [3:11] 2. Joe McCoy - When The Levee Breaks [2:40] 3. Blind Joe Reynolds - Ninety Nine Blues [3:23] 4. Jelly Jaw Short - Snake Doctor Blues [2:37] 5. Otto Virgial - Little Girl In Rome [2:50] 6. Mississippi Moaner - It's Cold In China Blues [3:27] 7. Willie '61' Blackwell - Bald Eagle Blues [3:23] 8. Bogus Ben Covington - Boodle-De-Bum Blues [3:10] 9. William Harris - Bull Frog Blues [2:45] 10. Mississippi Jook Band - Dangerous Woman [2:34] 11. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Shaggy Dog Blues [2:43] 12. Sam Collins - Devil In The Lion's Den [2:42] 13. Arthur Petties - Quarrelin' Mama Blues [2:52] 14. Sam Butler - Devil And My Brown Blues [2:55] 15. Robert Lockwood - Take A Little Walk With Me [3:03] 16. Charlie McCoy - Last Time Blues [3:11] 17. Garfield Akers - Dough Roller Blues [3:25] 18. Walter Rhodes - The Crowing Rooster [3:19] 19. Geeshie Wiley - Motherless Child Blues [2:56] 20. George Torey - Married Woman Blues [3:18] 21. Willien '61' Blackwell - She's Young And Wild [3:15] 22. Mississippi Bracey - Cherry Ball [2:43] 23. Otto Virgial - Bad Notion Blues [3:06] 24. Freddy Spruell - Don't Cry Baby [2:59] 25. Kid Bailey - Rowdy Blues When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD B) Bitrate: 224K/s Time: 73:17 Size: 117.5 MB Label: JSP Styles: Mississippi blues, Delta blues, Pre-war country blues Year: 2007 Art: Front [3:08] 1. King Solomon Hill - My Buddy Blind Papa Melon [3:04] 2. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Snatch It Back Blues [3:08] 3. Willie '61' Blackwell - Machine Gun Blues [2:45] 4. Arthur Petties - Revenue Man Blues [3:06] 5. Freddie Spruell - Mr. Freddie's Kokomo Blues [3:29] 6. Geeshie Wiley - Over To My House [2:58] 7. Jelly Jaw Short - Barefoot Blues [3:09] 8. Garfield Akers - Jumpin' And Shoutin' Blues [2:47] 9. Joe McCoy - Look Who's Coming Down The Road [3:15] 10. Joe Calicott - Traveling Mama Blues [3:13] 11. William Harris - Leavin' Here Blues [2:57] 12. Otto Virgial - Got The Blues About Rome [3:01] 13. Mose Andrews - Young Heifer Blues [2:48] 14. Mississippi Jook Band - Skippy Whippy [2:31] 15. Sam Collins - Yellow Dog Blues [2:47] 16. Sam Butler - You Can't Keep No Brown [2:45] 17. Mattie Delaney - Tallahatchie River Blues [3:09] 18. Mississippi Bracey - Stered Gal [3:14] 19. Charlie McCoy - Motherless And Fatherless Blues [3:20] 20. Willie '61' Blackwell - Don't Misuse Me, Baby [2:59] 21. Robert Lockwood Jr. - I'm Gonna Train My Baby [3:12] 22. Arthur Petties - Out On Santa Fe Blues [3:24] 23. Freddie Spruell - Your Good Man Is Gone [2:56] 24. Blind Joe Reynolds - Cold Woman Blues When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD C) Album: When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD D) Bitrate: 224K/s Time: 76:00 Size: 121.8 MB Label: JSP Styles: Mississippi blues, Delta blues, Pre-war country blues Year: 2007 Art: Front [2:59] 1. Son House - Clarksdale Moan [2:40] 2. Bogus Ben Covington - Adam And Eve In The Garden [2:46] 3. George Torey - Lonesome Man Blues [3:24] 4. Walter Rhodes - Leaving Home Blues [2:43] 5. Sam Collins - Loving Lady Blues [2:48] 6. William Harris - Early Mornin' Blues [2:49] 7. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Number Three Blues [3:25] 8. King Solomon Hill - Tell Me Baby [3:06] 9. Robert Lockwood Jr. - Little Boy Blue [3:16] 10. Garfield Akers - Cottonfield Blues Part 2 [3:11] 11. Willie '61' Blackwell - Chalk My Toy [2:40] 12. Mississippi Jook Band - Barbecue Bust [3:14] 13. Arthur Petties - Two Time Blues [3:01] 14. Joe Stone - Back Door Blues [3:07] 15. Freddie Spruell - Way Back Down Home [3:09] 16. Geeshie Wiley - Skinny Leg Blues [2:56] 17. Joe McCoy - Meat Cutter Blues [2:31] 18. Mississippi Moaner - Mississippi Moan [3:17] 19. Blind Willie Reynolds - Married Man Blues [2:44] 20. Sam Butler - Jefferson County Blues [3:12] 21. Willie '61' Blackwell - Rampaw Street Blues [3:14] 22. Mississippi Bracey - I'll Overcome Someday [3:20] 23. Arthur Petties - Good Boy Blues [3:14] 24. Jelly Jaw Short - Grand Daddy Blues [3:00] 25. Freddie Spruell - Let's Go Riding When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD D)

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daba_1 (2011-01-17)

Thanks night you are rally helping me for my historical catalog. ;p)

slcghst (2011-01-17)

Thank U