BIG JOE WILLIAMS TOUGH TIMES EX RARE 1961 ARHOOLIE DG BLUES LP RED/BLACK LABELS
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BIG JOE WILLIAMS~TOUGH TIMES~EX RARE 1961 ARHOOLIE DG BLUES LP~RED/BLACK LABELS!
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Big Joe Williams "Tough Times" Arhoolie F-1002 Very Rare Blues Record released in 1961!! This is an original 1960s pressing from Arhoolie Label with Deep Groove Red & Black Labels!!! Cover Condition: EXCELLENT with light wear and strong seams!! There is light damage to a couple of corners. Vinyl Condition: Near Mint with very light wear! Heavyweight, stiff vinyl! AMAZING CONDITION ON THIS VERY RARE BLUES LP FROM OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO!!! There is some argument about exactly when this record hit the streets, but back then it would have cost only a nickel to get the Arhoolie catalog mailed to you. Big Joe Williams is a timeless kind of bluesman, the sort of artist that sounds completely like his own man rather than aspiring toward the muddled, sound-alike mainstream. There is nothing mainstream about this guy at all. He doesn't even play a normal guitar, having pieced together some kind of nine-string creation that has the best aspects of both the six- and 12-string models, ringing like chimes in the high end. The cover of this album has one of the best pictures of this instrument that has been published. Down low, Big Joe might be the originator of many bass string licks that are attributed to funk bassists, although in other cases he is simply imitating big band bass players and doing it well. There is another style of bassline playing he does that sounds like he is boxing with the instrument, displayed prominently on the rollicking "Shake Your Boogie." He is also one of the great shouting blues vocalists, loud enough to cut through a bank of machine guns and friendly sounding on top of that. One really wants to understand everything he says in order for him to fully communicate, but another aspect of his vocal style is that he sounds like he is still partially chewing his dinner, making full comprehension of the lyrics pretty hard. His wife sings on one track and is even harder to understand than he is.The image included with the auction is a scan of the actual item but, due to size limitations of the scanner, the edges of the item may have been cropped.
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RECORD GRADING POLICY
MINT = like new or near new with only one or two small insignificant defects, a 9 or better on a 1-10 scale
EXCELLENT = Would be Near Mint, except for a couple of light hairlines or scuffs, which do not affect play
VG++ = still a very nice record with all or nearly all of its original gloss but may have a few more light, surface marks, hairlines, needle tracks or the like which should not materially affect play
VG+ = a nice, but used record that may have a series of light scuffs or scratches. It probably plays with a few pops, but has no serious problems.
VG = a well-used record that still should sound OK when played, but may have moderate surface noise, pops, etc.
VG- = a very well-worn record that plays through without skipping, but will do until a better copy comes along.
Good = not actually good at all but probably will play through but with much in the way of surface noise, pops, crackles, etc. Still, will have no cracks, chips or the like
Fair = you are getting this record just to own but not to play
Poor = the sky's the limit, generally I will discard a record this bad (and sell the cover, jacket or sleeve alone) unless the label holds some particular interest
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