GUITAR SHORTY Carolina Slide Guitar Rare Orig UK 1974 Flyright Blues LP 1st
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Guitar Shorty
Carolina Slide Guitar
Very Rare original UK LP released on Flyright Records in 1974. 1st UK pressing with Yellow Labels and comes in a Laminated sleeve.
Matrix No's
Side One - FLY+LP+500+A
Side Two - FLY+LP+500+B
John Henry Fortescue was born in Bellhaven, N.C. on January 23, 1923. In 1952 he recorded two sides for the Savoy label under the name of "Hootin' Owl" that were unissued at the time. One of them "I Love That Woman" later appeared on a Flyright CD compilation from 1992.("East Coast Jukebox") He was recorded by David McLean for Flyright in the early 1970's for this his first LP "Carolina Slide Guitar".
Fortescue was known to have an ongoing battle with the bottle, and was also known to wax a lot of tall tales about his life. He claimed that he had recorded at least fifty sides in New York City, was Elvis Presley's guitar instructor, (McLean admitted that he could perform some "dead on" Elvis impersonations), and he also claimed that he had performed with The Beatles. In reality, Fortescue acutally divided his life working in the fields around his home, working as an apprentice for a house-builder, drinking and playing blues on the street,
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1 I'm Goin' Home 6:34
2 Drinkin' Wine 3:15
3 My Mind Never Changed 3:46
4 Near The Cross 3:23
5 Hoogle-De-Doo 5:50
Side Two
1 Goin' Down In Georgia 4:26
2 Somebody Called My Name 4:32
3 I Got Troubles On My Mind 4:28
4 Jesus On The Main Line 1:14
5 Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down 4:22
6 Little School Girl 0:45
A1, A5 and B1 recorded in Elm City, North Carolina on 19th October 1970
A2 to A4 and B2 to B5 recorded in Wilson, North Carolina on 25th July 1971
B6 recorded in Elm City, North Carolina on 25th July 1970
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Released on Flyright Records in 1974
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Catalogue Number LP500
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Record is in Ex + condition (couple of very light surface marks)
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Sleeve is in Ex ++ condition
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