Harry Smith, ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC Vol. 1, Folkways orig 1950s

$

114

Folkways 2951, “Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume One” compiled by Harry Smith, from 1952.  This is the first boxed set (not the very original 78-style gatefold LP release, but the one that most people look for).  Heavy vinyl is mostly glossy and free of marks and plays at VG+ with very light static between tracks.  The original 78 RPM recordings from which these were taken do, of course, often have quite a bit of static.  The box is in excellent condition with no broken corners, with almost no corner wear, and with hinge intact. There is some age toning on the spine end. The original booklet is included and in excellent condition with no writing.  One of three volumes of the most moving folk music ever assembled.  Songs are “Henry Lee” (Dick Justice), “Fatal Flower Garden” (Nelstone’s Hawaiians), “House Carpenter”, (Clarence Ashley), “Drunkard’s Special” (Coley Jones), “Old Lady and the Devil” (Bill & Belle Reed), “Butcher Boy” and “Wagoner’s Lad” (Buell Kazee), “King Kong Kitchie” (Chubby Parker), “Shoes and Leggins” (Uncle Eck Dunford), “Willie Moore” (Burnett & Rutherford), “Lazy Farmer Boy” (Carter & Young), “Peg and Awl” (Carolina Tar Hels), :Ommie Wise” (G.B. Grayson), “John Johanna” (Kelly Harrell), “Cole Younger” (Edward L. Crain), “Charles Giteau” (Kelly Harrell), “John Hardy” (Carter Family), “John Henry” (Williamson & Curry), “Stackalee” (Frank Hutchison), “White House Blues” (Charley Poole & N.C. Ramblers), “Frankie”, (Mississippi John Hurt), “Titanic” (W. & V. Smith), “Engine 143” (Carter Family), “Kassie Jones” (Fury Lewis), “Penny’s Farm” (Bently Boys), “Boweavil Blues” (Masked Marvel), and “Farm Land Blues” (Carolina Tar Heels).  Shipping is $4.00 media mail within continental U.S.; $20 to Canada; $34 to Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand; elsewhere inquire.  (I regret the expensive overseas postage, but this is the exact cost, according to the post office.) 

For overseas shipments, registered mail is strongly recommended at $12.00 extra. Many old records are practically antiques and should be treated that way. This LP will be packaged with the records inside an inner sleeve but outside the box; both are placed inside a sealed outer sleeve and shipped inside a special oversized handcrafted mailer with padding on all sides. It is designed thick enough not to be bent in transit and strong enough to withstand a drop from a second-story window.  Your LP should arrive in the same condition as on the day it was shipped. All used LPs are play-graded on a VPI turntable with Audioquest tonearm and Grado cartridge.