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MANCE LIPSCOMB

Like Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt, the designation as strictly a blues singer 

dwarfs the musical breadth of Mance Lipscomb. Born on April 9, 1895 in Navasota, TX, 

Lipscomb was a sharecropper/tenant farmer all his life who didn't record until 1960, 

"songster" fits what Lipscomb did best. A proud, yet unboastful man, Lipscomb 

would point out that he was an educated musician, his ability to play everything 

from classic blues, ballads, pop songs to spirituals in a multitude of styles and 

keys being his particular mark of originality. He appeared at numerous blues 

and folk festivals throughout the '60s, released several albums on Arhoolie 

and even one for a major label, Reprise, in 1970, Trouble in Mind. 

Four years later, Lipscomb retired from the festival circuit 

"TEXAS SONGSTER VOLUME 2"

1964     LP     ARHOOLIE RECORDS   F1023

PRINTED IN U.S.A.      ORIGINAL PRESSING

STILL IN SHRINK     HEAVY SINGLE COVER

This version: with green back cover [later pressings with white back cover].

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: ARHOOLIE -  RED/BLACK LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: F1023  

Catalog on labels: F-1023 Side 1 / F-1023 Side 2

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 1023A-1A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 160/   F-1023B

On labels: Recorded by: Chris Strachwitz

On Back Sleeve: Recorded by: Chris Strachwitz in Berkeley, Calif., May 2, 1964

All song arrangements published by Tradition Music Co. - BMI

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tracklisting

Side 1: JOE TURNER KILLED A MAN - BUMBLE BEE - SILVER CITY

IF I MISS THE TRAIN - ALABAMA JUBILEE - GOD MOVES ON THE WATER (THE TITANIC)

Side 2: COME BACK BABY - CHARLIE JAMES - BOOGIE IN A

KEY TO THE HIGHWAY - COCAINE DONE KILLED MY BABY

SPANISH FLANG DANG - YOU GOT TO REAP WHAT YOU SOW

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RECORD EX but (please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The material on this album was re-released on compact disc in the '90s, 

with outtakes and whatnot bumping the song catch up to 20 songs. 

This original vinyl pressing features a baker's dozen tracks, all recorded 

one spring when the charming Mance Lipscomb was out in California 

doing the folk revival circuit. Like most of his albums, this one is a 

good example of his versatility. Just when a listener thinks they have 

the man's style mentally pigeonholed, then along comes something 

else quite surprising. It is instructive to hear his "Spanish Flang Dang" 

in comparison with Elizabeth Cotton. Both are talented fingerpickers, 

and both are relying on memory to reconstruct a hit instrumental record 

from the early '30s. The variations are fascinating. The blues material 

here is also strong, ranging from the tough "Cocaine Done Killed Me Baby" 

to the light-hearted "Boogie in A." Producer Chris Strachwitz did a 

great job with the sound, and it is the type of acoustic guitar tone 

that really sounds better in analog...(AllMusic)