NEGRO Blues & Hollers RARE Folk Songs RED Vinyl library of congress AFS L59

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"Blue skies twirled above them in the fields, and the breeze from around the trees feathered their temples - they were alive, it was true, but never so, than when they'd holler. Sometimes they didn't even know that they were in pain, and that their yelling was only heard by the earth worms who couldn't tell the difference between a cry for help and a blues song....and to this day, neither can we."  - Rafael Estes Mightiera     
       I have started this auction at $18.63 - not to expose the greed of other sellers of the same release (if indeed such a release is for sale anywhere else in the world), but in honor of The Emancipation Proclamation that proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the eleven states. I appreciate the efforts of good 'ole Abe in 1863.
ULTRA RARE RED COLORED Vinyl 1962 copy ! Blue labels are SHARP & CLEAN with only minimal spindle marks. The RED vinyl retains a shimmering luster and only minimal number of faint wispy hairline marks I had to use a magnifying glass to see most of them - hardly worth noting, one tiny manufacturer pen head sized bump on side B. The cover has done its job well to protect the precious rare contents and has battle wear to show, with the usual wear in the usual places along the edge and at the corners, worst being lower left corner. The discoloration of the cover was co-produced by Father Time, surprisingly similar to a mixture of Blood and Soil, an apt representation of the musical contents within the cover. In a museum, this cover would be called ART, nature-made art. 
 - as pics show, but almost an artsy coloring from nature, some textured/rough areas of surface, the discoloration of the cover with yellow/brown spotting and some red, also on back lower left,  a left bottom edge worn area, pen marks, including name at top ridge in red ink. Comes with generic inner sleeve. See pics as I posted multiple with zoom to offer forth right representation. Thanks. Listed with multiple photos to offer forthright representation of ACTUAL item - not stock photos, thus  seen as is which is RARE. Will ship asap if paid so. Look at my rating for reassurance....
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Various Artist (David Edwards [Honey Boy Edwards])

Release Date: 1962

Label: Library of Congress AFS L59
Type:

- Camp Hollers. Sung by an Unidentified Singer Sung by Son House At Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1941

- Cornfield Hollers. Sung by Charley Berry At Clarksdale, Ms.

- I'm A Soldier In The Army Of The Lord. Sung by The Congregation Of Silent Grove Baptist Church With Trombone And Guitar At Clarksdale, Ms.

- I'm Gonna Lift Up A Standard For My King. Sung by The Congregation Of The Church Of God In Christ At Moorehead Plantation, Lula, Ms.
- Worried Life Blues. Sung by David Edwards (Honey Boy Edwards) With Guitar At Clarksdale, Ms.
- Ragged And Dirty. Sung by William Brown With Guitar At Clarksdale, Ms.

- Special Rider Blues. Sung and played by Son House With Guitar At Robinsonville, Ms.

- Depot Blues. Sung and played by Son House With Guitar At Robinsonville, Ms.

- Mississippi Blues. Sung by William Brown With Guitar At Sadie Beck's Plantation, Arkansas, 1942

- Four O'Clock Blues. Sung and played by Willie Blackwell And William Brown With Guitar At Sadie Beck's Plantation, Arkansas, 1942

- East St. Louis Blues. Sung by William Brown With Guitar At Sadie Beck's Plantation, Arkansas, 1942

- Low Down, Dirty Dog Blues. Sung and played by Son House With Guitar At Robinsonville, Ms, 1942

ed. by Marshall W. Stearns

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