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ROBERT JOHNSON

If the blues has a truly mythic figure, one whose story hangs over the music the way a Charlie Parker does over jazz or a Hank Williams does over country, it's Robert Johnson, certainly the most celebrated figure in the history of the blues. Of course, his legend is immensely fortified by the fact that Johnson also left behind a small legacy of recordings that are considered the emotional apex of the music itself. These recordings have not only entered the realm of blues standards ("Love in Vain," "Crossroads," "Sweet Home Chicago," "Stop Breaking Down"), but were adapted by rock & roll artists as diverse as the Rolling Stones, Steve Miller, Led Zeppelin, and Eric Clapton

"KING OF THE DELTA BLUES SINGERS VOLUME II"

Produced by Frank Driggs

1970      LP       COLUMBIA  RECORDS       C 30034   MONO

PRINTED IN USA    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

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LABEL: COLUMBIA - RED LABEL w/YELLOW 'COLUMBIA' - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: C 30034  

Catalog on labels: C 30034 (AL 30034) / C 30034 (BL 30034)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): P AL 30034-1G    (Etched): /T

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): P BL 30034-1A    (Etched): T

On labels: rim text reads '® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.'

On insert: Notes by Pete Welding

On back cover: Produced by Frank Driggs

The selections are in the public domain.

Notes by Jon Waxman    Additional notes enclosed.

Cover art: Daily Planet/Tom Wilson; Tipographical design: Nick Fasciano

Manufactured by Columbia Records / CBS, Inc. / 51 W. 52 Street, New York, N.Y.

® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.

tracklisting

Side A: KIND HEARTED WOMAN BLUES - I BELIEVE I'LL DUST MY BROOM

SWEET HOME CHICAGO - RAMBLING ON MY MIND - PHONOGRAPH BLUES

THEY'RE RED HOT - DEAD SHRIMP BLUES - PREACHIN' BLUES

Side B: I'M STEADY ROLLIN' MAN - FROM FOUR TILL LATE - LITTLE UEEN OF SPADES

MALTED MILK - DRUNKEN HEARTED MAN - STOP BREAKIN' DOWN BLUES

HONEYMOON BLUES - LOVE IN VAIN

  grading

RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)

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

A wonderful follow-up to the first compilation (King of the Delta Blues Singers) of Robert Johnson's small library of recorded work. This album boasts the first album appearance of "Love in Vain," as well as a number of other blues classics penned by the artist. "Sweet Home Chicago," "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom," "They're Red Hot," and "Malted Milk" are all present (and all covered by a multitude of artists -- the Blues Brothers, Elmore James, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Eric Clapton, respectively). As is generally the practice with Robert Johnson albums, a painting stands in for the cover (there are only two known photographs of the artist in the first place, and every other album released uses one of them). The music is certainly impeccable -- the self-accompanying bassline boogie was one of Johnson's greatest contributions to the blues, and it's displayed in all its beauty here. To top this, there's the beauty of his melodic work, and the interplay with his semi-gruff voice that help to make his songs memorable. He is the true legend of the blues, and anyone with even the slightest curiosity in that genre or rock needs to own both this album and its predecessor, or else the box set released in 1990 that covers both of them...(AllMusic)