SHIRLEY COLLINS - SWEET ENGLAND, ORIGINAL 1959 LP, NM
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ON THE ORIGINAL BLUE UK ARGO LABEL RG 150 FROM 1959. THE FRAGILE FLIPBACK SLEEVE MAY BE A TAD BELOW EX CONDITION DUE TO VERY LIGHT FEATHERING AT THE OPENING, ONE OR TWO LIGHT AGE-SPOTS ON THE REAR AND TWO LIGHTLY BUMPED CORNERS. THE VINYL IS IN BEAUTIFUL HARDLY PLAYED CONDITION, JUST THE LIGHTEST OF MARKS WHERE THE RECORD HAS BEEN TAKEN FROM THE BAG. THERE IS ONE SPINDLE TRAIL ON THE SIDE TWO LABEL, SIDE ONE LOOKSUNPLAYED (EXCEPT BY MYSELF!). NEEDLESS TO SAY THE VINYL PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY - AND THIS IS A 49-YEAR-OLD ACOUSTIC ALBUM(!) AND OF COURSE WOULD PROBABLY BE EVEN BETTER WITH A PROFESSIONAL CLEAN(NOT THAT IT REALLY NEEDS ONE!)
THIS LANDMARK ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN THE SAME YEAR THAT SHIRLEY AND ALAN LOMAX (THEY WERE ROMANTICALLY INVOLVED AT THE TIME) WENT ON THEIR HISTORIC FIELD-TRIP TO THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES TO RECORD THE BLUES ARTISTS THERE AND DISCOVERED THE LEGENDARY FRED MCDOWELL. LOMAX PROVIDES EXTENSIVE SLEEVENOTES ON THIS ALBUM AND PRODUCED IT WITH PETER KENNEDY
MUSICIANS: SHIRLEY COLLINS VOICE
JOHN HALSTEAD - BANJO
RALPH RINZLER - GUITAR
GUY CARAWAN - GUITAR
TRACKS:
SWEET ENGLAND
HARES ON THE MOUNTAIN
HORI HORO
THE BONNY IRISH BOY
THE TAILOR AND THE MOUSE
THE LADY AND THE SWINE
TURPIN HERO
THE CUCKOO
THE BONNY LABOURING BOY
THE CHERRY TREE CAROL
SWEET WILLIAM
OMIE WISE
BLACKBIRDS AND THRUSHES
A KEEPER WENT HUNTING
POLLY VAUGHAN
PRETTY SARO
BARBARA ALLEN
CHARLIE
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