THE COUNTRY BLUES 1959 rare original RBF Lp Blind Willie / Cannon Jug Stompers+
  $   30

 


$ 30 Sold For
Mar 16, 2018 Sold Date
Dec 18, 2017 Start Date
1 Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
eBay Sold at
 
save auction  

Description

THE COUNTRY BLUES
1959




The Country Blues is a seminal album released on RBF Records in 1959, catalogue RF 1. Compiled from 78 recordings by Samuel Charters, it accompanied his book of the same name to provide examples of the music discussed. Both the book and this compilation were key documents in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, and many of its songs would either be incorporated into new compositions by later musicians, or covered outright.

Recordings of the music known as country blues derived from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s, commencing after the proven commercial appeal of classic female blues and ending when the Great Depression greatly curtailed the market for the record industry. These recordings had all been collected on 78s, and with the exceptions of top-sellers like Lonnie Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson, pressings rarely exceeded approximately 5000 or so.

At the time of the issue of this record, the catalogue of country blues music on long-playing album was fairly small. Reissue compilations of 78s had been undertaken by both Riverside and Folkways, but they were few, and indeed Charters complained in 1959 that companies owning various country blues masters were interfering with any attempts to bring the music back on the market.

This vintage blues LP is from the personal collection of blues researcher / writer Mack McCormick and is being sold to raise some needed funds for the Texas Musicians Museum. We appreciate any help in our mission to preserve music.

TRACK LISTING:


    • BLIND LEMON JEFFERSON / Matchbox Blues
    • LONNIE JOHNSON / Careless Love
    • CANNON'S JUG STOMPERS / Walk Right In
    • PEG LEG HOWELL / Low Down Rounder's Blues
    • BLIND WILLIE MCTELL / Statesboro Blues
    • MEMPHIS JUG BAND / Stealin', Stealin'
    • BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON / You Gonna Need Somebody On Your Bond
    • LEROY CARR / Alabama Woman Blues
    • SLEEPY JOHN ESTES / Special Agent
    • BIG BILL / Key To The Highway
    • BUKKA WHITE / Fixin' To Die
    • TOMMY MCCLENNAN / I'm A Guitar King
    • ROBERT JOHNSON / Preachin' Blues
    • WASHBOARD SAM / I Been Treated Wrong



      • CONDITION: ORIGINAL PRESSING AS SHOWN. RECORD is NEAR MINT / JACKET is VG++

      ODD RECORDS ARE A REEL GEORGE SPECIALTY!
      I COMBINE SHIPPING FOR BIG SAVINGS
      CHECK MY OTHER AUCTIONS


    • price rating


    My Recently Viewed Auctions

    Yo Home To Bel Air 12 Yo Home To Bel Air 12" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince colored vinyl sealed / $ 19
    CUBAN MARIMBA BAND - TANZANIA 45 7'' 1973 AFRO JAZZ FUNK PSYCH AFRICA ?LISTEN? CUBAN MARIMBA BAND - TANZANIA 45 7'' 1973 AFRO JAZZ FUNK PSYCH AFRICA ?LISTEN? / $ 36
    OMD - Dazzle Ships - 12 OMD - Dazzle Ships - 12" Vinyl LP Diecut Slv GF w/ Inner-V2246 1st UK- 1983 NM / $ 37
    JUKEBOX BAKER'S DOZEN 45'S AC/DC/ VAN HALEN, ETC JUKEBOX LABELS & MINT VINYL JUKEBOX BAKER'S DOZEN 45'S AC/DC/ VAN HALEN, ETC JUKEBOX LABELS & MINT VINYL / $ 20
    Music of Africa No 23 MUSIC OF THE NORTHERN CONGO 2 NM Music of Africa No 23 MUSIC OF THE NORTHERN CONGO 2 NM / $ 37
    Kiss Hotter than Hell 1980s limited edition Dutch picture disc on Stemra Kiss Hotter than Hell 1980s limited edition Dutch picture disc on Stemra / $ 57
    Vinyl LP THEM, The Angry Young Them (rare DE Erstpressung Decca weinrot 1965) Vinyl LP THEM, The Angry Young Them (rare DE Erstpressung Decca weinrot 1965) / $ 35
    Vinnie Paz Season of the Assassin 2010 Vinyl First Press Brand New Sealed Rare Vinnie Paz Season of the Assassin 2010 Vinyl First Press Brand New Sealed Rare / $ 80
    PINK FLOYD It Would Be So Nice /Julia Dream Columbia DB 8401 UK 1968 VG+ PINK FLOYD It Would Be So Nice /Julia Dream Columbia DB 8401 UK 1968 VG+ / $ 123
    B459 Beethoven Missa Solemnis Ludwig Karajan 2LP DGG 104 395/96 Stereo Tulip B459 Beethoven Missa Solemnis Ludwig Karajan 2LP DGG 104 395/96 Stereo Tulip / $ 20
    Gerry and the Pacemakers / FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY / SEG 8397 UK` 1965 Single EP Gerry and the Pacemakers / FERRY CROSS THE MERSEY / SEG 8397 UK` 1965 Single EP / $ 17
    THE DISHRAGS ?- past is past EP 7 THE DISHRAGS ?- past is past EP 7" Punk KBD 1979 Dils Subhumans Avengers Randoms / $ 71
    INXS Listen Like Thieves MFSL MOFI 1-041 # 001376 LP DON'T PAY UNTIL INVOICED INXS Listen Like Thieves MFSL MOFI 1-041 # 001376 LP DON'T PAY UNTIL INVOICED / $ 95


    Similar auctions

    Various - The Country Blues (VINYL) Various - The Country Blues (VINYL) / $ 30
    WILLIE KING WILLIE KING "PEG LEG WOMAN" **RARE ORIGINAL SOUL R&B ROCKER** 45 / $ 34
    Billy Gayles - Night Howler [New Vinyl LP] 10 Billy Gayles - Night Howler [New Vinyl LP] 10", Ltd Ed, With Booklet / $ 35
    Various - The Country Blues LP US Press RBF Delta Blues Robert Johnson + livret Various - The Country Blues LP US Press RBF Delta Blues Robert Johnson + livret / $ 29
    The Country Blues – Compiled and Edited by Samuel B Charters The Country Blues – Compiled and Edited by Samuel B Charters / $ 29
    LP COUNTRY BLUES RBF RARE ORIG Blind Lemon Jefferson Lonnie Johnson MONO 1959 NM LP COUNTRY BLUES RBF RARE ORIG Blind Lemon Jefferson Lonnie Johnson MONO 1959 NM / $ 28