Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston Vol 1,1952, Stinson SLP44, 12" Red Vinyl, Early RE

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Woody Guthrie & Cisco Houston Folk Songs, Vol 1 Stinson Records SLP 44 Red Vinyl - 12" LP 1952

This is a "must have" rare record for collector's of Woody Guthrie's early performances and his relationship to Bob Dylan's singing style. It is also a document in the development of the recording industry as it moved from producing 78 rpms to 10" 33 rpms, to 12" recordings in the 1950s.
The record is in M- condition.  The cover is VG+.  The white cover has a small Stinson label pasted on it (with the old glue showing through) giving the name of the recording and other details.  The sticker wraps around the spine and on the reverse side it gives information about how to order records.  It gives Los Angeles as the address for Stinson. Bob Harris, the owner of Stinson moved to California from his NYC Union Square record shop in the early 1950s.  (Harris reserved a back room in his Union Square shop for Guthrie to hang out in and occasionally sleep.)
The cuts on this record were initially recorded on a master made in the 1940s and issued as 78 and 33rpm recordings.  The record we are selling is the second pressing of an expanded version, which was issued as a 10" lp.
This recording is of especial interest to collectors interested in Woody Guthrie's influence on Bob Dylan's ground-breaking singing style, for which Dylan, early in his career, credited Woody.  In addition, political historians will see this recording as an example of the left-wing's influence on the production of jazz, blues, and folk recordings in the United States.
On this recording, Cisco Houston sings harmony on some of the songs, but there are a good number of cuts with Woody's solo singing.  Unacknowledged is the harmonica playing of Blind Sonny Terry (i.e. "Hey Lolly Low") and occasionally one can hear in the background an unacknowledged mandolin player ("More Pretty Girls than One").  Interestingly, only Guthrie's name appears on the record's label.
The sound quality of this recording will offend the ears of many a collector.  But it's important to keep in mind that this is a re-pressing of early 78s and the master recordings of the 1940s.
Other information is in the specifications and short comment on the condition that appear before this description.
Please see our photos; they are part of the description and are of the actual record you will receive. 
NOTE:  Our ratings are given with the understanding that these are used recordings and might have minor flaws we have overlooked despite our honest attempt to grade accurately. 

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