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A1 | Steel Mill BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A2 | Tootie BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A3 | That Lovin' I CraveVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A4 | Chump Man BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A5 | Ice Man BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A6 | I Was Afraid Of That - Part 2Piano [Probably] – Aletha DickersonVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A7 | Keep It HomeVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
A8 | Sweet Jivin' MamaVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B1 | Lonesome Christmas BluesPiano [Possibly] – Aletha Dickerson, Tiny ParhamVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B2 | Third Degree BluesPiano [Possibly] – Aletha Dickerson, Tiny ParhamVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B3 | Baby Lou BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B4 | Cold Love BluesVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B5 | Diddie Wa Diddie No. 2Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B6 | Hard Pushing PapaVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B7 | What A Low Down Place That Jailhouse IsVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
B8 | Ain't Gonna Do That No MoreVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake |
Companies, etc.
- Copyright (c) – Paul Oliver
- Copyright (c) – Document Records
- Remastered At – Studio Klement
- Recorded At – Paramount Studio, Grafton
Credits
- Photography By – Paul Oliver
- Producer – Johnny Parth
- Remastered By – Hans Klement
- Research – John Godrich, Robert Dixon
Notes
A1: 20112-1 Chicago, c. October 1927A2: 20542-6 Chicago, c. May 1928
A3: 20551-1 Chicago, c. May 1928
A4: 15461 Richmond, Ind. 17 August 1929
A5: 15462 Richmond, Ind. 17 August 1929
A6: 15464-A Richmond, Ind. 17 August 1929
A7: 21354-1 Chicago, c. August 1929
A8: 21357-2 Chicago, c. August 1929
B1: 21420-1 Chicago, c. September 1929
B2: 21421-2 Chicago, c. September 1929
B3: L-23-3 Grafton, Wis., c. November 1929
B4: L-24-2 Grafton, Wis., c. November 1929
B5: L-437-2 Grafton, Wis., c. 29 May 1930
B6: L-438-2 Grafton, Wis., c. 29 May 1930
B7: L-439-2 Grafton, Wis., c. 29 May 1930
B8: L-440-2 Grafton, Wis., c. 29 May 1930
Considering the extreme rarity of the original 78s, condition is generally better than might be hoped, but it must be borne in mind that only one or two copies are known to exist of some titles.
Discographical details from Blues And Gospel Records 1902 - 1943 by John Godrich and Robert Dixon (third edition, Storyville 1982).
Original recordings from the collections of Johnny Parth and Herbert Wiesinger.
Photos © Paul Oliver, used by permission.
Document Records
Eipeldauerstr. 23/43/5, A-1220 Vienna, Austria (Phone: 0222-2537 052)
Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna
Note: Blind Blake's complete recorded works are on the following 7 LPs: Document DLP-589 (=remastered version of Whoopee 101), Matchbox MSE-1003, Biograph BLP.12003, BLP-12023, BLP-12037 (=Riverside Rm-8804), Wolf WSE-133. No duplications between these!
Even though the backcover states that 4 tracks of Blind Blake remain undiscovered, they have since been found, although two of them remain unreleased. The two discovered and released tracks appear on this compilation.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: AUSTRO MECHANA
- Matrix / Runout (Side A): DLP 589 A 1 BE
- Matrix / Runout (Side B): DLP 589 B 1 BE