Blind Blake - (1927-1930)

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A1	Steel Mill Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A2	Tootie Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A3	That Lovin' I Crave Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A4	Chump Man Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A5	Ice Man Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A6	I Was Afraid Of That - Part 2 Piano [Probably] – Aletha DickersonVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A7	Keep It Home Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
A8	Sweet Jivin' Mama Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B1	Lonesome Christmas Blues Piano [Possibly] – Aletha Dickerson, Tiny ParhamVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B2	Third Degree Blues Piano [Possibly] – Aletha Dickerson, Tiny ParhamVocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B3	Baby Lou Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B4	Cold Love Blues Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B5	Diddie Wa Diddie No. 2 Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B6	Hard Pushing Papa Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B7	What A Low Down Place That Jailhouse Is Vocals, Guitar – Blind Blake
B8	Ain't Gonna Do That No More Vocals, 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 1927
A2: 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