Sold Date: January 5, 2022
Start Date: June 12, 2021
Final Price: $20.00 (USD)
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********************************************ABOUT MY STORE AND MY COLLECTION*******************************
DEAR ROOTS MUSIC COLLECTORS.  I AM IN THE PROCESS OF LISTING MY VERY LARGE COLLECTION OF EARLY BLUES, FOLK, ETHNIC FOLK, AND TRADITIONAL ROOTS MUSIC.  THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PIECES.  I WILL BE LISTING: 
 *78 RPM RECORDS OF PRE-WAR BLUES, TRADITIONAL UZBEKISTAN FOLK, OTTOMAN AND GREEK AND MORE ! 
 *VINYL FROM THE YAZOO, FOLKWAYS, OCORA LABELS AND MUCH MORE. 
*OBSCURE ETHNIC AND FOLK RECORDINGS ON CASSETTE AND CD 
 *BOOKS ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE BLUES AND TRADITIONAL FOLK CULTURES AND HISTORY AROUND THE WORLD.  
*THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RARE JAZZ RECORDS ALONG WITH THIS COLLECTION, HOWEVER THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY IS TRADITIONAL MUSIC.  
THIS COLLECTION HAS NO KITSCH COMMERCIAL RECORDINGS.  THIS IS MUSIC OF CULTURAL SIGNIFICANTS,  DOCUMENTS OF THE FAMILY OF MAN, THEIR DANCES, CUSTOMS, AND ABOVE ALL MUSIC.  I WILL BE ADDING ITEMS PERIODICALLY OVER THE NEXT YEARS SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I TRAVEL OFTEN SO MY EBAY STORE WILL BE CLOSED PERIODICALLY FOR THE TIMES I AM ABROAD AND REOPENED WHEN I AM BACK IN TOWN.   

***************************************************DETAILS ABOUT ITEM**********************************************
SONGS OF HUMOR AND HILARITY IS VOL # 11 OF THIS INVALUABLE COLLECTION OF RECORDS PUT OUT BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF RICHARD K. SPOTTSWOOD.  MUCH LARGER IN SCOPE THAN HARRY SMITHS ANTHOLOGY OF FOLK MUSIC BUT SIMILAR AS AN UNDERTAKING.  THIS SERIES EXPLORES AMERICA'S FOLK MUSIC TRADITION IN ALL ITS FACETS PROVIDING NOT ONLY COUNTLESS TOP RATE RECORDINGS THAT, MANY OF WHICH ARE NOT OTHERWISE AVAILABLE ON LP, BUT ALSO A WEALTH OF INFORMATION PUTTING THE RECORDINGS IN CONTEXT.  TOO MANY HIGHLIGHTS TO MENTION.  MANY TRACKS ON THIS LP THAT WERE ISSUED NOWHERE ELSE BUT ON LP AND OF VERY HIGH QUALITY.  I WILL BE LISTING ALL THE RECORDS FROM THIS SERIES SO KEEP CHECKING IN.  I SPENT A LONG TIME LISTENING TO THIS COLLECTION AND CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE LIGHT SPOTTSWOOD SHED ON MANY ISSUES RELATED TO AMERICAN CULTURE AND IT'S MUSICAL HERITAGE.  HIGHLY RECOMENDED.  INCLUDES INSERT BOOKLET .  IN SHRINK COPY IN TOP SHAPE.  
Various ‎– Songs Of Humor & Hilarity Label: The Library Of Congress ‎– LBC 11 Series: Folk Music In America – Volume 11 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation  Country: US Released: 1978 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style:   Tracklist A1–Maddox Brothers And RoseI'll Make Sweet Love To You A2–Ted Johnson And His Scandinavian OrchestraNikolina A3–The OzarkersThe Arkansas Hotel A4–Sylvester WeaverMe And My Tapeworm A5–Smith, Fairley, Thomas And SmithOld Cold 'Tater A6–Atilla And The LionMamaguille A7–W.A. Lindsey And Alvin ConderI Surely Am Living A Ragtime Life A8–Claude BooneDown Where The Watermelons Grow A9–"Beans" Hambone-El Morrow*"Beans" B1–Amos Easton (Bumble Bee Slim)*Everybody's Fishin' B2–The CloversDerbytown B3–Bruno RudzinskiPrzyszedl Chl Op Do Karczmy B4–Gail GardnerThe Moonshine Steer B5–New Arkansas TravelersHandy Man B6–Harilaos*To Sapounaki B7–Mrs. Juze DereskevicieneFordukas B8–Jimmie StrothersTennessee Dog B9–Fiddlin' John CarsonAin't No Bugs On Me Credits Edited By – Dick Spottswood Notes 12 page booklet
****************************************CONDITION OF ITEM FOR SALE****************************************
VINYL: NM
COVER:  VG++
CENTER LABELS:  NM 
**************************************************COMBINED SHIPPING INFORMATION******************************
FOR INSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP UP TO 5 LP RECORDS FOR $4.00.  EACH ADDITIONAL RECORD AFTER 5 RECORDS COST 35 CENTS.   
FOR OUTSIDE THE USA:
I SHIP ONE RECORD FOR $22.50.  
TWO RECORDS OR DOUBLE LP'S FOR $33.00 
FOR EACH ADDITIONAL DISC AFTER 2 IS ANOTHER $3.00 FOR SHIPPING.  (EXAMPLE GIVEN BELOW) 
SHIPPING 3 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $36.00
SHIPPING 4 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $39.00
SHIPPING 5 RECORDS OUTSIDE THE USA IS: $42.00
ETC. 
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