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Negro Prison Songs Vinyl LP - Alan Lomax Tradition Records TLP 1020 (Arhoolie)
Sold Date:
December 5, 2022
Start Date:
March 14, 2022
Final Price:
$60.00
(USD)
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A1Murder's HomeA2No More, My LawdA3Old AlabamaA4Black WomanA5Jumpin' JudyA6Whoa BuckA7Prettiest TrainA8Old Dollar MamieA9It Makes A Long Time Man Feel BadB1RosieB2Levee Camp HollerB3What Makes A Work Song Leader?B4Early In The Mornin'B5How I Got In The PenitentiaryB6Tangle Eye BluesB7StackerleeB8Prison Blues Companies, etc. Recorded At – Credits Cover, Design [Jacket Design] – Recorded By [Recorded, Collected by], Edited By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Notes Collection of work songs and blues recorded in 1947 at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman, Mississippi.
Includes booklet of commentary and lyrics.
Credits as presented in the booklet:
Side A Band 1: Sung by Jimpson with five others
Side A Band 2: Sung by Jimpson with five others
Side A Band 3: Sung by B.B. with six others
Side A Band 4: Sung by B.B. with six others
Side A Band 5: Sung by Tangle Eye, Fuzzie Red, Hard Hair and others
Side A Band 6: Sung by C.B
Side A Band 7: Sung by "22" with 20 others
Side A Band 8: Sung by "22" with 20 others
Side A Band 9: Sung by "22" with 20 others
Side B Band 1: Sung by C.B. with ten others with axes
Side B Band 2: Sung by Bama
Side B Band 3: Not documented
Side B Band 4: Sung by "22", Little Red, Tangle Eye and Hard Hair
Side B Band 5: Not documented
Side B Band 6: Sung by Tangle Eye
Side B Band 7: Sung by Bama
Side B Band 8: Sung by Alex
