THE STORY OF THE BLUES
A Documentary history of the blues on record compiled by Paul Oliver

UK Very Very First Press Original 1969 Double Vinyl LP!

Outer Laminted Gatefold Sleeve with Original CBS Inner Sleeves Orange Large "Walking Eye" CBS labels Original 43'9d Removable Price Sticker on Front

CBS RECORDS - 66218 Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped: Variant 1): 66218 A1 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped: Variant 1): 66218 B1 Matrix / Runout (Side C, Stamped: Variant 1): 66218 C1 Matrix / Runout (Side D, Stamped: Variant 1): 66218 D1

Rare UK Original 1969 Very First Press Vinyl 2LP

FIRST PRESS GENUINE 1969 DOUBLE VINYL 2xLP SET

Printed & Made in ENGLAND

A Rare Opportunity to own this Wonderful Double LP

UK VERY 1st PRESS 'CBS' VINYL 2LP SET

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RARE ORIGINAL 1969 VERY FIRST PRESSING

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SERIAL NUMBER:  66218 (M 63572 & M 63573)

PRESENTED IN THE ORIGINAL OUTER LAMINATED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH GENUINE CBS COMPANY INNER SLEEVES

Track Listing:
Side 1. The Origin Of The Blues. 1927-1964
1. Fra-Fra Tribesmen - Yarum Praise Songs*
2. Mississippi John Hurt - Stack O' Lee Blues 3. Blind Willie McTell - Travelin' Blues
4. Charlie Patton - Stone Pony Blues
5. Blind Lemon Jefferson - Black Snake Moan
6. Leadbelly - Pig Meat Papa 7. Texas Alexander - Broken Yo-Yo 8. Peg Leg Howell - Broke And Hungry Blues
Side 2. Blues And Entertainment. 1926-1936
1. Barbecue Bob - It Won't Be Long Now Part 1
2. Henry Williams - Georgia Crawl
3. Mississippi Jook Band - Dangerous Woman
4. Memphis Jug Band - Gator Wobble
5. Bessie Smith - In The House Blues 6. Lillian Glinn - Shake It Down 7. Bertha 'Chippie' Hill - Pratt City Blues 8. Butterbeans And Susie - What It Takes To Bring You Back (Mama Keeps It All The Time)
Side 3. The Thirties, Urban & Rural Blues. 1931-1941
1. Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell - Midnight Hour Blues
2. Faber Smith/Jimmy Yancy - East St. Louis Blues 3. Peetie Wheatstraw - Good Whiskey Blues 4. Casey Bill/Black Bob - W.P.A. Blues 5. Bo Carter - Sorry Feeling Blues 6. Robert Johnson - Little Queen Of Spades 7. Bukka White - Parchman Farm Blues 8. Memphis Minnie - Me And My Chauffeur Blues
Side 4. World War II And After. 1938-1968.
1. Blind Boy Fuller/Sonny Terry - I Want Some Of Your Pie 2. Brownie McGhee - Million Lonesome Women
3. Big Joe Williams/Sonny Boy Williamson - Wild Cow Moan 4. Big Bill Broonzy/Memphis Slim - All By Myself 5. Joe Turner - Roll 'Em Pete
6. Otis Spann - Bloody Murder 7. Elmore James - Sunnyland* 8. Johnny Shines/Willie Dixon - I Don't Know
*Previously Unissued

IN GREAT CONDITION

RECORD 1 IS IN CLEAN NEAR MINT (NM) CONDITION

RECORD 2 IS IN ALMOST MINT (M-) CONDITION

ONE OR TWO FAINT LITTLE SPINDLE TRACES ON RECORD 2 LABELS!

NO SPINDLE WEAR TRACES TO LABEL HOLE EDGES!

NO WRITING OR PEN MARKS ON LABELS!

UNDER BRIGHT HALOGEN LIGHT: SIDE 1 HAS A FEW TINY VERY FAINT HANDLING SURFACE PRESSING MARKS, NOT AFFECTING PLAYBACK

WITH ONE OR TWO FAINT TINY PAPER SCUFFS, NOT AFFECTING PLAYBACK

NO  SCRATCHES!

AT FAIRLY HIGH VOLUME: GREAT PLAYBACK, JUST SOME VERY FAINT SLIGHT SIGNS OF AGE DURING SILENCE ON OPENING RUN-INS & ON OCCASION, VERY FAINT SIGNS DURING SILENCE IN-BETWEEN THE TRACKS!

NO SKIPS OR JUMPS!

THE SLEEVE IS IN EXCELLENT PLUS (EX+) CONDITION

A VERY MINOR LITTLE FAINT BUMP TO SPINE EDGE TOP CORNER (SPINE & REAR UNAFFECTED)

WITH TWO TINY FAINT LAMINATED CREASES ON FRONT NEAR SPINE (BUT NOT OVER)

NO WEAR!

NO SPLITS!

INNER SLEEVES IN GREAT SHAPE, NO SPLITS!

INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL COMPANY PAPER INNER SLEEVES, TWO NEW POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVES & PROTECTIVE OUTER SLEEVE

(VINYL WILL BE PACKAGED OUT OF PICTURE SLEEVE FOR ADDITIONAL PROTECTION)

ALL IN ALL A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS WONDERFUL UK VERY FIRST PRESS 1969 DOUBLE VINYL LP!

Year: 1969

Label: CBS

Serial No: 66218

MADE IN ENGLAND

Printed In England by Ernest J. Day Ltd., London, W.11.

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