Sold Date: May 18, 2024
Start Date: April 15, 2024
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 11
Buyer Feedback: 0

Artist: J. E. Mainer and the Mountaineers (J.E. Mainer Jr., Glenn Thedford Mainer, Carolyn Mainer Wilson, Earl Cheeks, Otis Overcash) Title: J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers - The Legendary Family from the Blue Ridge Mountains Label: Arhoolie Catalog Number: F-5002 Track List: A1 Mississippi Sawyer
A2 Ramshackle Shack
A3 Run Mountain
A4 Short Life Of Trouble
A5 If I Lost Let Me Lose
A6 Greenback Dollar
A7 Seven And A Half
B1 Sally Goodin
B2 Maple On The Hill
B3 Home In Louisiana
B4 Wild Bill Jones
B5 Shake My Mother's Hand For Me
B6 I'm Just Here To Get My Baby Out Of Jail
B7 Mama Don't Allow
Credits:  Recorded: by Chris A. Strachwitz in Concord, N.C. on April 7, 1963 Cover Photo:  Chris Strachwitz Over Layout: Wayne Pope

Artist Bio: During the 1930's J.E. Mainer's Mountaineers could be heard usually twice a day over many radio stations in the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Georgia.  Born in a one-room shack on July 20, 1898, J.E. (Joseph Emmet) Mainer learned to play the banjo when he was about nine years old. He worked the cotton mills for many years. When he was 34 years old they got a break and left their cotton mill job to do radio shows for the Crazy Water Crystal Company.  Known as the "Crazy Mountaineers" they were one of the most popular groups for a long time. 

Condition: Catalog Number F-5002 was graded using the Goldmine Grading Standard. The media is graded VG+ due to a few light scratches that should not affect playing. Rated Excellent, the original outer sleeve is still covered in the original shrinkwrap (opened) and could even pass as NM . The original inner sleeve is VG+ due to color aging. Since it's not play-graded, we grade conservatively and keep prices low to earn happy customers. 

Cleanliness: Media has been handled carefully through a two-step cleaning process, first with an anti-static carbon fiber record brush. Second, it is properly cleaned with recording cleaning fluid, pad, and cloth. The cleaned media is stored in a new inner paper sleeve. Please see the photos for more detail on the item condition.

Shipping: The media arrives in a new anti-static clear vinyl sleeve, wrapped in bubble wrap, inside a record mailer box, marked "fragile."

From the Seller: Please feel free to email me with any questions. Bulk purchase discounts available upon request! Your order is appreciated. All proceeds go toward recording my music! 

Thank you,

Douglas Clay