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Phonograph Blues

an old time blues mix for the dog days of summer made with sides from the first half of the last century.
true blues. original blues. timeless blues.
image : Muddy Waters with his first record, 1941
Tracklist:
  1. Midnight Hour Blues – Leroy Carr & Scrapper Blackwell – Vocalion Records / Columbia (1932/1969)
  2. 4, 5 and 9 – Leadbelly – Smithsonian Folkways Records (1948/1989)
  3. Feather Bed – Cannon’s Jug Stompers – Victor / DOXY (1928/2009)
  4. Cairo Blues – Henry Spaulding – Brunswick / Mississippi Records (1929/2009)
  5. That’s No Way To Get Along – Robert Wilkins – Brunswick / Mississippi Records (1929/2006)
  6. I’m Going Home – Charlie Patton – Paramount / Third Man Records (1929/2013)
  7. Christians Fight On, Your Time Ain’t Long – Bo Weavil Jackson – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1926/2008)
  8. Hard Time Killin’ Floor Blues – Skip James – Paramount / Mississippi Records (1931/2008)
  9. Sitting On Top Of The World – Mississippi Sheiks – Okeh / Third Man Records (1930/2013)
  10. You Got to Get Sick and Die Some of These Days – Muddy Waters – Library of Congress / DOXY (1942/2013)
  11. Church Bells – Kid Prince Moore – Decca / Mississippi Records (1936/2006)
  12. Phonograph Blues – Robert Johnson – Vocalion Records / Columbia (1936/1970)
  13. Down On Me – Eddie Head & His Family – Okeh / Mississippi Records (1930/2010)
  14. Lonesome Road Blues – Cryin’ Sam Collins (a.k.a. Salty Dog Sam) – Perfect Records / Mississippi Records (1931/2009)
  15. Love Changing Blues – Blind Willie McTell – Victor / Third Man Records (1929/2013)
  16. Bull Doze Blues – Henry Thomas – Vocalion Records / Mississippi Records (1928/2010)