small tear on the replica 78 that holds D3/ otherwise a fine looking set!
A seven CD set containing the complete Patton sessions, plus tracks and interviews with Charley's orbit, packaged in a deluxe 11" x 13" x 3.5" cloth-bound hardcover '78 Album' and slipcase. This set comes with a reprint of John Fahey's 1970 book on Charley Patton, plus 128 pages of new writing on Patton. The slipcase also contains full-size reproductions of 1929 Paramount ads and a complete Paramount/Vocalion record label sticker set. All tracks are fully remastered and pitch-corrected from the best possible sources, resulting in the definitive versions of this material. ©℗2001 REVENANT.
Format: CD
Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Country: US
Released: 2001
Genre: Blues, Non-Music
Style: Interview, Delta Blues
Track listing:
. June 1929
1-1. Charley Patton - Pony Blues 2:57
1-2. Charley Patton - A Spoonful Blues 3:09
1-3. Charley Patton - Down The Dirt Road Blues 2:53
1-4. Charley Patton - Prayer Of Death Part 1 3:04
1-5. Charley Patton - Prayer Of Death Part 2 2:49
1-6. Charley Patton - Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues 3:03
1-7. Charley Patton - Banty Rooster Blues 3:01
1-8. Charley Patton - Tom Rushen Blues 3:05
1-9. Charley Patton - It Won't Be Long 3:21
1-10. Charley Patton - Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama) 3:05
1-11. Charley Patton - Pea Vine Blues 3:03
1-12. Charley Patton - Mississippi Boweavil Blues 3:07
1-13. Charley Patton - Lord I'm Discouraged 3:06
1-14. Charley Patton - I'm Goin' Home 3:03
1-15. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Snatch It And Grab It 3:04
1-16. Buddy Boy Hawkins - A Rag Blues 2:59
1-17. Buddy Boy Hawkins - How Come Mama Blues 3:01
1-18. Buddy Boy Hawkins - Voice Throwin' Blues 3:00
. October 1929
2-0a. Charley Patton - Hammer Blues (Take 1; Uniss.) 3:15
2-0b. Charley Patton - I Shall Not Be Moved (Take 1; Uniss.) 2:40
2-1. Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere - Part I 2:57
2-2. Charley Patton - High Water Everywhere - Part II 2:57
2-3. Charley Patton - I Shall Not Be Moved 3:03
2-4. Charley Patton - Rattlesnake Blues 2:39
2-5. Charley Patton - Going To Move To Alabama 2:59
2-6. Charley Patton - Hammer Blues (Take 2) 3:13
2-7. Charley Patton - Joe Kirby 3:07
2-8. Charley Patton - Frankie And Albert 3:08
2-9. Charley Patton - Devil Sent The Rain Blues 2:54
2-10. Charley Patton - Magnolia Blues 3:01
2-11. Charley Patton - Runnin' Wild Blues 2:49
2-12. Charley Patton - Some Happy Day 3:07
2-13. Charley Patton - Mean Black Moan 3:07
2-14. Charley Patton - Green River Blues 3:05
2-15. Edith Johnson - That's My Man 3:39
2-16. Edith Johnson - Honey Dripper Blues No. 2 3:05
2-17. Edith Johnson - Eight Hour Woman 2:46
2-18. Edith Johnson - Nickel's Worth Of Liver No. 2 2:34
. October 1929
3-0a. Charley Patton - Some These Days I'll Be Gone (Take 1; Uniss.) 2:48
3-0b. Charley Patton - Elder Greene Blues (Take 2; Uniss.) 2:57
3-1. Charley Patton - Jim Lee - Part I 3:01
3-2. Charley Patton - Jim Lee - Part II 2:59
3-3. Charley Patton - Mean Black Cat Blues 2:51
3-4. Charley Patton - Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker 2:54
3-5. Charley Patton - Elder Greene Blues (Take 1) 3:01
3-6. Charley Patton - When Your Way Gets Dark 3:05
3-7. Charley Patton - Some These Days I'll Be Gone (Take 2) 3:06
3-8. Charley Patton - Heart Like Railroad Steel 2:47
3-9. Charley Patton - Circle Round The Moon 2:30
3-10. Charley Patton - You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die 2:48
3-11. Henry "Son" Simms - Be True Be True Blues 2:59
3-12. Henry "Son" Simms - Farrell Blues 3:04
3-13. Henry "Son" Simms - Tell Me Man Blues 3:11
3-14. Henry "Son" Simms - Come Back Corrina 3:06
. June 1930
4-1. Charley Patton - Some Summer Day 2:58
4-2. Charley Patton - Bird Nest Bound 3:09
4-3. Willie Brown (2) - Future Blues 2:53
4-4. Willie Brown (2) - M&O Blues 3:03
4-5. Son House - Walkin' Blues (Uniss.) 2:48
4-6. Son House - My Black Mama - Part I 3:00
4-7. Son House - My Black Mama - Part II 3:13
4-8. Son House - Preachin' The Blues - Part I 2:51
4-9. Son House - Preachin' The Blues - Part II 3:01
4-10. Son House - Dry Spell Blues Part I 3:08
4-11. Son House - Dry Spell Blues Part II 3:12
4-12. Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues (Take 1) 3:09
4-13. Louise Johnson - On The Wall 3:11
4-14. Louise Johnson - All Night Long Blues (Take 2; Uniss.) 3:00
4-15. Louise Johnson - By The Moon And Stars 2:50
4-16. Louise Johnson - Long Ways From Home 3:27
. May/June 1930, January-February 1934
5-1. Charley Patton - Dry Well Blues 3:18
5-2. Charley Patton - Moon Going Down 3:14
5-3. Delta Big Four - We All Gonna Face The Rising Sun 3:37
5-4. Delta Big Four - Moaner Let's Go Down In The Valley 2:55
5-5. Delta Big Four - Jesus Got His Arms Around Me 3:07
5-6. Delta Big Four - God Won't Forsake His Own 3:20
5-7. Delta Big Four - I'll Be Here 3:06
5-8. Delta Big Four - Where Was Eve Sleeping? 3:14
5-9. Delta Big Four - I Know My Time Ain't Long 3:10
5-10. Rev. W.M. Mosley, Delta Big Four - Watch And Pray 3:00
5-11. H.C. Speir - Paramount Test 1 - 4/19/30 Headlines 3:43
5-12. H.C. Speir - Paramount Test 2 - 4/12/30 Headlines 3:05
5-13. Charley Patton - High Sheriff Blues 3:09
5-14. Charley Patton - Stone Pony Blues 2:49
5-15. Charley Patton - Jersey Bull Blues 3:08
5-16. Charley Patton - Hang It On The Wall 2:44
5-17. Charley Patton - 34 Blues 2:56
5-18. Charley Patton - Love My Stuff 2:56
5-19. Charley Patton - Poor Me 2:57
5-20. Charley Patton - Revenue Man Blues 2:42
5-21. Charley Patton, Bertha Lee - Troubled 'Bout My Mother 2:55
5-22. Charley Patton, Bertha Lee - Oh Death 2:50
5-23. Bertha Lee - Yellow Bee 2:52
5-24. Bertha Lee - Mind Reader Blues 2:53
. Charley's Orbit - Songs
6-1. Ma Rainey - Booze And Blues 3:08
6-2. Walter Rhodes (2) - The Crowing Rooster 3:22
6-3. Furry Lewis - I Will Turn Your Money Green 3:11
6-4. Rube Lacy - Ham Hound Crave 2:53
6-5. Tommy Johnson - Bye Bye Blues 3:11
6-6. Tommy Johnson - Maggie Campbell Blues 3:39
6-7. Tommy Johnson - Big Road Blues 3:23
6-8. William Harris (2) - Kansas City Blues 3:01
6-9. Kid Bailey - Rowdy Blues 3:01
6-10. Kid Bailey - Mississippi Bottom Blues 3:01
6-11. Blind Joe Reynolds - Cold Woman Blues 2:59
6-12. Mississippi Sheiks - Sitting On Top Of The World 3:01
6-13. Charley Jordan - Just A Spoonful 2:41
6-14. Blind Pete, George Ryan - Banty Rooster 2:14
6-15. Big Joe Williams - My Grey Pony 3:08
6-16. Willie Lofton Trio - Dark Road Blues 3:02
6-17. Unknown Artist - Blues 2:47
6-18. Bukka White - Sic 'Em Dogs On 2:21
6-19. Bukka White - Po' Boy 2:50
6-20. Willie Brown (2) - Make Me A Pallet On The Floor 3:29
6-21. Son House - County Farm Blues 2:22
6-22. Howlin' Wolf - Saddle My Pony 2:34
6-23. Howlin' Wolf - Forty Four 2:47
6-24. The Staple Singers, Roebuck Staples - Too Close 5:23
. Charley's Orbit - Interviews
7-1. Howlin' Wolf - Interview 1:59
7-2. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-3. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-4. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-5. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-6. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-7. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-8. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-9. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-10. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-11. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-12. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-13. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-14. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-15. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-16. Rev. Booker Miller - Interview
7-17. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-18. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-19. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-20. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-21. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-22. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-23. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-24. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-25. H.C. Speir - Interview
7-26. Roebuck Staples - Interview 1:58
Credits:
Art Direction, Design - Susan Archie
Design [Additional], Layout - Henry H. Owings
Illustration [The Masked Marvel's Map Of Mississippi With] - Edward Komara
Illustration [The Masked Marvel's Map Of Mississippi] - Paul D. Mitchell
Illustration, Other [Digital Manipulation] - Potsy Duncan
Layout [Hue Control] - Jeff Hunt
Liner Notes [Charley Patton: The Conscience Of The Delta] - David Evans (8)
Liner Notes [Charley Reconsidered, Thirty-five Years On] - John Fahey
Liner Notes [Masked Marvel Screams & Hollers, Does Anybody Hear?], Liner Notes [Going Away To A World Unknown: Song Notes And Transcriptions] - Dick Spottswood
Liner Notes [The Worlds Of Charley Patton], Liner Notes [Appendix] - Edward Komara
Mastered By [Cd Mastering], Technician [Audio Restoration] - David Glasser
Photography By [Church At Renova In The 1980s; Saturday Night Fish Fries Often Found Charley At This Dockery Home, Banging On His Box For The People; The Belzoni Jail Where Mr. Purvis And Mr. Webb Let Poor Charley Down] - David Evans (8)
Photography By [The Howlin' Wolf And A New, Rapt Fan, 1952] - Ernest Withers
Photography By [Will Dockery In The Late 1920s; H.c. Speir, 1968] - Gayle Dean Wardlow
Recording Supervisor [American Recording Company Session Supervisor] - W.R. Calaway
Recording Supervisor [Paramount Records Session Supervisor] - Arthur Laibley
Technician [Additional Audio Restoration] - Charlie Pilzer
Technician [Additional Audio Restoration] - Matt Sandoski
Technician [Additional Audio Restoration], Transferred By [Additional Transfers] - Steve Smolian
Transferred By [78 Transfers], Supervised By [Audio Direction], Coordinator [Audio Coordination] - Christopher King
Transferred By [Additional Transfers] - John R. T. Davies
Transferred By [Tape Transfers], Technician [Various Audio Wizardry] - Scott Colburn
Typography [Word Processing] - Laura Carney
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