Alan Lomax on Mississippi Records
New rule – Mississippi Records can only release 1 new LP per month. Dammit!
Mississippi Records and the Alan Lomax Collection have collaborated on five commemorative LPs, spanning the breadth of Lomax’s ’59-60 Southern recordings, drawing on new transfers of the original 1/4″ tapes, and featuring a considerable amount of previously unreleased material. The five LP volumes feature singing siblings Hobart Smith and Texas Gladden from Saltville, Virginia; menhaden fishermen’s chorus the Bright Light Quartet; the Young Brothers’ Mississippi Hill Country fife and drum band; Blue Ridge instrumentalists Wade Ward and Charlie Higgins; Bessie Jones and the Georgia Sea Island Singers; work songs and hollers from Parchman Farm; congregational hymns from African American and white Appalachian meeting-houses; Alabama’s singing washerwoman Vera Ward Hall; the 1959 United Sacred Harp Convention; and the debut recordings of bluesman Fred McDowell, among much else.
Each volume is being sold separately with its own distinctive packaging. All come with a 12-page booklet featuring many never before published photos. Old school tip on sleeves & beautiful sound. Not to be missed!
What else needs to be said?
on August 25th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
I will add that I just ordered these from Adam five minutes ago and then stumbled onto your post. Kismet.
on August 25th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Adam has them for $13/each whereas FE has them for $15. Good choice!
on August 25th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
And, its from Adam.
on August 26th, 2010 at 5:01 am
Good point.
on August 26th, 2010 at 10:55 am
I think I might ask Adam if I can stop by his place — to save on shipping, of course.
: )
on August 26th, 2010 at 11:47 am
He just shipped mine today, should be here for the weekend.
on August 26th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Played the first one; usual Mississippi standards apply!