78 RPM ELMO JAMES DUST MY BROOM / CATFISH BLUES 1951 Blues TRUMPET 146

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78 RPM~ ELMO JAMES ~ DUST MY BROOM / CATFISH BLUES ~ 1951 Electric & Acoustic Blues ~ TRUMPET 146
With SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON Backing him upon Harp!!
(Pardon the dusty labels- I forgot to dust it with my broom!)
This 78 is a Real Nice Example in E / E- Condition - not all scratched up like others you may see! 
Hear it on Youtube!
Offered to you in the Visual grade of E / E-  with generic sleeve  (If paper sleeve is included, it will Not be graded.
" 'Catfish Blues' is the flip side of Elmore James' 'Dust My Broom', released in 1951 on Trumpet Records 78RPM #146. Although the two current copyright claimants of the Elmore James side, being Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, have interrupted and blocked any visibility of the video I uploaded to YouTube of the original 'Dust My Broom' side playing on my turntable, I am still able offer this flip side of the original Trumpet 78, being a rendition of 'Catfish Blues' recorded by Bobo 'Slim' Thomas (aka Arthur 'Bobo' Thomas). 
   Both sides of this unique 78 record have interesting circumstances and backgrounds, so for your reading pleasure, here's some details: '(I Believe I'll) Dust My Broom' was recorded by Robert Johnson in 1936 and released on the Vocalion label in 1937, fully crediting the composition to Robert Johnson. 
   Robert's song, however, has strong similarities to an earlier recording by Pinetop and Lindberg (Sparks) titled "I Believe I’ll Make A Change", released by RCA Victor in 1933. As well, similarities can be found with two other 1933 songs; 'Believe I'll Go Back Home' by Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band and Carl Rafferty's 'Mr. Carl's Blues', which includes the lyric phrase 'I do believe I'll dust my broom'. The phrase also appears in two Kokomo Arnold songs recorded in 1934 and 1935, all predating Robert Johnson's offering. 
   Before Elmore James had recorded Trumpet's 'Elmo James' version in 1951, Arthur 'Big Boy' Crudup's version had already been released by RCA Victor in 1950 and Mercury Records had released a version by Robert Lockwood Jr. earlier in 1951, each musician crediting themselves as having composed the songs they recorded. 
   The Elmore James' adaption is most often recognized as the classic version of Dust My Broom, decorated with his signature over-driven slide guitar work. Elmore recorded the song along with Sonny Boy Williamson II on harmonica, Leonard Ware on bass and Frock O'Dell on drums. It was the only song of his own that Elmore recorded for Trumpet before he was swayed to record for Modern Records. Needing a 'B-side' in order to release the recording, Trumpet relied on another orphaned recording they had without a second side; 'Catfish Blues', a rendition recorded by Bobo Thomas in 1951. Bobo's recording also featured Sonny Boy Williamson II and Leonard Ware. 
   Trumpet had lost contact with Bobo, who had borrowed some of their equipment. After assuming he had disappeared, and in an effort to recoup their loss on the missing equipment, Trumpet used his song. (They later learned he hadn't actually run off with their gear but, rather, had been arrested and spent eight months serving time in jail.) 
   With a two-sided single in hand, one side with Elmore James and the other with Bobo Thomas, Trumpet released the record on August 5, 1951, using the pseudonym artist name, 'Elmo James', on both sides, as were each song's composing credits."
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I am experienced in packing Shellac 78 records to ensure safe shipping.  This 78 will be sandwiched & packed in an oversize box with padding all around.