Harry Smith, ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC Vol. 2, Folkways orig 1950s
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Folkways 2952, “Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Two” compiled by Harry Smith, from 1952. This is the first boxed set (not the very original 78-style gatefold LP release, but the one that most people look for). Heavy vinyl is mostly glossy and free of marks and plays at VG++ with very little background sound. The original 78 RPM recordings from which these were taken do, of course, often have quite a bit of static. The box is in excellent condition with wear-free corners, but the hinge is broken, as it often is on this set, leaving two separate parts. There is age toning on the spine. The original booklet is included and in excellent shape. Songs are “Sail Away Ladies” (Bunt Stephens), “Wild Wagoner” (J.W. Day), “Wake Up Jacob” (A. Hunt’s Ramblers), “La Danseuse” (D. Lachney & Gaspard), “Georgia Stomp” (Andrew & Jim Baxter), “Brilliancy Medley” (Eck Robertson & Family), “Indian War Whoop” (F. Ming Pep-Steppers), “Old Country Stomp” (Henry Thomas), “Old Dog Blue” (Jim Jackson), “Saut Crapaud” (Columbus Fruge), “Arcadian One-Step” (Joseph Falcon), “Home Sweet Home” (Breaux Freres), “Newport Blues” (Cincinnati Jug Band), “Moonshiners’ Dance” (F. Cloutier Orchestra), “Born Again” and “Oh Death” (Rvv. J.M. Gates), “Rocky Road” and “Present Joys” (Sacred Harp Singers), “This Song of Love” (Georgia Siging Convention), “Judgement” (Sister M. Nelson), “Better Things For You” (Sancified Singers), “Laid My Burden Down” (McIntorsh & Edwards), “John the Baptist (Rev. Moses Mason), “Dry Bones” (Bascom Lamar Lunsford”, “John the Revelator” (Blind Willie Johnson), “Little Moses” (Carter Family), “Shine on Me”, (Phipps Singers), “Fifty Miles of Elbow Room” (Rev. F.W. McGee), and “In the Battle Field” (Rev. D.C. Rice). If you are looking for just one volume of this set, this is the one to get. It was very influential on revivalist music a decade after it came out, including the Holy Modal Rounders, Canned Heat, and the Jim Kweskin Band. Shipping is $4.00 media mail within continental U.S.; $20 to Canada; $34 to Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand; elsewhere inquire. (I regret the expensive overseas postage, but this is the exact cost, according to the post office.)
For overseas shipments, registered mail is strongly recommended at $12.00 extra. Many old records are practically antiques and should be treated that way. This LP will be packaged with the records inside an inner sleeve but outside the box; both are placed inside a sealed outer sleeve and shipped inside a special oversized handcrafted mailer with padding on all sides. It is designed thick enough not to be bent in transit and strong enough to withstand a drop from a second-story window. Your LP should arrive in the same condition as on the day it was shipped. All used LPs are play-graded on a VPI turntable with Audioquest tonearm and Grado cartridge.
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