MANCE LIPSCOMB Texas Sharecropper And Songster LP ARHOOLIE 1960 US re F1001
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THIS IS THE MID-70s(?) US REPRESSING on ARHOOLIE "Red&Black" label. The single cover is in VG condition, normal wear BUT very light discolouration/wear on corners/spines (without splits), surface ringwear/edgewear, tear on front (top right corner, painted black), sticker mark on rear (top right), left spine is readable; LABEL B with some tears/breaks, for details see photos (with and without flashlight). The vinyl is in VG+ condition and plays wonderfully.
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MANCE LIPSCOMB
Like Leadbelly and Mississippi John Hurt, the designation as strictly a blues singer dwarfs the musical breadth of Mance Lipscomb. Born on April 9, 1895 in Navasota, TX, Lipscomb was a sharecropper/tenant farmer all his life who didn't record until 1960, "songster" fits what Lipscomb did best. A proud, yet unboastful man, Lipscomb would point out that he was an educated musician, his ability to play everything from classic blues, ballads, pop songs to spirituals in a multitude of styles and keys being his particular mark of originality. He appeared at numerous blues and folk festivals throughout the '60s, released several albums on Arhoolie and even one for a major label, Reprise, in 1970, Trouble in Mind. Four years later, Lipscomb retired from the festival circuit"TEXAS SHARECROPPER AND SONGSTER"
<reissue, originally published in 1960(?) on Arhoolie Records with different backcover>
Recorded by: Chris Strachwitz and Mack McCormick at Navasota, Texas, 1960
LP ARHOOLIE RECORDS F1001
PRINTED IN U.S.A. MID-70s (?) REISSUE
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE) NOTES: with 'BERKELEY' address on back cover. Without booklet.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: none
LABEL: ARHOOLIE - RED/BLACK LABEL - BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: F1001 Catalog on labels: 1001 Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): ARHOOLIE F1001-A NEW M-101 SLS RW Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): ARHOOLIE F1001-B NEW M 102 SLS RW
On labels: Produced by: Mack McCormick, Chris Strachwitz © ℗ 1960 by Arhoolie Productions Inc.
On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits All original song material copyright Tradition Music B.M.I. Notes by: Mack McCormick inside jacket Produced by: Arhoolie Records Box 5073 Berkeley 5, Calif.
tracklisting Side 1: SUGAR BABE, IT'S ALL OVER NOW - GOING DOWN SLOW BABY PLEASE DON'T GO - ROCK ME ALL NIGHT LONG - AIN'T NO GONNA RAIN NO MO Side 2: JACK O'DIAMONDS IS A HARD CARD TO PLAY - SHAKE, SHAKE, MAMA ELLA SPEED - ONE THIN DIME - GOING TO LOUISIANA MAMA DON'T ALLOW - AIN'T IT HARD - BOUT A SPOONFUL
grading RECORD VG+ but (please, also read above description) SLEEVE VG but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Arhoolie's Texas Sharecropper & Songster is a recording made in 1960, during the blues revival. Prior to the blues revival, Mance Lipscomb was an unknown, and his discovery was one of the positive byproducts of the revival. He was a great country-blues man, and this is perhaps his greatest effort, capturing him running through a number of traditional songs. Most of the songs are augmented by his jackknife slide guitar, and all feature his raw, haunted vocals, which make these classic songs sound timeless...(AllMusic)
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