MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT ORIGINAL 1966 FONTANA VINYL LP

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MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT (‘TODAY’) ORIGINAL 1966 UK FONTANA VINYL LP

Sleeve Condition: Ex, some pin-prick scuffing to edge near spine. Otherwise in lovely condition.

Record Condition: Ex+, a few crackles on the run in groove on Side One which disappears as soon as the music starts. Obviously very little played and still with a lovely glossy sheen to the vinyl.

‘Today’, here eponymously titled on the original UK Fontana release, is Mississippi John Hurt's first and finest studio release since his "rediscovery" on his Avalon farm by folklorist Tom Hoskins in 1963. Eclipsed possibly only by his earlier 1928 Sessions, this album shows a more mature Hurt picking his way through standards and originals after the Depression years and Hurt's fall into obscurity before the folk revival of the 1960s. It shows, however, that all that the great bluesman has lost is years; his voice retains its characteristic Buddha-esque warmth and it is still difficult to believe that there is just one man playing on the seemingly effortless guitar work.

The music on the album comes from a variety of different influences, from the fun and poppy "Hot Time in Old Town Tonight" and "Coffee Blues," to the bluesy standards "Candy Man" (Hurt's most famous song) and "Spike Driver's Blues" to the soulful spirituals "Louis Collins" and "Beulah Land." Hurt's tranquil guitar work -- mixing country, Scottish folk, and Delta blues -- strings all of the songs along the same simple and elegant thread. Hurt himself never could explain his guitar playing, as he used to say, "I just make it sound like I think it ought to." Regardless, that sound, along with a mellow and heartfelt voice, wizened here by decades, combine to make Today an unforgettable whole.

A truly essential album of the folk revival, unrivaled in its beauty and warmth.

I am currently listing and will be continuing to list many other, similar release date, (early to mid-1960’s) blues on vinyl in similar Ex+ or Near Mint condition. Please check out my other eBay listings in the coming days. I will be adding to them over the next week or so.

Tracklist

Pay Day

I'm Satisfied

Candy Man

Make Me A Pallet On The Floor

Talking Casey

Corrinna, Corrinna

Coffee Blues

Louis Collins

Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight

If You Don't Want Me Baby

Spike Driver's Blues