Muddy Waters McKinley Morganfield I Be’s Troubled 1941 COMPLETE
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UP FOR SALE IS THE HOLY GRAIL FOR ANY MUDDY WATERS COLLECTOR!
UP FOR SALE IS AN ORIGINAL COPY OF MUDDY’S DEBUT RECORD “I BE’S TROUBLED” B/W “COUNTRY BLUES” UNDER HIS BIRTH NAME, MCKINLEY MORGANFIELD.
THIS RARE AND HISTORIC RECORD WAS INCLUDED IN A COLLECTION OF RECORDS PUT OUT BY THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IN 1942 UNDER THE TITLE “FOLK MUSIC OF THE UNITED STATES IV”.
WHAT MAKES THIS PARTICULAR COPY EXTRA SPECIAL IS IT INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL LIBRARY OF CONGRESS RECORD BINDER, FIVE ORIGINAL RECORDS (INCLUDING MUDDY’S), AND THE FIVE ORIGINAL SHEET MUSIC PAGES THAT GO WITH THE RECORDS!
KEEP IN MIND, THESE RECORDS WERE RELEASED OVER 80 YEARS AGO AT A TIME WHEN RACISM TOWARDS AFRICAN AMERICANS WAS COMMON IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE UNITED STATES. WITH THAT BEING SAID, MANY OF THE LYRICS/TEXT ON THE RECORDS UTILIZES BAD LANGUAGE TO DESCRIBE AFRICAN AMERICANS WHICH IS WHY I HAVE NOT INCLUDED MORE PHOTOS.
DUE TO THE UNIQUE CIRCUMSTANCES BROUGHT ON BY THE SUBJECT MATERIAL, THE SHEET MUSIC AND FOUR OTHER RECORDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS LISTING AS A BONUS.
MUDDY WATER’S RECORD AND THE FOUR OTHERS ARE VG+ ON THE PLAYING SURFACES RETAINING MUCH OF THEIR ORIGINAL GLOSS WITH MINIMAL PLAY/STORAGE WEAR. ALL THE RECORDS ARE DUSTY FROM STORAGE AND SHOULD BE CLEANED WHICH I WILL LEAVE UP TO THE BUYER ON HOW TO DO SO.
THE “I BE’S TROUBLED” LABEL HAS SOME MINOR BUBBLES AROUND THE SPINDLE HOLE AS PICTURED AND A NUMBER FOUR WRITTEN TO THE LOWER LEFT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE. THE LABEL IS DARKER IN PERSON, BUT APPEARS LIGHTER IN THE PHOTOGRAPHS.
THE RECORD BINDER DISPLAYS SHELF WEAR AND MINOR WATER STAINS ON THE INTERIOR AS PICTURED.
THE BONUS SHEET MUSIC PAGES ARE IN TACT AND COMPLETE WITH ONE HAVING BEEN FOLDED AND SOME WITH WATER STAINS.
HERE IS A RARE CHANCE TO OWN MUDDY WATERS’ FIRST RECORD COMPLETE IN IT’S ORIGINAL FORM!
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK, THANK YOU!
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