ANTH. OF AMERICAN FOLK Vol.1 OG Folkways HARRY SMITH

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  ANTH. OF AMERICAN FOLK Vol.1 OG Folkways HARRY SMITH Anthology of American Folk Music
Folkways FA 2951
2XLP

Extremely rare red linen 1st pressing with blue labels (W.46th Street address). Regarded as one of the most important and influential recorded sound compilations ever assembled. Edited by the great Harry Smith and released in 1952. Includes booklet. More on the Anthology here:

http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2002/jul/anthology/

Volume One: Ballads

1."Henry Lee" — Dick Justice (1932)
2."Fatal Flower Garden" — Nelstone's Hawaiians (1930)
3."The House Carpenter" — Clarence Ashley (1930)
4."Drunkard's Special" — Coley Jones (1929)
5."Old Lady and the Devil" — Bill & Belle Reed (1928)
6."The Butcher's Boy" — Buell Kazee (1928)
7."The Waggoner's Lad" — Buell Kazee (1928)
8."King Kong Kitchie Kitchie Ki-Me-O" — "Chubby" Parker (1928)
9."Old Shoes And Leggins" — Uncle Eck Dunford (1929)
10."Willie Moore" — Burnett and Rutherford (1927)
11."A Lazy Farmer Boy" — Buster Carter and Preston Young (1930)
12."Peg and Awl" — The Carolina Tar Heels (1929)
13."Ommie Wise" — G. B. Grayson (1929)
14."My Name Is John Johanna" — Kelly Harrell (1927)
15."Bandit Cole Younger" — Edward L. Crain (1930)
16."Charles Guiteau" — Kelly Harrell (1927)
17."John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man" — The Carter Family (1930)
18."Gonna Die With My Hammer In My Hand" — Wiliamson Brothers and Curry (1927)
19."Stackalee" — Frank Hutchison (1927)
20."White House Blues" — Charlie Poole w/ North Carolina Ramblers (1926)
21."Frankie" — Mississippi John Hurt (1928)
22."When That Great Ship Went Down" — William & Versey Smith (1927)
23."Engine 143" — The Carter Family (1927)
24."Kassie Jones" — Furry Lewis (1928)
25."Down On Penny's Farm" — The Bently Boys (1929)
26."Mississippi Boweavil Blues" — The Masked Marvel (1929)
27."Got the Farm Land Blues" — The Carolina Tar Heels (1932)



Cover: VG
Some soiling to the linen boards. Spine intact. Light fraying at the corners. Previous owner's name written neatly on inside of the gatefold disc holder. Booklet is in wonderful shape with no marks.

Vinyl: VG++
Bright and glossy with only a couple of tiny marks. Most copies that turn up are well worn, but these two discs look nearly unplayed. Amazingly beautiful condition.


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