CHICAGO BLUES GUITAR 45: BYTHER SMITH So Unhappy/Money Tree BE BE 101
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Feb 20, 2022 Sold Date
Nov 21, 2020 Start Date
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CHICAGO BLUES GUITAR 45: BYTHER SMITH So Unhappy/Money Tree BE BE 101

This is rated by some collectors as possibly the best Chicago blues 45 of the post-1960s era, notable both for Byther Smith’s intensity and his ability to play hot guitar licks while he sings (rather than in between his vocal phrases). Smith, a cousin of J.B. Lenoir, was a regular at Theresa’s Lounge. This 45 was recorded with input from Cadillac Baby (both songs were first recorded by Detroit Junior for Cadillac’s Bea & Baby label) and became the first of two releases on a small label owned by a couple who ran a grocery store near Cadillac’s store on the South Side.

Near mint with a superficial scuff on So Unhappy.

See grading codes below.

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GRADING: LPs, EPs and 45s are graded M (mint), NM (near mint), VG+, VG (very good), VG-, G+, G (good), G-, F (fair), and P (poor).

A VG+ record may have some visible scuffs and light scratches and plays well with little surface noise. Scratches on records graded VG and VG- may be deep enough to feel with your fingernail, or there may be scuffs or scratches throughout that cause surface noise. On records in the G+, G and G- range the level of the music is still above the surface noise caused by scuffs and scratches. Surface noise is as loud as the music on records graded F and louder than the music on P records. P records are likely to be unplayable.

[+ and - denote in-between grades. Grades with a slash in between indicate the condition of Side A/Side B.]

Jackets graded VG+ have only slight wear; jackets graded VG are more worn but still intact unless defects are noted. G jackets show definite damage and F and P jackets are probably falling apart. Splits, markings, cut corners, and other defects will be noted.


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