Death Might Be Your Santa Claus Vinyl LP Legacy Records 88765415101 2012 ? 1706

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Various Artists - Death Might Be Your Santa Claus

Label: Legacy - 88765415101 Format: Vinyl , LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered Number: 1706 Country: US Year: 2012 Genre: Blues , Non-Music Style: Sermon , Gospel , Country Blues , Chicago Blues

Tracklist 

A1 -Harmon Ray Xmas Blues 2:43 Piano - Eddie Boyd Written-By - Joe McCoy
A2 -Reverend JM Gates * Did You Spend Christmas Day In Jail? 2:57 Vocals [Assisted By] - Deacon Leon Davis , His Congregation *, Sister Jordan , Sister Norman Written-By - Reverend JM Gates *
A3 -The Heavenly Gospel Singers * When Was Jesus Born? 3:13 Baritone Vocals - Henson Massey * Lead Vocals - Roosevelt Fennoy Tenor Vocals - Arthur Lee, Bob Beatty Written-By - Trad. *
A4 -Reverend JM Gates & His Congregation * He Was Born In A Manger 3:13 Written-By - Reverend JM Gates *
A5 -Lil McClintock Don't Think I'm Santa Claus 3:07 Guitar, Vocals - Lil McClintock Written-By - L. McClintock *
A6 -Tampa Red Christmas And New Year Blues 3:27 Piano - Henry '45' Scott * Vocals, Slide Guitar - Tampa Red Written By - WW Irving
A7 -Reverend JM Gates * Will The Coffin Be Your Santa Claus? 2:57 Vocals [Assisted By] - Deacon Leon Davis , Sister Jordan , Sister Norman Written-By - Reverend JM Gates *
A8 -Victoria spivey Christmas Morning Blues 3:28 Guitar - Lonnie Johnson  Piano - Porter Grainger Vocals - Victoria Spivey Written-By - L. Johnson *

B1 -Reverend JM Gates * Death Might Be Your Santa Claus 3:02 Written-By - Reverend JM Gates *
B2 -Bo Carter Santa Claus 3:16 Guitar, Vocals - Bo Carter Piano - Unknown Artist Written-By - B. Chapman *
B3 -Sonny Boy Williamson Christmas Morning Blues 3:24 Guitar - Robert Lee McCoy Harmonica, Vocals - John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson * Mandolin - Willie Hatcher Piano - Speckled Red Written-By - L. Johnson *
B4 -Casey Bill & His Orchestra * Christmas Time Blues 2:43 Bass - Ransom Knowling Clarinet - Unknown Artist Guitar - Unknown Artist Piano - Unknown Artist Vocals, Steel Guitar - Will Weldon * Written-By - W. Weldon *

B5 -Ozie Ware With Hot Five (Duke Ellington) * Santa Bring My Man Back 3:03 Clarinet - Barney Bigard Drums - Sonny Greer Piano - Duke Ellington Trumpet - Freddy Jenkins Tuba - Billy Taylor *, Wellman Braud Vocals - Ozie Ware (Ozie McPherson) * Written-By - P. Grainger *
B6 -Bessie smith At The Christmas Ball 3:28 Cornet - Joe Smith  Piano - Fletcher Henderson Trombone - Charlie Green Vocals - Bessie Smith Written-By - FW Longshaw *
B7 -Butterbeans & Susie Papa Ain't No Santa Claus (Mama Ain't No Christmas Tree) 3:20 Piano - Eddie Heywood  Vocals - Joe Edwards & Susie Edwards * Written-By - R. Hill *, A. Razaf *
B8 -Reverend JM Gates Assisted By His Congregation * Will Hell Be Your Santa Claus 1:39 Written-By - Reverend JM Gates *



Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) - Sony Music Entertainment Copyright (c) - Sony Music Entertainment Distributed By - Sony Music Entertainment Mastered At - Battery Mastering Studios Mastered At - Sterling Sound, Inc.

Credits
Art Direction, Design - Edward ODowd Engineer, Technician [Restoration] - Maria Triana Liner Notes - Ashley Kahn Mastered By - Mark Wilder Music Consultant [Guidance And Modeling] - Eddie G. * Music Consultant [Imp-ish And Elv-ish Consulting] - Michael Brooks Producer - Steve Berkowitz Product Manager [Project Design] - Tom Burleigh Research - Didier Deutsch *

Notes
Released for Record Store Day Black Friday. Individually numbered to 5000.
jacket back top right gold embossed stamped: ?  1706
Mastered at Battery Studios, NYC.
This compilation ? & © 2012 Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Sony Music Entertainment.
Track info: A1 - Rec. 1947 in Chicago; pressing test. A2 - mx. 4034432-B, rec. 12/16/29 in New Orleans, La .; Okeh record # 8753. A3 - mx. 071069-1, rec. 10/1/41 at Kimball Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia; Bluebird record # B-8931. A4 - mx. 40330-2, rec. 10/21/27 in Atlanta, Georgia; Victor record # 21030; Bluebird record # B-7644. A5 - mx. W151017, rec. 12/4/30 in Atlanta, Georgia; Columbia record # 14575-D. A6 - mx. BS-80928, rec. 10/27/34 in Chicago; Bluebird record # B-5723. A7 - mx. 81672, rec. 10/4/27 in Atlanta, Georgia; Okeh record # 8508. A8 - mx. 81584, rec. 10/28/27; Okeh record # 8517. B1 - mx. 9866-A, rec. 11/3/26 in Atlanta, Georgia; Okeh record # 8413. B2 - mx. BS-027880, rec. 10/23/38 in San Antonio, Texas; Bluebird record # B-8147. B3 - mx. BS-030849, rec. 12/17/38 in Aurora, Illinois; Bluebird record # B-8094. B4 - mx. C 2051, rec. 10/28/37 in Chicago; Vocalion record # 3860A. B5 - mx. BE-48100, rec. 10/30/28; Victor record # 21777-A. B6 - mx. W141283-1, rec. 11/18/25 in New York City; Columbia record # 35842. B7 - mx. W 404294, rec. 8/13/30 in New York City; Okeh record # 8950. B8 - mx. 041286-1, rec. 8/23/39 in Atlanta, Georgia; Bluebird record # B-8301, MW M8538.

Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 8 87654 15101 8 Matrix / Runout (Side A Etched):  88765415101-A  RKS  ?  [stamped]: s??????? Matrix / Runout (Side B Etched):  888765415101-B  RKS  ?  [stamped]: s???????