JOSH WHITE The House I Live In LP ELEKTRA RECORDS 1960 US orig+mono EKL-203
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JOSH WHITE
Josh White began as a Southern bluesman but eventually evolved into an eclectic, urbane artist.
To many blues enthusiasts, Josh White was a folk revival artist. It's true that the second half of his music career found him
based in New York playing to the coffeehouse and cabaret set and hanging out with Burl Ives, Woody Guthrie, and fellow
transplanted blues artists Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee. The first part of his career saw him as apprentice to some
of the greatest blues and religious artists ever, including Willie Walker, Blind Blake, Blind Joe Taggart (with whom
he recorded), and allegedly even Blind Lemon Jefferson. On his own, he recorded both blues and religious songs,
including a classic version of "Blood Red River." A fine guitar technician with an appealing voice...
"THE HOUSE I LIVE IN"
Produced by Jac Holzman
1960 LP ELEKTRA RECORDS EKL-203 MONO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
GLOSSY (on front) SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
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LABEL: ELEKTRA - GREY LABEL w/GUITAR PLAYER LOGO in an ORANGE CIRCLE - BLACK & WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear & spine) EKL-203
Catalog on labels: EKL-203-A / EKL-203-B
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): EKL203A SR DT
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): EKL203B SR DT
On labels: The Sound of Quality
Outstanding High Fidelity Recordings
rim text reads "© 1960 By The Elektra Corporation"
On Back Sleeve: Notes by Nat Hentoff
Production supervisor-Jac Holzman
Engineering-David B. Jones
Mixing & Editing-Mark Abramson
Elektra Records 116 West 14 Street ? New York 11, N.Y.
tracklisting
Side 1: GOOD MORNING BLUES - JOHNNY HAS GONE FOR A SOLDIER
WALTZING MATILDA - WHEN I LAY DOWN AND DIE - MEAN MISTREATER
Side 2: BLIND MAN STOOD ON THE ROAD AND CRIED - FREEDOM ROAD
THE MAN WHO COULDN'T WALK AROUND - T.B. BLUES - THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
grading
RECORD VG(+) but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Empty Bed Blues was Josh White's farewell recording for Elektra, the record label that helped
(re)introduce him to the mainstream during the height of the '60s folk revival.
To look at the sexy -- and risqué for 1962 -- cover, one would think that half of the tunes,
stately renditions of gospel songs, wouldn't be at home on the album. But considering that
the ribald, innuendo-laden first side is belied by White's silky voice and mellifluous guitar,
he almost makes the juke-joint rave-ups sound like show tunes...(AllMusic)
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