SKIP JAMES Devil Got My Woman LP VANGUARD RECORDS 1968 US orig+stereo VSD-79273
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SKIP JAMES
accompanying himself on guitar and piano*
Among the earliest and most influential Delta bluesmen to record, Skip James was the best-known proponent of the so-called Bentonia school of blues players, a genre strain invested with as much fanciful scholarly "research" as any. Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Even more surprising was when blues scholars rediscovered him in the '60s and found his singing and playing skills intact. Influencing everyone from a young Robert Johnson (Skip's "Devil Got My Woman" became the basis of Johnson's "Hellhound on My Trail") to Eric Clapton (who recorded James' "I'm So Glad" on the first Cream album), Skip James' music, while from a commonly shared regional tradition, remains infused with his own unique personal spirit.
"DEVIL GOT MY WOMAN"
1968 LP VANGUARD RECORDS VSD-79273 STEREO
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
NOTES: First issue with gold labels, black logo at top and white horseman at bottom
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: VANGUARD - GOLD LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (front & spine) VSD?79273 (rear) VSD-79273
Catalog on labels: VSD-79273-A (XSV 140117) / VSD-79273-B (XSV 140118)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): VSD79273A o XSV140117-1A l
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o XSV140118-1B V SD 79273-B
On labels: rim text reads "Recordings For VANGUARD The Connoisseur" "STEREO"
Copyright 1968
Vanguard Recording Society Inc., N.Y.
Recorded in U.S.A.
On back cover: Notes
Skip James on Vanguard Records (boxed)
Vanguard Recording Society, Inc., New York, N.Y. Recorded in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: GOOD ROAD CAMP BLUES - LITTLE COW, LITTLE CALF BLUES* - DEVIL GOY MY WOMAN
LOOK AT THE PEOPLE STANDING AT THE JUDGEMENT - WORRIED BLUES - 22-20 BLUES
Side B: MISTREATING CHILD BLUES* - SICKBED BLUES - CATFISH BLUES
LORENZO BLUES - CARELESS LOVE* - ILLINOIS BLUES
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RECORD VG but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Skip James made his original reputation with 17 recordings that he cut during February 1931, when he was 28. Although fluent on both the guitar and (to a lesser extent) the piano, James was most notable for his storytelling lyrics, his haunting high-pitched voice, and his distinctive interpretations of the Delta blues. James was rediscovered 33 years after his early recordings, in time to appear at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival. He was quite active during 1964-1966, making the music on this solo LP (his last record) three years before his death in 1969. One can easily hear the influence that Skip James' music had on the then flourishing folk music movement, and he still sang his country blues with great intensity...(AllMusic)
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