SKIP JAMES Skip James Today LP VANGUARD RECORDS 1966 US orig+stereo VSD-79219
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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.
"SKIP JAMES TODAY!"
1966 LP VANGUARD RECORDS VSD-79219 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?79219 (rear) VSD-79219
Catalog on labels: VSD-79219-A (XSV 144029) / VSD-79219-B (XSV 144030)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): VSD-79219A o XSV144029-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): o VSD-79219B XSV144030-1A
On labels: rim text reads "Recordings For VANGUARD The Connoisseur" "STEREO"
All songs Wynwood Music, BMI
Copyright 1966
Vanguard Recording Society Inc., N.Y.
Recorded in U.S.A.
(on Side B only): *Leeds Music, ASCAP **Olwen Music, BMI
On back cover: Notes by Bruce Jackson
The Blues on Vanguard Records
The Vanguard Folk Catalogue
Vanguard Recording Society, Inc., New York, N.Y. Printed in U.S.A.
tracklisting
Side A: HARD TIME KILLING FLOOR - CROW JANE
WASHINGTON D.C. HOSPITAL CENTER BLUES - SPECIAL RIDER BLUES
DRUNKEN SPREE - CHERRYBALL
Side B: HOW LONG, HOW LONG - ALL NIGHT LONG - CYPRESS GROVE BLUES
LOOK DOWN THE ROAD - MY GAL - I'M SO GLAD
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RECORD VG+ but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG(+) but (please, see pictures and read above description)
As quiet as it was kept then, Skip James might have made the best music of anyone who resurfaced during
the mid-'60s "rediscovery" era for Mississippi country blues types. Certainly, there weren't many albums
made during that time as good as this one; wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes
with tasty piano make this essential...(AllMusic)
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