library Of Congress III -78 Set rare Blues And Gospel -Lomax
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Library of Congress original III     6 platters 78 Set Recorded in the field by The Lomax Family.

There are 3 12" and 3 10" 78's.

Front Cover reads:
"The Library of Congress, Division of Music, recording Laboratory"
"Folk Music Of The United States- Album III"
"Afro-American Spirituals, Work Songs, and Ballads- From The Archive of American Folk Song"
"Edited by Alan Lomax- Washington, D.C. 1942"

Artists:

Willie Williams and group at State Penitentiary, Richmond, Va., 1936 (Recorded By John A. Lomax)

Dock and Henry Reed and Vera Hall at Livingston, Ala., 1937 (Recorded by John A. and Ruby T. Lomax and Ruby Pickens Tartt)

Joe Washington Brown and Austin Coleman at Jennings, La., 1934 (Recorded by John A. and Alan Lomax)

Wash Dennis and Charlie Sims at State Penitentiary, Parchmen, Miss., 1936

Jimmie Strothers (4 string banjo) at State Farm, Va., 1936 (Recorded by John A Lomax).

Jeff Webb and Group at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Miss., 1937

Frank Jordan and Group at State Penitentiary, Parchman, Miss., 1937 (Recorded by John A Lomax)

Allen Prothero at State Penitentiary, Nashville, Tenn., 1933

Group at State (Reid) Farm, Boykin, S.C., 1934 (Recorded by John A Lomax)

Lightning and Group at Darrington State Farm, Sandy Point, Texas, 1934 (Recorded by John A and Alan Lomax)

James Bradley and Group at State Penitentiary, Huntsville, Texas, 1934 (Recorded by John A and Alan Lomax)


***A very rare set in archive quality! A very important piece of recorded history!

Discs are in fantastic shape ranging from E to E-.

No cracks, chips, flakes, deep scratches, etc. and has a nice shine and luster. Labels are very nice. I always clean all of my records before listing them.

The box is VG condition with all papers.


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