Various Artists - American Epic: The Best of Blues (12" Black Vinyl)

Third Man records

16 jun 2017

Rarly geniuses of Delta Blues - Robert Johnson, Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas, Son House, Charley Patton and many more have been painstakingly remastered using a mix of analog and digital technology for a hybrid sound that is simultaneously contemporary, immediate but still completely true-to-form.

Single LP with single pocket tip-on jacket with soft touch finish

SIDE A
1. Cross Road Blues by Robert Johnson
2. On the Road Again by Memphis Jug Band
3. Louis Collins by Mississippi John Hurt
4. Sittin' On Top of the World by Mississippi Sheiks
5. ’Tain’t Nobody's Business If I Do (Part 1) by Frank Stokes
6. Down the Dirt Road Blues by Charley Patton
7. My Black Mama (Parts 1 & 2) by Son House
8. Walk Right In by Cannon's Jug Stompers
9. The Panama Limited by Bukka White

SIDE B
1. Last Kind Words Blues by Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas
2. Cottonfield Blues (Part 2) by Garfield Akers
3. Tallahatchie River Blues by Mattie Delaney
4. Mama 'Tain't Long fo’ Day by Blind Willie McTell
5. Future Blues by Willie Brown
6. Cool Drink of Water Blues by Tommy Johnson
7. Cypress Grove Blues by Skip James
8. Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground by Blind Willie Johnson