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nedjelja, 09.02.2014.

Skip James - I'd Rather Be The Devil -The Legendary 1931 Session

Styles: Country Blues, Delta Blues
Label: Rev-Ola
Released: 2007
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 121,3 MB
Time: 52:58
Art: front

1. Devil Got My Woman - 2:58
2. Cypress Grove Blues - 3:11
3. Cherry Ball Blues - 2:49
4. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - 2:49
5. Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues - 2:51
6. If You Haven't Got Any Hay Get On Down The Road - 2:53
7. 22-20 Blues - 2:50
8. How Long Buck - 2:53
9. Be Ready When He Comes - 2:54
10. Drunken Spree - 2:38
11. I'm So Glad - 2:52
12. Special Rider Blues - 3:07
13. Hard Luck Child - 3:02
14. Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader - 3:00
15. Four O'clock Blues - 2:51
16. Illinois Blues - 3:02
17. Yola My Blues Away - 3:10
18. What Am I To Do Blues - 3:00

Notes: They've been reissued as a piece before, and no doubt they'll be reissued together in the future. But here they are again on this 2007 compilation: all 18 surviving tracks that Skip James recorded in February 1931 for Paramount Records, which in fact represented the totality of his output on disc before he was rediscovered in the '60s. It's gotten to the point that which iteration of these sessions you prefer is probably based on the art work and the liner notes, which are perfectly fine in the case of this anthology on the British Rev-Ola label. The music remains some of the most revered pre-World War II country blues, both for the quality of James' guitar work (though he occasionally backs himself on piano) and his haunting high vocals. "I'm So Glad" and, to a lesser degree, "Devil Got My Woman" remain the only songs familiar to a non-blues specialist audience, but many of the other tunes have similar qualities that will find favor with those who like those two classics. Alas, problems with surface noise remain, though on the whole it's not a significant distraction. That's not the fault of Rev-Ola; it's quite possible no one's ever going to figure out how to make some of the tracks sound crisp and clean with even the utmost state of the art remastering technology, such is the state of the only surviving source discs. But for all its unavoidable imperfections, this body of work is a cornerstone of the acoustic Delta blues form. AMG

I'd Rather Be The Devil: The Legendary 1931 Session



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utorak, 14.01.2014.

Skip James - Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

Styles: Delta Blues
Recorded: 1964
Released: 2003
Label: Shout Factory
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 117,5 MB
Time: 51:17
Art: Front

1. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - 3:28
2. Sickbed Blues - 3:40
3. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues - 4:19
4. Devil Got My Woman - 6:20
5. Illinois Blues - 3:41
6. I Don't Want a Woman to Stay Out All Night - 4:45
7. Cherry Ball Blues - 3:54
8. Skip's Worried Blues - 4:22
9. Cypress Groove Blues - 4:08
10. Catfish Blues - 3:33
11. Motherless & Fatherless - 4:08
12. All Nigh Long - 4:55

rec. 16. Dec. 1964 in Falls Church, VA (first session since 1931)
The sessions (held at Spottwood's home) were formally completed on July 28, 1965. (Storyville SLP 185)
prod. by Dick Spottswood and Louisa Spottswood
rei. 1994

Personnel:
Skip James - vocals, guitar

Notes: Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was the first session Skip James recorded following his rediscovery by John Fahey and Henry Vestine in the mid-'60s. Though he had not played the blues for more than 20 years, his skills were largely undiminished, and he turns in a fantastic set here. James was the pinnacle of the Bentonia (Mississippi) sound, which combines complex fingerpicking with falsetto vocals, resulting in somewhat spooky-sounding strain of blues. James reprises several of his 1931 Paramount sides on this session, as well as a couple new tunes that chronicle the illnesses of James' latter days. Anyone with a passing interest in acoustic blues should own some James. This set would make a great starting point, especially for those who don't take well to the surface noise that can accompany his '30s sessions. The new mastering here sounds rich and warm. Highly recommended.

Hard Time Killing Floor Blues



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nedjelja, 03.11.2013.

Skip James - Vanguard Visionaries

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 38:10
Size: 87.4 MB
Styles: Delta blues
Year: 2007
Art: Front

[1:52] 1. I'm So Glad
[5:11] 2. Devil Got My Woman
[3:52] 3. 22-20 Blues
[3:19] 4. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues
[3:15] 5. Look Down The Road
[4:07] 6. Washington D.C. Hospital Center Blues
[4:20] 7. Cypress Grove Blues
[5:07] 8. Special Rider Blues
[2:57] 9. Look At The People Standing At The Judgement
[4:04] 10. Sickbed Blues


Legendary bluesman Skip James might not be a familiar name for many music fans, yet he's influenced countless artists from Ry Cooder and John Fahey to Jon Spencer and the North Mississippi All-Stars. Here, James is given the budget comp treatment with a collection of songs that include standards such as "Devil Got My Woman" and "Hard Time Killin Floor Blues." If you're not familiar with Skip, the Vanguard set works as a solid introduction.

Vanguard Visionaries

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Oznake: Skip James, Delta Blues
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nedjelja, 08.09.2013.

Skip James - She Lyin'

Styles: Acoustic Blues, Piano Blues, Country Blues, Prewar Blues, Delta Blues
Released: 1964, CD in 2000
Label: Adelphi
File: mp3 @320K/s
Size: 102,5 MB
Time: 44:45
Art: front

1. All Night Long - 1:22
2. Broke and Hungry - 1:48
3. I'm So Glad - 2:57
4. Bad Whiskey - 1:35
5. Cypress Grove Blues - 4:04
6. Catfish Blues - 5:05
7. Goin' Away To Stay - 2:29
8. Crow Jane - 2:08
9. Devil Got My Woman - 3:12
10. She Lyin' - 1:14
11. Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - 2:18
12. Drunken Spree - 3:35
13. Black Gal - 3:17
14. Illinois Blues - 3:06
15. Worried Blues - 3:29


Notes: By the time James had been rediscovered in the 1960s, he was still capable of playing entrancing, dynamic music, but was much less consistent and not as striking a vocalist. It was a testimony to his greatness that he still managed to make compelling records, and he was among the best storytellers and dramatic singers in the traditional realm. This mid-'60s CD features songs James recorded for the Adelphi label in 1964 that were never issued. It's hard to understand why this wasn't issued at the time it was recorded; it's just as solid as the albums James recorded for Columbia during the same period. ~by Ron Wynn

She Lyin'

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