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my search is over !!!!!!!!!!!:
I have owned many different cd copies of each of these artists on various labels, yazoo, document, ect., but none come close in terms of the sound quality ! I know this can be a very subjective issue, bbut believe me i have been listnening to this music four years and i feel as if im hearing the music anew !so dont just sit there shake your moneymaker on down to the record shop and score yourself a copy, and at this price the music wont be the only thing that makes you smile !
The sun is shining in your backdoor today:
This 5-disc boxset is a must-have for anyone who needs to upgrade (or hear for the first time) even just 2 of the artists included. Look at it like this, buying 2 single discs by any of these guys will put you between $25 and $30. The price for this entire set. This is the complete pre-war recordings of Skip James, Son House, Bukka White, Tommy Johnson, and Ishman Bracey. In other words, included here is some of the best music America ever produced. I will first say that in terms of Tommy, Son, Ishman, and Bukka, this is the best sonic quality in which I have heard them. The Documents and Sony/Columbia releases are not as good as this. Skip's stuff was released by Yazoo so if you have that and love it you may think you don't need this for Skip, which is fine though, because the 4 others still sound much better here. Tommy in particular has never (at least beyond hearing his original sides, decades ago) sounded better, in my opinion. Honestly, I will probably always have a tough time deciphering alot of what he is saying, but I can make out alot more of it here than I ever could in the years I owned the Document disc. His guitar playing and tone sound better, fuller, also. I've appreciated Tommy more in the 4 months I've had this box than I did in the previous however many years I had the Document. I must mention that the one minor mistake of the box is on Tommy's disc. Boogaloosa Woman and Morning Prayer are in the opposite order listed on the cd. Not a big deal at all. I was quite looking forward to the Bukka disc because previous to buying this box, I only had his Okeh and Vocalion stuff from 1937 and '40. All the earlier stuff was new to me. Having heard it all now, I think the Okeh '40 is his best. His guitar playing is fantastic during all eras, but I like his voice best in '40. Ishman I was the least familiar with, only having heard some of his stuff at an acquaintances place, but never owning it or getting any repeated listenings of my own. There is some good and not so good stuff here, in my opinion. For me, the defining highlight of alot of Ishman's stuff is the mandolin playing of Charlie McCoy. He is captured louder, and has a much bigger presence with Ishman than he ever had with Tommy Johnson and it makes for a great overall sound. After buying this in 2003 I checked to see what another site had to say about it, and they said it was great for the blues novice. Hogwash. Whether you never heard of any of these guys before, or have been listening to them since before I was born, this box is a fantastic deal and has great sound (by the standards of what one can reasonably expect when so much of the source material is from Paramounts). The richness and tone of the guitars and voices are there, but without the degree of noise-reduction that flattens the sound. This is an essential box set for any fan of pre-war blues. Skip: The haunting ghost-voice of Mississippi. Son: All the fire & brimstone. Bukka: Groove-blues to shake your tail feathers to. Tommy: Drunken, languid pain. Ishman: Sometimes great, sometimes goofy.
| Artist: | Various | | Binding: | Audio CD | | EAN: | 0788065771522 | | Format: | Compilation | | Number Of Discs: | 5 | | Original Release Date: | 2003-09-23 | | Release Date: | 2003-09-23 | | UPC: | 788065771522 |
Tracks:- Devil Got My Woman - Skip James
- Cypress Grove Blues - Skip James
- Cherry Hall Blues - Skip James
- Illinois Blues - Skip James
- Four O'Clock Blues - Skip James
- Hard Luck Child - Skip James
- Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues - Skip James
- Yola My Blues Away - Skip James
- Jesus Is a Mighty Good Leader - Skip James
- Be Ready When He Comes - Skip James
- Drunken Spree - Skip James
- I'm So Glad - Skip James
- Special Rider Blues - Skip James
- How Long Buck - Skip James
- Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues - Skip James
- What Am I to Do Blues - Skip James
- 22-20 Blues - Skip James
- If You Haven't Any Hay Get on Down the Road - Skip James
- Walkin' Blues - Son House
- My Black Mama, Pt. 1 - Son House
- My Black Mama, Pt. 2 - Son House
- Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Preachin' the Blues, Pt. 2 - Son House
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Dry Spell Blues, Pt. 2 - Son House
- Levee Camp Blues - Son House
- Government Fleet Blues - Son House
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Shetland Pony Blues - Son House
- Fo' Clock Blues - Son House
- Camp Hollers - Son House
- Delta Blues - Son House
- Special Rider Blues - Son House
- Special Rider Blues - Son House
- Low Down Dirty Dog Blues - Son House
- Depot Blues - Son House
- Key of Minor - Son House
- American Defense - Son House
- Am I Right or Wrong - Son House
- Walking Blues - Son House
- Country Farm Blues - Son House
- Pony Blues - Son House
- Jinx Blues, Pt. 1 - Son House
- Jinx Blues, Pt. 2 - Son House
- New Frisco Train - Bukka White
- Panama Limited - Bukka White
- I Am in the Heavenly Way - Bukka White
- Promise True and Grand - Bukka White
- Pine Bluff, Arkansas - Bukka White
- Shake 'Em on Down - Bukka White
- Sic 'Em Dogs On - Bukka White
- Po' Boy - Bukka White
- Black Train - Bukka White
- Strange Place Blues - Bukka White
- When Can I Change My Clothes - Bukka White
- Sleepy Man Blues - Bukka White
- Parchman Farm Blues - Bukka White
- Good Gin Blues - Bukka White
- High Fever Blues - Bukka White
- District Attorney Blues - Bukka White
- Fixin' to Die Blues - Bukka White
- Aberdeen Mississippi Blues - Bukka White
- Bukka's Jitterbug Blues - Bukka White
- Special Stream Line - Bukka White
- Cool Drink of Water Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Big Road Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Bye Bye Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Maggie Campbell Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Canned Heat Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Lonesome Home Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Lonesome Home Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Big Fat Mama Blues - Tommy Johnson
- I Wonder to Myself - Tommy Johnson
- Slidin' Delta - Tommy Johnson
- Lonesome Home Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Black Mare Blues - Tommy Johnson,
- Black Mare Blues - Tommy Johnson,
- Ridin' Horse - Tommy Johnson
- Alcohol and Jake Blues - Tommy Johnson
- Stranger Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Saturday Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Left Alone Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Leavin' Town Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Leavin' Town Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Brown Mama Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Brown Mama Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Trouble Hearted Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Four Day Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Four Day Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Jake Liquor Blues - Ishman Bracey,
- Family Stirving - Ishman Bracey,
- Mobile Stomp - Ishman Bracey,
- Farish Street Rag - Ishman Bracey,
- Woman, Woman Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Suitcase Full of Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Bust Up Blues - Ishman Bracey,
- Pay Me No Mind - Ishman Bracey,
- Heavy Suitcase Blues - Ishman Bracey
- Louisiana Bound - Ishman Bracey
- Too Damp to Be Wet - Ishman Bracey
- Where My Shoes At? - Ishman Bracey
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