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Various - Memphis Swamp Jam - Mint- 2 LP Record 1969 Blue Thumb USA Original Vinyl - Country Blues / Memphis Blues / Delta Blues / Hill Country Blues

Various - Memphis Swamp Jam - Mint- 2 LP Record 1969 Blue Thumb USA Original Vinyl - Country Blues / Memphis Blues / Delta Blues / Hill Country Blues

Various – Memphis Swamp Jam

 

Label:

Blue Thumb Records – BTS 6000

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Country Blues, Memphis Blues, Hill Country Blues, Delta Blues

Tracklist


A1 Booker White*– Christmas Eve Blues
Written-By – B. White*
5:10
A2 Booker White*– Columbus, Miss. Blues
Written-By – B. White*
3:30
A3 Booker White*– Sad Day Blues
Written-By – B. White*
4:10
A4 Piano Red*– Mobile Blues
Written-By – John Williams (28)
3:15
A5 Piano Red*– Abel Street Stomp
Written-By – John Williams (28)
3:10
B1 Nathan Beauregard– Nathan's Bumble Bee Blues
Written By – Beauregard & Lawlar
Written-By – Lawler*, Beauregard*
10:30
B2 Nathan Beauregard– 'Bout A Spoonful
Arranged By [P.D.] – Beauregard*
3:20
B3 Sleepy John Estes– Need More Blues
Written-By – John Estes*
3:10
B4 Sleepy John Estes– President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
Written-By – J. Estes*
4:10
C1 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Shake 'Em On Down
Written-By – F. McDowell*
3:00
C2 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Fred's Blues
Written-By – F. McDowell*
4:40
C3 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
Written-By – F. McDowell*
C4 Napoleon Strickland– Back Water Rising
Written-By – N. Strickland*
1:50
C5 Napoleon Strickland– Other's Piece
Written-By – Other Turner*
2:20
C6 Napoleon Strickland– Shimmy She Wobble
Written-By – N. Strickland*
2:25
D1 Furry Lewis– Judge Boushay Blues
Written-By – Furry Lewis
5:45
D2 Furry Lewis– Walking Blues
Written-By – Furry Lewis
5:45
D3 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– Memphis Rag
Written By – Watson & Jones
Written-By – Jones*, Watson*
2:00
D4 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– St. Louis Blues
Written-By – W.C. Handy*
3:00
D5 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– Praying On The Old Camp Ground & Lonesome Blues 2:20

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Tradition Music Co.
  • Published By – Rococco Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Koester Music
  • Produced For – Blue Thumb Records
  • Produced For – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
  • Recorded At – Ardent Studios
  • Recorded At – Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
  • Mastered At – Customatrix
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

  • Bass Drum, Snare – Johnny Woods (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Bass Drum, Snare, Fife – Other Turner* (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Engineer – Terry Manning (tracks: A1 to C6)
  • Executive-Producer – Bob Krasnow
  • Guitar – Josiah Jones (tracks: D3 to D5), Mike Stewart* (tracks: B1 to B4), R.L. Watson (tracks: D3 to D5)
  • Harmonica – Johnny Woods (tracks: C1 to C3), Tommy Garry (tracks: B3, B4)
  • Liner Notes – Pete Welding
  • Photography By – Jim Marshall (3)
  • Producer [Assistant] – Bill Barth, John Fahey
  • Producer, Supervised By – Chris Strachwitz
  • Vocals, Fife – Napoleon Strickland (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Vocals, Guitar – Booker White* (tracks: A1 to A3), Fred McDowell (tracks: C1 to C3), Furry Lewis (tracks: D1,D2), Nathan Beauregard (tracks: B1, B2), Sleepy John Estes (tracks: B3, B4)
  • Vocals, Piano – Piano Red* (tracks: A4, A5)

Notes
Sides A and C recorded June 11, 1969, at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
Side B recorded June 9, 1969, at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
Side D recorded June 12, 1969, at Royal Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
_________________________________________________________________________

Autocoupled. LP No. 1 contains Side A, featuring Booker White and Piano Red; and Side D, featuring Furry Lewis and R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones. LP No. 2 contains Side B, featuring Nathan Beauregard and Sleepy John Estes; and Side C, featuring Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods and Napoleon Strickland and Group.


A1 to A5, B1, B2, C2, C4 to C6, D1 to D3, D5 published by Tradition Music Co. & Rococco Music, Inc.
B3, B4 published by Koester Music Co.
C1 published by Tradition Music Co.
No credited publisher for C3 and D4

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Side A label): 5035
  • Other (Side B label): 5036
  • Other (Side C label): 5037
  • Other (Side D label): 5038
$17.50

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Description

Various – Memphis Swamp Jam

 

Label:

Blue Thumb Records – BTS 6000

Format:

2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold

Country:

US

Released:

Genre:

Blues

Style:

Country Blues, Memphis Blues, Hill Country Blues, Delta Blues

Tracklist


A1 Booker White*– Christmas Eve Blues
Written-By – B. White*
5:10
A2 Booker White*– Columbus, Miss. Blues
Written-By – B. White*
3:30
A3 Booker White*– Sad Day Blues
Written-By – B. White*
4:10
A4 Piano Red*– Mobile Blues
Written-By – John Williams (28)
3:15
A5 Piano Red*– Abel Street Stomp
Written-By – John Williams (28)
3:10
B1 Nathan Beauregard– Nathan's Bumble Bee Blues
Written By – Beauregard & Lawlar
Written-By – Lawler*, Beauregard*
10:30
B2 Nathan Beauregard– 'Bout A Spoonful
Arranged By [P.D.] – Beauregard*
3:20
B3 Sleepy John Estes– Need More Blues
Written-By – John Estes*
3:10
B4 Sleepy John Estes– President Kennedy Stayed Away Too Long
Written-By – J. Estes*
4:10
C1 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Shake 'Em On Down
Written-By – F. McDowell*
3:00
C2 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Fred's Blues
Written-By – F. McDowell*
4:40
C3 Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods– Keep Your Lamp Trimmed And Burning
Written-By – F. McDowell*
C4 Napoleon Strickland– Back Water Rising
Written-By – N. Strickland*
1:50
C5 Napoleon Strickland– Other's Piece
Written-By – Other Turner*
2:20
C6 Napoleon Strickland– Shimmy She Wobble
Written-By – N. Strickland*
2:25
D1 Furry Lewis– Judge Boushay Blues
Written-By – Furry Lewis
5:45
D2 Furry Lewis– Walking Blues
Written-By – Furry Lewis
5:45
D3 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– Memphis Rag
Written By – Watson & Jones
Written-By – Jones*, Watson*
2:00
D4 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– St. Louis Blues
Written-By – W.C. Handy*
3:00
D5 R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones– Praying On The Old Camp Ground & Lonesome Blues 2:20

Companies, etc.

  • Published By – Tradition Music Co.
  • Published By – Rococco Music, Inc.
  • Published By – Koester Music
  • Produced For – Blue Thumb Records
  • Produced For – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
  • Recorded At – Ardent Studios
  • Recorded At – Royal Recording Studios, Memphis
  • Mastered At – Customatrix
  • Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute

Credits

  • Bass Drum, Snare – Johnny Woods (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Bass Drum, Snare, Fife – Other Turner* (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Engineer – Terry Manning (tracks: A1 to C6)
  • Executive-Producer – Bob Krasnow
  • Guitar – Josiah Jones (tracks: D3 to D5), Mike Stewart* (tracks: B1 to B4), R.L. Watson (tracks: D3 to D5)
  • Harmonica – Johnny Woods (tracks: C1 to C3), Tommy Garry (tracks: B3, B4)
  • Liner Notes – Pete Welding
  • Photography By – Jim Marshall (3)
  • Producer [Assistant] – Bill Barth, John Fahey
  • Producer, Supervised By – Chris Strachwitz
  • Vocals, Fife – Napoleon Strickland (tracks: C4 to C6)
  • Vocals, Guitar – Booker White* (tracks: A1 to A3), Fred McDowell (tracks: C1 to C3), Furry Lewis (tracks: D1,D2), Nathan Beauregard (tracks: B1, B2), Sleepy John Estes (tracks: B3, B4)
  • Vocals, Piano – Piano Red* (tracks: A4, A5)

Notes
Sides A and C recorded June 11, 1969, at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
Side B recorded June 9, 1969, at Ardent Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
Side D recorded June 12, 1969, at Royal Recording Studios in Memphis, Tenn.
_________________________________________________________________________

Autocoupled. LP No. 1 contains Side A, featuring Booker White and Piano Red; and Side D, featuring Furry Lewis and R.L. Watson & Josiah Jones. LP No. 2 contains Side B, featuring Nathan Beauregard and Sleepy John Estes; and Side C, featuring Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods and Napoleon Strickland and Group.


A1 to A5, B1, B2, C2, C4 to C6, D1 to D3, D5 published by Tradition Music Co. & Rococco Music, Inc.
B3, B4 published by Koester Music Co.
C1 published by Tradition Music Co.
No credited publisher for C3 and D4

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Other (Side A label): 5035
  • Other (Side B label): 5036
  • Other (Side C label): 5037
  • Other (Side D label): 5038