Son House Father of Folk Blues 2LP 45rpm 180 Gram Vinyl Sterling Analogue Productions QRP 2018 USA

Title: Father of Folk Blues
Catalog Number: APB 092-45
Label: Columbia
Reissued by: Analogue Productions
Barcode: 753088009273
Original release year: 1965
Reissue year: 2018
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 45 rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 707gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: June 28, 2018
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
The 'Father of the Delta Blues' recorded this LP for Columbia Records in 1965. It's become, in the words of Living Blues magazine 'Essential recordings by one of the greatest bluesmen ever'. Now, Analogue Productions presents a reissue unmatched in sonic quality and luxury presentation. All analog cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound from the Original Analog Master Tapes.
Rated 10/11 Music and 11/11 Sound by Michael Fremer (Analog Planet)
- Limited Edition
- 2LP 45rpm 180 Gram Vinyl
- Cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
- Cut from the Original Analog Master Tape
- Pressed at Quality Record Pressings, QRP
- Deluxe gatefold cover by Stoughton Printing
- Bonus Track "Motherless Children"
Mississippi's Son House was already legendary for a small collection of live field recordings made by folklorist Alan Lomax in 1941 and 1942, and for having taught some important licks to both Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters before he was rediscovered by a new generation of college-age fans in 1964.
The "Father of the Delta Blues" recorded this namesake LP for Columbia Records a year later in 1965. It's become, in the words of Living Blues magazine — "Essential recordings by one of the greatest bluesmen ever." And now, Analogue Productions presents a reissue unmatched in sonic quality and luxury presentation. For our version we turned to Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound to remaster the recording from the original master tapes. The freshly cut lacquers — for this version we've cut the album at 45 RPM for truer cartridge tracking and decreased distortion on the inner groove — were then plated and pressed on 180-gram vinyl by our own Quality Record Pressings.
Son was born Eddie James House, Jr., on March 21, 1902, in Riverton, Miss. By the age of 15, he was preaching the gospel in various Baptist churches as the family seemingly wandered from one plantation to the next. He didn't even bother picking up a guitar until he turned 25; to quote House, "I didn't like no guitar when I first heard it; oh gee, I couldn't stand a guy playin' a guitar. I didn't like none of it." But if his ambivalence to the instrument was obvious, even more obvious was the simple fact that Son hated plantation labor even more and had developed a taste for corn whiskey. After drunkenly launching into a blues at a house frolic in Lyon, Miss., one night and picking up some coin for doing it, the die seemed to be cast; Son House may have been a preacher, but he was part of the blues world now.
Now, sit back and enjoy one of the genere's greatest, on a reissue that's the best that's been made to date. So authentic, so real - that's the Analogue Productions difference.
"Muddy Waters' Folk Singer wasn't the only blues LP recorded with the due care rarely shown to albums in the genre, prior to the revival. Son House's rediscovery in the early 1960s reads like a Hollywood script, but all of the elements are there to make you realize that this John Hammond-produced LP, 50 years on, was one of the most important. Just House and his bottleneck acoustic guitar: his sheer presence must has been terrifying to those unfamiliar with the intensity of rural, unamplified blues. Every track is astounding, but skip straight to the voice-only 'John The Revelator' for an instant taste of House's abilities to captivate. And he lived long enough, too, to savor his renaissance."
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Death Letter
2. Pearline
Side B
1. Louise McGhee
2. John The Revelator
3. Empire State Express
Side C
1. Preachin' Blues
2. Grinning In Your Face
3. Sundown
Side D
1. Levee Camp Moan
2. Motherless Children (bonus track)
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