Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1929)

Charley Patton | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 27, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Document
• ASIN: B000000J2D
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #590,501 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Mississippi Boweavil Blues

2. Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues

3. Down The Dirt Road Blues

4. Pony Blues

5. Banty Rooster Blues

6. It Won't Be Long

7. Pea Vine Blues

8. Tom Rushen Blues

9. A Spoonful Blues

10. Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)

11. Prayer Of Death-Part 1

12. Prayer Of Death-Part 2

13. Lord I'm Discouraged

14. I'm Goin' Home

15. Going To Move To Alabama

16. Elder Greene Blues (Take 1)

17. Elder Greene Blues (Take 2)

18. Circle Round The Moon

19. Devil Sent The Rain Blues

20. Mean Black Cat Blues

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This review is from: Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1929) (Audio CD)

The first 14 cuts, recorded in Richmand, Indiana, are state of the art recording for the time, and recorded at the same time period as some of Blind Blakes greatest recordings for recording quality. The last 6 cuts were recorded late in 1929 in Grafton, Wisconsin, at the Paramount studies and of lesser quality technically. That being said, the sheer genius of Patton's song writing and guitar playing are unsurpassed musically. One could wish that Document's founder Jonny Parth had made more effort to EQ the recordings instead of just recording them flat, but the scholarship is first class, and making all the recordings available to the general public instead of just hardcore collectors was a noble endeavor.