Prison Songs (Historical Recordings From Parchman Farm 1947-48), Vol. 2: Don'tcha Hear Poor Mother Calling?

Alan Lomax, Various Artists - Blues

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 1997)
• Original Release Date: August 5, 1997
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rounder Select
• ASIN: B0000002UW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,716 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Editorial Reviews

Living Blues
[This volume] in the continuing series ... [includes] some of the most exceptional singing ever recorded.... [This] disc is made up of unreleased tracks recorded at the same time [as the first], both additional work songs and hollers and such supporting material as interviews, lying contests, a rhymed toast, and a short sermon.... Volume two explores [group work songs] further, with alternate versions of the same songs.... Particularly interesting on [this album] are the spoken segments, both the exchanges of tall tales or "lies" and the scraps of interview.... The song lyric transcriptions are occasionally flawed, but often serve to clear up unintelligible passages.

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2 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, September 5, 2000

By A Customer

This collection has real feeling and that's what music is supposed to be about. I highly recommend it.

2 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Cut 8. 'O' Berta' not the one I thought it was, September 10, 2002

By	Dave "bproff" (Hackensack, nj USA) - See all my reviews

I heard a great arraingement of "Berta" during the movie "The Piano" which stared Charles Dutton. I thought that arraingement or at least some approximation was on this CD but it turns out that track 8 'O' Berta' is a disapointing version of that great tune. Otherwise if you like to hear these types of songs you might like this cd.