VariousFeaturing: Alan Lomax
Lost Train Blues: John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music
FormatLPLabelJalopy RecordsGenreFolk & Traditional
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"Lost Train Blues features 22 selections from the vast holdings of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, 13 of them have never been issued before. The record includes work songs, ballads, blues, political and union songs, guitar, banjo and fiddle music and Native American vocal music. These recordings were made between 1933 and 1950 and represent the birth of the folk music collections at the Library of Congress, now the largest repository of folk and enthographic holdings in the world. The record demonstrates the groundbreaking work of Alan Lomax and his father John Lomax, but also places them with the context of other important early field workers. The deluxe record includes liner notes by Alan Lomax archive curator Nathan Salsburg, as well as a 14 page booklet with photographs and original research about each song, artist and folklorist. The cover features an original lithograph by artist Jeff Tocci. Each selection has been retransferred from original discs and tapes at the Library of Congress and has been carefully remastered by sound engineer Don Fierro making for the best possible audio fidelity."
Format
—On sleeve—
Manufactured and distributed by Mississippi Records
Special thanks to Todd Harvey at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and to Nathan Salsburg at the Association for Cultural Equity / Alan Lomax Archive.
Jalopy - 315 Columbia St. Brooklyn, NY . Jalopyrecords.com / © November 2015
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Liner notes in English;
Spine: Lost Train Blues John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music Collection at the Library Of Congress Jalopy 003
—On booklet—
16 page stapled booklet with detailed info on each track, photographs and a print of correspondence between Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress.
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Recording dates and locations:
A1: 29 November 1939 / Basement of B. Shapiro, 300 E. 100 Street, New York City
A2: 11-12 December 1934 / Bellwood Prison Camp, Atlanta, GA
A3: 11 October 1937 / Botto on Billy's Branch, Kentucky
A4: 24 June 1934 / Lafayette, LA
A5: May 1942 / Dallas, TX
A6: 22 August 1938 / St. Luis, MI
A7: 4 June 1939 / Florida State Farm (Raiford Penitentiary), Raiford, FL
A8: August 1933 / Harlan County, KY
A9: 11-12 December 1934 / Bellwood Prison Camp, Atlanta, GA
A10: 23 November 1936 / Crossville, Tennessee
A11: 1952 / Eufala Boarding School, Eufala, OK
A12: 1940 / Santa Fe Indian School, Santa Fe, NM
B1: November 1940 / Cherokee County, GA near Canton
B2: 5-7 March 1943 / Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, GA
B3, B4: 3 May 1939 / Bandera County, TX near Pipe Creek
B5: 14 May 1939 / The Goree State Farm for Women, Walker County, TX near Huntsville
B6: 16 May 1939 / Newtown, TX
B7: 14 September 1937 / Meddlesboro, KY
B8: 14 November 1936 / Marion, VA
B9: 19 December 1934 / Reid State Farm, Boykin, SC
B10: 1 August 1943 / Fort Valley State College, Fort Valley, GA
—On center labels—
There is a pressing ring at 35mm diameter.
There is an embossed outer rim starting at about 70mm diameter.
Release notes
—On sleeve— Manufactured and distributed by Mississippi Records Special thanks to Todd Harvey at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and to Nathan Salsburg at the Association for Cultural Equity / Alan Lomax Archive. Jalopy - 315 Columbia St. Brooklyn, NY . Jalopyrecords.com / © November 2015 — Liner notes in English; Spine: Lost Train Blues John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music Collection at the Library Of Congress Jalopy 003 —On booklet— 16 page stapled booklet…
| A1 | WPA Song | ||
| A2 | Longest Train I Ever Saw | ||
| A3 | The Moonshiner | ||
| A4 | Stavin' Chain | ||
| A5 | Unfortunate Dog Or Stony Point | ||
| A6 | Leather Breeches | ||
| A7 | Lost Train Blues | ||
| A8 | The Hard-Working Miner (Only A Miner) | ||
| A9 | St. James Infirmary | ||
| A10 | Lamp Lighting Time In The Valley | ||
| A11 | Cherokee Christian Hymn | ||
| A12 | My One-Eyed Ford | ||
| B1 | Captain Haney Blues | ||
| B2 | Southern Rag | ||
| B3 | Turkey In The Straw | ||
| B4 | Rye Whiskey | ||
| B5 | Desert Blues | ||
| B6 | Hard Times | ||
| B7 | I Don't Want Your Millions Mister | ||
| B8 | Battle In The Horseshoe | ||
| B9 | Travelin' To That New Buryin' Ground | ||
| B10 | Roosevelt And Hitler |
- Jeff Tocci
- Artwork [Original Lithograph Artwork By]
- Anna Duensing
- Compilation Producer [Produced By]
- Eli Smith
- Compilation Producer [Produced By], Compiled By
- Bruised Egos
- Design, Layout
- Gonsa
- Lacquer Cut By
- Nathan Salsburg
- Liner Notes
- Don Fierro
- Mastered By [Audio Restoration And Mastering By]
