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Lost Train Blues: John & Alan Lomax and the Early Folk Music

Label: Jalopy Records

Format: LP

Genre: Folk

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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."

Details
Cat. number: JMR 001LP
Year: 2016
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 with detailed info on each track, photographs and a print of correspondence between Alan Lomax and the Library of Congress. — 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.