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78 rpm: Robert Johnson 1937 Vocalion 03601 78 rpm Sweet Home Chicago/Walkin' Blues One of the rarest 1937 Blues 78s by Robert Johnson
1,250.00 GBP
(1,631.65 USD)
850.00 GBP
12 Aug 2020
06 Aug 2020
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965
1009
United Kingdom
Used
Vocalion
Blues
Acoustic Blues Delta Blues
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This is a disc for the true Robert Johnson Collector. Although there is edge damage to the disc the sound reproduction is outstanding. A very rare opportunity to own one of the rarest records of all time by the King of the Delta Blues. It is believed there are only 13 copies of this ultra rare disc in existence. A VG copy will fetch up to £8,000.00. This is a unique opportunity.
Prior to his death in 1938, through the help of H. C. Speir Johnson recorded 29 songs for the American Record Company (ARC) . His complete canon of recordings includes these 29 masters, plus 13 surviving alternate takes, all recorded at two ARC sessions held in San Antonio and Dallas, Texas . The Mississippi Delta —two hundred miles of fertile lowlands stretching from Memphis, Tennessee, in the north to Vicksburg, Mississippi, in the south—was one of the primary locales in which the blues originated and developed.[6] He is said to have been heavily influenced by early blues artists like Skip James ,[7] who was recorded in 1931, around the same time that Johnson amazed his elders with his mastery of the guitar. James's eerie, distinctive style is reflected throughout Johnson's recordings, most notably in "32-20 Blues," which he adapted from James's "22-20 Blues."
Johnson's first session in San Antonio took place over three days – November 23 26, and 27, 1936. Sixteen songs were recorded in the Gunter Hotel, where ARC had set up equipment to record several musical artists. "Kind Hearted Woman Blues" was the first song recorded. Also captured in San Antonio were "I Believe I'll Dust My Broom" and "Sweet Home Chicago," both of which became post-war blues standards. "Terraplane Blues," known for its metaphoric lyrics, became a regional hit and Johnson's signature song.
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