tracks

Mississippi Boweavil Blues
Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues
Down The Dirt Road Blues
Pony Blues
Banty Rooster Blues
It Won't Be Long
Pea Vine Blues
Tom Rushen Blues
A Spoonful Blues
Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall Mama)
Prayer Of Death - Part 1
Prayer Of Death - Part 2
Lord I'm Discouraged
Lord I'm Discouraged (Alt. Take)
I'm Goin' Home
Going To Move To Alabama

notes

Released in partnership with Document Records.
This second pressing has the name "Charlie" on the back jacket corrected to "Charley." However, the labels now have "Charlie".

Tracks A1 to B7 recorded on June 14, 1929, in Richmond, IN.
Track B8 recorded ca. October, 1929, in Grafton, WI.

A1 and A2 originally issued on Paramount 12805.
A3 and A6 originally issued on Paramount 12854.
A4 and A5 originally issued on Paramount 12792.
A7 and A8 originally issued on Paramount 12877.
B1 and B2 originally issued on Paramount 12869.
B3 and B4 originally issued on Paramount 12799.
B5 and B7 originally issued on Paramount 12883.
B8 originally issued on Paramount 13014.

credits

Backing Vocals – Unknown Artist (tracks: A3, B1)
Design [Back Cover] – Matthew Jacobson (3)
Design [Front Cover] – Rob Jones
Engineer [Sound Restoration] – Gary Atkinson
Lacquer Cut By – WG,
Liner Notes – Mick Middles
Violin – Henry Sims (tracks: B8)
Vocals, Guitar – Charley Patton (tracks: A1 to B8)
Written-By – Patton,

companies

Licensed From – Document Records Ltd.
Licensed To – Third Man Records
Manufactured By – United Record Pressing
Copyright (c) – Document Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Third Man Records, LLC
Pressed By – United Record Pressing
Lacquer Cut At – Nashville Record Productions

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