Various – American Primitive Vol. II: Pre-War Revenants (1897-1939)

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Label:	Revenant – RVN 214
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	2005
Genre:	Blues, Folk, World, & Country
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Tracklist

1-1	Homer Quincy Smith–	I Want Jesus To Talk With Me
1-2	Walter Taylor (2)–	Deal Rag
1-3	Elvie Thomas–	Motherless Child Blues
1-4	Tommy Settlers & His Blues Moaner*–	Big Bed Bug (Bed Bug Blues)
1-5	The NuGrape Twins–	I Got Your Ice Cold Nugrape
1-6	(Red Hot) Old Mose*–	Molly Man
1-7	Bayless Rose–	Black Dog Blues
1-8	Mattie May Thomas–	Workhouse Blues
1-9	Kid Brown & His Blue Band–	Bo-Lita
1-10	John Hammond (6)–	My Mama Always Talked To Me
1-11	The Salty Dog Four–	Ballin' The Jack
1-12	Alfred Lewis–	Friday Moan Blues
1-13	Geeshie Wiley–	Pick Poor Robin Clean
1-14	The Mississippi Moaner–	It's Cold In China Blues
1-15	Pigmeat Terry–	Black Sheep Blues
1-16	Two Poor Boys–	Old Hen Cackle
1-17	Bayless Rose–	Frisco Blues
1-18	William Harris (2)–	Hot Time Blues
1-19	Two Poor Boys–	Take A Look At That Baby
1-20	Geeshie Wiley–	Skinny Leg Blues
1-21	John Hammond (6)–	Little Birdie
1-22	Otto Virgial–	Little Girl In Rome
1-23	Mattie May Thomas–	Dangerous Blues
1-24	Blues Birdhead–	Mean Low Blues
1-25	Elizabeth Johnson–	Be My Kid Blues
2-1	Geeshie Wiley–	Last Kind Words Blues
2-2	Cousins* And DeMoss*–	Poor Mourner
2-3	Bayless Rose–	Jamestown Exhibition
2-4	The NuGrape Twins–	There's A City Built Of Mansions
2-5	Henry Spaulding–	Cairo Blues
2-6	Two Poor Boys–	Two White Horses In A Line
2-7	(Red Hot) Old Mose*–	Shrimp Man
2-8	The Bubbling Over Five–	Don't Mistreat Your Good Boyfriend
2-9	William Harris (2)–	Bull Frog Blues
2-10	John Hammond (6)–	Purty Polly
2-11	Homer Quincy Smith–	Go Down Moses
2-12	Geeshie Wiley & Elvie Thomas–	Over To My House
2-13	Tommy Settlers & His Blues Moaner–	Shaking Weed Blues
2-14	Mattie May Thomas–	Big Mac From Macamere
2-15	Pigmeat Terry–	Moaning The Blues
2-16	Bayless Rose–	Original Blues
2-17	Two Poor Boys–	John Henry Blues [Take 3]
2-18	Elizabeth Johnson–	Sobbin' Woman Blues
2-19	Otto Virgial–	Bad Notion Blues
2-20	Geeshie Wiley–	Eagles On A Half
2-21	Alfred Lewis–	Mississippi Swamp Moan
2-22	Moses Mason–	Red Cross The Disciple Of Christ Today
2-23	William Harris (2)–	Kansas City Blues
2-24	John Hammond (6)–	As Free A Little Bird As Can Be
2-25	Mattie May Thomas–	No Mo' Freedom

Credits

Art Direction, Design, Cover – Noel Waggener
Book Design – Susan Archie
Mastered By – Robert Vosgien
Research, Liner Notes – Edward Komara, Scott Blackwood
Transferred By – Christopher King

Notes

Double CD comp with booklet. John Fahey's final curated work for Revenant.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 6 30814 02142 9
Matrix / Runout (Disc I): 20050822 1 SO-40370 SOLO MEDIA AUSTIN-TX REVENANT V2.1 12440
Matrix / Runout (Disc II): 20050822 1 SO-40372 SOLO MEDIA AUSTIN-TX REVENANT V2.2 12443

Reviews

Martha-Promise Sep 27, 2021
Edited one year ago
I somehow lost one of the CDs from this set in a house move. If anyone can help with a simple CDr, it would be hugely appreciated. Happy to cover post etc. Drop me a message! Kind regards.