Abner Jay – True Story Of Abner Jay
Label: | Mississippi Records – MR-036 |
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Format: | Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Mono |
Country: | US |
Released: | |
Genre: | Blues, Folk, World, & Country |
Style: | Country Blues, Harmonica Blues |
Tracklist
| A1 | I'm So Depressed | |
| A2 | Cocaine | |
| A3 | Vietnam | |
| A4 | St James Infirmiry Blues | |
| A5 | Cleo | |
| B1 | Woke Up This Morning | |
| B2 | My Mule | |
| B3 | Ol Man River | |
| B4 | Don't Mess With My Baby | |
| B5 | I Am Georgia Bound | |
| B6 | The Reason Young People Use Drugs |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Brandie Records
- Published By – Cellulose Music
Credits
- 6-String Banjo, Drums, Harmonica, Vocals [Singing] – Abner Jay
- Mastered By – Tim Stollenwerk*
- Research [Archivist] – Jay Martin (11)
- Restoration [Art], Design [Formatting] – Justin Cronin
Notes
Includes four inserts: A transcription of excised monologs, a bio, an advert from the Steven Foster Museum Center and a photo.
Not all copies include inserts.
Not all copies include inserts.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (side A, etched): MR036-A
- Matrix / Runout (side B, etched): MR036-B
- Rights Society: BMI
Other Versions (3)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
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New Submission | True Story Of Abner Jay (LP, Compilation, Test Pressing) | Mississippi Records | MR-036 | US | 2009 | ||
New Submission | True Story Of Abner Jay (LP, Compilation, Test Pressing, Hand-Made Cover) | Mississippi Records | MR-036 | US | 2009 | ||
| True Story Of Abner Jay (LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono) | Mississippi Records | MR-036 | US | 2017 |
Recommendations
Reviews
- Priceless in my opinion. This is real music and the package and sound are so direct. A real classic.
my copy has a different address listed on both the cover and labels
Edited 3 months agoFor the record: Mississippi Records is NOT bootleg. They're a legit studio in Portland, Oregon.
And yes, the inserts are awesome. A great album. A compilation actually, but it's pretty much the only thing you'll ever find in album form for Abner Jay. A true American icon/classic. If you're into folk/blues I highly recommend it. One of my all time favorites.
EDIT: Subsequently more albums have been released of Abner Jay's work, so grab them while you can. The man was amazing.- Be sure to get a copy of this that includes the inserts, they really deepen the experience.
- Edited 3 years agoin some forums theyre discussing if Mississippi Records is a Bootleg Company. Might be right in some sense - I dont know.
But I can tell that this is really a high quality relase and far superior to what you might expect from a Bootleg.
- nice sound (probably sourced digital but it sounds good)
- nice press, flat and clean
- very nice tip on-sleeve
So keeping in mind that the original pressings of Abner Jay are mostly scarce and expensive and there is no other reissue available Im very happy that Mississippi Records reissued his output in this way. 
Abner Jay is the TRUTH! So happy I got this. My copy has all the inserts, and I couldn't be happier. If you're not familiar with this incredible one-man band, do yourself a favor and dive in head first and blindfolded. Anywhere that you think it lacks, he compensates with an ability that is simply unmatched.
really glad I got this. I think it sounds good. Definitely very satisfied with my first MISSISSIPPI RECORDS purchase and I have a few Michael Hurley albums a comin :) really lookin forward to them now- Really wonderful album of care-worn blues. Abner obviously lived the life. Tragedy piles upon bad luck which is then heaped upon calamity and disaster. The only way out, at least for a few hours, is 'cocaine for breakfast'. You would have to go a long, long way to find a better blues album than this. Abner and his one man band ... truly great.
'I'm So Depressed' is the greatest song ever. Sums up life in a simple song better than every novelist that's tried. For them that know, the disenchanted or the fresh eyed sob. It's all the blues. It's all here.
Release
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