Various – Jailhouse Blues

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Label:	Rosetta Records – RR1316, Rosetta Records – RR 1316
Series:	Women's Heritage Series
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	US
Released:	1987
Genre:	Blues, Folk, World, & Country
Style:	Country Blues, Field Recording, Folk

Tracklist

A1	Mattie Mae Thomas*–	Dangerous Blues	1:31
A2	Josephine Douglas & Group*–	Noah Built The Ark	0:49
A3	Mattie Mae Thomas*–	Workhouse Blues	1:57
A4	Annabell Abrams & Group*–	To Be Sho	1:28
A5	Beatrice Perry–	Levee Camp Blues	1:12
A6	Mary James (2)–	Rabbitt On A Log	0:38
A7	Group*–	Anybody Here Wants To Buy Some Cabbage?	2:37
A8	Hattie Goff–	Railroad Man	0:45
A9	Hattie Goff–	Mr. Dooley Don 'rest Me	0:40
A10	Josephine Parker–	How'm I Doin It	0:41
A11	Josephine Parker–	I Gotta Man In New Orleans	1:03
A12	Betty Mae Bowman & Group*–	Last Month Of The Year	2:18
A13	Mattie Mae Thomas*–	Big Mac From Macamere	2:33
B1	Eva White–	No Mo Freedom	1:15
B2	Mattie Mae Thomas*–	No Mo Freedom	0:45
B3	Beatrice Perry, Leana Johnson & Mary Parks (2)–	Where Have You Been John Billy?	1:19
B4	Elinor Boyer–	Gonna Need My Help Some Day	3:08
B5	Edna Taylor (2) & Group*–	Susie Gal	0:34
B6	Group*–	Go Way Devil, Leave Me Alone	2:27
B7	Mary James (2)–	Make The Devil Leave Me Alone	1:40
B8	Elizabeth Moore–	Old Apple Tree In The Ground	1:09
B9	Lucille Walker–	Shake Em On Down	1:12
B10	Group*–	Ricketiest Superintendent	1:35
B11	Mattie Mae Thomas* & Group*–	Penitentiary Blues Vocals [Uncredited] – Beatrice Tisdall	2:42

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – The Library Of Congress
Mastered At – Seltzer Sound
Mastered At – Trutone Mastering Labs
Pressed By – Hauppauge Record Manufacturing Ltd.
Lacquer Cut At – Trutone Mastering Labs

Credits

Co-producer – Cheri L. Wolfe
Cover – Romare Beardon*
Lacquer Cut By – Pa*
Liner Notes – Bernice Johnson Reagon, Cheri L. Wolfe, Leon F. Litwack, Rosetta Reitz
Mastered By – Phillip Austin*
Photography By – Dorothea Lange, Marion Post Wolcott
Producer – Rosetta Reitz
Recorded By – Herbert Halpert, John A. Lomax (tracks: A10, A11, B4)

Notes

Full title :
"Mississippi Department of Archives and History presents
JAILHOUSE BLUES
Women's a cappella songs from the Parchman Penitentiary
Library Of Congress field recordings, 1936 and 1939".

Runouts are etched except 'ᐉ' and 'MASTERED BY TRUTONE' stamped.
Gatefold sleeve with extensive liner notes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): RR-1316-A A1 ᐉ MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa·7-87
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): RR-1316-B A1 ᐉ MASTERED BY TRUTONE Pa·7-87

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Jailhouse Blues (CD, Compilation, Remastered)	Rosetta Records	RRCD1316	US	1987
New Submission	Jailhouse Blues (Cassette, Compilation, Mono)	Rosetta Records	RC 1316	US	1987