Album

Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads

Harry Smith

1952 · Blues, Folk, World, & Country

Rare pressing on Gatefold

Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads by Harry Smith

Anthology Of American Folk Music Volume One: Ballads is a Global & Regional album by Harry Smith, originally released in 1952. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked.

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Sound DNA

  • Global & Regional
  • Traditional & Folkloric
  • raw
  • mournful
  • pastoral

Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Green (water) title/contents label pasted to heavy-stock sleeve covered in Folkways' maroon leatherette (textured paper)
26pp booklet in pocket inside gatefold; no cat# under Volume Two on cover
- each label with title:
AMERICAN MUSIC-FOLK
Records from the Collection of Harry Smith
- each track with subtitle and ID, e.g:
Band 24. KASSIE JONES (two parts) - Furry Lewis
(F. Lewis) vocal solo with guitar (Vi. 21664 A & B)

Credits

The people behind it.

Production & Engineering

  • Alan StokerENGINEER [ANALOG DISC TO DIGITAL TAPE TRANSFERS]
  • Charlie PilzerENGINEER [ANALOG TO DIGITAL TAPE TRANSFERS]
  • Harry SmithCOMPILED BY, EDITED BY, ENGINEER, RECORDED BY [ORIGINAL TRANSFERS]
  • Jack TowersENGINEER [ANALOG DISC TO DIGITAL TAPE TRANSFERS]
  • Joe BussardENGINEER [ANALOG DISC TO DIGITAL TAPE TRANSFERS]
  • Moses AschENGINEER [ORIGINAL TRANSFERS]
  • Moses AschPRODUCER
  • Moses AschPRODUCER, LINER NOTES [GENERAL NOTES ON THIS SERIES]
  • Pat ConteENGINEER [ANALOG DISC TO DIGITAL TAPE TRANSFERS]
  • Peter BartokENGINEER [ORIGINAL TRANSFERS]

Songwriting

  • A. P. Carter
  • Edward L. Crain
  • Frank Hutchison
  • Furry Lewis
  • G.B. Grayson
  • Hubert Nelson
  • James Touchstone
  • Uncle Eck Dunford

Rare pressing on Gatefold · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold

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