Atlanta Twelve String is an Alt/Indie album by Blind Willie McTell, originally released in 1972. On Gatefold: 14 pressings tracked.
About
The Piedmont blues of Georgia and the Carolinas is stylish and refined, and no musician embodied these qualities better than Blind Willie McTell. Featuring sides from the late ’40s, this collection documents a well-seasoned bluesman whose ragtime-flavored 12-string sounds nothing short of sublime; just absorb the lyrical, percussive qualities of "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie." Themes of sin and redemption make his songs even more gripping: The one-two punch of “You Got to Die” and “Ain’t It Grand to Live a Christian Life” sums up McTell’s worldview.
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Tracklist
- 1Kill It Kid2:33
- 2The Razor Ball2:53
- 3Little Delia3:02
- 4Broke Down Engine2:46
- 5Dying Crapshooter's Blues3:06
- 6Pinetop's Boogie Woogie2:49
- 7Blues Around Midnight2:46
- 8Last Dime Blues2:49
- 9On the Cooling Board3:08
- 10Motherless Children Have a Hard Time2:56
- 11I Got to Cross the River Jordan4:00
- 12You Got to Die3:12
- 13Ain't It Grand to Live a Christian Life2:38
- 14Pearly Gates3:22
- 15Soon This Morning2:40
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Emo
- raw
- earnest
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
LP labels read "Atlantic Twelve String"
Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia in 1949
All tracks except A1 and A4 are indicated as previously unissued
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Blind Willie McTellVOCALS, GUITAR VOCALS, TWELVE-STRING GUITAR
14 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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