Album
Leadbelly
1969 · Blues, Folk, World, & Country
14 collectors on Gatefold own this
Leadbelly is a Blues album by Leadbelly, originally released in 1969. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1The Bourgeois Blues
- A2Looky, Looky Yonder / Black Betty / Yellow Woman's Doorbells
- A3Poor Howard / Green Corn
- A4The Gallis Pole
- A5De Kalb Woman
Side B
- B1Noted Rider
- B2Big Fat Woman
- B3Burrow Love & Go
- B4Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy
- B5Julie Ann Johnson
- B6Line 'Em
- B7Whoe Back Buck
- B8John Hardy
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Acoustic & Delta Blues
- raw
- mournful
- southern
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Original White/tan labels pressing with '65 date in matrix. Later pressings have orange labels.
"Electronically Stereotized" i.e., mono recording converted to simulated stereo; per sleeve notes a Mono version was available as FM-102.
S2746 in small print after FS-202 on back cover
On label Track A5 is titled "DEKALB WOMAN" (two words not three as on sleeve)
Rear jacket tracklist omits B6 "Line 'Em" but label and front jacket correctly include
On spine, says "Archive of Folk Music"
Rear sleeve: "Archive of Folk Music" logo (without reference to "Jazz") and, at bottom of notes, "An Everest Records Production."
Label has a logo that says "Archive of Folk Music"
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- LeadbellyACCORDION, PIANO, VOCALS, 12-STRING ACOUSTIC GUITAR TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, ACCORDION, PIANO, VOCALS
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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