Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Skip James

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  • Release Date: 07/15/2003
  • Sales Rank: 59,931
  • Label: SHOUT FACTORY
  • UPC: 826663016925

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Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

1LISTENHard Time Killin' Floor Blues 3:28
2LISTENSickbed Blues 3:40
3LISTENWashington D.C. Hospital Center Blues 4:19
4LISTENDevil Got My Woman 6:20
5LISTENIllinois Blues 3:41
6LISTENI Don't Want a Woman to Stay Out All Night Long 4:45
7LISTENCherry Ball Blues 3:54
8LISTENSkip's Worried Blues 4:22
9LISTENCypress Grove Blues 4:08
10LISTENCatfish Blues 3:33
11LISTENMotherless & Fatherless 4:08
12LISTENAll Night Long 4:55

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Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was the first session Skip James recorded following his rediscovery by John Fahey and Henry Vestine in the mid-'60s. Though he had not played the blues for more than 20 years, his skills were largely undiminished, and he turns in a fantastic set here. James was the pinnacle of the Bentonia (Mississippi) sound, which combines complex fingerpicking with falsetto vocals, resulting in somewhat spooky-sounding strain of blues. James reprises several of his 1931 Paramount sides on this session, as well as a couple new tunes that chronicle the illnesses of James' latter days. Anyone with a passing interest in acoustic blues should own some James. This set would make a great starting point, especially for those who don't take well to the surface noise that can accompany his '30s sessions. The new mastering here sounds rich and warm. Highly recommended. [This set was previously released as Biograph 122, with a different running order.] Sean Westergaard, All Music Guide

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