Name: First Recordings [Vinyl]
Brand: Burnside, R.L.
SKU: 235850
Price: 28.16 GBP
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First Recordings [Vinyl]

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Album: First Recordings [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Just Like a Bird Without a Feather	More Info...
2)	Goin' Down South	More Info...
3)	Come on In	More Info...
4)	Little Babe	More Info...
5)	Rollin' and Tumblin'	More Info...
6)	Jumper on the Line	More Info...
7)	Skinny Woman	More Info...
8)	Poor Black Mattie	More Info...
9)	Long Haired Doney	More Info...
10)	Peaches	More Info...
11)	Walkin' Blues	More Info...
12)	Hobo Blues	More Info...
13)	My Time Ain't Long	More Info...
14)	Sat Down on My Bed and Cried	More Info...
2)	Goin' Down South	More Info...	0:02
3)	Come On In	More Info...	0:01
4)	Little Babe	More Info...	0:02
5)	Rollin' and Tumblin'	More Info...	0:03
6)	Jumper On the Line	More Info...	0:02
7)	Skinny Woman	More Info...	0:02
8)	Poor Black Mattie	More Info...	0:02
9)	Long Haired Doney	More Info...	0:02
10)	Peaches	More Info...	0:03
11)	Walkin' Blues	More Info...	0:03
12)	Hobo Blues	More Info...	0:02
13)	My Train Ain't Long	More Info...	0:02
14)	Sat Down On My Bed and Cried	More Info...	0:03

Album: First Recordings [Vinyl]
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Just Like a Bird Without a Feather	More Info...
2)	Goin' Down South	More Info...
3)	Come on In	More Info...
4)	Little Babe	More Info...
5)	Rollin' and Tumblin'	More Info...
6)	Jumper on the Line	More Info...
7)	Skinny Woman	More Info...
8)	Poor Black Mattie	More Info...
9)	Long Haired Doney	More Info...
10)	Peaches	More Info...
11)	Walkin' Blues	More Info...
12)	Hobo Blues	More Info...
13)	My Time Ain't Long	More Info...
14)	Sat Down on My Bed and Cried	More Info...
2)	Goin' Down South	More Info...	0:02
3)	Come On In	More Info...	0:01
4)	Little Babe	More Info...	0:02
5)	Rollin' and Tumblin'	More Info...	0:03
6)	Jumper On the Line	More Info...	0:02
7)	Skinny Woman	More Info...	0:02
8)	Poor Black Mattie	More Info...	0:02
9)	Long Haired Doney	More Info...	0:02
10)	Peaches	More Info...	0:03
11)	Walkin' Blues	More Info...	0:03
12)	Hobo Blues	More Info...	0:02
13)	My Train Ain't Long	More Info...	0:02
14)	Sat Down On My Bed and Cried	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Recorded in 1968. Includes liner notes by Matthew Johnson.
At the time these tracks were cut, 1967 and 1968, R.L. Burnside was working on a plantation in Coldwater, MS, cutting silage. Folklorist George Mitchell was on a mission to record unknown blues singers down South. Mitchell heard about Burnside and paid him a visit, asking if he could record him. That night Mitchell returned to Burnside's place with a case of beer and some whiskey. Ten months later, Burnside had his first release. While these 14 tracks didn't jump start Burnside's career, they are stark, organic, and timeless, just Burnside and his acoustic guitar running down mainly traditional material that he arranged. This is an absolute treasure for Burnside aficionados and casual blues listeners alike. ~ Al Campbell

Professional Reviews

Living Blues (9/03, pp.94-5) - "...The real treasures here are the seldom-heard opening lament 'Just Like a Bird Without a Feather' and the closing weeper 'Sat Down on My Bed and Cried'..."