Audio CD review:
Leadbelly - Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Pt. 1

Leadbelly - Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Pt. 1

Band: Leadbelly Title: Bourgeois Blues: Golden Classics, Pt. 1 Rating: Release Date: 30 August, 1994 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: The Bourgeouis Blues 2: Looky, Looky Yonder Black Betty Yellow Woman's Doorbell 3: Poor Howard, Green Corn 4: The Gallis Pole 5: De Kalb Woman 6: Noted Rider 7: Big Fat Woman 8: Burrow Love & Go 9: Bring Me Li'l Water Silvy 10: Julie Ann Johnson 11: Line 'Em 12: Whoe Back Buck 13: John Hardy

Customer Review 1st of 2 CDs in Leadbelly Golden Classics series However, all 13 tracks given here are duplicated on either "Vols. (28') Taken from expertly reprocessed and cleaned-up 78s, this is a fine selection of Lead Belly guitar/vocal solos, with very acceptable sound. 1 & 2" COL5603 (52') or "Vols. 3 & 4" COL5604 (54') of Collectables' Lead Belly Memorial" 2-CD series, which is a much better buy. All these tracks were originally recorded by Moses Asch in his studio, and his pressings went to Stinson Records as a result of Asch's Folkways bankruptcy; however, Asch's masters are now at the Smithsonian, which has produced its own "Lead Belly Legacy" series of CDs. Also note that on Golden Classics Part 2 "Defense Blues" COL5196 (24') four of the ten tracks are duplicated in Collectables' "Memorial" series, but six are unique; the sound quality of that CD is very poor. These 6 unique tracks appear not to be Asch recordings, but I haven't tried to verify this. . You can see a complete list of all Leadbelly discography, or go back to the Leadbelly tabs