Audio CD review:
Leadbelly - Black Betty

Leadbelly - Black Betty

Band: Leadbelly Title: Black Betty Rating: Release Date: 21 September, 2004 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Black Betty 2: Packin' Trunk 3: Becky Deam, She Was a Gamblin' Gal 4: Honey, I'm All out and Down 5: Four Day Worry Blues 6: Roberta, Pt. 1 [Alternate Take][#] 7: Roberta, Pt. 2 [Alternate Take][#] 8: Death Letter Blues, Pt. 1 [Alternate Take][#] 9: Death Letter Blues, Pt. 2 [Alternate Take][#] 10: Kansas City Papa [Alternate Take][#] 11: Fort Worth and Dallas Blues 12: You Don't Know My Mind 13: Ox Drivin' Blues 14: Daddy I'm Coming Back to You 15: Shorty George 16: Yellow Jacket 17: T.B. Woman Blues 18: Pig Meat Papa 19: My Baby Quit Me 20: C.C. Rider 21: You Can't Lose Me, Charlie 22: Black Snake Moan 23: Alberta 24: Baby, Don't You Love Me No More 25: Red River 26: Blind Lemon

Customer Reviews No Compromise...Prime Cuts It was on 3 Folkways 10 inch disks in the fifties. This is a sleeper. Leadbelly is in his dont't mess with me and stand back mode. Outside plain old blues into the realm of no compromise, , maybe more Texarkana, closer to Lightnin' than to Robert, more like Dock Boggs than Robert. Possibly the most powerful no-nonsense, no-frills no-agenda Leadbelly recordings -- one of the successful murderers nourished in the record business. Early, unsanitized. A fine remastering, short the Folkways liner notes. Rocks. Young Huddie, Big Guitar Pros: * Leadbelly beginning his careeer in 1935 and sounding brilliant * Beautiful remastering with little hiss and a warm sound * Virtuoso guitar playing including stunning slide work * 78 minutes of music * Well-designed packaging Cons: * No booklet and very little information on the music Bottom line: Stunning sides. . You can see a complete list of all Leadbelly discography, or go back to the Leadbelly tabs