J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 (edited) Excellent news for blues lovers! According to the May issue of ICE magazine (page 22) Sony Legacy, who own the recordings, will release a Leroy Carr 2CD-set with 40 of his Vocalion recordings, Whiskey Is My Habit, Good Women Is All I Crave. It can be pre-ordered from CDUniverse for $17.49. They're also releasing 20 of Lightnin' Hopkins' early recordings on 1 CD, Hello Central: The Best of Lightnin' Hopkins, which can be pre-ordered from CDUniverse for $8.39. The street date of both releases is May 18. Edited May 4, 2004 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cayetano Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 This is an anthology, I suppose, not the complete output for Vocalion, but do you know what's the total number of sides recorded for Vocalion? Document published the complete works in 6 CD's, but I suppose that also include recordings for other labels, I know at least for Bluebird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 I think Carr only made one session for Bluebird. All the rest were Vocalions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 According to the third edition of Dixon & Godrich's Blues & Gospel Records, 1902-1943 Leroy Carr recorded about 175 sides for Vocalion between 1928 and 1934, and 8 sides for Bluebird in 1935. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 AMG review of the Carr set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 AMG review of the Hopkins release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 4, 2004 Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 The Legacy site lists 4 prewar discs being issued today - Lucille Bogan, Rev JM Gates. Mississippi Sheiks and Mamie Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 The Legacy site lists 4 prewar discs being issued today - Lucille Bogan, Rev JM Gates. Mississippi Sheiks and Mamie Smith. I was about to post that, but you beat me to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2004 AMG Mississippi Sheiks review (sound quality included B) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.A.W. Posted May 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Eagle Records will release a John Lee Hooker CD with some of his earliest recordings on May 18. It's on sale from CDUniverse for $12.59 at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted May 17, 2004 Report Share Posted May 17, 2004 Excellent news about the Carr. He was from Indianapolis and will be included in the anthology I'm putting together for the Indiana Historical Society. His partner Scrapper Blackwell lived until 1962, when he was murdered not far from the downtown hospital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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