Bessie Smith - The Empress (2xLP, Comp, Mono)

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Media:  Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve:  Very Good Plus (VG+)

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Genre: Jazz, Blues
Style: Vocal

Tracklist:
A1. Bessie Smith - Sing Sing Prison Blues 3:03
A2. Bessie Smith - Follow The Deal On Down 3:16
A3. Bessie Smith - Sinful Blues 3:09
A4. Bessie Smith - Woman's Trouble Blues 3:04
A5. Bessie Smith - Love Me Daddy Blues 3:13
A6. Bessie Smith - Dying Gambler's Blues 2:56
A7. Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues 3:09
A8. Bessie Smith - Reckless Blues 3:01
B1. Bessie Smith - Sobbin' Hearted Blues 3:00
B2. Bessie Smith - Cold In Hand Blues 3:12
B3. Bessie Smith - You've Been A Good Ole Wagon 3:28
B4. Henderson's Hot Six - Cake Walkin' Babies (From Home) 3:07
B5. Henderson's Hot Six - The Yellow Dog Blues 3:01
B6. Bessie Smith - Soft Pedal Blues 3:17
B7. Bessie Smith - Dixie Flyer Blues 3:07
B8. Bessie Smith - Nashville Woman's Blues 3:41
C1. Bessie Smith And Her Band - Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan) 3:06
C2. Bessie Smith And Her Band - There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight 3:28
C3. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Trombone Cholly 3:10
C4. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair 3:21
C5. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Them's Graveyard Words 2:57
C6. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Hot Springs Blues 3:02
C7. Bessie Smith - Sweet Mistreater 3:09
C8. Bessie Smith - Lock And Key 2:57
D1. Bessie Smith - Mean Old Bedbug Blues 3:48
D2. Bessie Smith - A Good Man Is Hard To Find 3:00
D3. Bessie Smith - Homeless Blues 3:34
D4. Bessie Smith - Looking For My Man Blues 2:48
D5. Bessie Smith - Dyin' By The Hour 2:58
D6. Bessie Smith - Foolish Man Blues 2:53
D7. Bessie Smith - Thinking Blues 3:07
D8. Bessie Smith - Pickpocket Blues 2:42



 



General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):

The catalog# is printed as "66264" on the cover but as "M 66264" on the labels.

This is the fourth of five two-record sets.

Track durations as on sleeve (they are slightly different on labels)

Previously releases as:
A1: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140170-1). December 6, 1924.
A2: Columbia 14052 (mx 140161-5)
A3: Columbia 14052-D (mx 140162-5). December 11, 1924.
A4: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140166-6)
A5: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140167-5). December 12, 1924.
A6: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140176-2). December 13, 1924.
A7: Columbia 15064-D (mx 140241-1)
A8: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1). January 14, 1925.
B1: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140249-2)
B2: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140250-2)
B3: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1). January 14, 1925.
B4: Columbia 35673 (mx W-140585-2)
B5: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140586-1). May 5, 1925.
B6: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140601-2). May 14, 1925.
B7: Columbia 14079-D (mx W-140607-1). May 15, 1925.
B8: Columbia 14090-D (mx W-140625-2). May 26, 1925.
C1: Columbia 14197-D (mx W-143569-1)
C2: Columbia 14219-D (mx W-143570-2). March 2, 1927.
C3: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143575-3)
C4: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143576-2)
C5: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143583-2)
C6: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-143584-2). March 3, 1927.
C7: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-143735-3)
C8: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143736-3). April 1, 1927.
D1: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144796-3)
D2: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144797-3)
D3: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-144800-3). September 27, 1927.
D4: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-144801-3). September 28, 1927.
D5: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144918-1)
D6: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144919-3). October 27, 1927.
D7: Columbia 14292-D (mx W-145626-2)
D8: Columbia 14304-D (mx W-145627-1). February 9, 1928.

All selections were recorded in New York City.

Publishers:
A1: MCA Mus., A Div. Of MCA Inc.
A2: no publisher stated
A3: no publisher stated
A4: no publisher stated
A5: no publisher stated
A6: no publisher stated
A7: Handy Brothers Music Co.
A8: C-R Pub. Co.
B1: no publisher stated
B2: C-R Publishing Co.
B3: MCA Mus., A Div. If MCA Inc.
B4: MCA Mus., A Div. Of MCA Inc.
B5: Handy Brothers Music Co.
B6: C-R Publishing Co.
B7: Empress Music, Inc.
B8: Perry Bradford Music Co.
C1: World Mus., Inc./Broadway Mus. Corp./Fred Fisher Mus. Co., Inc.
C2: Public Domain
C3: Mills Music, Inc.
C4: Mills Music, Inc.
C5: Mills Music, Inc.
C6: no publisher stated
C7: no publisher stated
C8: no publisher stated
D1: Joe Davis Music Pub.
D2: Ed. H. Morris & Co. Inc.
D3: no publisher stated
D4: no publisher stated
D5: no publisher stated
D6: Empress Music, Inc.
D7: Empress Music, Inc.
D8: Empress Music, Inc.

Printed in Holland.
Made in Holland.

℗ 1971

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society STEMRA
Matrix / Runout m 66264-A
Other M 64491
Other G 30818
Matrix / Runout m 66264·B
Other M 64491
Other G 30818
Matrix / Runout m 66264-C
Other M 64492
Other G 30818
Matrix / Runout m 66264-D
Other M 64492
Other G 30818

 

Manufactured By CBS Records
Published By MCA Music
Published By Handy Bros. Music Co.
Published By C-R Publishing Co.
Published By Empress Music Inc.
Published By Perry Bradford Music Co.
Published By World Music, Inc.
Published By Broadway Music Corp.
Published By Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc.
Published By Public Domain
Published By Mills Music, Inc.
Published By Joe Davis Music
Published By Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc.

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