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Thomas Stern Tech: World Library of Folk/Primitive Music (42) RE: Tech: World Library of Folk/Primitive Music 22 Feb 17


fyi - there were 18 discs in the series:

The COLUMBIA WORLD LIBRARY OF FOLK AND PRIMITIVE MUSIC
First recorded overview of world music in 18 volumes of a projected 44.
Compiled by Alan Lomax for Columbia Records' Masterworks, 1955-1964.

I   Vol. 1: Ireland (Recorded and edited by Seamus Ennis and Alan Lomax)
II Vol. 2: French Africa (Recorded by Henri Lhote, Andre Schaeffner, and Gilbert Rouget;
             edited by Schaeffner and Rouget)
    Vol. 3: England (Recorded and edited by Peter Kennedy and Alan Lomax)
    Vol. 4: France (Recorded and edited by Cl. Marcel-Dubois and Maguy Andral)
    Vol. 5: Australia & New Guinea (Recorded and edited by A.P. Elkin)
    Vol. 6: Scotland (Recorded and edited by Alan Lomax)
    Vol. 7: Indonesia (Recorded and edited by Jaap Kunst)
    Vol. 8: Canada (Recorded and edited by Marius Barbeau)
    Vol. 9: Venezuela (Recorded and edited by Juan Liscano)
    Vol. 10: British East Africa (Recorded and edited by Hugh Tracey)
    Vol. 11: Japan, The Ryukyus, Formosa, and Korea (Recorded and edited by Genjiro Masu)
    Vol. 12: India (Recorded and edited by Alain Danielou)
    Vol. 13: Spain (Recorded and edited by Alan Lomax)
    Vol. 14: Yugoslavia (Edited by Alan Lomax, recorded by Peter Kennedy)
    Vol. 15: Northern and Central Italy (Recorded and edited by Alan Lomax and Diego Carpitella)
    Vol. 16: Southern Italy and the Islands (Recorded and edited by Alan Lomax and Diego Carpitella)
    Vol. 17: Bulgaria (Recorded and edited by A.L. Lloyd)
    Vol. 18: Romania (Recorded and edited by Tiberiu Alexandru)

Issued and reissued under various catalog numbers.
The CKL prefix reissues do NOT contain the extensive
notes bound in the albums.

ROUNDER Records reissued some on CD:
ROUNDER (CD)- Alan Lomax Collection
world Library of Folk and Primitive Music
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1       England                   011661174122 1/1/1998
2       Ireland                         1742       1998
3       Scotland                        1743       1998
4       Spain                         611744       1999
5       Yugoslavia                      1745       2001

7       India                     682161175522 2/12/2002
8       FRANCE                         1836       2002

17       ROMANIA                   011661175921 1/01/2001

If anyone is aware of additional Rounder releases from this series
please let us know! Thanks.

Thomas.


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