The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #67031   Message #1117581
Posted By: GUEST,Hootenanny
17-Feb-04 - 05:41 AM
Thread Name: Charley Patton
Subject: RE: Charley Patton
Yes Penguin Egg I have the big expensive set and YES it is well over the top.
Self adhesive reproduction labels of all his issues including tests, black cardboard imitation 78's,coloured paper stock with inappropriate shiny inks which are very difficult to read unless you hold the damn thing at a certain angle to the light and with the weight and bulk of the thing this ain't easy.
The photographs are printed in such a way that they appear almost to be in negative form and are hardly visible (same shiny inks).
The paperback book is an exact replica of that publishe many years ago by Studio Vista, it even contains the rubber stamp impression of a library presumably from where the original for the repro was obtained.
There are musical samples lyrics, the whole damn shooting works on Patton plus some bullshit.
The cd's themselves are fine, no problem there.
Why did I buy It ? Because I got a very good deal and it certainly is a one-off. If you are a collector and/or anorak it will appeal. BUT if
you are only interested in the music. Go for the cheaper JSP