Complete blues collection

Subject: Complete blues collection
From: ddw
Date: 27 Dec 00 - 11:50 PM

For the serious blues collectors out there — you may be aware of an outfit called DOCUMENT RECORDS, but if you're not I thought I'd pass along info on this gold mine.

The company claims to have EVERY RECORDED SONG of every pre-war blues and gospel singer, and a look at their catelog makes me think they may be right. There are literally hundreds of CDs — Blind Willie McTell (3 CDs), Charley Patton (3), Kokomo Arnold (4), Barbecue Bob (3), Sonny Boy Williamson I (5), Lonnie Johnson (7), Tampa Red (5) — on and on.

They distribute in the U.S. through Arhoolie Records, 10341 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito, Ca. 94530. Phone [phone], Fax [phone].

The company is actually in Austria and their address is:

Josef Baumann-Gasse 38, A-1220 Vienna, Austria. Phone [phone].

If you love blues, you should write for a catelogue — my daughter gave me one along with some money for a Christmas gift. Wow, does that kid know how to make you ol' dad happy!

cheers

david

Subject: RE: Complete blues collection
From: GUEST,Lepus Rex... cookieless
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 06:59 AM

Aaaagh, David, great label. But they depress the Hell out of me, since I pretty much want every cd they've released, but lack the 12 million dollars (It really is 12 million dollars. I did the math {lie}) that it would take to buy them all. And as I whined once before, they actually have 15 Tampa Red cds. :)

Ah, and click here for the Document web site (New releases and stuff).

---Lepus Rex

Subject: RE: Complete blues collection
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:30 AM

They must have raided Rick Fieldings collection.

Subject: RE: Complete blues collection
From: dick greenhaus
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 11:52 AM

They're all available at CAMSCO. Fine stuff, but uneven in recording quality. THere's a lot of other blues out there--contact me at [e-mail] or call me at 800/548-FOLK (3655). If you tell me you're from Mudcat, Mudcat gets a commission.

Subject: RE: Complete blues collection
From: fat B****rd
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 02:03 PM

in the uk try the very wonderful Red Lick Records of Wales.(they're on the net much to Ken's disgust, they can supply just about anything on Document or any other label,