Charley Patton- Complete Recordings 1929-34

Charley Patton is widely regarded as perhaps the archetypal early exponent of Mississippi Delta blues. He was a true original with a distinctive slide guitar technique, and he performed a range of blues, spirituals and ballads in a powerful, intense, even primitive, fashion which uniquely captures the style and spirit of the genre. His recording career was restricted to a few sessions between 1929 and 1934, from which around thirty double-sided ’78s were released, first on Paramount and latterly on Vocalion, and that was the entirety of his recorded output before his premature death from a heart disorder in 1934 aged 45. This collection comprises the entirety of that canon, including six tracks on which he played guitar, with Henry Sims and Bertha Lee erspectively performing the vocals. Anyone seriously interested in the blues and it’s history needs to have heard Charley Patton, and this anthology provides a comprehensive overview of his work.

Tracklist:

1. Some Summer Day
2. Frankie And Albert
3. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
4. Joe Kirby
5. Jim Lee Blues Part 2
6. Poor Me
7. 34 Blues
8. Yellow Bee
9. Mind Reader Blues
10. High Sheriff Blues
11. Stone Pony Blues
12. Jersey Bull Blues
13. Love My Stuff
14. Oh Death
15. Troubled ’bout My Mother
16. Revenue Man Blues
17. Hang It On The Wall
18. Elder Greene Blues Take 2
19. Hammer Blues Take 2
20. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone Take 2
21. Be True Be True Blues
22. Tell Me Man Blues
23. Mean Black Cat Blues
24. Magnolia Blues
25. Mean Black Moan
26. Heart Like Railroad Steel
27. Green River Blues
28. Elder Greene Blues
29. Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
30. I Shall Not Be Moved
31. Hammer Blues
32. When Your Way Gets Dark
33. Moon Going Down
34. Going To Move To Alabama
35. Some Happy Day
36. You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
37. Circle Round The Moon
38. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
39. Bird Nest Bound
40. Dry Well Blues
41. Jim Lee Blues Part 1
42. Some Summer Day
43. Tell Me Man Blues
44. Some Summer Day
45. Tell Me Man Blues
46. Some Summer Day
47. Tell Me Man Blues
48. Some Summer Day
49. Tell Me Man Blues
50. Frankie And Albert
51. Mean Black Cat Blues
52. Frankie And Albert
53. Mean Black Cat Blues
54. Frankie And Albert
55. Mean Black Cat Blues
56. Frankie And Albert
57. Mean Black Cat Blues
58. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
59. Magnolia Blues
60. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
61. Magnolia Blues
62. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
63. Magnolia Blues
64. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone
65. Magnolia Blues
66. Joe Kirby
67. Mean Black Moan
68. Joe Kirby
69. Mean Black Moan
70. Joe Kirby
71. Mean Black Moan
72. Joe Kirby
73. Mean Black Moan
74. Jim Lee Blues Part 2
75. Heart Like Railroad Steel
76. Jim Lee Blues Part 2
77. Heart Like Railroad Steel
78. Jim Lee Blues Part 2
79. Heart Like Railroad Steel
80. Jim Lee Blues Part 2
81. Heart Like Railroad Steel
82. Poor Me
83. Green River Blues
84. Poor Me
85. Green River Blues
86. Poor Me
87. Green River Blues
88. Poor Me
89. Green River Blues
90. 34 Blues
91. Elder Greene Blues
92. 34 Blues
93. Elder Greene Blues
94. 34 Blues
95. Elder Greene Blues
96. 34 Blues
97. Elder Greene Blues
98. Yellow Bee
99. Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
100. Yellow Bee
101. Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
102. Yellow Bee
103. Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
104. Yellow Bee
105. Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker
106. Mind Reader Blues
107. I Shall Not Be Moved
108. Mind Reader Blues
109. I Shall Not Be Moved
110. Mind Reader Blues
111. I Shall Not Be Moved
112. Mind Reader Blues
113. I Shall Not Be Moved
114. High Sheriff Blues
115. Hammer Blues
116. High Sheriff Blues
117. Hammer Blues
118. High Sheriff Blues
119. Hammer Blues
120. High Sheriff Blues
121. Hammer Blues
122. Stone Pony Blues
123. When Your Way Gets Dark
124. Stone Pony Blues
125. When Your Way Gets Dark
126. Stone Pony Blues
127. When Your Way Gets Dark
128. Stone Pony Blues
129. When Your Way Gets Dark
130. Jersey Bull Blues
131. Moon Going Down
132. Jersey Bull Blues
133. Moon Going Down
134. Jersey Bull Blues
135. Moon Going Down
136. Jersey Bull Blues
137. Moon Going Down
138. Love My Stuff
139. Going To Move To Alabama
140. Love My Stuff
141. Going To Move To Alabama
142. Love My Stuff
143. Going To Move To Alabama
144. Love My Stuff
145. Going To Move To Alabama
146. Oh Death
147. Some Happy Day
148. Oh Death
149. Some Happy Day
150. Oh Death
151. Some Happy Day
152. Oh Death
153. Some Happy Day
154. Troubled ’bout My Mother
155. You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
156. Troubled ’bout My Mother
157. You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
158. Troubled ’bout My Mother
159. You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
160. Troubled ’bout My Mother
161. You’re Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
162. Revenue Man Blues
163. Circle Round The Moon
164. Revenue Man Blues
165. Circle Round The Moon
166. Revenue Man Blues
167. Circle Round The Moon
168. Revenue Man Blues
169. Circle Round The Moon
170. Hang It On The Wall
171. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
172. Hang It On The Wall
173. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
174. Hang It On The Wall
175. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
176. Hang It On The Wall
177. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
178. Elder Greene Blues Take 2
179. Bird Nest Bound
180. Elder Greene Blues Take 2
181. Bird Nest Bound
182. Elder Greene Blues Take 2
183. Bird Nest Bound
184. Elder Greene Blues Take 2
185. Bird Nest Bound
186. Hammer Blues Take 2
187. Dry Well Blues
188. Hammer Blues Take 2
189. Dry Well Blues
190. Hammer Blues Take 2
191. Dry Well Blues
192. Hammer Blues Take 2
193. Dry Well Blues
194. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone Take 2
195. Jim Lee Blues Part 1
196. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone Take 2
197. Jim Lee Blues Part 1
198. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone Take 2
199. Jim Lee Blues Part 1
200. Some These Days I’ll Be Gone Take 2
201. Jim Lee Blues Part 1
202. Be True Be True Blues
203. Be True Be True Blues
204. Be True Be True Blues
205. Be True Be True Blues