CHARLIE PATTON - Primeval Blues Rags & Gospel Songs (RSD 2026 VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

Of all the early blues greats Charlie Patton maintains the most prestigious and elevated place of admiration and respect. He alone seems like the voice of a powerful long lost musical construct that, as Rolling Stone wrote, "After almost 95 years Patton's magnetic, almost palpable presence will still jump out of your speakers and grab you by the throat" This album displays the whole range of styles he encompassed and exhibits both his pure power and subtle expressiveness in his singing and guitar playing. Doing justice to his great artistry are the very highest standards of sound quality achieved here in the transfers of such treasured old recordings.

Label:
Yazoo – 2074
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Record Store Day, Compilation
Country:
US
Released:
Apr 18, 2026
Genre:
Blues
Style:
Delta Blues
A1        Revenue Man Blues    2:41
A2        Hang It On The Wall    2:44
A3        Prayer Of Death - Part 1    3:06
A4        Stone Pony Blues    2:51
A5        Prayer Of Death - Part 2    2:52
A6        Mean Black Cat Blues    2:58
A7        34 Blues    2:56
B1        Elder Green Blues (Take 2 - Unissued)
Fiddle – Henry Sims*
2:59
B2        Love My Stuff    2:56
B3        Tom Rushen Blues    3:07
B4        Some Summer Day
Guitar [2nd] – Willie Brown (2)
3:02
B5        Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone    3:18
B6        Hammer Blues    3:17
B7        Oh Death
Vocals – Bertha Lee
2:49
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Shanachie Records Corp.
Liner Notes – Don Kent, Stephen Calt
Producer, Remastered By – Richard Nevins
Released on vinyl for
The first time for record store day 2026
Limited to 1500

Remastered directly from 78s from the collections of Richard Nevins, John Tefteller, Pete Whelan, Don Kent, Sherwin Dunner, Gayle Wardlow, Kip Lornell and Dave Freeman.

℗ 2005 Yazoo, a division of Shanachie Entertainment Corp.

Recording dates, places & original 78rpm releases:
A1, A2: New York, Jan. 31 & Feb. 1, 1934; Vocalion 02931
A3, A5: Richmond, IN, June 14, 1929; Paramount 12799
A4: New York, January 30, 1934; Vocalion 02680B
A6: Grafton, WI, November 1929; Paramount 12943A
A7: New York, January 31, 1934; Vocalion 02651B
B1: Grafton, WI, November 1929; this take never released on 78's
B2: New York, January 31, 1934; Vocalion 02782B
B3: Richmond, IN, June 14, 1929; Paramount 12877B
B4: Grafton, WI, May 28, 1930; Paramount 13080B
B5: Grafton, WI, November 1929; Paramount 13110B
B6: Grafton, WI, November 1929; Paramount 12998A
B7: New York, February 1, 1934; Vocalion 02904A
Barcode: 016351207418
Matrix / Runout (Side A): ya2074 A
Matrix / Runout (Side B): Ya2074 B

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Genre: BLUES
• Format Type: LP