Various - St. Louis Piano Blues 1929-1934 FLAC download

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A1	–Jesse Johnson With His Singers*	I Wish I Had Died In Egyptland - Pt. 1 Cornet [Prob.] – Baby Jay (James)*Piano – Unknown ArtistTrombone – Ike RodgersVocals – Jesse Johnson Vocals [Poss.] – Edith North Johnson*
A2	–Jesse Johnson With His Singers*	I Wish I Had Died In Egyptland - Pt. 2 Cornet [Prob.] – Baby Jay (James)*Piano – Unknown ArtistTrombone – Ike RodgersVocals – Jesse Johnson Vocals [Poss.] – Edith North Johnson*
A3	–Henry Brown	Stomp 'Em Down To The Bricks Guitar, Voice [Speech] – Lawrence CaseyPiano – Henry Brown
A4	–Henry Brown	Henry Brown Blues Piano – Henry Brown
A5	–Henry Brown	Eastern Chimes Blues Piano – Henry Brown
A6	–Henry Brown	Deep Morgan Blues Piano – Henry Brown
A7	–Dolly Martin	All Men Blues Piano – Henry BrownTrombone – Ike RodgersViolin – Unknown ArtistVocals – Dolly Martin
A8	–Tee McDonald	Beef Man Blues Piano – Henry BrownVocals – Tee McDonald
A9	–Robert Peeples	Wicked Devil's Blues Piano – Henry BrownVocals – Robert Peeples
B1	–Robert Peeples	Fat Greasy Baby Piano – Henry BrownVocals – Robert Peeples
B2	–Robert Peeples	Dying Baby Blues Piano – Robert PeeplesVocals – Wesley Wallace
B3	–Robert Peeples	Mama's Boy Piano – Robert PeeplesVocals – Wesley Wallace
B4	–Wesley Wallace	No. 29 Piano, Voice [Speech] – Wesley Wallace
B5	–Wesley Wallace	Fanny Lee Blues Piano – Wesley Wallace
B6	–Sylvester Palmer	Do It Sloppy Piano [Poss.] – Wesley WallaceVocals, Piano [Poss.] – Sylvester Palmer
B7	–Sylvester Palmer	Brake Man Blues Piano [Poss.] – Wesley WallaceVocals, Piano [Poss.] – Sylvester Palmer
B8	–Sylvester Palmer	Mean Blues Piano [Poss.] – Wesley WallaceVocals, Piano [Poss.] – Sylvester Palmer
B9	–Sylvester Palmer	Lonesome Man Blues Piano [Poss.] – Wesley WallaceVocals, Piano [Poss.] – Sylvester Palmer

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Document Records
• Copyright (c) – Paul Oliver
• Remastered At – Studio Klement

Credits

• Compiled By, Producer – Johnny PArth
• Remastered By – Hans Klement
• Research – Godrich*, Dixon*
• Research [Corrections And Additions] – Ernest S. Virgo

Notes

Original matrix information:

A1: 15570; P-1432 Richmond, Ind., 7 September 1929
A2: 15571; P-1433 Richmond, Ind., 7 September 1929
A3: C-3453 Chicago, 9 May 1929
A4: 15450 Richmond, Ind., 16 August 1929
A5: L-180-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
A6: L-181-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
A7: C-9349-A Chicago, 24 August 1934
A8: C-9350- Chicago, 24 August 1934
A9: L-182-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B1: L-183-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B2: L-190-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B3: L-191-2 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B4: L-184-2 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B5: L-185-1 Chicago, 15 November 1929
B6: 403304-B Chicago, 15 November 1929
B7: 403305-B Chicago, 15 November 1929
B8: 403306-B Chicago, 15 November 1929
B9: 403307-A Chicago, 15 November 1929

Considering the extreme rarity of the original 78s, condition is generally better than might be hoped, but it must be borne in mind that only one or two copies are known to exist of some titles.

Discographical details from Blues And Gospel Records 1902 – 1943 by Godrich & Dixon

Photo (Henry Brown) © Paul Oliver, used by permission.
Copyright 1988: Document Records, Austria

Document Records
Eipeldauerstr. 23/43/5, A-1220 Vienna, Austria (Phone: 0222-2537 052)

Original recordings from the collections of Werner Benecke, Joe Bussard, Roger Misiewicz, Johnny Parth, Ernest S. Virgo.

NOTE:
a) Henry Brown: remaining titles are on Collector's Classics (w. Ike Rodgers)
b) Jesse Johnson, Peeples-Wallace-Palmer: complete recordings
c) It has been suggested that Peeples and Palmer are pseudonyms for Wesley Wallace

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: AUSTRO MECHANA
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): DLP 529-A | HP
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): DLP 529-B | HP