Roosevelt Sykes - The Honey Dripper (1929-1941) FLAC download

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A1	–Roosevelt Sykes	44 Blues Guitar – Oscar CarterVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
A2	–Roosevelt Sykes	I'm Tired Of Being Mistreated Guitar, Vocals – Oscar CarterVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
A3	–Mosby* And Sykes*	Mosby Stomp Piano – Roosevelt SykesViolin – Artie Mosby
A4	–Roosevelt Sykes	Big Legs Ida Blues Vocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
A5	–Carl Rafferty	Dresser With The Drawers Piano, Accompanied By – Roosevelt SykesVocals – Carl Rafferty
A6	–Napoleon Fletcher	She Showed It All Piano, Accompanied By – Roosevelt SykesVocals – Napoleon FletcherVoice [Speech] – Edith Johnson
A7	–The Honey Dripper, (Roosevelt Sykes)*	Dirty Mother For You Guitar – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – (Roosevelt Sykes)*, The Honey Dripper
A8	–The Honey Dripper, (Roosevelt Sykes)*	Soft And Mellow (Stella Blues) Vocals, Piano – (Roosevelt Sykes)*, The Honey Dripper
A9	–The Honey Dripper, (Roosevelt Sykes)*	The Honey Dripper Guitar – Kokomo ArnoldVocals, Piano – (Roosevelt Sykes)*, The Honey Dripper
B1	–Roosevelt Sykes	Drunken Gambler Vocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B2	–Roosevelt Sykes	Let Me Hang My Stockings In Your Christmas Tree Vocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B3	–Roosevelt Sykes	Journey From The Germs Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B4	–Roosevelt Sykes	You Can't Fix It Back Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B5	–Roosevelt Sykes	Love Will Wear You Down Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B6	–Roosevelt Sykes	New Mistake In Life Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B7	–Roosevelt Sykes	We Will Never Make The Grade Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B8	–Roosevelt Sykes	Ups And Downs Blues Drums – Sidney CatlettVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes
B9	–Roosevelt Sykes, (The Honey Dripper)*	Let The Black Have His Way Drums – Unknown ArtistVocals, Piano – Roosevelt Sykes, (The Honey Dripper)*

Companies, etc.

• Remastered At – Studio Klement
• Copyright (c) – RST Records
• Distributed By – Rudolf Staeger
• Recorded At – 11 Union Square, New York City
• Produced For – RST Records

Credits

• Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
• Executive-Producer – Rudi Staeger
• Remastered By – Hans Klement
• Research – John Godrich, Robert Dixon

Notes

A1: 402451-A 11 Union Square, New York City, 14 June 1929
A2: 402459-B 11 Union Square, New York City, 14 June 1929
A3: 18799 Richmond, Ind., 22 September 1932
A4: 77302-1 Chicago, 11 December 1933
A5: 77312-1 Chicago, 11 December 1933
A6: 77318- Chicago, 11 December 1933
A7: 60503-D New York City, 18 February 1936
A8: 60535-A New York City, 20 February 1936
A9: 60546-A New York City, 21 February 1936
B1: 91222-A Chicago, 30 April 1937
B2: 91319-A Chicago, 29 October 1937
B3: 65402-A New York City, 13 April 1939
B4: 65403-A New York City, 13 April 1939
B5: 65404-A New York City, 13 April 1939
B6: 91751- Chicago, 13 September 1939
B7: 91752-A Chicago, 13 September 1939
B8: 67464- New York City, 3 April 1940
B9: C-3716-1 Chicago, 30 April 1941

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 John Godrich and Robert Dixon (third edition, Storyville 1982).

Original recordings from the collections of Hans Maitner, Johnny Parth, Werner Simon.

Compiled and produced for RST Records

Copyright 1988: RST Records, Austria

Exclusive Distribution: Rudolf Staeger
Obere Amtshausgasse 27/11, A-1050 Vienna, Austria. Phone 0222-54-28-73

Some other LPs by Roosevelt Sykes: BoB-3, Matchbox MSE-1011, Yazoo 1033, Riverside RM-8819 (= Mercury 6332 992), Queen-disc Q-055, RCA PM-42028.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: AUSTRO MECHANA
• Label Code: LC 8395
• Matrix / Runout: C BD 2013 A/A
• Matrix / Runout: C BD 2013 B/A

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CD 3542-2	Roosevelt Sykes	Roosevelt Sykes (1929-1941) "The Honey Dripper" ‎(CD, Comp, RM)	Da Music	CD 3542-2	Germany	1988