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African & Afro-American Drums —
African & Afro-American Drums ... LP Folkways, 1954. Very Good+ 2LP Box Set ... Out Of Stock
A drum-heavy spectacular – recorded with a really rootsy feel! The first half of the material was recorded in Africa – not credited especially well, but done with a stripped-down sound that's very heavy on drums and other odd percussion instruments – recorded in that rough, loud ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bernard Barshay —
Four American Murder Mysteries ... LP Folkways, 1967. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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Big Bill Broonzy/Folkways, 1968. Very Good+ ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Features music, plus interview bits by Studs Terkel! LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet! Cover has light wear and aging, and a small peel spot from sticker removal.)
Elizabeth Cotten —
Folksongs & Instrumentals With Guitar (shopfront cover) ... LP Folkways, 1958. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
A seminal album from Elizabeth Cotten – not just a backwoods lady with a guitar, but a self-taught player with a completely unique style that went on to shape generations of musicians in the 60s! This 1958 Folkways album was the first to bring Cotten's talents to a wider audience – and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tod Dockstader —
Eight Electronic Pieces ... LP Folkways, 1961. Very Good ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Wonderful early electronic works by Tod Dockstader – with a turgid sound that's very reminiscent of some of the early French Musique Concrete recordings from the 50s. Waves of sound collide and clash, opening up dark modern soundscapes that seem to point towards an outside referent – ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Folkways pressing, with insert. Vinyl is nice and clean – cover has a sticker in one corner, and some seam splitting, which also has light traces of tape. Label has some marker.)
Folkways, 1976. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A beautiful post-Atlantic album from Nikki Giovanni – much more intimate and personal than her better known work, with only Nikki's voice throughout the album – heard on a number of shorter poems! At some level, Giovanni seems to have left behind the more righteous themes of before, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(In great shape!)
Woody Guthrie —
Struggle ... LP Folkways, 1976. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Folk legend Woody Guthrie was no stranger to struggle – which is the subject highlighted in most of these tunes – pulled together in the shape of this album, which offered a great counterpoint to the Bicentennial madness in America when it was released in 1976! The titles of the songs ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s pressing. Cover is lightly bent at the top right corner and is bent a bit at the spine.)
Lightnin Hopkins —
Lightnin' Hopkins ... LP Folkways, Late 50s. Near Mint- ... $39.99
A late 50s session, but an album that captures Lighnin Hopkins in a rootsy style that could well hearken back to the 78rpm blues records of the 30s – thanks to production by Samuel B Charters, who captured Hopkins alone making music in his apartment in Houston! The tracks have that ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s Smithsonian Folkways pressing. Cover has tiny scrapes in back at the spine.)
Langston Hughes —
Story Of Jazz (10 inch) ... LP Folkways, 1954. Very Good- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A very cool record! Langston tells the story of jazz, using snippets of work from the Folkways catalog – like tunes by Louis Armstrong, Baby Dodd, Ma Rainey, Leadbelly, and others – all sewn together in a rich narrative on the history of the music, delivered with some surprising ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Ex-libris copy. Includes insert! Cover has tape on all seams, some surface wear, ink stamps, with a large peel on the back in the 'blank' area.)
Henry Jacobs —
Radio Programme No 1 ... LP Folkways, 1955. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
An incredible relic of the early days of experimental radio – a series of sound collages from the Berkley-based Music and Folklore program by Henry Jacobs! Henry Jacobs was a real pioneer in audio collage – stringing together bits of jazz, folk music, sound effects, and spoken bits in ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Original pressing, with booklet! Vinyl is nice and clean. Cover has some splitting on the spine, but looks nice overall.)
Folkways, 1971. Very Good+ ... $4.99
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(Blue label pressing in a light blue cover, with light aging and a sticker spot.)
Folkways, Early 1950s. Very Good+ 2LP Box Set ... $39.99
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(Blue label pressing – FA 2942 – in the box set package. Includes the booklet, bent a bit at the top right corner. Box has light wear, split corners, center split at the right edge, and small splash spots of white paint in back.)
Leadbelly —
Leadbelly's Last Sessions – Part 1 ... LP Folkways, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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Leadbelly —
Leadbelly's Last Sessions – Part 4 ... LP Folkways, Early 50s. Very Good- ... Out Of Stock
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(Includes the booklet! Cover has light wear & aging.)
Leadbelly —
Sings Folk Songs With Woody Guthrie, Cisco Houston, & Sonny Terry (photo cover) ... LP Folkways, 1962. Sealed ... Out Of Stock
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Brownie McGhee —
Traditional Blues Vol 1 ... LP Folkways, 1960. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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Jean Ritchie —
British Traditional Ballads (Child Ballads) In The Southern Mountains ... LP Folkways, 1961. Very Good+ ... $14.99
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(Includes booklet.)
Sonia Sanchez —
Sun Lady For All Seasons Reads Her Poetry ... LP Folkways, 1971. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Very righteous work from this obscure 70s poet – a contemporary to Nikki Giovanni, Camille Yarbrough, and others – but not nearly as widely recorded! The album features no instrumentation, just Sonia reading her poems – and the work itself is pretty progressive, very much in the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Includes the booklet, bent at the back page. Cover has peeled spots from sticker removal, patch of tacky adhesive, library stamp in front, and some splitting in the bottom seam. Label has a sticker and small ink stamp.)
Folkways, 1958. Very Good- ... $6.99
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(Blue label pressing with deep groove. Includes booklet & inserts. Cover has a half split top seam, splitting on spine & bottom, some light surface wear.)
Pete Seeger & Sonny Terry —
Pete Seeger & Sonny Terry ... LP Folkways, 1957. Very Good ... Out Of Stock
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Peter Seeger & Frank Hamilton —
Nonesuch & Other Folk Tunes ... LP Folkways, 1959. Near Mint- ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
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(Includes booklet. Cover has a small split on the top seam and light wear.)
Folkways, 1940s. Near Mint- ... $6.99 9.99
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(Late 70s blue label pressing in the textured paste-on cover. Includes the booklet. Cover has a light stain at the spine.)
Joseph Spence —
Music Of The Bahamas – Bahaman Folk Guitar ... LP Folkways, 1959. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Seminal sounds from Joseph Spence – a groundbreaking Bahamian artist whose style was an equal mixture of calypso and blues! The rhythms here are certainly Caribbean, as is the style of the lyrics on many numbers – but the spotlight often shines most strongly on the acoustic guitar work ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Art Tatum —
Art Tatum Trio – Footnotes To Jazz Vol 2 – Rehearsal (10 inch LP) ... LP Folkways, Early 50s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
Rehearsal material – done with Slam Stewart on bass and Tiny Grimes on guitar. Titles include "If I Had You", "Variations On A Theme By Flotow", and "Long Long Ago". LP, Vinyl record album
Folkways, 1958. Very Good+ ... $11.99 14.99
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(Late 60s black & silver label stereo pressing.)
Folkways, 1977. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Featuring The Children of Cuenca, The Children of Uruapan, and The Children of Loiza Aldea. LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has light edge wear.)
Folkways, Early 1950s. Very Good+ ... $19.99
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(50s pressing. Includes insert. Textured cover has light wear, cup stain.)
Folkways, Mid 1950s. Very Good+ ... $29.99
With selections by Starlight Gospel Singers, Ella Cash, JT Cash, Joseph Massey, Dorothy Melton, Combs Gospel Singers, and Mississippi Wandering Travelers. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 60s issue in a paste-on cover, with booklet.)
Various —
Tribal Music Of Australia ... LP Folkways, Late 1940s/Early 1950s. Very Good+ ... Out Of Stock
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Folkways, 1958. Very Good+ ... $16.99
Featuring Alain Grandbois, Anne Hebert, Paul-Marie Lapointe, and more. LP, Vinyl record album
(Maroon label pressing. Includes booklet! Textured cover is nice.)
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