Media Condition : Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Format : 2xLP, Comp, Mono
Genre : Jazz, Blues
Style : Vocal
Label : Columbia,Columbia
Country : US
Released: 1972
Notes:
Catalog numbers: CG 31093 on the jacket spine, back cover, and inside gatefold; G 31093 on the labels Release is auto-coupled, with sides 1 and 4 on first disc and sides 2 and 3 on second. Runout info is stamped. This is the fifth of five two-record sets. Recorded 1925-1927. ℗ 1972 CBS, Inc./Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc. The selections are ASCAP except where noted B2, B3, B4, C3, C5, C7, D1, D2 are (P.D.) All selections were recorded in New York City Liner notes include a condensed extract from "Bessie," a biography of Bessie Smith by Chris Albertson, to be published by Stein and Day in January, 1972. © 1972 by Chris Albertson. A1: May 26, 1925 A2, A3: May 27, 1925 A4: June 23, 1925 A5 & A6: August 19, 1925 A7: September 1, 1925 A8 & B1: November 17, 1925 B2, B3: November 18, 1925 B4 & B5: November 20, 1925 B6: December 9, 1925 B7, B8, C1, C2: March 5, 1926 C3 & C4: March 18, 1926 C5 to C8: May 4, 1926 D1 & D2: October 25, 1926 D3 & D4: October 26, 1926 D5 & D6: February 27, 1927 D7 & D8: March 2, 1927
Track List:
A1. Bessie Smith - Careless Love Blues 3:23
A2. Bessie Smith - J.C. Holmes Blues 3:02
A3. Bessie Smith - I Ain't Goin' To Play No Second Fiddle 3:20
A4. Bessie Smith - He's Gone Blues 3:08
A5. Bessie Smith And Her Band - Nobody's Blues But Mine 2:50
A6. Bessie Smith And Her Band - I Ain't Got Nobody 3:08
A7. Bessie Smith, Clara Smith - My Man Blues 3:27
A8. Bessie Smith - New Gulf Coast Blues 3:19
B1. Bessie Smith - Florida Bound Blues 3:12
B2. Bessie Smith - At The Christmas Ball 3:24
B3. Bessie Smith - I've Been Mistreated And I Don't Like It 2:55
B4. Bessie Smith - Red Mountain Blues 3:11
B5. Bessie Smith - Golden Rule Blues 3:03
B6. Bessie Smith - Lonesome Desert Blues 3:24
B7. Bessie Smith - Them "Has Been" Blues 3:31
B8. Bessie Smith - Squeeze Me 2:51
C1. Bessie Smith - What's The Matter Now? 2:44
C2. Bessie Smith - I Want Ev'ry Bit Of It 2:36
C3. Bessie Smith - Jazzbo Brown From Memphis Town 3:19
C4. Bessie Smith - The Gin House Blues 3:12
C5. Bessie Smith - Money Blues 3:09
C6. Bessie Smith - Baby Doll 2:59
C7. Bessie Smith - Hard Driving Papa 2:56
C8. Bessie Smith - Lost Your Head Blues 2:53
D1. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Hard Time Blues 3:12
D2. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Honey Man Blues 3:12
D3. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - One And Two Blues 2:52
D4. Bessie Smith And Her Blue Boys - Young Woman's Blues 3:07
D5. Bessie Smith - Preachin' The Blues 2:49
D6. Bessie Smith - Back Water Blues 3:17
D7. Bessie Smith And Her Band - After You've Gone 2:55
D8. Bessie Smith And Her Band - Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:58