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A1	–Kansas Joe And Memphis Minnie	You Stole My Cake Guitar, Vocals – Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie
A2	–Memphis Minnie And Kansas Joe	You Got To Move - Part 2 Guitar, Vocals – Kansas Joe, Memphis Minnie
A3	–Hallelujah Joe	Don't Need No Doctor When I Come To Die Piano – Unknown ArtistTambourine – Unknown ArtistVoice, Vocals – Joe McCoy
A4	–Hallelujah Joe	That Great Love (He's So Good To Me) Piano – Unknown ArtistTambourine – Unknown ArtistVoice, Vocals – Joe McCoy
A5	–Hallelujah McCoy And Congregation	Twenty Minutes To Hell Piano – Unknown ArtistTambourine – Unknown ArtistVoice, Vocals, Guitar – Joe McCoy
A6	–"Bill" Wilber	My Babe My Babe Guitar – Willie LoftonVocals, Guitar – "Bill" Wilber
A7	–"Bill" Wilber	Greyhound Guitar – Willie LoftonVocals, Guitar – "Bill" Wilber
A8	–Kansas Joe McCoy*	Well, Well Bass [String Bass] – Unknown ArtistPiano – Black Bob Hudson*Vocals, Guitar – Kansas Joe McCoy*
A9	–Big Joe And His Rhythm*	What Will I Do? Bass [Imitation Bass] – Alfred Elkins, Ransom KnowlingHarmonica – Robert Lee McCoyMandolin – Charlie McCoy Vocals, Guitar – Joe McCoyWashboard – Amanda Sortier
B1	–Palooka Washboard Band	We Gonna Move Bass [String Bass] – John LindsayClarinet – Odell RandGuitar – Charlie McCoy Piano – Horace MalcolmTrumpet – Herb MorandVocals, Guitar – Joe McCoyWashboard – Unknown Artist
B2	–Palooka Washboard Band	Back Door Bass [String Bass] – John LindsayClarinet – Odell RandGuitar – Charlie McCoy Piano – Horace MalcolmTrumpet – Herb MorandVocals, Guitar – Joe McCoyWashboard – Unknown Artist
B3	–Palooka Washboard Band	You Done Tore Your Pants With Me? Bass [String Bass] – John LindsayClarinet – Odell RandGuitar – Charlie McCoy Piano – Horace MalcolmTrumpet – Herb MorandVocals, Guitar – Joe McCoyWashboard – Unknown Artist
B4	–Joe Williams*	I Want It Awful Bad Harmonica, Voice [Speech] – Jed DavenportVocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
B5	–Joe Williams*	Mr. Devil Blues Harmonica, Voice [Speech] – Jed DavenportVocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
B6	–Joe Williams*	Get Your Head Trimmed Down Mandolin – Yank Rachel*Vocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
B7	–Joe Williams*	Peach Orchard Mama Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson Mandolin – Yank Rachel*Vocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
B8	–Joe Williams*	Haven't Seen No Whiskey Harmonica – Sonny Boy Williamson Mandolin – Yank Rachel*Vocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*
B9	–Joe Williams*	Goin' Up The Mountain Mandolin – Yank Rachel*Vocals, Guitar – Joe Williams*

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• Distributed By – Rudolf Staeger
• Remastered At – Studio Klement
• Copyright (c) – RST Records
• Produced For – RST Records
• Copyright (c) – Paul Oliver
• Recorded At – The Peabody Hotel, Memphis

Credits

• Compiled By, Producer – Johnny Parth
• Executive-Producer – Rudi Staeger
• Photography By – Paul Oliver
• Remastered By – Hans Klement

Notes

Original recordings from the collections of Werner Benecke, Fernando Goin, Roger Misiewicz, Johnny Parth, Chris Strachwitz, Tom Tsotsi, Guido van Rijn

Compiled and produced for RST Records.

Copyright 1989: RST Records, Austria.

Photo © Paul Oliver, used by permission.

Remastering: Studio Hans Klement, Vienna.

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

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).

A1: 11217-A New York City, 3 February 1932
A2: C-9389 Chicago, 31 August 1934
A3: C-9651-A Chicago, 15 January 1935
A4: C-9652-A Chicago, 15 January 1935
A5: 90003- Chicago, 15 May 1935
A6: 90198-A Chicago, 22 July 1935
A7: 90199-A Chicago, 22 July 1935
A8: 93263 Chicago, 1 November 1935
A9: 064723-1 Chicago, 23 July 1941
B1: 91301-A Chicago, 27 October 1937
B2: 91302-A Chicago, 27 October 1937
B3: 91303-A Chicago, 27 October 1937
B4: M-195 Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., c. 24 September 1929
B5: M-196 Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tenn., c. 24 September 1929
B6: 020854-1 Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938
B7: 020855-1 Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938
B8: 020856-1 Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938
B9: 020857-1 Aurora, Ill., 17 June 1938

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: AUSTRO MECHANA
• Label Code: LC 8395
• Matrix / Runout (Side A): BD 2032-A 1 HP
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): BD 2032-B 1 HP