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MRP 038LP
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"Compilation of early gospel recordings spanning from 1927 - 1955. Sanctified blues by the Two Gospel Keys, Mother McCollum, Blind Rosevelt Graves, Lottie Bracey, Sister O.M Terrell & Rev. IB Ware. Beautiful slow country gospel by the Anglin Brothers & Delmore Brothers, Intense vocal performances by the New Gospel Keys, Elder Richard Briant & the Silent Grove Baptist Church Congregation, & much more! All killer no filler compilation that rocks hard & gets deep & sad too. Old school 'tip on' cover. Limited one time pressing."
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MRP 037LP
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"Multi-instrumentalist, band-leader, and composer Sid Hemphill (1876-1961) was for decades the musical patriarch of the Mississippi Hill Country. He and his band -- comprised of Alec 'Turpentine' Askew, Will Head, and Lucius Smith were fixtures at dances, picnics, and frolics throughout the right triangle formed by Memphis, the Delta, and the Hill Country. This LP features Alan Lomax's first recording of Blind Sid in August 1942, near Sledge, Mississippi, where the Hemphill band was appearing at a country picnic. By that date hundreds of commercial records had been made of the music of the Delta, and the preponderance of those were of or relating to the blues form, with guitar or piano accompaniment. Lomax's recordings were the first made of the Hill Country's local music, and contributed to a broader perspective of black vernacular instrumentation with their inclusion of the fiddle and banjo of the string band, the fife and drum ensemble, and the cane panpipes or 'quills. This music is wild & loose & of a style seldom heard. Includes liner notes insert by Nathan Salsburg."
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MRP 042LP
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"Maybe the hardest to find Dead Moon LP. All kinds of killer songs. Another stone cold classic by the world's greatest rock band. Some call them the thinking man's AC/DC and some call them the working man's Roky Erickson but really there is nothing that compares to Dead Moon. They live in a world of their own -- D.I.Y on every imaginable level, brilliant song writing, perfect elemental stripped down playing, honest and intense vocals. It's all here."
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MRP 041LP
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"One of Dead Moon's all time classics, filled with some of their catchiest and most rousing songs. Rockers of the highest caliber such as 'Destination X,' 'Fire in the Western World,' and 'Don't Look Back' as well as perfect ballads such as 'You Can't Do That' and Out in the Blues.' An utter masterpiece of psychedelic rock straight from the heart."
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MRP 036LP
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"Compilation of truly great sorrowful American ballads recorded between 1927 and 1943. Songs mostly about murder, death, and broken hearted-ness. Lots of intense minor chords and stark gritty vocals. Artists include Emry Arthur, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Red Hot Old Mose, the DeZurik Sisters, Shortbuckle O'Rourke and Family, Jimmie Tarlton, Mississippi John Hurt and more. Mountain bluesmen and songsters presenting their darkest & most intense work. Old school 'tip on' sleeves."
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MRP 029LP
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"All hits compilation of late 1960s to early 1970s Ethiopian soul and R 'n' B. Very intensely groove oriented material by some of Ethiopia's top musicians. Includes songs by Mulatu Astatke, Seyfou Yohannes, Ayelew Mesfin, Getatchew Kassa, and the mighty Abbebe Tessemma. Nonstop party. Old school 'tip on' sleeve."
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MRP 024LP
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"The first stereo recordings of the Fiery choral sounds of Sacred Harp singing! Recorded by Alan Lomax at Corinth Baptist Church in 1959. Over 300 singers performing shape note music, shaking the walls & doors. Very intense & beautiful performances. Liner notes by Nathan Salsburg with excerpts from essays by Alan Lomax. Limited one time pressing."
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MRP 032LP
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"Recordings of Mauritania's first modern musical group with some never before released material. Formed in the 1960s, the Orchestre Nationale combined folk instrumentation with brass sections and electric guitars. Dreamy and hypnotic sessions are reminiscent of other post-colonial West African orchestras, but diverge with experiments in Mauritanian classical tradition. All but vanished into obscurity in the ensuing decades of military dictatorship, these recordings slated for destruction were salvaged during a 1978 coup d'état. Comes with extensive liner notes. A co-release with the mighty Sahel Sounds label. Old school 'tip on' covers."
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MRP 035EP
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"Rock 'n' roll's rise around the world from 78's, 1942 - 1962. A rousing eight song 10" featuring 'pre-rock 'n' roll' sounds from around the globe. Music that was influenced by early American rockin' music and, in turn, influenced the western world. You'll hear early Bollywood swinging rock from India, lively jazz from Zimbabwe, cumbia from Columbia, traditional music mutated into pop from Japan and Egypt, and even a polka. A real wild ride. Liner notes by Ian Nagoski. Old school 'tip on' cover. Limited one time edition. A co-release with our friends Canary Records."
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MRP 028LP
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"Known by some as the 'Ethiopian Elvis,' Alameyahu Eshete was the ultimate modernist. His music combined R&B, Ethiopian groove, soul, rock n' roll, and traditional Ethiopian music to create something truly unique. This LP features a collection of his 45's recorded between 1967 and 1974. Back to back true classics. The fourth in our continuing series of releases culled from the monumental Ethiopiques series."
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