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Sample Image8 photosBessie Smith — Empty Bed Blues — Columbia US Press
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Inner SleeveVinylLPAlbumCompilation#399095
With Inner Sleeve
$5.00
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Vinyl, LP x2ColumbiaCG 304501972US+ Inner Sleevefrom$5.00
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- A1. Sorrowful Blues
- A2. Pinchbacks - Take'em Away
- A3. Rocking Chair Blues
- A4. Ticket Agent, Ease Your Window Down
- A5. Boweavil Blues
- A6. Hateful Blues
- A7. Frankie Blues
- A8. Moonshine Blues
- B1. Lou'siana Low Down Blues
- B2. Mountain Top Blues
- B3. Work House Blues
- B4. House Rent Blues
- B5. Salt Water Blues
- B6. Rainy Weather Blues
- B7. Weeping Willow Blues
- B8. The Bye Bye Blues
- C1. I Used To Be Your Sweet Mama
- C2. I'd Rather Be Dead And Buried In My Grave
- C3. Standin' In The Rain Blues
- C4. It Won't Be You
- C5. Spider Man Blues
- C6. Empty Bed Blues (Part 1 & 2)
- C7. Put It Right Here (Or Keep It Out There)
- D1. Yes Indeed He Do!
- D2. Devil's Gonna Get You
- D3. You Ought To Be Ashamed
- D4. Washwoman's Blues
- D5. Slow And Easy Man
- D6. Poor Man's Blues
- D7. Please Help Me Get Him Off My Mind
- D8. Me And My Gin
Notes
Side A recorded between April 4 and 9, 1924. Side B recorded between July 22 and September 26, 1924. Side C recorded between February 9 and March 20, 1928. Side D recorded on August 23 and 24, 1928. All selections recorded in New York. NOTE: First vinyl holds side A and D, second vinyl side B and C. The tracklist follows the tracklist on sleeve (Side 1=A/ Side 2=B/ Side 3=C/ Side 4=D)
Additional Notes
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: AL-30451 B/A P (AP-D) (Side A runout etched)
- Matrix / Runout: BL 30451-G|E G A4 (FxAP) (Side D runout etched)
- Matrix / Runout: PAL - 30452 - G/A G A (HXMP) (Side B runout etched)
- Matrix / Runout: P BL-30452-1E COLUMBIA NY (Side C runout stamped)
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