The Empress

The Empress

Bessie Smith

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Bessie Smith — The Empress — Columbia US Press
VinylColumbiaUS
VG+ / VG+
VinylLPAlbumCompilationMono#60483

cover has stain.

$7.00

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Bessie Smith — The Empress — Columbia US Press

1 item in stock

VinylLPAlbumCompilationMono
VG+ / VG+#60483
$7.00
cover has stain.
Tracklist
  • A1. Sing Sing Prison Blues
  • A2. Follow The Deal On Down
  • A3. Sinful Blues
  • A4. Woman's Trouble Blues
  • A5. Love Me Daddy Blues
  • A6. Dying Gambler's Blues
  • A7. St. Louis Blues
  • A8. Reckless Blues
  • B1. Sobbin' Hearted Blues
  • B2. Cold In Hand Blues
  • B3. You've Been A Good Ole Wagon
  • B4. Cake Walkin' Blues
  • B5. The Yellow Dog Blues
  • B6. Soft Pedal Blues
  • B7. Dixie Flyer Blues
  • B8. Nashville Woman's Blues
  • C1. Muddy Water
  • C2. There'll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight
  • C3. Trombone Cholly
  • C4. Send Me To The 'Lectric Chair
  • C5. Them's Graveyard Words
  • C6. Hot Springs Blues
  • C7. Sweet Mistreator
  • C8. Lock And Key
  • D1. Mean Old Bedbug Blues
  • D2. A Good Man Is Hard To Find
  • D3. Homeless Blues
  • D4. Looking For My Man Blues
  • D5. Dyin' By The Hour
  • D6. Foolish Man Blues
  • D7. Thinking Blues
  • D8. Pickpocket Blues
Notes

Date per Billboard October 28, 1971, p. 53 "Album Reviews". Side A & D and B & C likewise are coupled on one record. This is the fourth of five two-record sets. Previously released as: A1: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140170-1). December 6, 1924. A2: Columbia 14052 (mx 140161-5) A3: Columbia 14052-D (mx 140162-5). December 11, 1924. A4: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140166-6) A5: Columbia 14060-D (mx 140167-5). December 12, 1924. A6: Columbia 14051-D (mx 140176-2). December 13, 1924. A7: Columbia 15064-D (mx 140241-1) A8: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140242-1). January 14, 1925. B1: Columbia 14056-D (mx 140249-2) B2: Columbia 14064-D (mx 140250-2) B3: Columbia 14079-D (mx 140251-1). January 14, 1925. B4: Columbia 35673 (mx W-140585-2) B5: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140586-1). May 5, 1925. B6: Columbia 14075-D (mx W-140601-2). May 14, 1925. B7: Columbia 14079-D (mx W-140607-1). May 15, 1925. B8: Columbia 14090-D (mx W-140625-2). May 26, 1925. C1: Columbia 14197-D (mx W-143569-1) C2: Columbia 14219-D (mx W-143570-2). March 2, 1927. C3: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143575-3) C4: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143576-2) C5: Columbia 14209-D (mx W-143583-2) C6: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-143584-2). March 3, 1927. C7: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-143735-3) C8: Columbia 14232-D (mx W-143736-3). April 1, 1927. D1: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144796-3) D2: Columbia 14250-D (mx W-144797-3) D3: Columbia 14260-D (mx W-144800-3). September 27, 1927. D4: Columbia 14569-D (mx W-144801-3). September 28, 1927. D5: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144918-1) D6: Columbia 14273-D (mx W-144919-3). October 27, 1927. D7: Columbia 14292-D (mx W-145626-2) D8: Columbia 14304-D (mx W-145627-1). February 9, 1928. All selections were recorded in New York City. Inside Cover Photo: Courtesy of the Estate of Carl Van Vechten

Additional Notes

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Rights Society: ASCAP (A1, A7, A8, B2 to C1, C3 to C5, D1, D2, D6 to D8)
  • Matrix / Runout: AL 30819 (Label side A)
  • Matrix / Runout: AL 30820 (Label side B)
  • Matrix / Runout: BL 30820 (Label side C)
  • Matrix / Runout: BL 30819 (Label side D)
  • Matrix / Runout: P P AL 30819-1F (Side A runout stamped, variant 1)
  • Matrix / Runout: AL 30820-1F o (Side B runout stamped, variant 1)
  • Matrix / Runout: BL 30820-1J (Side C runout stamped, variant 1)
  • Matrix / Runout: P P BL 30819-1F V (Side D runout stamped, variant 1)
  • Matrix / Runout: P P AL 30819-1D 2 B 1 (Side A runout stamped, variant 2)
  • Matrix / Runout: o P AL 30820-1C 1 T 1 A (Side B runout stamped, variant 2)
  • Matrix / Runout: BL 30820-1J 1 A 1 (Side C runout stamped, variant 2)
  • Matrix / Runout: P P BL 30819-1D 2 3 B (Side D runout stamped, variant 2)

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