The Immortal Ma Rainey

Red Milestone center labels with black ink and the Milestone logo in darker red with white type (reading "Milestone") below. Bottom left line on back cover reads: "MILESTONE RECORDS are distributed by FANTASY RECORDS, 10th and Parker, Berkeley, California 94710" Heavy cardboard sleeve with pasted-on light paper. Back Sleeve: All selections were recorded in Chicago, and first issued on Paramount. Re-recorded to tape, from 78 rpm shellac originals, by John Steiner. Re-mastered, October, 1966, by Ray Haggerty (Madison Sound Studios). Reissued by special arrangement with John Steiner. Front reads: " The Immortal Ma Rainey first of the great blues singers in twelve classic performances never previously reissued on LP" First issues: Jealous Hearted Blues on Paramount 12252 / 1924 Cell Bound Blues on Para 12257 / 1925 Army Camp Harmony Blues & Explainin' The Blues on Para 12284 / 1925 Night Time Blues & 'Fore Day Honry Scat on Para 12303 / Early 1926 Rough And Tumble Blues & Memphis Bound Blues on Para 12311 / Early 1926 Slave To The Blues on Para 12332 / Summer 1926 Bessemer Bound Blues on Para 12374 / Summer 1926 Slow Driving Moan & Gone Daddy Blues on Para 12526 / 1927

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout: MLP 2001-A-1 T1 (Side A, etched)
• Matrix / Runout: MLP 2001 B-T2-T1 (Side B, etched)
• Matrix / Runout: (MLP-2001 A) (Center label side A)
• Matrix / Runout: (MLP-2001 B) (Center label side B)

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