Skip James - Yola My Blues Away

Skip James was one of the great early blues players. "Devil Got My Woman", "Hard Time Killing Floor Blues", "I'm So Glad" and "22-20 Blues" (later covered by Robert Johnson) are some of the greatest songs ever made using the blues idiom. This album has the complete collection of his recordings from the 1930's.

We were lucky enough that Skip James was rediscovered and recorded many of his songs again in the 1960's using much more modern recording equipment. In spite of this, you'll find some of the 1960's recordings lack in power and instrumental virtuosity what they gain in clarity.

This recording is special for this reason. Pristine Audio have done a fantastic job cleaning up as much noise as possible from these early recordings. They haven't created a perfectly clear recording, but considering many of the tracks had to be transferred from the only known record of the song, it's amazing how well they've done.

Full track listing:

Cherry Ball Blues (L-748-2)
Hard Time Killin' Floor Blues (L-752-2)
Paramount 13065
2 known copies

22-20 Blues (L-765-1)
If You Haven't Any Hay Get On Down The Road (L-766-1)
Paramount 13066
between 5 and 10 known copies

Illinois Blues (L-749-1)
Yola My Blues Away (L-753-1)
Paramount 13072
2 known copies

How Long "Buck" (L-761-1)
Little Cow And Calf Is Gonna Die Blues (L-763-1)
Paramount 13085
2, maybe 3 known copies

Devil Got My Woman (L-746-1)
Cypress Grove Blues (L-747-2)
Paramount 13088
8 known copies

I'm So Glad (L-759-1)
Special Rider Blues (L-760-2)
Paramount 13098
2 known copies

Four O'Clock Blues (L-750-1)
Hard-Luck Child (L-751-2)
Paramount 13106
4 known copies

Jesus Is A Mighty Good Leader (L-754-1)
Be Ready When He Comes (L-755-2)
Paramount 13108
3 known copies

Drunken Spree ((L-758-2)
What Am I To Do (L-764-1)
Paramount 13111
1 known copy

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