Down in the Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove of Vintage 78s (CD, Jan-2006, Old Hat Enterprises)

Album Features
UPC:	670725200421
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2006
Record Label:	Old Hat Enterprises
Genre:	Blues, Harmonica

Track Listing
1. Lost Child, The - The Stripling Brothers
2. How You Want It Done? - Big Bill & Cool Tones
3. , The (New) Call of the Freaks - Luis Russell & His Orchestra
4. School House Fire, The - The Dixon Brothers
5. Greenback Dollar - Weems String Band
6. You Got to Go Down - Blind Gary
7. Old Ark's a Moving, The - A.A. Gray/Seven-Foot Dilly
8. Runnin' Wild - James Cole
9. Keep It Clean - Charley Jordan
10. Get the "L" on Down the Road - Bill Johnson
11. I Got a Bulldog - Ernest V. Stoneman/Sweet Brothers
12. Old Hen Cackle - Coleman & Harper
13. Song from a Cotton Field - Bessie Brown
14. Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry
15. Easy Rider Blues - Soileau & Robin
16. Hot Lips - Bill Brown & His Brownies
17. Uncle Dave's Beloved Solo - Uncle Dave Macon
18. Hastings Street - Blind Blake/Charlie Spand/Blind Blake-Charlie Spand
19. Ain't That Trouble in Mind - Field Ward & The Grayson County Railsplitters
20. Give the World a Smile - Corley Family
21. Original Stack O'Lee Blues - Long "Cleve" Reed
22. Hot Town - Fess Williams & His Royal Flush Orchestra
23. Paddlin' Blues - Gitfiddle Jim
24. Plow Boy Hop - Grinnell Giggers

Details
Producer:	Marshall Wyatt (Compilation)
Distributor:	Redeye Music Distribution
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Mono
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Joe Bussard is a veteran record collector (owning over 25,000 78s) and disc jockey who delights in sharing his recorded treasures with others. This CD allows one the opportunity to hear some of his favorite recordings, many of which are rarities. The 24 selections include country blues, 1920s good-time music, a few jazz performances (the most common of the recordings), early country music, string bands, and several unclassifiable numbers. Long "Cleve" Reed's "Original Stack O'Lee Blues" is heard from its only existing copy. Ranging from Big Bill Broonzy and Luis Russell's jazz band to Gene Autry and Gitfiddle Jim, this is a valuable set that is quite enjoyable from start to finish. Bussard's enthusiasm for early music is felt throughout the extensive liner notes, which tell tales of his life as a record collector. This single CD (hopefully there will be more) is highly recommended to those wondering what the excitement is to pre-swing music. ~ Scott Yanow

Editorial Reviews
4 stars out of 5 - ...[These] blues, gospel and country songs prove that Bussard is right - it doesn't get better than this...
Mojo

All of the tracks are rare gems.
Dirty Linen (20040201)