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Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues: The Worlds of Charley Pat
Label:	REVENANT
Format:	7CD
Price:	$155.00
Catalog #:	RVN 212CD

A mammoth slip-cased boxset, weighing in at over 6 lbs! "Historical Revisionism has writ large the name of Robert Johnson in blues annals while according Charley Patton a comparative footnote. One of the founders of Mississippi Delta blues, Patton (1891-1931) was already the long-reigning kingpin of Delta bluesmen when Johnson was still in short pants. Take a listen and hear why many consider Patton the best there ever was. Possessor of a driving, percussive guitar style, a gravel-encrusted holler, often improvisatory lyrics, complex rhythmic dynamics, an unequalled 'talking' bottleneck and a deep reservoir of melodic hooks, Patton conjured up songstuffs that gave vent to both a restless artistic temperament and a palpable, lingering rage. A 7-CD primer on Mississippi Delta blues with Charley Patton as the central, generative figure, this set features 5 CDs with all issued and unissued recordings by Patton and sessionmates Son House, Willie Brown. Louise Johnson, Henry 'Son' Sims, Bertha Lee, Delta Big Four, Buddy Boy Hawkins, Edith North Johnson, and even talent scout HC Speir; a 6th CD of artists in Charley's 'orbit' like Ma Rainey, Howlin' Wolf, Poor Boy Lofton, Kid Bailey, Walter Rhodes, Rube Lacy, Blind Joe Reynolds (newly discovered track!), Tommy Johnson and Pops Staples; and a 7th CD of interviews with Patton associates Staples, Wolf, Speir and Patton protege Booker Miller. All tracks are fully remastered and pitch-corrected from the best possible sources, resulting in the definitive versions of this material. Also included are a freestanding reprint of John Fahey's 1970 Patton book, 128 pages of exhaustive new notes by Fahey and blues scholars David Evans, Dick Spottswood, and Ed Komara, complete lyric transcriptions, full-size reproductions of the 6 original 1929 Paramount ads, a full set of 78 record label stickers from all Charley's Paramount, Vocalion and Herwin releases, and dozens of other dazzling visuals. All housed in a deluxe '78 Album' hard-cover book and slipcase."

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	The Best of Charlie Patton
Label:	YAZOO
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	YAZ 2069

"Charlie Patton is considered by many to be the single most important figure in the history of traditional blues as performer, influence and inspiration. The combined power of his vocal and guitar dynamics is unparalleled, and his legacy is an imposing body of powerful and eloquent music. The Mississippi Delta is at the heart of the blues and Charlie Patton is the essence of Mississippi Delta blues. For this release YaZoo has re-mastered these classic recordings in the finest sound reproduction ever, far surpassing anything done before. Features his 20 greatest performances."

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Primeval Blues, Rags, and Gospel Songs
Label:	YAZOO
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	YAZ 2074CD

"Charley Patton is considered by many to be the single most important figure in the history of traditional blues as performer, influence and inspiration. The combined power of his vocal and guitar dynamics is unparalleled, and his legacy is an imposing body of powerful and eloquent music. This collection focuses on the wide breadth and scope of Patton's repertoire -- in addition to his unparalleled primitive blues, there are powerful early back-country rags, gospel songs and more. These performances are the Dead Sea scrolls of early black rural music. For this release Yazoo has re-mastered these classic recordings in the finest sound reproduction ever, far surpassing anything done before."

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