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Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die: The Recorded Works
Label:	MONK (ITALY)
Format:	4LP BOX
Price:	$122.00
Catalog #:	MK 300LP

2010 repress. "An absolute collector's item, this box features Patton's recordings from 1929 to 1934 all in one treat. Four albums and all you want to hear from the incredible king of Delta blues. If you're not already a blues maniac, you'll become one when you see this. Includes 6 postcards, a poster and a booklet. Contains the 3 different volumes of the Electrically Recorded trilogy (Prayer Of Death, High Water Everywhere and Jesus Is A Dying-Bed Maker) plus a forth LP available only in this box."

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Electrically Recorded: Prayer Of Death
Label:	MONK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	MK 304LP

"From the granddaddy of Delta blues comes this incredible compilation of his greatest songs. Charley Patton's influence on music cannot be overstated. He began playing music around 1900 and by the time he was 19, about a decade later, he had already written his most popular tune 'Pony Blues' and was on his way to becoming the first superstar of the Delta Blues and a household name. He was soon the most requested performer all over the South and influenced many young musicians, like Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Robert Johnson, to name a few. But it was not only his mastery of the guitar and incredible vocal style that gained him popularity. His rock star-style showmanship and stage antics -- like playing guitar down on his knees or behind his back -- with a girl on each arm and drink in hand after the show, made him the idol of young would-be musicians (and non) everywhere he played. And like a true rock star, by age 42 he was dead, which of course, only fuelled his fame."

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Electrically Recorded: High Water Everywhere
Label:	MONK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	MK 307LP

"One step further into the life and music of this true superstar of early blues, this compilation features the two-part 'High Water Everywhere,' considered to be one of the greatest blues songs of all time, along with other pearls like 'Devil Sent The Rain Blues,' making this second episode of Monk's retrospective on Patton, another must have. Patton's ability to put the harsh everyday struggle of the Delta dwellers into music makes him one of the most enduring and soulful musicians in the entire history of blues." All tracks recorded in Grafton, WI, October 1929.

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Electrically Recorded: Moon Going Down
Label:	MONK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	MK 311LP

"One of the earliest figures in American music, Charley Patton is not only often credited with being the father of the Delta Blues, but perhaps equally importantly was one of the first true 'rock stars' of American music. Not that he played rock music (according to musicologist Robert Palmer, he played 'deep blues, white hillbilly songs, nineteenth-century ballads, and other varieties of black and white country dance music'), but he acted like a modern rock star: flashy clothes, flashy stage performances, virtuoso guitar playing, and a 'live fast / die young' lifestyle. The tracks found here feature another giant of the Delta blues: Willie Brown. Although Willie Brown was an accomplished vocalist and his guitar playing was second to none, Brown was perhaps best known as a sideman (and for his seminal 'Make Me A Pallet On The Floor'), accompanying Robert Johnson, Son House and, as heard here, Charley Patton. He appeared on many of Patton's sessions recorded between 1930-1934 and his amazing guitar playing can be heard here on 'Moon Going Down', 'Some Summer Day', as well as on his own 'Dry Well Blues'. Much of the material recorded here was recorded in 1934 in NYC, just months before his death. 'Hang It On The Wall' and 'Poor Me', recorded in February, were the last songs he ever recorded."

Artist:	PATTON, CHARLEY
Title:	Founder Of The Delta Blues
Label:	YAZOO
Format:	2LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	YAZ 1020HLP

"Charley (a.k.a. Charlie) Patton was the most powerful blues recording artist of all time, considered by many to be the single most important figure in the history of traditional blues. He was a profound shaper and a giant figure in early Mississippi Delta music. The combined power of his vocal and guitar dynamics is unparalleled and he was the Delta's first blues celebrity." This reissue reproduces the front and back cover of Yazoo's original 1970 release. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

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

"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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