SORM Playlist #15-07: Back to Shellac
(airing the week starting 2-11-15)
With the introduction of CDs back in the early 80’s many felt the demise of the LP was at hand. For the past decade there has been a marked increase in the popularity of LPs and 78s, sometimes fetching 5 figures in auctions worldwide. Recently, a couple of recording engineers have begun The 78 Project. Traveling with a Presto 78RPM disc cutting machine to record artists in the old-time way, one shot no overdubs. They have released 2 LPs of their recordings and produced a documentary film which is screening across the US. We’ll hear three selections from the LPs and some of my favorite selections recorded on 78’s including a couple from The Anthology of American Folk Music (the Harry Smith collection) and an early classic from Joe Bussard’s Fonotone records. Back to Shellac!
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Artist / “Title” / CD / Label
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs Of Hope And Struggle /
Smithsonian-Folkways
Lonnie Johnson & Eddie Lang / “Guitar Blues” / Steppin’ On the
Blues / Columbia
Louis Michot, Corey Ledet & Ashlee Michot / “’Trape Mon Chapeau” /
The 78 Project / The 78 Project
John Reilly & Tom Brosseau / “Careless Love” / The 78 Project /
The 78 Project
Rev. John Wilkins / “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me” / The 78
Project / The 78 Project
Ossman-Dudley Trio / “Dixie Girl” / Rags to Rhythms / Memphis Archives
King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band / “Canal Street Blues” / The Best
of King Oliver / Blues Forever
Little Hat Jones / “Kentucky Blues” / Texas Blues Guitar (1929-1935) / DA
Cannon’s Jug Stompers / “Bring It With You When You Come” / Best of
Cannons Jug Stompers / Yazoo
Lonnie Johnson / “Playing With the Strings” / Steppin’ On the
Blues / Columbia
Michael Coleman / “Lord McDonald” / Michael Coleman / Gael Linn
Sol Hoopi / “Farewell Blues” / Hula Blues / Rounder
Las Cuatro Huasas / “La Papa Araucana” / Hot Women / Kein & Aber
Golden Gate Quartet / “Travelin’ Shoes” / Travelin’ Shoes / RCA
Eck Robertson / “Brilliancy Medley” / The Anthology of American
Folk Music / Smithsonian Folkways
The Carter Family / “Little Moses” / The Anthology of American
Folk Music / Smithsonaian Folkways
Blind Thomas (John Fahey) / “Wanda Russell’s Blues” / Fonotone
Records / Dust to Digital
Pete Seeger / “If I Had A Hammer” / Songs of Hope and Struggle /
Smithsonian-Folkways