Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

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Total Tracks: 12   Total Length: 51:13

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...Revival Skip James

barbad

I like how people are amazed at the quality of these recordings, from the late 60s! It's an OK set but if you wish to download an album, I suggest that you pick one which features his wonderful piano playing as well

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Great Quality

Pelican

Pristine recording quality, and Skip's voice is beautiful here. Gotta say, the title track is going to stick with me for life.

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incerdible sound.

samaepstein

unbelievable recording quality for this artist. one of my favorite albums

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Hard Time Killing Floor Blues was the first session Skip James recorded following his rediscovery by John Fahey and Henry Vestine in the mid-’60s. Though he had not played the blues for more than 20 years, his skills were largely undiminished, and he turns in a fantastic set here. James was the pinnacle of the Bentonia (Mississippi) sound, which combines complex fingerpicking with falsetto vocals, resulting in somewhat spooky-sounding strain of blues. James reprises several of his 1931 Paramount sides on this session, as well as a couple new tunes that chronicle the illnesses of James’ latter days. Anyone with a passing interest in acoustic blues should own some James. This set would make a great starting point, especially for those who don’t take well to the surface noise that can accompany his ’30s sessions. The new mastering here sounds rich and warm. Highly recommended. [This set was previously released as Biograph 122, with a different running order.] – Sean Westergaard

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