Blind Willie McTell – The Definitive Blind Willie McTell

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Label:	Columbia – C2K 53234, Legacy – C2K 53234
Series:	Roots N' Blues
Format:	2 x CD, Compilation, Repress
Country:	US
Released:
Genre:	Blues
Style:	Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, East Coast Blues

Tracklist

1-1	Blind Sammie–	Atlanta Strut	3:08
1-2	Blind Sammie–	Travelin' Blues	3:13
1-3	Blind Sammie–	Come On Around To My House Mama	3:01
1-4	Blind Sammie–	Kind Mama	2:56
1-5	Blind Sammie–	Talkin' To Myself	3:09
1-6	Blind Sammie–	Razor Ball	3:18
1-7	Blind Sammie–	Southern Can Is Mine	3:13
1-8	Blind Sammie–	Broke Down Engine Blues	3:07
1-9	Georgia Bill–	Stomp Down Rider	3:06
1-10	Georgia Bill–	Scarey Day Blues	3:00
1-11	Mary Willis*–	Rough Alley Blues Guitar, Vocals – Blind Willie McTell	3:15
1-12	Ruth Day–	Experience Blues Guitar, Speech – Guitar Sammie	3:10
1-13	Ruth Day–	Painful Blues Guitar, Speech – Guitar Sammie	2:52
1-14	Georgia Bill–	Low Rider's Blues Guitar, Speech – Curley Weaver	3:17
1-15	Georgia Bill–	Georgia Rag	3:02
1-16	Mary Willis*–	Low Down Blues Guitar – Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver	3:11
1-17	Blind Willie & Partner–	Warm It Up To Me	2:54
1-18	Blind Willie & Partner–	It's Your Time To Worry	3:02
1-19	Blind Willie & Partner–	It's A Good Little Thing	2:50
1-20	Curley Weaver & Partner–	You Was Born To Die	2:49
1-21	Curley Weaver & Partner–	Dirty Mistreater Guitar – Buddy Moss	3:08
2-1	Blind Willie & Partner–	Lord Have Mercy If You Please	2:56
2-2	Blind Willie & Partner–	Don't You See How This World Made A Change	2:53
2-3	Blind Willie & Partner–	Savannah Mama	3:14
2-4	Blind Willie*–	Broke Down Engine	3:12
2-5	Blind Willie*–	Broke Down Engine No.2	2:52
2-6	Blind Willie*–	My Baby's Gone	2:57
2-7	Blind Willie*–	Love Makin' Mama #1 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:53
2-8	Blind Willie*–	Love Makin' Mama #2 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:50
2-9	Blind Willie*–	Death Room Blues #1 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:49
2-10	Blind Willie*–	Death Room Blues #2 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:56
2-11	Blind Willie*–	Death Cell Blues Guitar – Curley Weaver	3:08
2-12	Blind Willie*–	Lord Send Me An Angel #1 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:52
2-13	Blind Willie*–	Lord Send Me An Angel #2 Guitar – Curley Weaver	2:55
2-14	Blind Willie & Partner–	B & O Blues No.2 #1	3:00
2-15	Blind Willie & Partner–	B & O Blues No.2 #2	2:48
2-16	Blind Willie & Partner–	Weary Hearted Blues	3:00
2-17	Blind Willie & Partner–	Bell St.Lightnin'	2:52
2-18	Blind Willie & Partner–	Southern Can Mama	2:54
2-19	Blind Willie & Partner–	Runnin' Me Crazy	3:03
2-20	Blind Willie & Partner–	East St.Louis Blues (Fare You Well)	2:52

Companies, etc.

Mastered At – Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles
Copyright © – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured By – Columbia
Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – DIDP-080717
Glass Mastered At – Sony Music, Pitman – DIDP-080718

Credits

Art Direction – Howard Fritzson
CGI Artist [Cover Photo Computer Graphics Retouching] – Russell Angrisani
Coordinator [Packaging Manager] – Gina Campanaro
Guitar – Curley Weaver (tracks: 2-14 to 2-20)
Guitar, Vocals – Blind Sammie (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Blind Willie* (tracks: 1-17 to 1-19, 2-1 to 2-20), Blind Willie McTell (tracks: 1-20), Curley Weaver (tracks: 1-17, 1-19 to 2-2), Georgia Bill (tracks: 1-9, 1-10, 1-14, 1-15)
Liner Notes – David Evans (8)
Producer [Series Producer], Liner Notes – Lawrence Cohn
Remastered By [Archival Restoration And Mastering] – David Mitson
Speech – Blind Willie McTell (tracks: 1-21)
Supervised By [Project Director] – Adam Block
Vocals – Ruth Day (tracks: 1-12, 1-13), Mary Willis* (tracks: 1-11, 1-16)

Notes

Archival restoration and mastering performed at Sony Music Studios, Los Angeles.

Original Matrix Information:
1-1: Atlanta, Georgia, October 30, 1929 (W149299-2, Columbia 14657-D)
1-2: Atlanta, Georgia, October 30, 1929 (W149300-1, Columbia 14484-D)
1-3: Atlanta, Georgia, October 30, 1929 (W149302-2, Columbia 14484-D)
1-4: Atlanta, Georgia, October 31, 1929 (W149319-2, Columbia 14657-D)
1-5: Atlanta, Georgia, April 17, 1930 (W150257-2, 194922-1, Columbia 14551-D)
1-6: Atlanta, Georgia, April 17, 1930 (W150258-2, 194923-2, Columbia 14551-D)
1-7: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W151904-1, Columbia 14632-D)
1-8: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W151905-1, Columbia 14632-D)
1-9: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W405002-1, OKeh 8936)
1-10: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W405003-1, OKeh 8936)
1-11: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W405004-1, OKeh 8921)
1-12: Atlanta, Georgia, October 23, 1931 (W151906-1, Columbia 14642-D)
1-13: Atlanta, Georgia, October 21, 1931 (W151907-1, Columbia 14642-D)
1-14: Atlanta, Georgia, October 31, 1931 (W405084-1, OKeh 8924)
1-15: Atlanta, Georgia, October 31, 1931 (W405085-1, OKeh 8924)
1-16: Atlanta, Georgia, October 31, 1931 (W405086-1, OKeh 8921)
1-17: New York City, September 14, 1933 (14008-2, Vocalion 02595)
1-18: New York City, September 14, 1933 (14009-2, Vocalion unissued)
1-19: New York City, September 14, 1933 (14010-1, Vocalion 02622)
1-20: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14024-1, ARC unissued)
1-21: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14025-1, ARC unissued)
2-1: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14027-1, Vocalion 02623)
2-2: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14034-1, Vocalion 02623)
2-3: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14035-1, Vocalion 02568)
2-4: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14036-2, Vocalion 02577)
2-5: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14037-3, Vocalion unissued)
2-6: New York City, September 18, 1933 (14038-2, Vocalion 02668)
2-7: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14045-1, Vocalion unissued)
2-8: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14045-2, Vocalion unissued)
2-9: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14048-1, Vocalion unissued)
2-10: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14048-2, Vocalion unissued)
2-11: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14049-1, Vocalion 02577)
2-12: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14050-1, Vocalion unissued)
2-13: New York City, September 19, 1933 (14050-2, Vocalion unissued)
2-14: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14066-1, Vocalion 025685)
2-15: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14066-2, Vocalion unissued)
2-16: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14067-1, Vocalion 02668)
2-17: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14068-1, Vocalion unissued)
2-18: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14069-2, Vocalion 02622)
2-19: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14070-1, Vocalion 02595)
2-20: New York City, September 21, 1933 (14071-1, Vocalion unissued)

© 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc./℗ 1994 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Manufactured by Columbia Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 0 7464-53234-2 8
Other (Disc 1 Catalog Number): CK 53799
Other (Disc 2 Catalog Number): CK 53800
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 1): DIDP-080717 G2 1B 02
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI L422
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 1): IFPI 7249
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 1): DIDP-080718 G2 1A 03
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI L422
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 1): IFPI 7212
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 2): DIDP-080717 L4 1C 06
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI L424
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 2): IFPI 7242
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 2): DIDP-080718 H3 1A 04
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI L423
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 2): IFPI 7263
Matrix / Runout (CD1, variant 3): DIDP-080717 G2 1B 02
Mastering SID Code (CD1, variant 3): IFPI L422
Mould SID Code (CD1, variant 3): IFPI 7210
Matrix / Runout (CD2, variant 3): DIDP-080718 G3 1A 01
Mastering SID Code (CD2, variant 3): IFPI L423
Mould SID Code (CD2, variant 3): IFPI 7263

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (2×CD, Compilation)	Columbia, Legacy	475701 2	Europe	1994
New Submission	The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (2×CD, Compilation)	Columbia, Legacy	475701 2	Europe	1994
New Submission	The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (2×Cassette, Compilation)	Columbia, Legacy	C2T 53234, CT 53799	US	1994
New Submission	The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (2×CD, Compilation, Mono)	Columbia, Legacy	C2K 53234	US	1994
New Submission	The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (2×CD, Compilation, Reissue, Mono)	Music On CD, Sony Music, Columbia, Legacy	MOCCD13424, 8718627224717	Europe	2017