Compilation of some of the best songs recorded for the Testament label between 1961 and 1967.
Mostly recorded in the south by aging players who never would have gotten their due, had the label not gone out of their way to capture them in these years. The assortment of tracks is really well-chosen – and most of the work is very rootsy and acoustic – with guitar and vocals as the core elements that drive the sound throughout.
Here we have the deep spirituals of Fred and Annie McDowell, the haunting music of Peg Leg Howell, the long form lonesome blues of Skip James contemporary Jack Owens, the pretty drifting tunes of Elijah Brown and the plaintive ballads of Jimmie Tarlton. No filler allowed – just the heaviest stuff Mississippi Records could find.
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A co-release with Sutro Park, the king of all contemporary blues reissue labels. Limited edition vinyl of 2,000 copies.
1. Elijah Brown – Pearline
2. Fred McDowell – Amazing Grace
3. Eddie Lee Jones – She’s Mine, She’s Your’s
4. Jack Owens – Jack Ain’t Had No Water
5. Jimmie Tarlton – Low Bonnie
6. Peg Leg Howell – Blood Red River
7. Fred McDowell – Get Right Church
8. Elijah Brown – Windin’ Ball
9. Jimmie Tarlton – Banks of the Ohio
10. Jack Owens – Must Have Been The Devil
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