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Series II: Sound Recordings (continued)
I'm satisfied
Monday morning blues
Cuts off before song's conclusion, when the tape runs out.
AFC 2011/026: SR026, March 24, 26, 29, 1963; April 2, 1963
on one side of on 1 side of 1 sound tape reel (16 min., 16 sec.) : analog, 15 ips, 1⁄2 track, 1 channel ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr026
Original ID #26. MJH 29 (written on reel). Dick Spottswood and Sandy Fisher are among the people who can be heard speaking on the recording.
Frankie and Johnnie
Trouble I've had it all my days
First take completed; second take cut off before the conclusion.
AFC 2011/026: SR027
on one side of 1 sound tape reel (6 min., 33 sec.): analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr027
Original ID #27. MJH 30 (written on reel ). One man can be heard in the background, in conversation with John. More people arrive partway into the recording.
Joe Turner blues
Avalon blues
Cut off before the conclusion.
AFC 2011/026: SR028, April 2, 1963
on one side of 1 sound tape reel (11 min., 14 sec.) : analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr028
The box has "31" written on it. Original ID #28. This recording seems to be from the same session as SR26 and/or SR27. Voices can be heard in the background (including Sandy Fisher), sometimes in conversation with John. Continued on SR29, mid-song. See SR31 for a similar dub to this recording.
Coffee blues
Got the blues (Can't be satisfied)
Waiting for you [cut off]
AFC 2011/026: SR029
on one side of 1 sound tape reel (9 min., 41 sec.): analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr029
Continued from SR28, mid-song; continued on SR30. The box and reel have"32" written on each. Original ID #29.
Waiting for you [end]
Salty dog
Make me a pallet on the floor
[Walter tunes the guitar for John]
[conversation]
The conversation is cut off before its conclusion.
AFC 2011/026: SR030
on one side of 1 sound tape reel (14 min., 15 sec.) : analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr030
Original ID #30. Continued from SR29. On the tape container: "33."
Richland woman blues
Candy man
Louis Collins
Oh, Mary don't you weep
Do Lord, remember me
AFC 2011/026: SR031, March 24, 26, 29, 1963; April 2, 1963
1 sound tape reel (Side A: 30 min., 56 sec.; Side B: 32 min., 1 sec.): analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr031
Original ID #31. John Hurt Session dubs (6) Sandy Fisher and Peter Silitch present. See SR28 for notes; SR28 and SR31 are dubbed from the same source.
Side A
00:55 Worried blues
07:17 Joe Turner blues
11:40 Cow hooking blues
18:21 Avalon blues
22:36 Coffee blues
26:34 Got the blues (Can't be satisfied)
Side B
00:20 [warming up]
01:09 Spanish fandang
First take. While the song is sometimes documented as "Spanish fandango," Hurt himself called it "Spanish fandang."
03:17 Spanish fandang
Second take.
05:16 Casey Jones
08:57 Sliding Delta
Cut off before the conclusion.
11:03 Avalon blues
First take.
13:18 Avalon blues
Second take. Cut off before the conclusion.
13:26 Waiting for you
Cut off at the beginning; cuts out again at 15:26.
15:57 I'm satisfied
18:44 Monday morning blues
Cut off before the conclusion.
21:00 Frankie and Johnnie
26:06 Trouble, I've had it all my days
AFC 2011/026: SR032, April 2, 1963
1 sound tape reel (Side A: 31 min., 49 sec.; Side B: 31 min., 51 sec.) : analog ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr032
Original ID #32. John Hurt Session dubs (5) / Silitch [Peter Silitch]. Possibly recorded at Sandy Fisher's house. Dick Spottswood was also present. John plays 12-string guitar.
Side A
5:50 Candy man
8:58 Sliding Delta
First take.
14:11 Sliding Delta
Second take.
17:17 Candy man
False start.
17:43 Candy man
19:54 I'm satisfied
22:33 Richland woman blues
26:31 Monday morning blues
Cut off at the beginning, and starts at the wrong speed.
28:21 Monday morning blues
Side B
01:22 Coffee blues
04:45 Frankie and Johnnie
First take.
09:08 Frankie and Johnnie
Second take.
13:17 All night long
15:18 Monday morning blues
21:01 When I lay my burden down
25:34 Blessed be the name
Fragment of an instrumental version of the song.
26:00 Casey Jones
AFC 2011/026: SR033, December 15, 1963
1 sound tape reel (Side A: 32 min., 10 sec.; Side B: 32 min., 15 sec.) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 4 track ; 7 in.
digital_ID: afc2011026_sr033
Original ID #33. John Hurt and Dock Boggs workshop recorded by Folk Workshop, 1344 W. Jerome St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From the beginning of the recording, a regular, high-pitched squeak or beep can be heard on the recording, possibly introduced by the recording device. Tape has drop out between 27:20-27:24. Mike Seeger may be heard speaking briefly on Side B.
Side A
00:43 See See Rider
05:17 Waiting for you
08:32 [Question and answer segment]
13:57 Let the mermaid flirt with me
18:36 Candy man
22:19 Casey Jones
26:50 [Question and answer segment]
Side B
00:29 Stagolee
04:18: Rowan County Crew
Dock Boggs, singing and playing banjo.
12:14 [Question and answer segment]
16:49 Old Joe's barroom
21:44 Down South blues
24:17 [Dock talks about discover the banjo and learning to play]
26:50 Bright sunny South
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