American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36)

Tracklist

1	–Blind Willie Davis	I Believe I'll Go Back Home	2:43
2	–Eddie Head And His Family*	Down On Me	3:04
3	–Blind Mamie Forehand	Honey In The Rock	2:41
4	–Jaybird Coleman	I'm Gonna Cross The River Of Jordan Some O' These Days	3:00
5	–Patton* And Lee*	Oh Death	2:49
6	–Rev. I.B. Ware With Wife And Son	You Better Quit Drinking Shine	3:23
7	–Blind Joe Taggart	Been Listening All The Day	2:32
8	–William And Versey Smith	Sinner You'll Need King Jesus	2:52
9	–Rev. Edward W. Clayborn (The Guitar Evangelist)*	This Time Another Year You May Be Gone	2:49
10	–Eddie Head And His Family*	Lord I'm The True Vine	3:03
11	–Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother*	Woke Up This Morning (With My Mind On Jesus)	2:50
12	–Elder Otis Jones	Holy Mountain	3:06
13	–Rev. I.B. Ware With Wife And Son	I Wouldn't Mind Dying (But I Gotta Go By Myself)	2:57
14	–William And Versey Smith	Everybody Help The Boys Come Home	2:22
15	–Dennis Crumpton and Robert Summers	Everybody Ought To Pray Sometime	2:39
16	–Eddie Head And His Family*	Tryin' To Get Home	3:04
17	–Blind Roosevelt Graves And Brother*	I'll Be Rested (when The Roll Is Called)	2:29
18	–Bo Weavil Jackson	I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land	2:59
19	–Frank Palmes	Troubled 'Bout My Soul	2:53
20	–William And Versey Smith	When That Great Ship Went Down	2:50
21	–Washington White	I Am The Heavenly Way	3:01
22	–Austin Coleman with Joe Washington	Good Lord (Run Old Jeremiah)	3:31
23	–Luther Magby	Jesus Is Getting Ready For That Great Day	3:03
24	–William And Versey Smith	I Believe I'll Go Back Home	2:34
25	–Elder J.J. Hadley	Prayer Of Death - Part I	3:02
26	–Elder J.J. Hadley	Prayer Of Death - Part II	2:47

Credits

• Art Direction – Jeff Hunt
• Layout – Susan Archie
• Mastered By [78 Transfers To Dat] – Bruce Nemerov
• Mastered By [Additional Transfers] – Keith Miller
• Mastered By [Cd Mastering, Noise Reduction] – Charlie Pilzer, Dave Glasser*
• Research, Liner Notes – Gayle Dean Wardlow, John Fahey

Notes

Impossible without: Gayle Dean Wardlow, who provided rare 78s, materials and insights. Thanks to Bruce Nemerov and Charles Wolfe.

Original release with glossy card and plastic disc tray

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 6 30814 02062 0
• Matrix / Runout: DIDX-087415 1
• Mastering SID Code: IFPI L323
• Mould SID Code: IFPI 50D6

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
Rev 206	Various	American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) ‎(2xLP, Comp, Cle)	Revenant	Rev 206	US	1997
RVN 206	Various	American Primitive Vol. I: Raw Pre-War Gospel (1926-36) ‎(CD, Comp, RE)	Revenant	RVN 206	US	2005

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