LONNIE JOHNSON & MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT – BLUES & BALLADS + TODAY! (BLUESVILLE SERIES) – 180G LP BUNDLE
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Expected to ship the week of February 28, 2025.
This product is a PRE-ORDER. Ships by February 28, 2025.
Both albums have been pressed on 180-gram vinyl at QRP and are housed in a paper-wrapped tip-on jacket in partnership with Acoustic Sounds. (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. The albums contain an obi with liner notes by Scott Billington.
Blues & Ballads description:
Blues & Ballads is Lonnie Johnson’s third album, originally released in 1960. The diverse offering of originals and covers demonstrates Johnson’s versatility on guitar and vocals. Johnson is joined by his contemporaries Elmer Snowden and Wendell Marshall on this recording. AllMusic declared Johnson “effortlessly [reveals] his artistic range.”
Today! description:
Today! is Mississippi John Hurt’s third album, originally released in 1966. The album encompasses some of the first commercial recordings since his comeback from a 35-year career hiatus. It was added to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2009. According to Rolling Stone, Hurt is “the rare Delta blues legend who bowls you over with grace, generosity, and warmth.”