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Elizabeth Cotten
When I'm Gone
Folkways
LP
$17

“This is the third volume of work for Folkways by one of the most important acoustic guitarists of the 20th Century, originally released in 1965. Produced by musician Alice Gerrard and recorded by folklorist/musician Mike Seeger, When I'm Gone is the perfect introduction to the queen of folk-blues. An absolute classic lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.” – Folkways

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East New York Ensemble de Music
At the Helm
Folkways
LP
$17

“Bilal Abdurahman's East New York Ensemble de Music came out of the diverse community of Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, where African, West Indian & black American cultures converged. First and foremost a deep Spiritual Jazz record, At The Helm also incorporates elements of the West Indies, and both the Near and Far East. Originally released in 1974 this is an incredible, and unjustly forgotten, record lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.” – Folkways

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Sarah Webster Fabio
Jujus / Alchemy of the Blues
Folkways
LP
$17

“Sarah Webster Fabio was a poet, scholar, activist and a leading figure in the world of African-American Studies. Born in Nashville, TN she taught at Merritt College in Oakland, CA at the same time that Black Panthers Bobby Seale and Huey Newton were students there, and she helped to start the UC Berkeley African-American Studies department. In 1976 she released this album of poetry backed by one of the funkiest bands on the West Coast, which included a number of her children. This is an absolutely stunning record of spoken word and funk, back in print on LP so you don't have to spend upwards of $2,000 on eBay. Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.” – Folkways. A hot one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSeSNQTeIH8

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Roscoe Holcomb
The High Lonesome Sound
Folkways
LP
$15
“Originally released in 1965, this is Holcomb’s first full album for Folkways. The man for whom the term The High Lonesome Sound was coined certainly shows why here. This is Appalachian folk music, both beautiful and harsh, harrowing and tender. Essential recordings from this Kentucky native lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet.” – Folkways