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Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Jewel Case)

by: Uncle Dave Macon, Rev Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Stripling Brothers, Kokomo Arnold, Bill Johnson's Louisiana Jug Band, Long Cleve Reed, Down Home Boys, Blind Blake, Ernest Stoneman

August 07, 2006
This is not just another reissue of old 78's .... this is a collection of rarities put together by a man who lives and breathes shellac. The discs on this CD are all prime copies, no elecktrickery; track 21 (Original Stack O'Lee Blues) is the only copy of this disc known to exist, one disc from a label that issued only 55 records....bought in a lot for ten dollars, that someone has since offered thirty thousand dollars for....but collectors never sell, they buy discs to listen to, not trade.

And Joe Bussard is the king of collectors, been at it since his teens, knows his stuff and loves his music...proper music that is. We are lucky that he chooses to share his collection with us and others who've heard his broadcasts....
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Midnight Blues

by: Kokomo Arnold


This is not just another reissue of old 78's .... this is a collection of rarities put together by a man who lives and breathes shellac. The discs on this CD are all prime copies, no elecktrickery; track 21 (Original Stack O'Lee Blues) is the only copy of this disc known to exist, one disc from a label that issued only 55 records....bought in a lot for ten dollars, that someone has since offered thirty thousand dollars for....but collectors never sell, they buy discs to listen to, not trade.

And Joe Bussard is the king of collectors, been at it since his teens, knows his stuff and loves his music...proper music that is. We are lucky that he chooses to share his collection with us and others who've heard his broadcasts....
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Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930's

by: Casey Bill Weldon, Arnold Kokomo

October 01, 1999
This back to back sampling of Casey Bill Weldon and Kokomo Arnold is an essential blues cd. Material by both these artists is pretty scarce, and this cd offers a fine selection from both of these masters of the bottleneck blues guitar, and the vocals are also fine.

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The Story of the Blues

by: Kokomo Arnold

November 08, 2004
Kokomo Arnold is not currently well represented on reissue CDs, which is a pity because he was an original, if somewhat repetitive, singer guitarist who at his best produced memorable and exciting work. Aside from the rather odd track selection of this compilation [eg no Milk Cow Blues, his original hit] it suffers from some appallingly heavy handed noise reduction which on several tracks gives the impression of Kokomo singing under water, and which introduces its own extraneous noises. If you can track them down, the long deleted Catfish or EPM compilations or maybe [according to other reviews] the 2 CD set on Classic Blues are better bets.

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Kokomo Arnold Vol.1 1930-1935

by: Kokomo Arnold

June 03, 2002
Kokomo Arnold is not currently well represented on reissue CDs, which is a pity because he was an original, if somewhat repetitive, singer guitarist who at his best produced memorable and exciting work. Aside from the rather odd track selection of this compilation [eg no Milk Cow Blues, his original hit] it suffers from some appallingly heavy handed noise reduction which on several tracks gives the impression of Kokomo singing under water, and which introduces its own extraneous noises. If you can track them down, the long deleted Catfish or EPM compilations or maybe [according to other reviews] the 2 CD set on Classic Blues are better bets.

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King of the Bottleneck Guitar 1934-1937

by: Kokomo Arnold

November 01, 1992
Kokomo Arnold is not currently well represented on reissue CDs, which is a pity because he was an original, if somewhat repetitive, singer guitarist who at his best produced memorable and exciting work. Aside from the rather odd track selection of this compilation [eg no Milk Cow Blues, his original hit] it suffers from some appallingly heavy handed noise reduction which on several tracks gives the impression of Kokomo singing under water, and which introduces its own extraneous noises. If you can track them down, the long deleted Catfish or EPM compilations or maybe [according to other reviews] the 2 CD set on Classic Blues are better bets.

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Kokomo Arnold Vol.4 1937-1938

by: Kokomo Arnold

March 01, 2000
Kokomo Arnold is not currently well represented on reissue CDs, which is a pity because he was an original, if somewhat repetitive, singer guitarist who at his best produced memorable and exciting work. Aside from the rather odd track selection of this compilation [eg no Milk Cow Blues, his original hit] it suffers from some appallingly heavy handed noise reduction which on several tracks gives the impression of Kokomo singing under water, and which introduces its own extraneous noises. If you can track them down, the long deleted Catfish or EPM compilations or maybe [according to other reviews] the 2 CD set on Classic Blues are better bets.

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Down In The Basement: Joe Bussard's Treasure Trove Of Vintage 78s 1926-1937 (Limited Edition Digipak)

by: Uncle Dave Macon, Rev Gary Davis, Big Bill Broonzy, Stripling Brothers, Kokomo Arnold, Two Poor Boys, Long Cleve Reed, Down Home Boys, Fields Ward, Grayson County Railsplitters, Ernest Stoneman, Sweet Brothers

October 13, 2003
This is not just another reissue of old 78's .... this is a collection of rarities put together by a man who lives and breathes shellac. The discs on this CD are all prime copies, no elecktrickery; track 21 (Original Stack O'Lee Blues) is the only copy of this disc known to exist, one disc from a label that issued only 55 records....bought in a lot for ten dollars, that someone has since offered thirty thousand dollars for....but collectors never sell, they buy discs to listen to, not trade.

And Joe Bussard is the king of collectors, been at it since his teens, knows his stuff and loves his music...proper music that is. We are lucky that he chooses to share his collection with us and others who've heard his broadcasts....
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Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters of the 1930's [CASSETTE]

by: Kokomo Arnold w, Weldon

October 09, 1992
This is not just another reissue of old 78's .... this is a collection of rarities put together by a man who lives and breathes shellac. The discs on this CD are all prime copies, no elecktrickery; track 21 (Original Stack O'Lee Blues) is the only copy of this disc known to exist, one disc from a label that issued only 55 records....bought in a lot for ten dollars, that someone has since offered thirty thousand dollars for....but collectors never sell, they buy discs to listen to, not trade.

And Joe Bussard is the king of collectors, been at it since his teens, knows his stuff and loves his music...proper music that is. We are lucky that he chooses to share his collection with us and others who've heard his broadcasts....
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Old Original Kokomo Blues

by: Kokomo Arnold


This is not just another reissue of old 78's .... this is a collection of rarities put together by a man who lives and breathes shellac. The discs on this CD are all prime copies, no elecktrickery; track 21 (Original Stack O'Lee Blues) is the only copy of this disc known to exist, one disc from a label that issued only 55 records....bought in a lot for ten dollars, that someone has since offered thirty thousand dollars for....but collectors never sell, they buy discs to listen to, not trade.

And Joe Bussard is the king of collectors, been at it since his teens, knows his stuff and loves his music...proper music that is. We are lucky that he chooses to share his collection with us and others who've heard his broadcasts....
This ... Read More: