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The lonesome songster from Avalon
The songs on this album were released in numerous editions since 1971 under various titles like "The Original 1928 Recordings" (1971), "Mississippi John Hurt 1928 : Stack O' Lee Blues" and "1928 - His First Recordings" (1972), "The 1928 Sessions" (1979, 1988), "Avalon Blues : The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings" (1996), "Candy Man Blues : The Complete 1928 Sessions" (2004), "The Best of Mississippi John Hurt : Columbia Original Masters" (2008), "Blessed Be The Name : The Complete OKeh Recordings" (2010), "Spike Driver Blues - The Complete 1928 OKeh Recordings" (2016), "American Epic : The Best of Mississippi John Hurt" (2017) and "The Rough Guide To Mississippi John Hurt" (2019).
Needless to say that Delta blues amateurs almost know these great classics inside out. But this 2008 edition, "The Man From Avalon", stands out : it makes them sound almost like you never heard them before.
