tracks

Hump In My Back
Brother Low Down
Berkeley's Junko Partner
Tight Like That
Moose March
Highway 49
Oakland Blues
Greystone (Alameda County Jail) Blues
I Know You Didn't Want Me
Night Shirt Blues
Stop Time
Hear Me Howling
Stand Alone Blues
Brenda
Changed The Lock On My Door
Bald Eagle Train (Take 1)
Tom Moore's Farm
Up On Telegraph (Avenue)
Lady Luck
I Feel Like I'm Fixin' To Die Rag
You Turned Your Back
How Could I Stand It
Don't Forget Me, Love
Charles Giteau
Midnight Blues
Depression Gone From Me
Mr. Brakeman
Who's Going To Be My Man?
Come See
Lady Gay
Talking Protest Blues
Black Jack David
Eventually
Impressions Of John Henry
Deportees
Big Texas (Grand Texas)
Jolie Blonde
Turtle Tail
The Beatles Are In Town
Willie Poor Boy
The Titanic
Mean Boss Man
Sugar Babe
Working On A Building
The Old Ship Of Zion
I'm A Soldier
Floor Sweepin' Rag
Courtin' Boy
Shake 'Em On Down
Louise
Write Me A Few Of Your Lines
Low Down Dirty Things
22-20 Blues (Mr. Kress)
Sea Walking Jesus
No Special Lover
Peace In The Valley
Sweetheart You Done Me Wrong
The Touch Of God's Hand
'Fore Day In The Mornin'
Ball And Chain
Hound Dog
Monsieur Leonard
Chi Ca Nai (Slow Drag)
Bye Bye Rosa
Mr. Charlie
Louisiana Rock
What Am I Doing Here?
To Be A Thief
Pretty Good
In The Breeze
To 'Trane (Aka: Two Trains)
The Beauty Of Isis

notes

136-page full-color book detailing artists recorded by Strachwitz in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1960s.

Tracks 1-5, 1-9, 2-1 to 2-5, 2-7, 2-8, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-15, 2-20, 4-7, 4-11, 4-13: first time on CD.

1-1 & 1-2 recorded at Jesse Fuller's home in West Oakland on June 15, 1954. Previously unissued.
1-3 & 1-4 probably recorded at Bruce Bratton's house on Ward St. in Berkeley – late 1950s. Previously unissued.
1-5 recorded at the Sail 'N in San Francisco in 1958. Previously released on Arhoolie LP 1099.
1-6 to 1-8 recorded at Chris' cabin near Holy City, CA – south of Los Gatos – October 5, 1960. 1-6 & 1-7 previously unissued. 1-8 also on Arhoolie CD #315.
1-9 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley on August 19, 1963. Previously released on Arhoolie 45 rpm disc #504.
1-10 to 1-12 recorded at K.C.'s or Justin Pope's house in Berkeley. 1-10 & 1-12 also on Arhoolie CD #475. 1-11 previously unissued.
1-13 to 1-15 recorded at Barbara Dane's house party in Berkeley or Oakland – early 1960s. Previously unissued.
1-16 recorded at Chris' apartment on Addison Street in Berkeley – November 26, 1963. Previously unissued.
1-17 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley – November 14, 1963. Previously unissued.
1-18 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley – December 8, 1969. Also on Arhoolie CD #403.
1-19 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – April 16, 1961. Also on Arhoolie CD #369.
2-1 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley on a 2 track Magnecord with one omni condenser Schapps mike hung from above with the group and the other mike on the tub bass. Early October 1965 – originally issued on a Rag Baby EP.
2-2 to 2-4 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley – ca. 1963. 2-2 & 2-3 originally issued on Arhoolie 45 rpm #505. 2-4 originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-5 probably recorded at Dave Frederickson's house in Berkeley – ca. 1963. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-6 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley. Previously unissued.
2-7 & 2-8 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley – ca. 1963/64. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-9 & 2-10 recorded at the Cabale in Berkeley. Previously unissued.
2-11 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-12 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley. Originally issued on Arhoolie 45 rpm disc #510.
2-13 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley – 1964. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-14 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley – 1963/64. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-15 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley – 1963/64. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 4001.
2-16 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley – afternoon of June 18, 1964. Also on Arhoolie CD #451.
2-17 to 2-19 recorded at UC's Greek Theatre, Berkeley – at the 8th annual Berkeley Folk Festival – Sunday afternoon June 27, 1965. Previously unissued.
2-20 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab in Berkeley. Originally issued on Arhoolie 45 rpm disc #507.
3-1 to 3-4 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley – November 28, 1964. Previously unissued, except 3-3 which is also on Arhoolie CD #306.
3-5 & 3-6 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley – May 19, 1963. Previously unissued.
3-7 to 3-9 recorded at the Cabale, Berkeley. Previously unissued.
3-10 to 3-12 recorded at Pauley Ballroom on the UC Campus in Berkeley – at the 8th annual Berkeley Folk Festival – Wednesday night June 23, 1965. 3-12 previously unissued.
3-13 to 3-17 recorded at Chris' house in Berkeley. Previously unissued.
4-1 & 4-2 recorded at Chris' apartment on Addison Street in Berkeley – early 1960s. Previously unissued.
4-3 recorded at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco – October 15, 1966. Previously unissued.
4-4 & 4-5 recorded at Pauley Ballroom on the UC Campus in Berkeley – Friday April 3, 1970. Previously unissued.
4-6 to 4-8 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – May 24, 1970. Previously unissued, except 4-7, which was originally issued on Arhoolie 45 rpm disc #523.
4-9 recorded at Funky Features, off Haight St. in San Francisco – November 29, 1971. Previously unissued.
4-10 recorded at UC's Harmon Gymnasium in Berkeley at the 2nd annual Berkeley Blues Festival – April 15, 1966. Also on Arhoolie CD 484.
4-11 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – April 3, 1967. Originally issued on Changes EP #601.
4-12 recorded at Chris' house or at Sierra Sound, Berkeley – June 29, 1967. Previously unissued.
4-13 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – October 31, 1968. Originally issued on Arhoolie LP 8002.
4-14 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – April 4, 1967. Also on Arhoolie CD 9011.
4-15 recorded at Sierra Sound Lab, Berkeley – March 19, 1969. Also on Arhoolie CD 9033.
4-16 recorded at the Newman Center, Berkeley – November 6, 1970 on a 2 track Magnecord with an Ampex 4 channel mixer and 4 mikes. Also on Arhoolie CD 483.

Tracks 1-10 to 1-12 are incorrectly attributed to "K.C. Douglas & Band" on the rear cover of the book; the tracklisting inside the book correctly attributes these tracks to K.C. Douglas alone.

No durations are printed on the release.

℗ & © 2010 by Arhoolie Productions.
Printed in China

© & P 2010 by Arhoolie Productions, Inc.

credits

Artwork [Cover Art], Cover [Cover Art] – John Seabury
Editor [Final Copyedit And Proofread] – Haley Ausserer
Graphic Design, Design – Hugh Brown (3)
Illustration [Drawings] – Robert Armstrong
Mastered By [CD Mastering] – Bay Records,
Photography By [Photographs By] – Chris Strachwitz
Producer [Production Assiance] – Tom Diamant
Recorded By, Edited By, Producer [All Recordings Produced By] – Chris Strachwitz
Research, Text By – Adam Machado

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
Copyright (c) – Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Arhoolie Productions
Copyright (c) – Arhoolie Productions
Recorded At – The Sail 'N, San Francisco, CA
Recorded At – Sierra Sound Laboratories
Recorded At – The Cabale
Recorded At – Hearst Greek Theatre
Recorded At – Pauley Ballroom, Berkeley, CA
Recorded At – Fillmore Auditorium
Recorded At – Funky Features
Recorded At – The Newman Center, Berkeley, CA

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