Complete Recordings 1929-34

Charley Patton - Complete Recordings 1929-34

Complete Recordings 1929-34
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Artist: Charley Patton
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2002-09-24
Music Label: Jsp Records
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Pony Blues
  2. A Spoonful Blues
  3. Down The Dirt Road Blues
  4. Prayer Of Death: Part 1
  5. Prayer Of Death: Part 2
  6. Screamin' And Hollerin' The Blues
  7. Banty Rooster Blues
  8. Tom Rushen Blues
  9. It Won't Be Long
  10. Shake It And Break It (But Don't Let It Fall, Mama)
  11. Pea Vine Blues
  12. Mississippi Boll Weevil Blues
  13. Lord, I'm Discouraged
  14. I'm Goin' Home
  15. Snatch It And Grab It - Walter Hawkins
  16. A Rag Blues - Walter Hawkins
  17. How Come Mama Blues - Walter Hawkins
  18. Voice Throwin' Blues - Walter Hawkins
Music CD 2
  1. Hammer Blues: Take 1
  2. I Shall Not Be Moved
  3. High Water Everywhere: Part 1
  4. High Water Everywhere: Part 2
  5. I Shall Not Be Moved
  6. Rattlesnake Blues
  7. Going To Move To Alabama
  8. Hammer Blues: Take 2
  9. Joe Kirby
  10. Frankie And Albert
  11. Magnolia Blues
  12. Devil Sent The Rain Blues
  13. Runnin' Wild Blues
  14. Some Happy Day
  15. Mean Black Moan
  16. Green River Blues
  17. That's My Man - Edith North Johnson
  18. Honey Dripper Blues: No. 2 - Edith North Johnson
  19. Eight Hour Woman - Edith North Johnson
  20. Nickel's Worth Of Liver Blues: No 2 - Edith North Johnson
Music CD 3
  1. Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone
  2. Elder Green Blues: Take 2
  3. Jim Lee: Part 1
  4. Jim Lee: Part 2
  5. Mean Black Cat Blues
  6. Jesus Is A-Dying (Bed Maker)
  7. Elder Green Blues: Take 2
  8. When Your Way Gets Dark
  9. Some Of These Days I'll Be Gone: Take 2
  10. Heart Like Railwood Steel
  11. Circle Round The Moon
  12. You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die
  13. Be True, Be True Blues - Henry Sims
  14. Farrell Blues - Henry Sims
  15. Tell Me Man Blues - Henry Sims
  16. Come Back Corrina - Henry Sims
Music CD 4
  1. Some Summer Day
  2. Bird Nest Bound
  3. Future Blues - Willie Brown
  4. M & O Blues - Willie Brown
  5. Walkin' Blues - Son House
  6. My Black Mama: Part 1 - Son House
  7. My Black Mama: Part 2 - Son House
  8. Preachin' The Blues: Part 1 - Son House
  9. Preachin' The Blues: Part 2 - Son House
  10. Dry Spell Blues: Part 1 - Son House
  11. Dry Spell Blues: Part 2 - Son House
  12. All Night Long Blues: Take 1 - Louise Johnson
  13. On The Wall - Louise Johnson
  14. All Night Long Blues: Take 2 - Louise Johnson
  15. By The Moon And Stars - Louise Johnson
  16. Long Ways From Home - Louise Johnson
Music CD 5
  1. Dry Well Blues
  2. Moon Going Down
  3. We All Gonna Face The Rising Sun - Delta Big Four
  4. Moaner, Let's Go Down In The Valley - Delta Big Four
  5. Jesus Got His Arms Around Me - Delta Big Four
  6. God Won't Forsake His Own - Delta Big Four
  7. I'll Be Here - Delta Big Four
  8. Where Was Eve Sleeping? - Delta Big Four
  9. I Know My Time Ain't Long - Delta Big Four
  10. Watch And Pray - Delta Big Four
  11. High Sheriff Blues
  12. Stone Pony Blues
  13. Jersey Bull Blues
  14. Hang It On The Wall
  15. 34 Blues
  16. Love My Stuff
  17. Poor Me
  18. Revenue Man Blues
  19. Troubled 'Bout My Mother - Patton & Lee
  20. Oh Death - Patton & Lee
  21. Yellow Bee - Bertha Lee
  22. Mind Reader Blues - Bertha Lee

Music reviews of Complete Recordings 1929-34

Music Review: How is the sound quality on JSP versus other choices?
Rating: 2 Stars

Unlike all the other reviewers I have actually made real time A-B sound comparisons between five different sets of Charlie Patton CDs.... and yes, I actually do own the Revenant set. Below are the results from my review of Yazoo, Revenant, Document, Catfish and JSP. I was primarily interested in a realistic soundstage and natural realistic vocals and guitar. I compared several tracks from each of these sets to each other by hooking up two CD players and switching back and forth in real time as the CDs were playing the same track from two different labels. After about seven or eight tracks a definite and consistent pattern emerged....

Below are my comments on the various Charlie Patton CD sets. Again, my primary concern is for natural sound quality - noise reduction was secondary to that goal:

The two latest Yazoo CDs are the best of the lot - I am speaking of the Yazoos that came out most recently - "Best of Charlie Patton" and "Primeval Blues, Rags, and Gospel Songs". I am NOT referring to the earlier Yazoo CDs that were replaced by these latest remasters, nor am I referring to any of the really old Yazoo LP issues. These newest Yazoo CDs retain the natural sound of Charlie's vocals and guitar far better than any other collection that I have reviewed here. Yes, some noise and hiss is still there, but it's a more than reasonable trade off - you get some noise, but you also get ALL the music - Charlie is in the room with you. In any direct A-B comparison the latest Yazoos are tough to beat - yes, they really are that good. This is really all you need to know... you can stop reading now.

The expensive Revenant box set - on Revenant the vocals have a slightly sharper edge to them which will often be perceived as "harsher" versus the Yazoo - but, this could come down to personal preference - I just happen to like the vocal EQ on Yazoo a lot better. The Revenant set also has the most noise and hiss out of all the sets I am reviewing here - even so, if you did not have the newer Yazoos to compare to, this Revenant set would sound pretty darned good in terms of natural sounding vocals, guitar and soundstage. You get all the music here, but a lot of noise as well.

The older Document CD set - surprisingly, they did a pretty good job on this way back when (early 90's?). The vocals and guitar on Document retain a very natural sound and for some tracks might be preferred to the Revenant set. This is because the Document vocals sound mellow without the slightly strident sound of sharper vocals that is often a characteristic found on the Revenant set. Document rolled off the highs slightly resulting in far less high end hiss than is found on either Revenant or Yazoo. You still get all the music on Document, but with slightly duller vocals - not quite as sharp sounding as Revenant or Yazoo, but some might say it's also easier on the ears. I should warn you that the Document set does retain a lot more of the mid-range centered crackle and pop that the other labels have managed to tone down. The bottom line is that the newer Yazoos flat out just sound better than the Document set, but Document does benefit from somewhat lower high-end noise and hiss than Yazoo.

Catfish and JSP - if you just want lower "noise" regardless of the consequences, then these might possibly appeal to you, but you should be aware that you are giving up a lot for a little noise reduction. The main problem is that both Catfish and JSP came out before the newer Yazoos were issued. At the time, the noise reduction offered by Catfish and JSP seemed like a reasonable trade-off; Catfish and JSP were ok in their time, but now are hopelessly outclassed by the latest Yazoo CDs. In any case, for Catfish and JSP as more noise reduction and compression is applied the more the "air" around the soundstage fades away, the vocals become slightly harsher and harder sounding, and the guitar can lose room resonance and begin to sound like a dull piano - quite simply, when overdone, all of the life is drained out of the recording - yuk! Why do you think Yazoo never tries to get rid of ALL the noise? Yazoo just does a superior job in pulling out natural sound with, not the most, but the most reasonable application of noise reduction.

Catfish too often sounds extremely boxy and constricted in comparison to Yazoo, Revenant or even Document; but I will grant that Catfish does have the least amount of hiss and surface noise out of all the sets reviewed here. Catfish in particular will come in handy on the extremely noisy tracks that Yazoo did not issue - eleven in all. For those eleven, bottom of the barrel, tracks - and they really do sound like sandpaper! - just about ANY noise reduction is going to be preferred to none at all.

And for JSP, it's obvious they started with the Revenant set as their source material and then selectively applied noise reduction (or not) to various tracks.... so, essentially what you are getting with JSP is the Revenant set with more noise reduction. Revenant certainly has the most noise and hiss of all the sets here, so it's not an unreasonable approach for JSP to tackle that. Occasionally the JSP track seems indistinguishable from the same Revenant cut, but most of the time JSP has layered on additional noise reduction - it just depends on which track you listen to. For example, compare "Dry Well Blues" or "Moon Going Down" on JSP versus Revenant and you will note just a very slight reduction in noise, but also correspondingly slightly less "air" around the music on JSP - those tracks sound ever so slightly fuller to me on Revenant and the addition noise reduction offered by JSP hardly seems worth it. So, could the less expensive JSP set could be viewed a sort of poor man's bargain versus the expensive Revenant set? - it really depends on your perspective. My personal take on this is that you are better off with the Revenant set and then YOU DECIDE how much you want to turn down the treble, if at all! - that is really all JSP has really done anyway. With JSP you do get all the additional non-Patton tracks that Revenant originally issued. Both Revenant and JSP give you a lot more songs than any of the other sets reviewed here.

In conclusion, my advice is to get the latest Yazoo CDs as those are simply head and shoulders above all the rest of these Patton sets - however, just remember that if you only had one of any of these various box sets and could not make comparisons to any of the others your ears would quickly adapt and you would likely be happy with what you had.

So, there you have it.
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