SECTION TWO Folk - Field - Ethnic & Beyond
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NEW! AFRICAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS (Asch) USA 1970
"North Africa-Islamic Influence; South of the Sahara", with Bilal Abdurahuram & accompaniment by Rahkiah Abdurahman & Ayyub Abdullah. Great & rare LP.
Record: nice G; light surflines & scuffing only.
Cover: VG+; light overall wear only. Booklet.
Price: SEK 300 / $32
NEW! ANDREYEV RUSSIAN FOLK ORCHESTRA - same (Melodia) Russia 1968
Borderline case for inclusion here... first pressing, as far as I can tell anwyay.
Record: beautiful EX; knowing where this came from, I'd say it's a good chance it's unplayed. Very light warp nap.
Cover: VG+; small ancient pricetag obc, otherwise just some very light overall wear.
Price: SEK 50 / $5
ANTAPTIKA Chants Des Partisans Grecs (Delta) Italy 1972
Record: strong VG; micro warp nap.
Cover: lower end of VG; some seam/cornerwear; ring/shelfwear; wofc; some soiling obc; some very minor creases.
Price: SEK 60 / $9
AVANTI POPOLO! (Paredon) USA 1976
'Revolutionary songs of the Italian working class'.
Record: VG+
Cover: very strong VG+; mostly in shrink; light wear corners next to opening with minimal budding splits; slightly tweaked at spine. No booklet.
Price: SOLD
NEW! Musique Folklorique Du Monde BALI-JAVA (Musidisc) France 196/7?
Field recordings made by Deben Bhattacharya.
Record: tiny pressing mark s2t2 cause 3-4 muffled background pops, rest's a strong VG+.
Cover: strong G; back has a few small tears at bottom flap; small tear obc at opening; two (old & small) stobc; small & light stkr stain bottom back. Otherwise just some light overall wear & an old pricetag ofc (apart from this front's really clean).
Price: SEK 60 / $6
NEW! BALI Musique Sacrée (CBS) France 1972
Great, rather trancey LP. Notes (French only) & pics in gatefold (with an additional mounted page). 1st pressing.
Record: looks a nice G with light surflines & scuffing only, plays way better. Some paper/stkr residue on intro grooves, but nothing that affects needle placement or play; micro warp nap.
Cover: VG+: fo; pinhole in each of the top corners, but they're tiny even for, y'know, pinhole standards. Apart from this just some really light overall wear.
Price: SOLD
BAYETE II (AMA) Sweden 1985
Less common 2nd LP from Ebrahim Isaacs & friends; loads of percussion + vocals (performed in various African languages & occasional English) & acoustic guitar.
Record: strong VG.
Cover: VG; some seam/cornerwear; very light spinewear; light ring/shelfwear; small wofc; light cornerbends/bumps & some very light creasing; very light soiling ofc.
Price: SEK 40 / $4
Music Atlas BENGAL (Odeon) Italy 1972
Record: very strong VG+.
Cover: strong VG; fo; light overall wear + very light age-yellowing inside gatefold & faint surfmarks obc where a stkr has been removed.
Price: SEK 60 / $9
JONNE BERGGRENS KAPELL - Norrlandskultis (Skelton) Sweden 1978
Scarce local LP; north-Swedish dance music performed on accordion, violin, guitar, bass, mostly instrumental.
Record: strong VG+
Cover: VG; minor seam/cornerwear; light ring/shelfwear; light creasing at spine; signed obc.
Price: SEK 40 / $4
DIEGO BLANCO - Danza (Hamreem) Sweden 1976
Impressive guitar player doing one side folk-jazz-classical with vibes, cello, flute, oboe, additional guitar, bass, drums & one side acoustic guitar stuff, from classical to variations upon a Japanese folk song. Arranged & produced by Berndt Egerbladh.
Record: strong VG+.
Cover: G; seam/spine/cornerwear; ring/shelfwear; bending/creasing, mostly ofc.
Price: SEK 60 / $9
NEW! CALCHAKIS - Les Flutes Indiennes vol. 4 (Arion) France 1971
Mickey Hart-lookalike makes this a must for any true Dead Head, cool art on back even more so. On a more musically relevant note, this is a great LP in a difficult-to-navigate-through genre; not at all as watered down as many others of the same ilk.
Record: very strong G to be safe; looks better & overall playing's a lot better too, but there's some surfnoise between tracks, and occasional minor ticks.
Cover: VG; fo; light seam/spine/cornerwear; edgewear; light ring/shelfwear.
Price: SEK 40 / $4
CHANTS DE LA GUERRE DÉSPAGNE (Le Chant Du Monde) France 196/7?
I believe this is a late 60s or early 70s pressing of a 1963 LP.
Record: very nice VG; super-light surflines only, hasn't seen many plays at all.
Cover: VG+; multi-fo; has a faint wofc, otherwise very light overall wear only.
Price: SOLD
CHANTS RÉVOLUTIONNAIRES D'OMAN (Expression Spontanée) France 197?
Interesting & important live recording of voices, hand percussion, stringed instruments (oud mostly), reeds. Especially s1 is great.
Record: G; a few light lines & scuffing only, but vinyl is hazy (every copy I've had has looked like this more or less); plays with background surfnoise, although you won't notice very much of it except for between tracks. I believe neither recording nor pressing are perfect, so some noise will likely always be part of the experience.
Cover: G; biggest drawbacks are radio station stkrs f/b & a 2" split on each seam, otherwise very light overall wear only. Insert (Swedish translation of the sleevenotes).
Price: SOLD
CHANTS REVOLUTIONNAIRES D'OMAN (Vendémiaire) France 1977
Not the same LP as the one above, although similar in content.
Record: VG; paper scuffing only; minor warp nap.
Cover: VG; fo; minimal seam/spine/cornerwear; micro ring/shelfwear; stofc; slight stkr residue f/b; faint cornerbend & ditto bumps.
Price: SOLD
NEW! CLIFTON CHENIER - Louisiana Blues And Zydeco (Arhoolie) USA 1965
Record: nice G; some light surflines etc + s2 looks kinda fuzzy, but it plays fine.
Cover: F; top seam split all the way (or technically most of it is split just where slick meets cardboard); bottom seam split 2,5" from opening. Apart from this it's nice with some rather minor overall wear only.
Price: SEK 100 / $11
NEW! CHIMES OF RUSSIAN NORTH (Russian Disc) Russia 1991
What the title says...
Record: very strong VG+; some very faiint surfscuffs/lines only. I'm pretty sure this was unplayed, before I spotchecked it to see what it was all about.
Cover: really nice VG with just some minor overall wear.
Price: SEK 60 / $6
LUIS CILIA - Meu País (Le Chant Du Monde) France 1974
Record: VG; looks a lot better, but there's a tiny bit of quiet background surfnoise here & there, might be a pressing issue?
Cover: VG+; multi-fo; really light/discreet tofc, otherwise very light overall wear only.
Price: SEK 60 / $6
MARIA CIOBANU SI ION DOLANESCU - same (Electrecord) Romania 1974
Trad Romanian folk with fine vocals, both of 'em, with a nice, often slightly melancholic vibe.
Record: EX
Cover: strong G; seam/spine/cornerwear; very light ring/shelfwear; small tofc at opening; tiny ding/small tear at spine; some minor bending & creasing.
Price: SOLD
The Columbia World Library Of Folk And Primitive Music Vol XIII SPAIN (Columbia) USA 195/6?
Not sure when this issue is from - it's definitely old, but has grey deep groove labels, not dark blue with gold or silver print. Matrix numbers are the same as the 2nd set of such listed for the orig 1955 issue seen on Discogs (not that info on there is especially trust-worthy).
Record: F; s1t1,2,3 has a scratch which ticks/pops, but it's not crazy-bad & for 1/3 of the time it's not or barely audible; s2 has very light marks only & plays G and better.
Cover: lower end of G; fo w/ booklet; seam/corner/edgewearwear; very light spinewear; minor split bottom seam at opening; ring/shelfwear
light/thin tofc; 1" split at spine inside gatefold.
Price: SOLD
THE COUNTRY GIRLS! 1927-1935 (Origin) USA 1964
Great copy of rare folk blues comp. Mono.
Record: VG+
Cover: nice VG; light spine/cornerwear; very light ring/shelfwear; very small ss top at spine & bottom at opening respectively; very light cornerbumps; very light soiling f/b. Booklet has a tiny date written on it.
Price: SOLD
NEW! MIHAI & ALEXANDRU DAVID - Romanian Tour '77 (no label) USA 1977
Subtitled "Romanian Folk Dances"; rare private pressing. Mono.
Record: G; looks very nice overall - this obviously hasn't been played much - but there's some background surfnoise here & there (from pressing I believe), and on s1 there's a light sorta hazy-looking "something" (not affacting play though); micro warp nap.
Cover: strong VG; front's kinda tweaked - lightly - at very bottom; some really light soiling in a few spots. Apart from this just some very minor overall wear.
Price: SOLD
BENGT EDQVIST & BÖRJE SANDQUIST - Diger Janke (Polydor) Sweden 1974
Overlooked Swedish folk LP with guitar & eleven-stringed alto guitar; they do everything from classical to ragtime & trad Swedish folk. I dig this one quite a bit.
Record: mostly VG+, exceptions being opening tracks both sides, which are VG - but nothing serious apart from a few pops the first revs s1.
Cover: G; some seam/cornerwear; spinewear; some ring/shelfwear; ugly sealing/sale stofc; faint cornerbend + light creases at spine; very light soiling obc; minimal wear ofc at opening.
Price: SOLD
EXOTIC MUSIC OF ANCIENT CHINA (Lyrichord) USA 196?
Lui Tsun-Yuen on pipa and chin. There are at least a couple of slightly different pressings for this title - the one here has Lyrichord logo & # + 'Stereo' in a rectangle upper right corner ofc & richer/fuller colour to artwork.
Record: very nice VG+; some paper scuffing; minor warp nap.
Cover: G; very light seam/spine/cornerwear; some ring/shelfwear; small ss top at opening; stofc; very small tofc; very light stain/soiling obc.
Price: SEK 120 / $13
FINSK FOLKMUSIK (Expo Norr) Sweden 196/7?
Very rare 7" EP with 1950s recordings from the Tampere Univiersity's archives - herding songs, laments etc. Mono.
Record: F; looks a nice VG with light surflines & scuffing only, but surfnoise is prevalent throughout.
Cover: very strong VG; thin, flimsy wrap-around type cover has just a touch of straight wear, but top has been wet at some point & tiny bit wavy - this is all very minor though.
Price: SOLD
FOLK MUSIC OF TURKEY Collected and Edited by Wolf Dietrich (Topic) UK 1977
Record: s1 strong VG+, s2 EX.
Cover: very strong VG; minor overall wear + some wear to bottom seam. Insert with extensive notes & photos.
Price: SOLD
FOLKMUSIK FRÅN RUMÄNIEN (Caprice) Sweden 1972
Record: s1 VG+, s2 VG; light warp nap.
Cover: VG+; fo; small wofc, otherwise very light overall wear only.
Price: SOLD
JOE GLAZER - Songs Of Joe Hill (Folkways) USA 197?
70s pressing of 1954 10".
Record: VG
Cover: very strong VG+; in shrink; bottom seam at opening has light wear/tiny beginning of a split, otherwise pretty much like new. No booklet.
Price: SOLD
NEW! HERRI BUOM Folkmusik från Föllingebygden (Efel) Sweden 1977
Folk music from the region of Jämtland, northern Sweden, performed on various fiddle combinations (solo, duo, trio) as well as a couple of a cappella numbers. Also spoken bits, with birds & cowbells in the background. Scarce & good LP.
Record: VG; tiny mark very beginning s1t1 cause some light & brief background noise; tiny marks at middle of s2 cause a few pops here & there.
Cover: nice G; light seam/spine/cornerwear; ring/shelfwear; stkr + residue ofc; some wear at opening, mostly obc; minor cornerbend + some light creasing; light age-yellowing obc.
Price: SOLD
NEW! HINOS REVOLUCIONARIOS DE MOCAMBIQUE (Teal) Mocambique 1975
2LP-set.
Records: G, except for s4t4 which is inexplicably noisy. (Both discs look nice VG with a few light surf marks/lines/scuffing only, but it's not a great pressing.)
Cover: strong G; fo; some seam/spin/cornerwear; minor ring/shelfwear; minimal beginnings of splits bottom seams at openings; light soiling/age-yellowing; a few very light bends & creases; one very tiny stain bottom back; minimal wear at openings f/b. Has the Teal inners (not specific for this release, but pretty cool anyway).
Price: SEK 100 / $11
NEW! HUSANDAKT (Caprice) Sweden 197?
"Traditionsinspelningar från Svenskt visarkiv 4"; late 60s rural field-recordings of hymns & carols - "the religious folk song" - performed a cappella or with sparse backing on piano, zither or psalmodikon. One of the performers is the legendary Vifast Björklund. Notes in Swedish & English. Mono (though labels say stereo).
Record: beautiful EX; looks unplayed.
Cover: VG+; fo with mounted booklet; light overall wear only.
Price: SOLD (I have another copy though, ask if interested.)
IMANOL - Orain Borrokarenean (Le Chant Du Monde) France 1973
Debut LP from Basque folksinger in exile. Pretty good, with a mostly moody/melancholic feel; guitar, vocals, some bass, violin etc.
Record: EX; light warp nap.
Cover: strong VG; multi-fo; top seam/edges have wear & there's a faint 1" split mid-bottom seam, but apart from this it's light overall wear only.
Price: SEK 40 / $4
THE IRON MUSE A Panorama Of Industrial Folk Music (Topic) UK 197?
2nd pressing from the early 70s (also on blue label, which might be the reason for this sometimes selling as an original) of '63 release feat Anne Briggs, A.L. LLoyd, Bob Davenport a o.
Record: s1 strong VG+, s2 EX.
Cover: VG+; light overall wear only + very tiny amount of stkr residue obc.
Price: SOLD
JOEL JANSSON - Silverbasharpa (Musikmuseet) Sweden 1975
Rare release with rough, rustic sounds from 83-year old player recorded in his home in the mid-70s. Rhythmic & dance-oriented, with some of his technique being marred by the years, but the feel is very much alive. Joel was actually one of the old-timers that influenced Bo Anders Persson & the other TGS guys.
Record: downgraded to VG because of superficial lines & scuffing only; light warp nap.
Cover: VG+; light overall wear only. Insert.
Price: SOLD
MOHAMED JERRARI - Ouene Ayamek Ya Karrita / Yali Tajinek Bou Narin (El Fen) France 196?/7?
7" in great pic sleeve (labels look way cool too!) by Tunisian musician who had lots of releases... unfortunately I'm not familiar with him at all, but this a cool spin - s1 opens with some brief sound effects before it gets a more typical thing going, with percussion, reeds, something violin-ish & vocals; up-tempo & intense & it actually reminds me a bit of Devil's Anvil or Orient Express (hey, I'm a psych guy first & foremost), minus the electrified western vibes. S2 is slightly more laidback, but still pretty good.
Record: s1 has heavy scuffing & both sides have light scratches & surflines - but it plays very nicely with just some very light background surfnoise.
Cover: G; some light overall wear + tofc; small tobc at opening; ring/shelfwear obc.
Price: SOLD
BLIND WILLIE JOHNSON - same (Xtra) UK 1970
Side one's remembrances & interviews; s2 1927-28 recordings. Detailed sleeve notes from Sam Charters. Mono.
Record: VG+; s1t3 has a few incredibly soft background thunks - not sure if these come from a super-light surfmark or are part of the source
material; warp nap.
Cover: very strong VG+; basically nothing but really light ring/shelfwear obc + mono stkrs f/b.
Price: SOLD
JOJK Lapsk Folkmusik Från Jokkmokk (Jokkmokks Museum) Sweden 1965
Rare 1st pressing of 7" EP with Mattias Kuoljok, Sigga Kuoljok, Pavva Kallok, Johan Märak.
Record: F; looks a nice VG with light surfmarks & scuffing only, but plays between weak F & G because of surfnoise throughout.
Cover: VG+; a tiny bit wavy, otherwise in top condition. Insert has a few near-invisible stains & same type of faint 'waviness' as cvr.
Price: SOLD
NEW! KVAD-DANS FRÅN FÄRÖARNA (Caprice) Sweden 1978
Recordings from the Faroe Islands - side one (in mono) taped in 1959, side two New Year's eve 1977/78. Extensive notes (Swedish & English) within gatefold, but unfortunately the 12-page booklet is in Swedish only.
Record: very strong EX; looks unplayed actually. Tiny warp nap.
Cover: VG+; fo; near-invisible slight stkr residue obc, otherwise just some very light overall wear & a tiny touch of age-yellowing.
Price: SOLD