Joseph Spence - Bahaman Folk Guitar

Joseph Spence - Bahaman Folk GuitarVinyl LP pressing. Recorded in 1958 and released on the Folkways label in 1959, Bahaman Folk Guitar introduced American listeners to Joseph Spence's unique guitar and vocal styles. These field recordings by musicologist Sam Charterscapture Spence in a relaxed, expansive mood only one of the six selections in the set is under five minutes in length. Spence's guitar style was due in part to the D tuning of his bass string, which produced a lower bass

1988 through Nettwerk

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which was a twelve-minute cover of a Whitfield-produced Undisputed Truth single

three pieces from the soundtrack found their way into another film about youth gangs

and gritty Americana-and binds them together with palpable heart

Digitally remastered edition of this 1975 release

It spawned five singles including the chart-topping lead single "Honey

The Parasail represents our momentary relief from the weight of the world

" 3 sided LP pressed on 180 gram colored vinyl

David Byrne found the record in Rio in the late 90's and included several songs on his Tom Ze collection for Luaka Bop a few years later

000 years old and has a girth of over 36 feet