Bessie Smith With Joe Smith (3) & Fletcher Henderson’s Hot Six* – The Bessie Smith Story – Vol.3 (LP, Comp, Mono, RE, Non) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Location: WAREHOUSE BLUES 3

Cover has some shelf wear/creasing and is graded VG due to a small hole punch near top left corner that has a small sticker tear surrounding it – no other splits or tears present. Disc is beautiful NM!

Notes:

This version:
– Non tip-on cover, no white bans along edges
– Red Columbia label with Columbia in orange around the outer edge identical to [r=4471154] which has white bands along cover edges
– Issued not before 1981 due to pressing plant.

Copyright, 1951, Columbia Records, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

Recording dates:
– A3, B1: May 5, 1925
– B3: Nov. 18, 1925
– A2, A5, B5: May 4, 1926
– A4, B2: Oct. 10, 1926
– A1, A6, B4, B6: March 2, 1927

A1. Alexander’s Ragtime Band
A2. Baby Doll
A3. The Yellow Dog Blues (He’s Gone Where The Southern Cross’ The Yellow Dog)
A4. One And Two Blues
A5. Money Blues
A6. After You’ve Gone
B1. Cake Walking Babies (From Home)
B2. Young Woman’s Blues
B3. At The Christmas Ball
B4. There’ll Be A Hot Time In The Old Town To-Night
B5. Lost Your Head Blues
B6. Muddy Water (A Mississippi Moan)

Pressing Plant ID G
Matrix / Runout x”LP”7744
Matrix / Runout x”LP”7745
Matrix / Runout XLP 7744 G1A II GI A4 LJ-mp>
Matrix / Runout XLP 7745 G1A II GI A1 <B-AD>

Trademark Owner Columbia Records
Copyright (c) Columbia Records, Inc.
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Carrollton, GA

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