Mance Lipscomb Texas Songster Vol. 2: You Got To Reap What You Sow
Original Released: 1964
CD Released: 1999
Label: Arhoolie Records
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The material on this album was re-released on compact disc in the '90s, with outtakes and whatnot bumping the song catch up to 20 songs. This original vinyl pressing features a baker's dozen tracks, all recorded one spring when the charming Mance Lipscomb was out in California doing the folk revival circuit. Like most of his albums, this one is a good example of his versatility. Just when a listener thinks they have the man's style mentally pigeonholed, then along comes something else quite surprising. It is instructive to hear his "Spanish Flang Dang" in comparison with Elizabeth Cotton. Both are talented fingerpickers, and both are relying on memory to reconstruct a hit instrumental record from the early '30s. The variations are fascinating. The blues material here is also strong, ranging from the tough "Cocaine Done Killed Me Baby" to the light-hearted "Boogie in A." Producer Chris Strachwitz did a great job with the sound, and it is the type of acoustic guitar tone that really sounds better in analog.
Tracklist :
01. Charlie James (3:37)
02. Come Back Baby (4:03)
03. Spanish Flang Dang (2:03)
04. You Got To Reap What You Sow (2:30)
05. Cocaine Done Killed My Baby (1:23)
06. Joe Turner Killed A Man (4:34)
07. Bumble Bee (3:16)
08. Boogie In A (2:30)
09. Hattie Green (3:43)
10. Silver City (3:36)
11. The Titanic (3:16)
12. If I Miss The Train (4:08 )
13. Lord Thomas (1:40)
14. Tom Moore Blues (5:40)
15. So Different Blues (3:05)
16. Tall Angel At The Bar (2:42)
17. Mama, Don't Dog Me (4:12)
18. Long Way To Tipperary (2:59)
19. Willie Poor Boy (3:29)
20. You Rascal You (3:41)
21. I Looked Down The Road And I Wondered (3:51)
22. Sentimental Blues (2:42)
23. Police Station Blues (2:40)
24. Missouri Waltz (2:04)
