The thread for discussing the amazing Life Is A Problem comp on MISSISSIPPI records

to some degree I agree with you, but their reissues of Dog Faced Hermans and The Ex and The Rats and such (which probably aren't really your thing) are fully band-sanctioned, remastered, and not available anywhere else. Same with all the Michael Hurley records. So ymmv I guess.

also that rocksteady tape is solid gold

i think we all agreed to raise the legitimacy issue every six months and then beat each other into the ground with details of arcane licensing agreements and scholarly fall out from the orchestra regional de keyes lp, no?

the samba tape's my favourite; volume forty looks promising too. and they put out something with this poster recently: what's not to like. this stuff still makes up like 25% of what i listen to, and informs belated digressions into dead moon and other stuff afterwards.

the Clara Rockmore is so outside of the usual Mississippi world, but it's SO BEAUTIFUL.

yeah. i actually downloaded and let it play through once, having just heard kind of 'incidental theremin score music' whenever it had been on in the background; it sounds lovely. fortunately the single artist lps seem to last a little longer now, so i'll pick them up.

how do i shot the rocksteady tape?

http://rootstrata.com/rootblog/?p=1483

almost all this stuff is otherwise easily available in more legit fashion.

But yer not a format fetishist like a lot of the MS records devotees I assume. An original of that Fred McDowell record is expensive! And that Joseph Spence too! etc.

This might be as good as music gets.

hey ppl - what are yr fav missippi records tapes? i love the fuck out of these btw

Beautiful Dynamite
Samba Triste
Time Is Longer Than Rope
Everything Crash
In A Crowded Station

favorite:
http://www.rootstrata.com/rootblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/mrc_12_cover.jpg

runners up:

http://www.rootstrata.com/rootblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mrc-003_cover.jpg
http://rootstrata.com/rootblog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/mrc_vol5_cover_art1.jpg

Samba Triste

^^^^^
the more recent samba one also, but not so much

also
too much needs doing here
classical music for and by the people
who has seen the wind

i hear there's a jim dickinson one, that i can't find online anywhere, that i'd love to hear

http://s.dsimg.com/image/R-2259278-1272865900.jpeg
hmmm yeah, i'd love to hear this one too!

someone told me it was his music?, though it seems like it consisting of his productions would be more likely

http://www.discogs.com/Jim-Dickinson-The-Early-Years-63-84/release/2259278
looks like it's both

http://www.discogs.com/viewimages?release=2532723, huh

meant to add this to the list of must-have tapes, also

vol. 56, holy christ.

for me it was one of those where i feel like i have not previously had access to this kind of music

holy shit @ that Hurley 8-track... really hope that gets a proper LP reissue

Limited to 50 copies :(

Not sure if I answered the person about "web presence" -- mine is very 1998 but here you go -- 6 releases out just now -- first 4 from the record club plus a budget white gospel rarities comp + a licensed june brides best-of:

http://socialmusicrecords.com

you can still sign up for the sub series and get the holidays 7" before the holidays are over.

Nice!

jazzed about this comin up:
http://ghostcapital.blogspot.com/2010/12/va-ishlihan-n-tenere-mississippi.html

^^^ does not disappoint

Yeah, I really like it as well. And the Marisa Anderson LP is really nice too.

oh really? i thought i might try to listen through before picking it up; the tjo on mississippi is one of my faves, but shelley short i can pretty much live without. will keep a lookout. is instrumental iirc?

Instrumental and electric!

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Does that Sahelsounds release explain where the songs are from--are they taken from existing cassette releases, or are they previously unreleased stuff?

these guys are apparently putting out a pretty excellent new album by marisa anderson: http://marisaanderson.bandcamp.com/
electrified, raw bluesy instrumentals.

it's out and i really enjoy it. (the Marisa Anderson that is.)

curmudgeon, i believe the sahel sounds recordings are previously unreleased recordings by some fellow whose name i can't remember because i don't have the booklet in front of me. good notes on each song giving context, nice photos etc.

I'm listening to the Irma Thomas comp and fuck me this is just great songs all the way through. This is just on mp3 sorry guys but I will buy this if I see it.

Kleenex/Liliput box set!!!

I already have the 2CD so no way am I buying this, but still very cool.

Washington Phillips might be re-issued later on in the year, according to Warren of Mississippi.but don't hold me to it.
does anybody know if Life Is a Problem or OH GRAVEYARD will ever be re-issued so that the record buying elite aren't the only ones to own copies?
plus, i don't know if there is a topic for this, but why don't Yazoo and Document labels release records?, they only release worthless cds, this is a problem,
It's as though the elite owners of rare 78s don't want the little people to have their share on vinyl, how is it there were tonnes of labels in the past who released beautiful quality product (origin label, arhoolie and so on) and little or no now??
it's not as though these sold in their millions in the first place anyway,
I mean just as many people now would've bought a washington phillips lp, or blind willie johnson!
why can't more labels take a chance to sell vinyl again, who wants a bloody cd of washington phillips? i know key to the kingdom is a great set but imagine that on vinyl, like owning treaure! something has to be done,
Mississippi, despite any flaws or unprofessionalism are the only label to earn my praise, even sublime frequencies with their great roster still release pap cds, worthy of the rubbish bin,
is anybody here with me? oh the kleenx set looks great, i'm not a huge new wave fan but it's great to see more quality

Hi Doggie diner!
You may be interested to learn that up to 20 Yazoo title will be reissued on LP this year.. the original LP collections reproduced without addition or deletion. These have been unavailable on CD now for a while, their tracks being split into various 'new' compilations. So far "The Early Blind Willie McTell" and "Frank Stokes' Dream" have been reissued on affordable LPs by a company called Scorpio. Also, someone has been issuing the Secret Museum of Mankind series on Yazoo on double LPs; they're up to number three.

if you contact arhoolie they do have some LPs still for sale in their catalog, including some document, wolf, earl, rst etc.

also heard rumblings that Sublime Frequencies will be issuing their earlier CD releases on vinyl, as most of their new releases have been. Not sure how accurate that is, but I think they must know they can sell vinyl by this point. Their releases fly out of stores and out of print very quickly, in general. I'm not a Sublime Frequencies completist--I don't like all of it--but I am glad to have the option.

First volume I'd unhesitatingly pick up on LP is the first Folk & Pop Sounds of Sumatra. The Samsimar tracks on there are unbelievably gorgeous.

Also, someone has been issuing the Secret Museum of Mankind series on Yazoo on double LPs; they're up to number three.

think the first one of these was reissued on mississippi?, iirc

wanted to bump this to see if anyone had the new brass pins mississippi; i only go back to a coupla things on string of pearls, so am waiting for some enthusiasm before tracking it down. it kinda veered more into ethnomusicology territory, i thought.

is mcgonigal around still? someone said he was writing a book about mississippi records, of all things. true?

i have brass pins (unlistened to) and the latest abner jay 10 inch which is good blare,
thank you campfire ian, i really didn't know arhoolie would entertain me and it's great news about the yazoo label, everything that was great about those releases were contained in having the lp, yazoo even released some rather drab stuff, like the hokum style blues, but the sleeves are still works of art,
i remeber when people told me vinyl is back, i never believed them, but with groups like Mississippi there is hope, do document and wolf still release vinyl??!
i have some but i was unaware,it'd be a treat to have utah smith or raw gospel like him on lp, i'll have to pester these labels, thanks for the info,peace

schlump, i think the first Secret Museum was being distributed by MS, but not actually released by them. I think they're now exclusively available through forced exposure in the US..

I do enjoy the brass pins collection, but if yer not into ethnic 78s it's not gonna do much for you. I've only listened a few times so far.

Document & Wolf aren't pressing new vinyl, but Arhoolie has or had a lot of their old stock for sale.

thanks for the tip nonetheles,those museum of man sets look dead good, though pricey sums
i've seen the wolf page, they have a section of 53 records for sale with little or no info or pics, i'll have to chase them up, has anyone the group inerane records?, i'm a new poster so i'm unsure how to navigate here, group inernae are a top group

hi there

here's a couple of links to get you started

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/SiteNewAnswersControllerServlet
http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/index.jsp
Introduce Yourselves!

I like group Inerane but my favorite of those is the Bombino one... is that Sahel Sounds comp out yet?

Ishilan n​-​Tenere?, yah, mississippi released it after xmas, yet to listen to it it's in the ''to listen to'' mound
best idea is to order straight from them really

^ it's great; just got it. it's like the mellower side of the Bombino lp

Artist: VA
Title: Last Time Around
Label: MISSISSIPPI RECORDS
Format: LP
Price: $14.00
Catalog #: MRP 002LP
"Part three in Mississippi Records series exploring the rawest side of gospel music (Part one being the Life Is A Problem compilation & part two being the Oh Graveyard, You Can't Hold Me Always compilation) Moving ballads sit side by side with incredibly rocking crunchy guitar workouts. The recordings span the 1950s through to the '80s, but the sound is timeless & consistently soulful like you won't believe. Artists include Precious Bryant, Isaiah Owens, The Hickory Bottom Harmoneers, Boyd Rivers, The Straight Street Holiness Group & many more. We are very proud of this one. Housed in an old school 'tip on' sleeve."

ooooooh
also a p solid 2lp willie johnson thing that i'll probably pick up

is this a mcgonigal comp? he is good at this stuff.

idk (tho i think he is a straight street group stan so maybs), you should check out his last tompkins square thing if you haven't, though, it kills

So:

Thanks for considering joining the Mississippi CSR (Community Supported Record program).

We started this website in order to answer a question I’m often asked whenever I stray from my neighborhood in Portland: "Is there a way I can sign up to some sort of subscription series and get the Mississippi releases as they come out?" After years of resistance for no good reason, we’ve decided to team up with our friend Raf, who runs the excellent website Eggy mailorder, and make this a request we can fill.

If you choose to join, you will receive every Mississippi/Change release as it comes out. You will be guaranteed copies of every release, no matter how limited the pressing. Your records will be shipped immediately upon their release, at the same time that we ship copies to stores all over the world.

temppppppting. though the fact that there's no way to pay online ensures that i won't drunkenly subscribe some night.

Hmmm....

I have always wanted to be part of something like this, except I am far too fickle.

LIFE IS A PROBLEM is still dope though