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Various – Treasures Untold - A Modern 78 RPM Reader (Book + CD)
File under: AcousticAmericana

Various

Treasures Untold - A Modern 78 RPM Reader (Book + CD)

FormatBook + CDLabelTompkins SquareGenreFolk & Traditional

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Tip! Tip! Tip! "This is how deep dive historical explorations of music you might have missed should be done: rich in detail and captivating. This is for people who love music by people who love music. Perfectly concepted and exquisitely delivered.” - Henry Rollins

Treasures Untold : A Modern 78 RPM Reader is a beautiful 10 x 10" 155 page hardcover book with CD, ltd ed of 1000, numbered foil stamp. The CD contains ten covers of 78-era songs by artists such as Luther Dickinson, Eden & John's East River String Band w/ R.Crumb, William Tyler, Muireann Bradley, Gwenifer Raymond, Michael Hurley and more. Eight of the ten songs were recorded specifically for the project. 

The writing is by collectors, ethnomusicologists, dealers, archivists and producers, including an interview with Ian Nagoski and Dick Spottswood, 14 year old collector and DJ Jay Burnett, Eli Smith (Brooklyn Folk Festival), John Heneghan, Nathan Salsburg and more. Book designed by Grammy-nominated Barbara Bersche (Lomax Haiti box set, Harry Smith B-sides box set).

Details
File under: AcousticAmericana
Cat. number: TSQ 4074
Year: 2025
Tracklist
1Under the Double Eagle
2The Coo Coo Bird / Cluck Old Hen
3When the Levee Breaks
4Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen / Peace in the Valley
5Casey Jones
6Pireotiko Taximi
7Milwaukee Blues
8I Am the Devil
9Been on the Job Too Long
10Been Listening All the Day

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