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Blind Willie Johnson: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground Vinyl 10" (Record Store Day)

Blind Willie Johnson: Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground Vinyl 10" (Record Store Day)

  • On December 3, 1927, in a temporary studio in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas, Johnson recorded six groundbreaking songs, including the iconic slide guitar classic, ā€œDark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.ā€ Johnson’s haunting response to Christ’s crucifixion remains one of the masterpieces of American music. Ry Cooder described it as ā€œthe most soulful, transcendent piece in all American Music.ā€Jack White called it ā€œthe greatest example of slide guitar ever recorded.ā€
  • For RSD Black Friday 2019 Traffic Entertainment presents two of Johnson’s most iconic sides as a 78 RPM microgroove record housed in a glorious reproduction of the Columbia sleeve wrapped in a full color OBI with detailed liner notes.
  • limited to 2000 copies
  • music label: Traffic Entertainment 2019
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$17.95
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  • On December 3, 1927, in a temporary studio in the Deep Ellum district of Dallas, Johnson recorded six groundbreaking songs, including the iconic slide guitar classic, ā€œDark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground.ā€ Johnson’s haunting response to Christ’s crucifixion remains one of the masterpieces of American music. Ry Cooder described it as ā€œthe most soulful, transcendent piece in all American Music.ā€Jack White called it ā€œthe greatest example of slide guitar ever recorded.ā€
  • For RSD Black Friday 2019 Traffic Entertainment presents two of Johnson’s most iconic sides as a 78 RPM microgroove record housed in a glorious reproduction of the Columbia sleeve wrapped in a full color OBI with detailed liner notes.
  • limited to 2000 copies
  • music label: Traffic Entertainment 2019
  • SOLD OUT ALREADY? sign up for another Stock Email, we might get more
  • view all Black Friday Record Store Day 2019 titles
  • view all in-stock Record Store Day titles
.

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