early mandolin classics-vol 1

[Charles E.]

I came accross Early Mandolin Classics - Vol 1 of all places at a Boarders book store. I had not seen it before, it is great. Being a long time R. Crumb fan I noticed it was produced by Terry Zwigoff, Cheapsuit band member and film maker. Does any one Know if there is a Vol 2?

[Ken Olmstead]

I came accross Early Mandolin Classics - Vol 1 of all places at a Boarders book store. I had not seen it before, it is great. Being a long time R. Crumb fan I noticed it was produced by Terry Zwigoff, Cheapsuit band member and film maker. Does any one Know if there is a Vol 2?

I have been listening to this recording for a few years now. I agree, it is great

[MandoSquirrel]

One of my faves for a couple of decades:); still no Volume 2:crying:.

[Tripp Johnson]

Vol 2? That is the question...Vol 1 is a great recording no question.

[Tom Mylet]

After waiting for years for volume 2, I picked up "Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues," Vintage Mandolin Music (1927-1946.) It duplicates Volume 1 on a few cuts but has 24 great mandolin classics. Definitely worth looking for.

It's on Document (DOCD-32-20-3.) They're a German label so you might have to order it from Venerable or a similar specialty CD source. I also found some great Italian mandolin 78 reissues Venerable too. (NFI)

[swampstomper]

You can find the Document disk here (http://www.document-records.com/fulldetails.asp?ProdID=DOCD-32-20-03).

complete with three free downloads, including most of Lint Head Stomp by Phebel Wright, which is advertised as proto-Bluegrass and sure has a lot in common with early Monroe songs like BG Stomp, complete with Monroe's signature tremolos of that period.

I had not heard of Wright, I found This description (http://www.answers.com/topic/phebel-wright) from answers.com. He was from Elkhorn City KY but it seems he post-dated the Monroe Brothers, so probably the influence, if any was from Monroe to him. Still a nice cut.

[Charles E.]

Thanks for the heads up on the Document site and Vintage Mandolin recording.
Phebel Wright sounds interesting, I'll have to ask my friend Marshall Wyat ( owner of Old Hat Records ) if he has some more info and-or recordings of him.

[MandoSquirrel]

Since there's no "vol 2" of "Early Mandolin Classics" , I've been trying to get a copy of "Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues," Vintage Mandolin Music(1927-1946) for the last couple of years, but keep running into 'out of print' problems( one vendor showed 2 copies available, & sent me some synthesizer noodling garbage instead).
Another thanks,swampstomper, "for the heads up on the Document site".

[SincereCorgi]

After waiting for years for volume 2, I picked up "Rags, Breakdowns, Stomps & Blues," Vintage Mandolin Music (1927-1946.) It duplicates Volume 1 on a few cuts but has 24 great mandolin classics. Definitely worth looking for.

It's on Document (DOCD-32-20-3.) They're a German label so you might have to order it from Venerable or a similar specialty CD source. I also found some great Italian mandolin 78 reissues Venerable too. (NFI)

You can get this one on eMusic, too.

http://www.emusic.com/album/Various-Artists-Rags-Breakdowns-Stomps-Blues-MP3-Download/10861258.html

Miss out on any liner notes that way, of course, but no worries about shipping from UK.

[lgc]

I used those CD's as a starting point. Many of the mando players on that CD recorded a bunch of stuff.

[Paul Lucas]

I keep a discography of old and new OTMM (Old Time Mandolin Music) that's been issued on CD at http://www.oldtimemandolinmusic.com. If you run across anything new (or old), please send me an email and I'll add a link on the website.