Mississippi Fred McDowell And Johnny Woods - Eight Years Ramblin'; I Do Not Play No Rock N' Roll; My Home Is In The Delta; - Multiple titles - LP albums (multiple items) - Mono, 1st Pressing - 1971

THREE AWESOME RARE BLUES ALBUMS FROM MISSISIPPI FRED MCDOWELL

Fred McDowell = American 'hill country blues' singer and guitarist.
Born: January 12, 1906 in Rossville, Tennessee, USA
Died: July 3, 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Also often called "Mississippi Fred McDowell".

After decades of playing for small local gatherings, McDowell was recorded in 1959 by roving folklore musicologist Alan Lomax and Shirley Collins, on their Southern Journey field-recording trip. With interest in blues and folk music rising in the United States at the time, McDowell's field recordings for Lomax caught the attention of blues aficionados and record producers, and within a couple of years, he had finally become a professional musician and recording artist in his own right. His LPs proved quite popular, and he performed at festivals and clubs all over the world.

He coached Bonnie Raitt on slide guitar technique and was reportedly flattered by The Rolling Stones' rather straightforward version of his "You Gotta Move" on their 1971 album Sticky Fingers.

Johnny Woods (November 1, 1917 – February 1, 1990) was an American blues singer and harmonica player in the north Mississippi hill country blues style

(1)Artist: Fred McDowell And Johnny Woods
Album: Eight Years Ramblin'...
Label: Revival Records – RVS 1001
Country: UK
Released: 1971 (First Pressing!)
Genre: Country Blues
Conditions : Sleeve: VG+ (“tk 9-71” written on the back) / Vinyl: EX

McDowell's 1969 album I Do Not Play No Rock 'n' Roll, recorded at Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi, and released by Capitol Records, was his first featuring electric guitar. It contains parts of an interview in which he discusses the origins of the blues and the nature of love.

(2)Artist: Mississippi Fred McDowell
Album: I Do Not Play No Rock 'N' Roll
Label: Capitol Records ‎– SM-409; Reissue, Mono, Jacksonville Press;
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Country Blues
Conditions : Sleeve: VG+ / Vinyl: VG+

• Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 1): SM-1-409 G6 #1 Mastered By Capitol O
• Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 1): ST-2-409 W4 #2 O

(3)Artist: Fred McDowell
Album: My Home Is In The Delta
Label: Testament Records – T-2208; Reissue
Country: US
Released: 70’s/80’s reissue
Genre: Country Blues
Conditions : Sleeve: VG+ / Vinyl: VG+

Blues and Spirituals by Fred and Annie Mae McDowell.

Recorded Nov. 24, 1963 and Feb. 24, 1964.

Special Re-Release By OJL.
Silver Testament labels with guitar player.
Green and blue cover.

The two symbols in the runout etchings are a greek capital "Sigma" letter and a S intertwined with a J with a second hook to the right (some what like an anchor sign).

• Matrix / Runout (Side A): T 2208-A 52265 [two symbols] SJW-6928
• Matrix / Runout (Side B): T 2208-B 52265 [two symbols] SJW-6928