RECORD 33 1/2 RPM: SEA SHANTIES AND LOGGER'S SONGS © 1951 BY
FOLKWAYS RECORDS & SERVICE CORP., 117 W. 46TH ST., N. Y. C. - SONGS SUNG BY SAM
ESKIN ACCOMPANYING HIMSELF WITH GUITAR; RECORD FP 19 - ORIGINALLY SOLD FOR
$4.75.
Black Vinyl Long
playing Non-Breakable Micro Groove 33 1/3 rpm with Original thick cardboard dust
jacket - cover has pictures of the men who sing on this record plus a list of
the songs sung. Inside is also a 12 page pamphlet of text & black & white photos
& illustrations telling about the history of logging, the camps, the life of a
logger, the trains that picked up the logs and the ships that transported the
logs. The pamphlet also has the words to all the songs and illustrations of the
ships for instant identification (educational). This pamphlet says it is for
album F 78-19, F 45-19, FP 5519 & is also © 1951. The back has a list of records
and pamphlets produced by Folkways Records.
LIST OF SONGS: words in parentheses
refer to type of trip or chore required of the sailors which when sung provided
the cadence (rhythm) needed to perform the duty .
SIDE 1 FP 19B: BAND: 1. A Shanty
Man's Life; Band 2. River Driver's Song; Band 3. The Little Brown Bulls; Band 4.
The Pinery Boy; Band 5. Poor Paddy Works on the Railway.
SIDE 2 FP19A: Band 1. The Rio
Grande (outward bound. Capstan Shanty); Band 2. Clear the Track, Let the Bulgine
Run (windlass and Capstan); Band 3. Heave Away, My Johnny; Band 4. Boney (Short
Haul Shanty); Band 5. Johnny Comes Down to Hilo (Windlass & Capstan); Band 6.
The Sailor Loves (Halliard or Hauling Shanty); Band 7. Paddy Doyle's Boots
(Short Haul or Bunt); Band 8. A Hundred Years Ago (Capstan Shanty); Band 9.
Across the Western Ocean (It's Time for Us to Leave Her) (homeward bound Hauling
& Pumping Shanty).
CONDITION: Record Side 1 - has 2
deep grooves where needle was left on the record for awhile; SIDE 2: Very Good -
2 slight scratches. COVER: slightly tired or worn but heavy cardboard has no
tears or loose seams - back is completely black with the sellers store tag glued
to the top which says "The Disc Shop" 1623 Connecticut Ave., Washington D.C.
We value this interesting record
w/jacket & pamphlet at about $45.00 - we will have pictures shortly. Shipping by
Priority/Parcel Post/Media Mail with Delivery Confirm & Insurance.
Thank you for your interest!
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