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SKIP
JAMES
Most of Paramount's metal stampers and mothers were hauled off for scrap during World War II. Among the few to survive is this mother of Skip James' classic "Devil Got My Woman." February 4, 1931, is etched on the rim but is believed to refer to the plating date, not the actual recording date. The handwriting on the mother and the storage sleeve has been identified as that of Alfred Schultz, manager of the New York Recording Laboratories' studio in Grafton, Wisconsin. For more on NYRL and Paramount's legendary blues records, be sure to read Paramount's Rise and Fall, from Mainspring Press. |
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