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Blues Images 2005
Calendar & CD

John Tefteller's 2005 Blues Images Calendar & CD


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THE BLUES ALBUM
Rare source material from the Mainspring Press collection


PARAMOUNT RECORDS

LABEL IMAGES

BLACK SWAN RECORDS

COLUMBIA RACE RECORDS

EMERSON RACE RECORDS

VOCALION RACE RECORDS


ARTICLES (from THE MAINSPRING online journal)

  • THE EDISON BLUES
    by Allan Sutton
    Thomas Edison's personal notes and memos reveal a man at odds with his staff and determined to stay out of the race record market at all costs.


  • WHITE PERFORMERS ON BLACK SWAN RECORDS: A PSEUDONYM LISTING
    Depsite Harry Pace's claim that Black Swan would use only black talent, many issues are actually by white performers using aliases.


  • BLACK SWAN'S OTHER STARS
    Harry Pace set his sights high for his pioneering black-owned and -operated record label. "While it is true that we will feature to a great extent 'blue' numbers," Pace told the press, "we will also release many numbers of a higher standard."


  • MAMIE SMITH ONLINE DISCOGRAPHY
    The latest edition, from Brian Rust's Jazz and Ragtime Records.


  • SORTING OUT PURITAN
    Paramount's less-glamorous sister label led a checkered past that continues to challenge discographers and collectors today.



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