[78-L] DUST BOWL BALLADS - Woody Guthrie (Victor)

David Lennick dlennick at sympatico.ca
Thu Mar 27 14:19:04 PDT 2014


Best I can provide is the 12 issued tracks from the work sheet for a Living Era 
CD (reissued on Retrospective, I think) plus ONE of the unissued tracks. I own 
only one of these 78s (26619) and I seem to recall it having a different take 
from the lp issues.

DUST BOWL BALLADS..in issue sequence rather than recording order

1.  Talking Dust Bowl Blues (Guthrie) Victor 26619, BS 050146-2; April 26/40 (2:38)
2.  Blowin' Down This Road (Guthrie-Lee Hays) Victor 26619, BS 050150-1; April 
26/40 (2:57)
3.  Do-Re-Mi (Guthrie) Victor 26620, BS 050153-1; April 26/40 (2:32)
4.  Dust Cain't Kill Me (Guthrie) Victor 26620, BS 050600-1; May 3/40 (2:53)
5.  Tom Joad, pt. 1 (Guthrie) Victor 26621, BS 050151-1; April 26/40 (3:22)
6.  Tom Joad, pt. 2 (Guthrie) Victor 26621, BS 050152-1; April 26/40 (3:24)
7.  The Great Dust Storm (Dust Storm Disaster) (Guthrie) Victor 26622, BS 
050145-1; April 26/40 (3:18)
8.  Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh) (Guthrie) Victor 26622, 
BS 050148-1; April 26/40 (3:02)
9.  Dust Bowl Refugee (Guthrie) Victor 26623, BS 050154-1; April 26/40 (3:05)
10. Dust Pneumonia Blues (Guthrie) Victor 26623, BS 050601-1; May 3/40 (2:39)
11. I Ain't Got No Home (Guthrie) Victor 26624, BS 050155-1; April 26/40 (2:43)
12. Vigilante Man (Guthrie) Victor 26624, BS 050156-1; April 26/40 (3:20)

PLUS
DUST BOWL BLUES
         Victor unissued, mx BS 050149-1; 26 April 1940, NY (3:24)

On 3/27/2014 4:05 PM, Thomas Stern wrote:
>
> Would greatly appreciate session details (recording dates and matrix/take numbers)
> for the 1940 Victor Woody Guthrie recordings.
>
> Also, I've listed the various releases of the recordings - for some I have little or questionable
> information.  If you have any corrections or additions, please update this list.  THANKS!
>
> Best wishes, Thomas.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> some notes:
>    The original VICTOR albums issued 12 songs
>    The 1950 Folkways album contained  8 songs
>    The 1964 Folkways album released the 12 Victor sides.
>    The 1964 RCA Vintage album released 14 tracks - the original 12 plus 2 previously unissued.
>    Subsequent RCA and ROUNDER issues included 14 tracks.
>    The 2000 BUDDHA/RCA album added a 15th track.
>
>
>
>
> recording date ??????????????
> matrix numbers ??????????????
> DISC album 610  Ballads from the Dust Bowl                      3-10" 78rpm
> 5010  Pastures of Plenty
>        Hard Traveling
> 5011  When the Curfew Blows
>        Rambling Blues
> 5012  Talking Columbia Blues
>        My New Found Land
>
>
>
> New York City
> April 26, 1940 and May 3, 1940
>
> WOODY GUTHRIE, vocal, guitar, harmonica.
>
>
> VICTOR P-27  DUST BOWL BALLADS sung by Woody Guthrie             3-10" 78rpm
>
> 26619-A  P27-1  Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues
> 26619-B  P27-2  Blowin' Down This Road
>
> 26620-A  P27-3  Do Re Mi
> 26620-B  P27-4  Dust Cain't Kill Me
>
> 26621-A  P27-5  Tom Joad-part 1
> 26621-B  P27-6  Tom Joad-part 2
>
>
> VICTOR P-27  DUST BOWL BALLADS Volume 2                          3-10" 78rpm
>
> 26622-A P 28-1  The Great Dust Storm
> 26622-B P 28-2  Dusty Old Dust
>
> 26623-A P 28-3  Dust Bowl Refugee
> 26623-B P 28-4  Dust Pneumonia Blues
>
> 26624-A P 28-5  I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore
> 26624-B P 28-6  Vigilante Man
>
>
>
> FOLKWAYS FP   11   Talking Dust Bowl        10" LP 1950 (early jacket, pictorial jacket)
> FOLKWAYS FA 2011   Talking Dust Bowl        10" LP 19?? (pictorial jacket same as FP 11)
>   notes by John Asch and Woody Guthrie
> A1 Dust Storm Disaster
> A2 So Long (Dusty Old Dust)
> A3 Talking Dust Blues
> A4 Dust Can't Kill Me
> B1 Blowing Down This Road
> B2 Dust Bowl Refugee
> B3 Tom Joad, Part 1
> B4 Tom Joad, Part 2
>
> Dust Bowl Ballads     A1 A2 A3 A4
> Migrant Workers Songs B1 B2
> Ballad based on John Steinbeck's GRAPES OF WRATH  B3 B4
>
>
>
> FOLKWAYS FH 5212  Dust Bowl Ballads                                      LP 1964
>   [701 7th Avenue]
> DISC FF1  (FF10001)  38 Favorite American Folk Songs                   3-LP box 1964 8p.notes/lyrics
>   [Folkways FH 5212 (Guthrie), FA 2014 (Leadbelly) and FA 2043 (Seeger)]
> A1 Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues
> A2 Blowin' Down This Road
> A3 Do Re Mi
> A4 Dust Cain't Kill Me
> A5 Tom Joad (Part 1)
>     Tom Joad (Part 2)
> B1 The Great Dust Storm
> B2 Dusty Old Dust
> B3 Dust Bowl Refugee
> B4 Dust Pneumonia Blues
> B5 I Ain't Got No Home in This WOrld Anymore
> B6 Vigilante Man
>
>
>
> RCA Victor Vintage Series LPV 502  DUST BOWL BALLADS          LP 1964
> Victor(J) VRA 5001                                            LP 19??
>   liner: Peter Welding
>   Reissue produced by Brad McCuen
> A1 The Great Dust Storm
> A2 I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore
> A3 Talkin' Dust Bowl Blues
> A4 Vigilante Man
> A5 Dust Cain't Kill Mme
> A6 Pretty Boy Floyd
> A7 Dust Pneumonia Blues
> B1 Blowin' Down This Road
> B2 Tom Joad-Part 1
> B3 Tom Joad-Part 2
> B4 Dust Bowl Refugee
> B5 Do Re MI
> B6 Dust Bowl Blues
> B7 Dusty Old Dust(So Long It's been good to know yuh)
>
>
>
> RCA CPL 1 2099  WOODY GUTHRIE - A Legendary Performer         LP 1977 [Die cut jacket, inner jacket, booklet]
> 14 tracks - what order ?????
> Production credits ????????
>
>    IS THE FOLLOWING CD THE SAME AS ABOVE LP ????????
>    WHAT "Label"                 ????????
>    Catalog Number               ????????
> BMG UPC 74321 31774 27  Woody Guthrie Legendary Performer     CD 1999
>   1. The (Dust Storm Disaster) Great Dust Storm
>   2. I Ain't Got No Home
>   3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
>   4. Vigilante Man
>   5. Dust Can't Kill Me
>   6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
>   7. Pretty Boy Floyd
>   8. Blowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way)
>   9. Tom Joad Part 1
> 10. Tom Joad Part 2
> 11. Dust Bowl Refugee
> 12. Do Re Mi
> 13. Dust Bowl Blues
> 14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know You)
>
>
>
> ROUNDER CD 1040   DUST BOWL BALLADS                           CD 1988
>   Produced under license from BMG
>   Originally produced for RCA Records by Frank Driggs.
>   Liner: Guy Logsdon
>   1. The Great Dust Storm(Dust Storm Disaster)  3:19
>   2. I Ain't Got No Home 2:44
>   3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues 2:42
>   4. Vigilante Man 2:23
>   5. Dust Can't Kill Me 2:55
>   6. Dust Pneumonia Blues 2:41
>   7. Pretty Boy Floyd 3:09
>   8. Blowin' Down the Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way) 2:59
>   9. Tom Joad-Part 1  3:25
> 10. Tom Joad-Part 2  3:28
> 11. Dust Bowl Refugee  3:05
> 12. Do-Re-Mi 2:33
> 13. Dust Bowl Blues  3:26
> 14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh) 3:05
>
>
>
>
>
>
> BMG/Camden UPC: 74321 57839 23  WOODY GUTHRIE dustbowl ballads              CD 1999
>   PRODUCTION CREDITS ?????????????????
>   LABEL/CATALOG ??????????????????
>   1. The (Dust Storm Disaster) Great Dust Storm
>   2. I Ain't Got No Home
>   3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
>   4. Vigilante Man
>   5. Dust Can't Kill Me
>   6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
>   7. Pretty Boy Floyd
>   8. Blowin' Down This Road (I Ain't Going to Be Treated This Way)
>   9. Pt. 1 Tom Joad
> 10. Pt. 2 Tom Joad
> 11. Dust Bowl Refugee
> 12. Do Re Mi
> 13. Dust Bowl Blues
> 14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh)
>
>
>
> BUDDHA/RCA UPC: 74465 99724 23                                CD 2000
>    Production credits ???????????????????????
>    producers: Rob Santos, Nora Guthrie, Glenn Korman
>    liner notes by Dave Marsh&  Woody Guthrie
>    Catalog number ????????????????????
>   1. The (Dust Storm Disaster) Great Dust Storm
>   2. I Ain't Got No Home
>   3. Talking Dust Bowl Blues
>   4. Vigilante Man
>   5. Dust Can't Kill Me
>   6. Dust Pneumonia Blues
>   7. Pretty Boy Floyd
>   8. Blowin' Down the Road (I Ain't Gonna to Be Treated This Way)
>   9. Tom Joad (Part 1)
> 10. Tom Joad (Part 2)
> 11. Dust Bowl Refugee
> 12. Do Re Mi
> 13. Dust Bowl Blues
> 14. Dusty Old Dust (So Long It's Been Good to Know Yuh)
> 15. Dust Bowl Blues - (alternate take)
>
>
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