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Vinyl Album

Artist: Dave Van Ronk Title: Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & A Spiritual Label:   Folkways Country: USA Catalogue: FS 3818 / FV 9017 / FVS 9017 / 31020 / FTS 31020 Date: May 1959 Format: LP Collection:   I Own It     I Want It  Community:  1 Wants Price Guide: Valuation Page » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

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Track	Artist	Title	Composer	Rating
A1	Dave Van Ronk	Duncan And Brady	Traditional	Rate
A2	Dave Van Ronk	Black Mountain Blues	Traditional	Rate
A3	Dave Van Ronk	In The Pines	Traditional	Rate
A4	Dave Van Ronk	My Baby's So Sweet	Traditional	Rate
A5	Dave Van Ronk	Twelve Gates To The City	Traditional	Rate
A6	Dave Van Ronk	Winin' Boy	Jelly Roll Morton	Rate
A7	Dave Van Ronk	If You Leave Me Pretty Momma	Dave Van Ronk	Rate
B1	Dave Van Ronk	Backwater Blues	Bessie Smith	Rate
B2	Dave Van Ronk	Careless Love	Traditional	Rate
B3	Dave Van Ronk	Betty And Dupree	Traditional	Rate
B4	Dave Van Ronk	K.C. Moan	Traditional, Arr. Dave Van Ronk	Rate
B5	Dave Van Ronk	Gambler's Blues	Traditional	Rate
B6	Dave Van Ronk	John Henry	Traditional	Rate
B7	Dave Van Ronk	How Long	Leroy Carr	Rate

Notes

© 1959 Folkways Records & Service Corp.,
117 West 46th Street
New York City, NY

Recorded & edited by Kenneth S. Goldstein

Custom molded by Plastylite

The LP labels on initial pressings with the espresso machine style box cover misspelled the artist's last name and is entitled "Ballads, Blues and a Spiritual Sung by Von Ronk"

Later reissues with different cover designs were released as follows:
1) 1960-65 - Folkways #FS 3818: Same title - Monochrome photo of artist's profile over an orange background

2) 1960-65 - Folkways #FS 3818: Same title - Same cover as above reissue with turquoise background

3) 1966 - Verve / Folkways #FV 9017 / FVS 9017: Gambler's Blues - Featuring artist's photo imposed on a jack-of-hearts playing card

4) 1968 - Folkways #31020: Black Mountain Blues - New Cover design with psychedelic orange & pink text. Also licensed to XTRA Records for sale in the UK.

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Number: 580238  THUMBNAIL Uploaded By: JohnBuckWLD Description: Original Folways LP Box

Number: 580239  Uploaded By: JohnBuckWLD Edited By: JohnBuckWLD Description: FS 3818 A

Number: 580240  Uploaded By: JohnBuckWLD Description: FS 3818 B

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