Various Artists My Soul Is Lost: Unknown & Forgotten Rural American Musicians
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Old-time music compiled by R. Crumb and John Heneghan from their own collections. Crumb�s emergence the birth of underground comics with Crumb as its most recognizable force. Crumb owns almost five thousand 78 rpm records in his collection. in the liner notes, heneghan writes, �so what i�m saying is, during the late 1920�s and early 1930�s in america, a treasure trove of rich rural music was recorded, before marketing maniacs could get there ghastly, grubby hands on it. as a result we have a true glimpse into what rural american music was and what it sounded like in all it�s raw distinctive nature. in the early 78 rpm era, countless records were recorded by some of the most unique sounding musicians and bands which never would�ve made it past the audition process once marketing ideas were set firmly in place by record companies to make music the most profitable. its a strong experience to hear music made by the people, for the people, from a time when big money was just getting involved in the music making process and hadn�t yet fully crushed or cast out the most unique and richest sounding performers of the time. as a result we are left with, in my opinion, recordings of some of the most beautiful music ever made. i guess that�s what old-time music is to me.� includes a multi-page booklet with beautiful photographs of early 20th century musicians and liner notes by heneghan and tony russell. cover photo from the collection�of r. crumb with layout and hand-drawn text by r. crumb.
