Those Prison Blues | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1959 | |||
Recorded | 1959 | |||
Venue | Louisiana State Penitentiary | |||
Genre | Blues, field recording | |||
Label | Folk-Lyric FL-109 | |||
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Arhoolie Reissue Cover | ||||
Those Prison Blues is an album by blues musician Robert Pete Williams recorded by Harry Oster in Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Folk-Lyric label before being reissued with an altered track listing on Arhoolie in 1971. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
New Record Mirror | [4] |
Eugene Chadbourne's review on AllMusic stated: "Although some of these tracks are brilliant, there are more consistent collections available by this artist, as well as ones that are more generous with playing time". [3]
All compositions by Robert Pete Williams except where noted