Anthology of American Folk Music. Original 6LP set from 1952. Harry Smith. Dylan
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Description
"The Anthology of American Folk Music is a six-album compilation released in 1952 by Folkways Records (catalogue FP 251, FP 252, and FP 253), comprising eighty-four American folk, blues and country music recordings that were originally issued from 1927 to 1932. Experimental filmmaker Harry Smith compiled the music from his personal collection of 78 rpm records. The album is famous due to its role as a touchstone for the American folk music revival in the 1950s and 1960s."-wikipedia
These are the original issues from 1952, including all three 2 record sets (6 LPs total). This is a landmark release in American recording and highly entertaining to boot!
Track listings for each of the three sets are available here:
Volume One
Volume Two
Volume Three
Condition:
Vol. One: Ballads
The box is in excellent shape, with only a slight seam split at the bottom right corner.
Record: VG There are some visual imperfections that don't greatly affect play, but there is light surface noise.
Vol. Two: Social Music
The box is in excellent shape, entirely intact with no seam splits or imperfections. There is a small sticker on the top right corner of the back cover.
Records: VG+ Visually very clean. Light surface noise
Vol. Three: Songs
Cover is still shiny and clean but the edges have come undone (seams broken in several places) so it is not perfect. Cover is still firmly attached so it can swing open, but some of the other sides have seam splits.
Record: VG There are some visual imperfections that don't greatly affect play, but there is light surface noise.
