Big Joe Williams, TOUGH TIMES, original Arhoolie pressi
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Arhoolie F-1002 (mono), "Tough Times" with Big Joe Williams, vocals and guitar, plus a cameo track with Joe's wife Mary. This is the original 1960-1 pressing of one of the first Arhoolie catalog releases, and both LP and jacket are in superb shape! Original dark-label vinyl is practically free of background noise. Tracks include "Yo-Yo Blues", "Sloppy Drunk Blues", "President Roosevelt", "44 Blues", "Greystone Blues", "I Want My Crown", "Mean Stepfather", "Brother James", "Shake Your Boogie", "Vitamin A Blues", "She Left Me a Mule to Ride", and "So Glad". Jacket (with Los Gatos address) has slight rubwear on bottom front but is otherwise about like new with no seamwear or bends. Shipping is $4.00 media mail, $7.00 priority mail in the continental U.S.; $15.00 airmail for Europe, Australia, Japan, and Korea; elsewhere inquire. Insured priority shipping required for Italy and Brazil. Additional LPs in one package are $1.00 per extra LP in the U.S. and Canada, $3.00 per extra LP overseas. I dislike low-quality packaging as much as other eBayers do, so individual records will be shipped in special, handcrafted mailers unlike the usual type in three ways: (1) They are significantly larger all around and padded around the edges to prevent corner bumps to the jacket; (2) they are padded on both sides of the record with styro sheets or thick cardboard sheets to prevent damage to the record surface; (3) they are constructed of heavier-duty cardboard than normal mailers to provide further protection. All used LPs are shipped with record securely inside an inner sleeve but outside the jacket to prevent seam splitting in transit; our innovative padded packaging will prevent seam splitting for new, sealed LPs. The end product is designed to withstand a drop from a second-story window with no damage (though I will not test it with your package). No record should arrive in a condition worse than described! Multiple LPs are shipped in BagsUnlimited pizza-style boxes that are larger around than LPs and will also be well padded. Used LPs are play-graded on a VPI turntable with Audioquest tonearm.
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