WALTER DAVIS Don't You Want to Go / Goodbye Bluebird B-9027 Blues 78 RPM E/EE-

	£		35
	$		46

Recorded during a historic late-prewar studio tracking block in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1941, this 10-inch shellac release captures Walter Davis at his raw, melancholic vocal peak, returning to his signature slow-drag blues formulas
Side A: Don't You Want to Go? (Matrix 070448)
A deeply resonant, mournful piece spotlighting Davis's unique, staggered vocal time-signatures and heavy piano baselines
Side B Goodbye
An introspective, thematic parting blues track displaying a rolling, structural piano architecture that deeply influenced later post-war Chicago blues patterns
This record stands as an incredible historical bookend, tracked on the exact same date as his rare unvocalized instrumentals, just forty-eight hours prior to the Pearl Harbor attack. It was distributed commercially in early 1942 under initial wartime manufacturing restrictions. While late-numerical Bluebird releases (B-9000 series onwards) faced material conservation cutbacks, Davis's proven vocal commercial pull ensured steady regional placement across key distribution channels.
The low-down, unhurried tempos of "Don't You Want to Go?" and "Goodbye" address structural displacement and personal separation. These themes deeply connected with migrant workers traveling from the Mississippi Delta up to the industrial hubs of the Midwest during the second wave of the Great Migration.
The Last Pre-War Session: This record captures pieces of music from Davis's absolute final recording session before the United States entry into World War II halted commercial non-military field tracking across the midwestern hotel circuitry
.The Missing Piece: These selections showcase the exact template that foundational post-war figures like Muddy Waters studied heavily in their formative years, bridging southern country blues into acoustic urban structures.
Detailed Condition ReportGrade (VJM System): E to EE+ / EE- (Side A grades an impressive Excellent to Excellent Plus; Side B grades an Excellent minus by the archive)
.Play Surface: Retains strong factory gloss and deep black reflection overall
. Side A is clean with minimal handling hairlines. Side B displays more visual evidence of localized surface scuffs or minor play wear that sits below the grade of the A side, but remains physically sound. Free of deep scratches, cracks, stress lines, or edge chips.
Audio Performance: Both sides track with great fidelity, pushing out loud, robust acoustic audio. The vocal projection and lower piano registers are cleanly separated. Surface noise is marginally higher on the B-side due to the play scuffs, but it does not overpower the recording's presence.
Center Labels: Pristine late-era dark blue and gold Bluebird circular text labels
. Both sides are beautifully clean, crisp, and bright. The typography is entirely sharp and free of modern ink writing, layout tearing, grease pencil, or vintage dealer sticker residue. The center spindle holes are completely tight and immaculate, without a mark.
Original Company Sleeve
This exceptional copy comes complete with its original 1940s Bluebird Records company paper sleeve featuring the famous "His Master's Voice" dog and gramophone graphic [image_7JaTHH.png]. The sleeve remains structurally intact with period text blocks promoting "The Hottest Bands, The Newest Tunes, The Biggest Hits." It shows minor handling wear typical of careful archival storage.
Postage & Packaging Info
Professionally packed by an experienced 78 RPM specialist trader. The fragile shellac disc is enclosed within an archival interior sleeve alongside its original company jacket, and strictly sandwiched between multiple layers of thick card stiffeners. This bundle is wrapped entirely in heavy-duty bubble wrap and suspended securely inside a rigid, oversized doubleskin box filled with void-fill padding to guarantee zero movement during domestic or international transit.
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