Record Details
← Back to Records
Record ID
632
Artist
Blind Willie McTell
Title
The Early Years
Field / Genre
Blues
Year Recorded
1933
Label
Yazoo
Pressing
Am
Rating
***
Discs
1
Media
R
Date Bought
1 Jan 1900
Cost
¤8.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>This is one of the few Yazoo records that cannot be recommended as a potential first choice, because it was done relatively early. The sound is okay, but the song selection -- all made up of pre-World War II material, as usual for Yazoo -- is rather paltry compared with McTell collections that have come out since. It's not a bad choice, just not as good as some others, and it does include a decent, if limited, cross-section of early material, including "Statesboro Blues."</p><p>—<strong>Bruce Eder</strong></p>