The Essential Paul Robeson (2xVINYL) | Excellent (EX) Excellent+ (EX+)

*PHOTOS NOT ACTUAL*    BOTH EX RECORDS HAVE SOME SURFACE MARKS, LIGHT HAZE, NOTHING THAT WILL AFFECT PLAY / ex+ sleeve has some very minor wear, light ring

Label:
Vanguard – VSD-57/58, Vanguard – VSD 57/58
Series:
Vanguard Twofers
Format:
2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo, Gatefold, Pitman Pressing
Country:
US
Released:
1974
Genre:
Non-Music, Classical, Folk, World, & Country, Stage & Screen
Style:
Vocal, Spoken Word
A1        Every Time I Feel The Spirit
Arranged By – Lawrence Brown (4)
1:48
A2        Balm In Gilead
Arranged By – H.T. Burleigh*
2:15
A3        Volga Boat Song
Written-By – Trad.*
3:12
A4        Monologue From Shakespeare's Othello    2:45
A5        O Thou Silent Night
Written-By – Alexandrov*
2:30
A6        Chinese Children's Song    1:32
A7        My Curley- Headed Baby
Written-By – G.H. Clutsam*
2:30
A8        Old Man River
Written-By – Kern*
2:15
A9        Going Home
Arranged By – Fisher*
Written-By – Dvorak*
4:46
B1        Monologue From Boris Godunov
Written-By – Mussorgsky*
4:19
B2        The Orphan
Written-By – Mussorgsky*
1:55
B3        Christ Lag In Todesbanden
Written-By – J.S. Bach*
3:15
B4        Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel
Arranged By – Lawrence Brown (4)
1:25
B5        Lullaby
Written-By – Franz Schubert
3:02
B6        O No, John
Arranged By – Cecil Sharp
2:20
B7        Joe Hill
Written-By – Earl Robinson
2:25
B8        Jacob's Ladder
Written-By – Trad.*
3:00
C1        Ballad For Americans
Chorus – American Peoples Chorus
Conductor – Nathaniel Shilkret
Orchestra – Victor Symphony Orchestra
Written-By – Earl Robinson, John Latouche
10:07
C2        Deep River
Written-By – Trad.*
2:15
C3        John Brown's Body
Written-By – Trad.*
2:48
C4        Jerusalem
Written-By – Parry*
2:02
C5        Londonderry Air (Danny Boy)
Written-By – Trad.*
2:48
D1        Water Boy
Written-By – Avery Robinson
2:47
D2        Shenandoah
Written-By – Trad.*
2:53
D3        Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child
Written-By – Trad.*
2:49
D4        Get On Board, Little Children
Written-By – Lawrence Brown (4)
1:15
D5        The House I Live In
Written-By – Robinson*, Allan*
2:24
D6        Loch Lomond
Written-By – Trad.*
2:05
D7        Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes
Written-By – Trad.*
3:00
D8        Joshua Fought The Battle Of Jericho
Written-By – Trad.*
1:26
D9        All Through The Night
Written-By – Trad.*
2:03
Copyright © – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Vanguard Recording Society, Inc.
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Published By – Chappell Music
Published By – T. B. Harms
Published By – Leeds Music
Published By – Robbins Music Corp.
Published By – Fred Fisher Music Co., Inc.
Published By – Oliver Ditson Co.
Published By – Boosey & Hawkes
Published By – Chappell & Co.
Arranged By – Robert DeCormier (tracks: C3, D1-D3, D5, D7, D9)
Conductor [Chorus & Orchestra] – Milt Okun* (tracks: C3, D1-D3, D5, D7, D9)
Design – Jules Halfant
Photography – Fotiades
Piano – Alan Booth (2) (tracks: Sides A & B), Harriet Wingreen (tracks: C2, C4, C5, D4, D6, D8)
Ⓟ 1974 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc., N.Y.
Ⓒ 1974 Vanguard Recording Society, Inc., 71 West 23rd Street, New York, N.Y. 10010 Printed in U.S.A.

Sides A & B were recorded at the historic Robeson "Farewell" Concert, Carnegie Hall, May, 1958 and released on At Carnegie Hall
C1 originally released on Ballad For Americans (1940)
C2 - D9 originally released on Robeson (1958)

Cat. # on labels: VSD-57 (Sides A & B) & VSD-58 (Sides C & D)
Cat. # on front cover: VSD 57/58
Cat. # on back cover, spine & inside gatefold: VSD●57/58

Track C1: From the original recording, courtesy RCA Victor
Track C1 - The conductor's last name is misspelled (Chilkret) on the label, but it is spelled correctly on the back cover (Shilkret).
Track D6 is piano accompaniment, in spite of what is given on the rear cover.
 

• Media Condition: Excellent (EX)
• Sleeve Condition: Excellent+ (EX+)
• Genre: CLASSICAL
• Format Type: 2xLP