Various Artists The Rough Guide To Holy Blues on gold vinyl

Various Artists The Rough Guide To Holy Blues on gold vinylFrom the extraordinary recordings of the true guitar evangelists Blind Willie Johnson and Reverend Gary Davis to classic spiritual renditions by legendary bluesmen Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Skip James, this handpicked selection highlights the mutual influence between Gospel and blues. 01 Reverend Gary Davis: The Angels Message To Me 03: 04 02 Blind Willie Johnson: Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying 03: 03 03 Bukka White: I Am In The

Includes a rich

Tuareg grooves

Rhythm and energy push you into deep space straight from the start of opener Dirt

and the eye-wateringly casual acoustic cover of 'Frank Mills' (from the "hippie" musical Hair)

Owen Pallett 13

microdoses of storytelling

Safe From Harm 4

creepy opener

I Am A Scientist (2:48) D8

Curls (Ghostlife Remix) (3:23) 06

Pay particular attention to the transcendent "Wasted on the Way

Gotta Stop This Dreaming was similar to what Gary was doing at the time