{"product_id":"rl-burnside-the-sound-machine-raw-electric-1979-1980","title":"R.L. Burnside \u0026 The Sound Machine - Raw Electric: 1979-1980 (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGatefold Double LP With Bonus 12-Page Booklet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHigh Water Records was founded in 1979 by musicologist David Evans and Memphis State University, on a National Endowment for the Arts grant, to document local blues and gospel that the larger labels were passing over. R.L. Burnside was among the first artists Evans recorded for it, and the band he brought was a family one: sons Duwayne and Daniel on guitar, Joseph on bass, and son-in-law Calvin Jackson on drums. Evans described the Sound Machine as a fusion of rural and urban blues, funk, R\u0026amp;B and soul, and noted that it drew young audiences across northern Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seventeen performances collected here were recorded between August 1979 and August 1980. Most were taped at Burnside's home near Independence, Mississippi, with an audience in the room; the rest at locations in Memphis and elsewhere in Tennessee. Burnside is identified with North Mississippi hill country blues - drone-led guitar and rhythms rooted in the regional fife-and-drum tradition rather than in Delta conventions - and these sides document that approach with a full electric band behind it, including his readings of \"Dust My Broom,\" \"Rolling and Tumbling,\" \"How Many More Years\" and \"Sitting on Top of the World.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe material was first collected on CD in 2001 by the Memphis label Inside Sounds. This is the High Water double-LP edition, catalog HWX 3728: seventeen tracks across four sides in a gatefold jacket, with a bonus twelve-page booklet of song commentary and archival photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBurnside was born in Harmontown, Mississippi in 1926 and died in Memphis in 2005. He began recording for Fat Possum in Oxford, Mississippi in 1991 and stayed with the label until his death; these sessions predate that by more than a decade. After Calvin Jackson moved to Holland, Burnside performed mainly with guitarist Kenny Brown and his grandson Cedric on drums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Woman Done Left Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Don't Love Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDust My Broom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLast Night (I Lost the Best Friend I Ever Had)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlippin' and Slidin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing Down South\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolling and Tumbling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Many More Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"10\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWell, Well, Well\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLeave Me and My Woman Alone (Friend of Mine)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Baby Caught the Train (Who's Been Talkin')\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScrambling for My Shoes (Walking Blues)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"14\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSitting on Top of the World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSearching for My Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing Away, Baby\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJumper Hanging Out on the Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eComplete the Collection of 2:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/r-l-burnside-sound-machine-groove\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClick here to buy Sound Machine Groove\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 097037372835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highwater Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Highwater Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":50523341160606,"sku":"EVP-6D576477-NEW-NEW-NONE0000","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/4192602-3086377.jpg?v=1790190913","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/rl-burnside-the-sound-machine-raw-electric-1979-1980","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}