Skip James

Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)  Music

Posted by gribovar at Sept. 20, 2022
Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)

Skip James - Hard Time Killin' Floor (2005)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 330 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 155 MB | Covers - 8 MB
Genre: Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Country Blues | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Yazoo (Yazoo 2075)

Hard Time Killin' Floor isn't the first Skip James collection, and one could bet it will not be the last. But Hard Time Killin' Floor makes a pretty good argument for itself: the hour-and-six-minute album holds all of James' early work, and it's been remastered. James' soulful vocal style, like Robert Johnson's, has often been noted, but his quick picking style is also distinctive. "I'm So Glad" is performed at an up-tempo, breakneck pace, and the finger work will leave the listener dizzy. The title cut, on the other hand, has a slow, lazy quality, with the blue notes of the guitar matching the singer's mournful cry. James was somewhat unique among blues guitarists in that he also played piano. His spunky gospel style is on full display on songs like "How Long Buck" and the bizarrely titled "Little Cow and Calf Is Gonna Die Blues"…
Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)

Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 108 Mb | 00:46:55
Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | Label: Craft Recordings

Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. AllMusic asserts, “wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential.”

Skip James - Today! (Remastered) (1966/2024)  Music

Posted by delpotro at June 6, 2024
Skip James - Today! (Remastered) (1966/2024)

Skip James - Today! (Remastered) (1966/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 108 Mb | 00:46:55
Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | Label: Craft Recordings

Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. AllMusic asserts, “wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential.”
Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)

Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 108 Mb | 00:46:55
Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | Label: Craft Recordings

Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. AllMusic asserts, “wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential.”
Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)

Skip James - Today! (Bluesville Series / Remastered) (1966/2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 246 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 108 Mb | 00:46:55
Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues | Label: Craft Recordings

Today! is Skip James’ second album, originally released in 1966. The album features James solo on all but one track, “How Long,” which includes Russ Savakus on bass. This 180-gram LP pressed at QRP includes an obi with notes by Scott Billington, a paper-wrapped jacket and (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab. AllMusic asserts, “wonderful vocals, superb guitar and a couple of tunes with tasty piano make this essential.”

Skip James - The Complete 1931 Sessions (2022)  Music

Posted by delpotro at Sept. 25, 2022
Skip James - The Complete 1931 Sessions (2022)

Skip James - The Complete 1931 Sessions (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 186 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 122 Mb | 00:52:59
Blues | Label: Black Swan Records

Skip James was a Delta blues artist from Mississippi. Known for his career during the Great Depression and subsequent decades, he was “rediscovered” and became much more widely recognized during the 1960’s when he was in very poor health nearing the end of his life. His playing style was primarily in a minor key, featuring complex fingerpicking. After years of being out of print, The Complete 1931 Sessions, taken from James' Paramount recordings, will be remastered and reissued by ORG Music for RSD Black Friday on color vinyl. The compilation is made up of some of the earliest years of the artist’s career and showcases the astounding talent he possessed from the very beginning.
Skip James - The Complete 1931 Sessions (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Skip James - The Complete 1931 Sessions (2022) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 52:51 minutes | 626 MB
Blues | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

Skip James estimated that he recorded 26 sides for the Paramount label in 1931, but no one has ever turned up more than the 18 songs on this disc in any form.
Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:50 minutes | 2,1 GB
Blues | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

The mid-20th century blues revival seems to have become largely identified with the style and personality of just a few major artists, primarily those that took their Mississippi Delta blues and evolved it into the "city blues" of Chicago and New York. As it was that style that would, in turn, provide a catalyst for the British blues-rock scene that spawned the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, as well as homegrown practitioners like Canned Heat, it is often thought of as capital-B blues. However, there was a large swath of enormously influential players that exemplified the more traditional, acoustic-oriented country blues of the Delta.
Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:50 minutes | 2,1 GB
Blues | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

The mid-20th century blues revival seems to have become largely identified with the style and personality of just a few major artists, primarily those that took their Mississippi Delta blues and evolved it into the "city blues" of Chicago and New York. As it was that style that would, in turn, provide a catalyst for the British blues-rock scene that spawned the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, as well as homegrown practitioners like Canned Heat, it is often thought of as capital-B blues. However, there was a large swath of enormously influential players that exemplified the more traditional, acoustic-oriented country blues of the Delta.
Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

Skip James - Today! (Remastered 2024) (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/192]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/192 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 46:50 minutes | 2,1 GB
Blues | Studio Master, Official Digital Download

The mid-20th century blues revival seems to have become largely identified with the style and personality of just a few major artists, primarily those that took their Mississippi Delta blues and evolved it into the "city blues" of Chicago and New York. As it was that style that would, in turn, provide a catalyst for the British blues-rock scene that spawned the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin, as well as homegrown practitioners like Canned Heat, it is often thought of as capital-B blues. However, there was a large swath of enormously influential players that exemplified the more traditional, acoustic-oriented country blues of the Delta.