Various - Free Hill: A Sound Portrait Of A Rural Afro-American Community (LP, Album) (VG+ / VG)

Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good (VG)

Very rare Tennessee Blues & Spoken world. Record remains in great condition with both centre labels and barely any visible surface marks. Sleeve has some very minor storage wear and slight creasing in one corner but overall still solid and intact. Booklet is still included and in nice condition.

Release Notes

Tracklisting:

. Side One: Secular
A1. Erie Philpott - The Origins Of Free Hill 1:50
A2. Erie Philpott - Uncle Jenkins And The Bear 2:35
A3. Erie Philpott - Uncle Jenkins And The Panther 2:30
A4. Herman Burris - Uncle Bob Riley Steals The Turkey 2:50
A5. Dave Savage (4) - Uncle Bob Riley Steals The Chicken 1:05
A6. Erie Philpott - Ku Klux Come To The Hickman House 5:10
A7. Erie Philpott - Ku Klux Come To Aunt Nelley Smith's 1:50
A8. Robert Garrett (3) - I Got A Place In Free Hill 5:10
. Side Two: Sacred
B1. Free Hill Church Of Christ Congregation, Bobby Bartlett - Hold On To God's Unchanging Hand 3:55
B2. The Page Family, Rose Page - Farther Along 2:52
B3. Free Hill Church Of Christ Congregation, Rose Page - An Empty Mansion 3:50
B4. Rose Page - Prayer 1:50
B5. Free Hill Church Of Christ Congregation, Unknown Artist - When The Sun Goes Down 3:23
B6. Norman Hamilton (3) - Church Invitation And Closing Hymn, "Coming Home" 6:45

Country: US

Released: 1985

Notes:

"Free Hill, Tennessee, a small, rural Black community founded by freed slaves prior to the Civil War, ..."

20-page booklet included

All recordings from 1983, except B5 (1981)

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Matrix / Runout NR16266-1
Matrix / Runout NR16266-2

Copyright (c) Tennessee Folklore Society
Remastered At Country Music Foundation
Mastered At Nashville Record Productions