tracks

Blue Coat Man
Disgusted
Be My Companion
Tortured Blues
Weeping Willow Blues
Empty Bed
I Could But I Ain't
Rain On My Window
I Feel So Fine
You're Gonna Cry
I'm A Lover
Feel So Good
The Long Man
I'm A Lover (Alternate)
The Stuff I Like
Lonely Broken Heart
Adam's Rib
Jealous Hearted
Tired Of Being Mistreated
Love Is A Mistake
Mother-In-Law
Rockabye Baby
I Stayed Away Too Long
Look Me Straight In The Eye
I Stayed Away Too Long (Alternate)

notes

CD reissue of Various - Long Man Blues ; released in jewel case with booklet [8 pp.].
Compilation adds material by other artists to the original lineup of the Pearl LP; partly unissued or unavailable since the original 78 rpm issue.

Originally released on United (2) and its sister imprint States Record Company.

Track 1 recorded: May 30, 1951.

Tracks 2 to 6 recorded: January 11, 1954.

Tracks 7 to 8 recorded: February 16, 1953.

Tracks 9 to 10 recorded: November 1, 1954.

Tracks 11 to 14 recorded: May 12, 1955.

Tracks 15 to 16 recorded: March 19, 1953.

Tracks 17 to 18 recorded: November 17 and June 29, 1952 [according to booklet from 2000];
according to "Red Saunders Discography" ##25 & 30: Track 17 recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, November 17, 1952; released on 'States 112', & performed by: Cliff Butler (voc); prob. Red Saunders (d, ldr); Leon Washington (ts); Benny Holton (p); unidentified (eg); prob. Jimmy Richardson (b).
Track 18 recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, June 29, 1953; released on 'States 148', and performed by: Cliff Butler (voc); poss. Dick Davis (ts); Benny Holton (p); unidentified (eg); Jimmy Richardson (b); Red Saunders (d); The Doves (male vocal quartet).

Tracks 19 to 22 recorded: November 26, 1952 [according to booklet from 2000];
according to "Red Saunders Discography" #25 recorded at Universal Recording, Chicago, November 26, 1952, and released on 'Pearl PL-17' [tracks 19 to 20] & 'States 124' [tracks 21 to 22]; performed by: Edward "Gates" White (voc); prob. Fortunatus Paul "Fip" Ricard (tp); prob. Eddie Williams (ts); Tom Archia (ts); prob. Louis Carpenter (p); Ike Perkins (eg); Jimmy Richardson (b); Theodore "Red" Saunders (d).

Tracks 23 to 25 recorded: July 12, 1957.

credits

Bass – Al Smith (tracks: 11 to 14), Alfred Elkins (tracks: 1), Ernest "Big" Crawford (tracks: 15 to 16), Ransom Knowling (tracks: 2 to 6), Willie Dixon (tracks: 7 to 10)
Compilation Producer [Album Producer] – Robert G. Koester
Drums – Fred Below (tracks: 9 to 10, 15 to 16), Odie Payne (tracks: 2 to 6), Percy Walker (tracks: 1), Red Saunders (tracks: 19 to 22), Bob Prindell, (tracks: 11 to 14), Willie Dixon (tracks: 7 to 8)
Guitar – Earl Hooker (tracks: 23 to 25), Ike Perkins (2) (tracks: 19 to 22), L.C. McKinley (tracks: 1 to 6), Lee Cooper (2) (tracks: 9 to 10), Lefty Bates (tracks: 23 to 25), Vincent "Guitar Red" Duling, (tracks: 11 to 14)
Illustration, Design – Al Brandtner
Liner Notes – Bill Dahl
Piano – Benny Holton (tracks: 17 to 18), Eddie Boyd (tracks: 1 to 6), Lafayette Leake (tracks: 9 to 10)
Recorded By – Bill Putnam
Supervised By [Original Supervision] – Leonard Allen, Lew Simpkins, Willie Dixon
Tenor Saxophone – Bobby Fields (tracks: 11 to 14), Ernest Cotton (tracks: 2 to 6), J.T. Brown (tracks: 15 to 16), John Cameron (8) (tracks: 9 to 10), Raymond Hill (tracks: 11 to 14), Red Holloway (tracks: 9 to 10)
Vocals – Arbee Stidham (tracks: 23 to 25), Cliff Butler (tracks: 17 to 18), Eddie Boyd (tracks: 1), Edward Gates White, (tracks: 19 to 22), Ernest Cotton (tracks: 6), Harold Burrage (tracks: 9 to 10), Jack Cooley (tracks: 7 to 8), L.C. McKinley (tracks: 2 to 5), The Doves (6) (tracks: 17 to 18)
Vocals, Piano – Eddie Ware (tracks: 15 to 16)
Vocals, Piano [Possibly] – Dennis "Long Man" Binder, (tracks: 11 to 14)

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – Delmark Records
Copyright (c) – Delmark Records
Recorded At – Universal Recording Studio
Published By – Embassy Music Corp.
Published By – Pamlee

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