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    Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz

    09/26/2000 | Arhoolie Records 

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      $46.99

      40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION: STRACHWITZ / VARIOUS

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    All Music Guide Review

    Combine a great ear for music with a firm commitment to recording only what you personally like and you've got the formula that has fueled Arhoolie Records for 40 years. Founder Chris Strachwitz -- a German immigrant and former schoolteacher -- may have seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of the great compilers of regional American popular music, but that's sure what he turned out to be. This five-disc, 95-artist label retrospective is truly monumental. On disc one, which begins before Arhoolie's launch and covers 1954-1965, blues dominate. By the the time you've worked your way through all six hours of this collection, though, you'll understand why Strachwitz could never make it as a DJ even on a blues radio station; not only does he eschew mainstream commercial music, he couldn't possibly live within any format. Just when you think you've got Arhoolie pegged as a blues label, on comes a folk number. You settle into a zydeco groove, and the set shifts into gospel. Or Tex-Mex. There's also some bluegrass here. And jazz. Incredibly, all of this music makes some sort of sense together and the quality never flags throughout. Though the bulk of the package's greatest treats come from virtual unknowns (more than a few recorded in their own homes), you may already be familiar with some of these artists, including Jesse Fuller, K.C. Douglas, Mance Lipscomb, Clifton Chenier, and Flaco Jimenez. The accompanying 68-page, 41,000-word color "booklet" is more like a book. Co-producer Elijah Wald limited selections to recordings that Strachwitz himself made or supervised -- keeping the box from mushrooming beyond five discs -- but this meant the elimination of other great material. That will have to wait for the next box. ~ Jeff Burger, All Music Guide

    Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • Artist
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 4
  • Cairo Blues
  • Lil' Son Jackson
  • 2:31
  • Sound Clip for Cairo Blues from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 6
  • One Thin Dime
  • 4:47
  • Sound Clip for One Thin Dime from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 13
  • Zydeco Introduction
  • Announcer, Zydeco
  • :54
  • Sound Clip for Zydeco Introduction from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 29 (2)
  • Calcasieu Waltz
  • 3:29
  • Sound Clip for Calcasieu Waltz from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 30 (2)
  • Almlied
  • Eibisberger Duo
  • 2:30
  • Sound Clip for Almlied from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 38 (2)
  • Visions
  • Simmons, Sonny
  • 6:09
  • Sound Clip for Visions from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 43 (2)
  • Shake 'Em on Down
  • 3:09
  • Sound Clip for Shake 'Em on Down from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 48 (3)
  • Gstanzelm Aus Dem Freistriztal
  • Original Herberstein Trio
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for Gstanzelm Aus Dem Freistriztal from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 51 (3)
  • You Ain't Got a Chance
  • Perryman, Willie
  • 2:56
  • Sound Clip for You Ain't Got a Chance from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 52 (3)
  • Home Sweet Home
  • 3:19
  • Sound Clip for Home Sweet Home from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 66 (3)
  • J' Ai Laisse de la Maiso
  • Reed, Cheese
  • 2:24
  • Sound Clip for J' Ai Laisse de la Maiso from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 73 (4)
  • Bosco Stomp
  • 3:15
  • Sound Clip for Bosco Stomp from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 93 (5)
  • Gumagarrugu
  • Chatuye
  • 4:39
  • Sound Clip for Gumagarrugu from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 95 (5)
  • A Ti, Colombia
  • 3:05
  • Sound Clip for A   Ti, Colombia from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • 101 (5)
  • Los Traficantes del Bravo (#)
  • Paomares Del Bravo
  • 3:48
  • Sound Clip for Los Traficantes del Bravo (#) from Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz


  • Credits of Arhoolie 40th Anniversary Collection 1960-2000: The Journey of Chris Strachwitz



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