Collector Mania - Joe Bussard

[Chuck Nessa]

Washington Post piece.

[HutchFan]

He's quite a character.

I gotta say: He makes me feel better about the scale of my musical obsessions.  Compared to that guy, I'm just a dabbler.   

 

[Dub Modal]

Always enjoy reading about Bussard and/or listening to those tunes…and watching him along with it. The enthusiasm gets me every time. 

[Eric]

Great story, thanks Chuck.  Man, I get it.  The filing "system" at once blows me a away but then again it doesn't. Of course that seems to be missing the point by a wide margin.  I would love to spend an afternoon in that basement, listening to whatever he wants to play.

[mjzee]

Thanks for posting that article.

[clifford_thornton]

I've been pronouncing his last name incorrectly this whole time!

[Dub Modal]

Here’s at least one of the documentaries on Bussard mentioned in that article: 

and about 1.5 hours of some of his records:

 

[Rabshakeh]

3 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

 about 1.5 hours of some of his records:

 

I'm a big fan of this comp.

[Dub Modal]

4 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

I'm a big fan of this comp.

It’s Yazoo right? 

[Rabshakeh]

6 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

It’s Yazoo right? 

Apparently Old Hat. It has a strong Yazoo vibe though. 

I think the Yazoo one is the Robert Crumb one.

[Dub Modal]

29 minutes ago, Rabshakeh said:

Apparently Old Hat. It has a strong Yazoo vibe though. 

I think the Yazoo one is the Robert Crumb one.

Reading this Robert Johnson bio has me digging into all of this music anew. Big hole in my listening world for sure. 

[Rabshakeh]

43 minutes ago, Dub Modal said:

Reading this Robert Johnson bio has me digging into all of this music anew. Big hole in my listening world for sure. 

I was pretty addicted for a long time. Pre-30s US folk music was my main thing in my 20s.

[Dub Modal]

It’s never been a focus of mine unfortunately. Thankfully there’s resources out there to remedy that. 

[kh1958]

For early blues, the recent annual issuances on Blues Image have really fine sound. Better than Yazoo.

https://bluesimages.com/html/product_html/order_cds_new.html

[Late]

1 hour ago, kh1958 said:

For early blues, the recent annual issuances on Blues Image have really fine sound. Better than Yazoo.

Blues Images

There's a thread somewhere on this board about Blues Images. I'd say—if you're just getting into this branch of music ... START WITH BLUES IMAGES.  Yazoo is great, but Blues Images is alive right now and could use support.

Oops. Back to Bussard. Also great.

[nighthawk68]

I had the pleasure to hang out in Joe's basement on a couple of occasions and listen to records for hours. It's like entering another world going down those steps. He's quite a character.

https://sundayblues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC2955.jpg

https://sundayblues.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/DSC2937.jpg

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[Hoppy T. Frog]

Apparently he is in home hospice care now.

[romualdo]

On 07/06/2022 at 5:16 AM, Dub Modal said:

Here’s at least one of the documentaries on Bussard mentioned in that article: 

and about 1.5 hours of some of his records:

 

fascinating - just watched

Never realised there was a John Fahey connection with Fonotone - just ordered the Fahey Fonotone box set & book

All my Fahey material is on vinyl

[Big Beat Steve]

Time to listen to his "Down In the Basement" compilation again now, I guess. With sort of fresh ears.

BTW, did anyone ever attempt a comparison of the collections of Joe Bussard and John Tefteller (in those areas where their periods of interest match)?

 

Edited July 29, 2022 by Big Beat Steve

[kh1958]

https://www.boisestatepublicradio.org/music/music/2022-09-27/joe-bussard-the-collector-who-preserved-early-american-recordings-has-died-at-86

[Big Beat Steve]

Pity ...

RIP

Hope his collection (or should I say "Archives"?) finds an appreciative home and doesn't all end uip with the $$$ auction vultures ...

[mjazzg]

https://dusttodigital.substack.com/p/presenting-beauty-to-the-world