Album Description: Goodbye Babylon is a 6 CD gospel reissue collection. 5 CDs contain 135 songs from 1902-1960 and the 6th disc is comprised of 25 sermons recorded between 1926-1941. Also included is a 200 page book complete with Bible verses, lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations. - Art direction and design by World of anArchie, the Grammy® winning team behind "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton," and other fine works such as "Dock Boggs Country Blues," and "Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume IV." - Sound restoration and mastering by Airshow Mastering, the team that restored the "Anthology of American Folk Music" (Smithsonian Folkways, 1997), and won a Grammy® for their work on "Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton" (Revenant, 2002). - Reverently packed in raw cotton and housed in a deluxe 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box. Notes and essays by musicologists and scholars, including several Grammy® winners. - Contributors include Lynn Abbott, David Evans, Ray Funk, Anthony Heilbut, Kip Lornell, Luigi Monge, Paul Oliver, Opal Louis Nations, Bruce Nemerov, Guido van Rijn, Ken Romanowski, Tony Russell, Doug Seroff, Dick Spottswood, Warren Steel, David Tibet, Gayle Dean Wardlow, and Charles Wolfe.
Disc 1:
Rev. T.T. Rose - Goodbye, Babylon
Da Costa Woltz's Southern Broadcasters - Are You Washed in the Blood of the Lamb
Roosevelt Graves and Brother - Woke up this Morning (with My Mind on Jesus)
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Present Joys
Blind Lemon Jefferson - All I Need is that Pure Religion
JE Mainer - Satisfied
Chuck Wagon Gang - As the Life of a Flower
Holy Ghost Sanctified Singers - Thou Carest Lord, for Me
Washington Phillips - Lift Him up That's All
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Rock My Soul
Ernest V. Stoneman - There's a Light Lit up in Galilee
Arizona Dranes - Crucifixion
The Blue Chips - Crying Holy unto the Lord
Louvin Brothers - I'll Never Go Back
Mahalia Jackson - God's Gonna Separate the Wheat from the Tares
Luther Magby - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Blind Gary Davis - I Belong to the Band - Hallelujah!
Carter Family - River of Jordan
Lil McClintock - Sow Good Seeds
Bryant's Jubilee Quartet - I'll Be Satisfied
Frank Palmes - Troubled 'Bout My Soul
Bascom Lamar Lunsford - Dry Bones
Carlisle Brothers - Jesus My All
Taskiana Four - Creep Along, Moses
Tennessee Music and Printing Company Quartet - Joy Bells
Elder David Ross - He Gave Me a Heart to Love
Bessie Jones and the Sea Island Singers - O Day
Disc 2:
Brother Claude Ely - There Ain't No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down
Elder Curry and His Congregation - Memphis Flu
Sister O.M. Terrell - The Bible's Right
Stanley Brothers - Standing in the Need of Prayer
Carl Smith with the Carter Sisters and Mother Maybelle - Blood That Stained the Old Rugged Cross
Thomas A. Dorsey - How About You
Skip James - Jesus is a Mighty Good Leader
Charles Butts Sacred Harp Singers - Murillo's Lesson
Kentucky Ramblers - Glory Glory Glory Glory to the Lamb
Elder Richard Bryant - Come Over Here
Jaybird Coleman - I'm Gonna Cross the River of Jordan
Trumpeteers - Milky White Way
Johnson Family Singers - Deliverance will Come
North Carolina Cooper Boys - Daniel in the Den of Lions
Sister Cally Fancy - Goin' to Heaven in the Sanctified Way
Jimpson - No More, My Lord
King's Sacred Quartet - This World Can't Stand Long
Virginia Dandies - God's Getting Worried
Empire Jubilee Quartet - Get Right Church
Rosie Hibler and Family - Move, Members, Move
Huggins-Phillips Sacred Harp Singers - Lover of the Lord
A.A. Gray and Seven Foot Dilly - The Old Ark's A Moving
Blind Roger Hay - On My Way To Heaven
Uncle Dave Macon - The Bible's True
Price Family Sacred Singers - Ship of Glory
Elders McIntorsh & Edwards - He Gave Me a Heart to Love
Elder Effie Hall and Congregation - O Day
Blind Willie Davis - When the Saints Go Marching In
Lion and the Cyril Monrose String Orchestra - Jonah, Come out the Wilderness
Disc 3:
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - Down on the Old Camp Ground
Norfolk Jubilee Quartet - My Lord's Gonna Move this Wicked Race
Edward W. Clayborn - Your Enemy Cannot Harm You (But Watch Your Close Friend)
McVay and Johnson - Ain't Going To Lay My Armor Down
James and Martha Carson - I'll Fly Away
Alabama Sacred Harp Singers - Heavenly Vision
Blind Willie Johnson - Lord I Just Can't Keep From Crying
Jubilee Gospel Team - Lower My Dying Head
Two Gospel Keys - You've Got to Move
Flatt and Scruggs - That Home Above
Golden Gate Quartet - Golden Gate Gospel Train
Roosevelt Graves and Brother - I'll Be Rested (When the Roll is Called)
Eddie Head and His Family - Down on Me
Blind Joe Taggart - Goin' to Rest Where Jesus Is
Louis Washington - Got Heaven in My View
Rev. Sister Mary Nelson - Judgment
Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers - I Want Two Wings to Veil My Face
Rev. D.C. Rice - We Got the Same Kinda Power over Here
Washington Phillips - What are They Doing in Heaven Today?
T.C.I. Women's Four - That Great Day
North Canton Quartet - I'm Bound for Home
Washington White - I am in the Heavenly Way
Sam Morgan's Jazz Band - Over in Gloryland
Rev. Anderson Johnson - Death in the Morning
Maddox Brothers & Rose - In the Land Where We'll Never Grow Old
Dock Walsh - Bathe in that Beautiful Pool
Hank Williams - I'll Have a New Body
Disc 4:
Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper - Walking My Lord Up Calvary's Hill
Sheffield Quartet - Christ Arose
Thomas A. Dorsey - If You See My Savior
Jubilee Gospel Team - Let Jesus Lead You
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet - Found a Wonderful Savior
Arizona Dranes and Choir - He is My Story
Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers - I Remember Calvary
Blind Willie Johnson - Take Your Burden to the Lord and Leave It There
Rev. W.M. Mosley - If You Follow Jesus
Blind Benny Paris & Wife - Hide Me in the Blood of Jesus
Wade Mainer - I'll be a Friend to Jesus
Tennessee Mountaineers - Standing on the Promises
Mother McCollum - Jesus is My Aeroplane
Sam Jones - I've Got Salvation
Blind Alfred Reed - I Mean to Live for Jesus
Heavenly Gospel Singers - When Was Jesus Born
Blue Sky Boys - Come to the Savior
Dorothy Melton - I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
Laura Henton - He's Coming Soon
Okeh-Atlanta Sacred Harp Singers - Return Again
Blind Gary Davis - I am the True Vine
Bela Lam and His Greene County Singers - Sweet Story of Old
Elder Harris - I'll Lead a Christian Life
Famous Blue Jay Singers - I'm Leaning on the Lord
Blind Willie Harris - Where He Leads Me I Will Follow
Luther Magby - Jesus is Getting us Ready
Disc 5:
Silver Leaf Quartette - Daniel Saw the Stone
Alfred Karnes - Called to the Foreign Field
Ridgel's Fountain Citians - Hallelujah to the Lamb
Deacon A. Wilson - You Need Jesus on Your Side
Pace Jubilee Singers - You'd Better Mind
J.T. Allison's Sacred Harp Singers - Exhilaration
Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers - If the Light Has Gone Out of Your Soul
Brown's Ferry Four - Keep on the Firing Line
Bailes Brothers - Romans Ten and Nine
Wade Mainer - Standing Outside
Monroe Brothers - Sinner You Better Get Ready
Blind Willie McTell - I Got to Cross the River of Jordan
Dock Reed and Vera Hall Ward - Free at Last
Bessie Johnson's Sanctified Singers - The Whole World In His Hand
Mahalia Jackson - Amazing Grace
Blind Mamie Forehand - Honey in the Rock
Seventh Day Adventist Choir - On Jordan's Stormy Banks We Stand
Elder J.E. Burch - My Heart Keeps Singing
Joshua White - I Don't Intend to Die in Egyptland
Daniels Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Primrose Hill
Daniels Deason Sacred Harp Singers - Primrose Hill
Mrs. L. Reed & Mrs. T.A. Duncans - Light in the Valley
The Georgia Peach - When the Saints Go Marching In
Jimmie Strothers - Down to the Shore
Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Strange Things Happening Every
Rev. T.T. Rose - Goodbye, Babylon part 2
Disc 6:
Rev. J.M. Gates - Gettin' Ready For Christmas Day
Rev A.W. Nix - Black Diamond Express to Hell Part 1
Rev A.W. Nix - Black Diamond Express to Hell Part 2
Rev. J.C. Burnett - The Downfall of Nebuchadezzar
Rev. Isaiah Shelton - The Liar
Rev. Emmet Dickinson - Hell and What It Is
Elder J.E. Burch - The Church And the Kingdom
Rev. T.E. Weems - If I Have a Ticket Lord Can I Ride
Buy. Look up. Does it say "in stock"? It does? Buy it! The hell with the damn money - life's short, and this jewel from Dust To Digital is worth every cent. Goodbye, Babylon is a rich, deep vein of mixed ore - plenty of utilitarian coal, a good leavening of gold, and a double handful of diamonds. For starters, the box set itself is a beautiful object, made with respect and love. For musical trainspotters, there's plenty here to enjoy and mull over - by far the larger proportion not found on any of my other compilations. And for people like me, who are trawling for that elusive and rare combination of passion and melody, humanity and heartbreak, yearning and joy - it can be found here. I distilled the six CDs down to a compilation that I listen to as I would any good music, and as frequently - it's a great Sunday morning CD and, if you live in the suburbs like I don't, it'll freak the neighbours. Oh, unless you live in the southern states of the US, of course. Ahem. Anyway, sift through and you'll find beautiful songs that will lift your spirits, old weird America stuff that'll make you smile and sing along, and a wealth of really interesting music that draws from many traditions. This one is special, and worth it. Enjoy.
Buy this! This a very valuable collection of gospel music. Be aware that is all gospel. Is is nearly all old time gospel, and it gives us a rich history of the passion that goes into this form of music. If you are a lover of folk music you should own this set.The performers are now saved for all time! The one drawback is the insanley stupid packaging-a wooden box that does not work! I threw mine away. What were they thinking??
Use Caution When Buying Having read the enthusiastic reviews here and in the the New York Times, I couldn't wait for this boxed set to arrive. Unfortunately, when it did arrive I sure wished I could get a refund.
No doubt this material is of interest to scholars. But anyone just looking for something enjoyable to listen to is in for a disappointment.
I have listened to plenty of old recordings but the sound quality on this is by far the worst I have ever heard, bar none. You really can't enjoy the music. The quality is so poor that one track of a particular genre doesn't register as any different from another. Listening to it is just plain painful.
So if you are a music library you might want to spend your money on this. But, if you are just a gospel fan, you may want to spend your money on the many other fine gospel recordings out there.
A truly splendid collection This is one of the most wide-ranging and wonderful collections of early roots music I've found. The performances range from gospel quartets and choirs through blues and jug bands, pulling together influences from gospel, bluegrass and country, jazz, and blues. And then there's an entire disc of sermons, with such gems (no pun intended) as "Black Diamond Express to Hell". Great stuff, and a wonderfully eclectic collection of early roots music, gospel or not.
The sound quality is very good, especially given the age of many of the sources.
There's not a ton of historical/biographical info in the 200+ page book, but the inclusion of all the lyrics of every song is a huge win. The packaging is as cool as it looks, but isn't terribly practical for day-to-day use. That wasn't a problem for me, as I ripped all six CDs and have primarily played them off my computers, but could be a nuisance for some.
This Is A Must-Have This set includes 5 music CD's plus 1 preaching CD. All six are good ones and each individual CD is put together according to a single theme; salvation, judgement, etc. I listen to this over and over again and I never tire of it. Maybe this is a bit pricy, but still it's worth every cent.
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