Expanded 12" version of 10", the man from Mississippi recorded in Memphis 1966, stunning set, essential for anybody with a heartbeat. -- winchFirst Recordings by Junior Kimbrough "Guitarist and singer Junior Kimbrough was one of the deepest of the deep bluesmen, like his colleague R.L. Burnside he came from the hill country of Mississippi. Stark music with deep primal rhythms and drones, his music is powerful and hypnotic. Kimbrough ran a juke joint that was the focal point of the local blues scene and was prominently featured in Robert Palmer’s documentary Deep Blues and in the founding of the influential Fat Possum record label. This features the earliest tracks he recorded. Some of the standard Kimbrough tunes that he would play for the rest of his career are here like the potent “Done Got Old," an unflinching look at age over a primal beat and slashing guitar. “Meet Me In the City” is emotional and stark in nature, but at the same time quite beautiful. This makes for a fine introduction to Kimbrough’s blend of blues and the music that made the hill country of Mississippi so unique. Recorded by Quinton Claunch at American Studios, Memphis, TN 1966."
