{"product_id":"first-blues-2lp-vinyl","title":"First Blues (2LP) (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eFirst ever full vinyl reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eGatefold double LP w\/ photography by Robert Frank\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eAvailable on 2LP and cassette\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eContaining studio-recorded performances that Allen Ginsberg wrote, performed and taped in sessions taking place over a decade between 1971 and 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003eFeaturing Bob Dylan, Arthur Russell, Anne Waldman, David Mansfield, Perry Robinson, David Amram and many other friends and contemporaries\r\n\t\u003cp\u003e\"Rags, Ballads \u0026amp; Harmonium Songs. Chanteys, Come-All-Ye's, Aborigine Song Sticks. Gospel, Improvisations, Renaissance Lyrics, Blake Hymns, Bluegrass, Hillbilly Riffs, Country \u0026amp; Western, 50's R\u0026amp;B, Dirty Dozens \u0026amp; New Wave.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\t\u003cp\u003eAllen Ginsberg's recorded opus gets its first ever full vinyl reissue. Containing studio-recorded performances that he wrote, performed and taped in sessions taking place over a decade between 1971 and 1981 - featuring Bob Dylan, Arthur Russell, Anne Waldman, David Mansfield, Perry Robinson, David Amram and many other friends and contemporaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\t\u003cp\u003eA selection of what were arguably \"demos\" for this record were originally recorded by the legendary Harry Smith at his apartment in the Chelsea Hotel in the early 70s, later appearing on Folkways as First Blues: Rags, Ballads \u0026amp; Harmonium Songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\t\u003cp\u003eIssued under license from the Allen Ginsberg Estate. All songs written by Allen Ginsberg and published by May King Poetry Music administered in North America by Music of Virtual and for the Rest of the World by BMG Rights Mgt.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 10\/31\/2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLabel: Death Is Not The End\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Folk-Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Allen Ginsberg","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58237873225809,"sku":"0CQZBY-W0GW-00","price":44.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/first-blues-2lp_gyN4t.png?v=1758845624","url":"https:\/\/apocalypsevinyl.com\/products\/first-blues-2lp-vinyl","provider":"Apocalypse Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}