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Media Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)

discs are clean and close to NM. some CD inserts have slight bends. booklet in great shape. box has some scuff wear most notably along one edge, still in good shape overall.

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5 jewel cases in a 12" x 12" cardboard box. This box set was promoted with a single CD Sampler.

1-1. Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues 3:49
1-2. K.C. Douglas - Mercury Blues 2:44
1-3. Mance Lipscomb - Shake, Shake, Mama 2:48
1-4. Lil' Son Jackson - Cairo Blues 2:27
1-5. Wade Walton, Robert C. Smith - Barbershop Rhythm 2:21
1-6. Butch Cage & Willie B. Thomas - One Thin Dime 4:41
1-7. The Hodges Brothers - Charmin' Betsy 2:49
1-8. Alex Moore - Whistlin' Alex Moore's Blues 3:03
1-9. Black Ace - I Am The Black Ace 4:12
1-10. Big Joe Williams - Brother James 3:33
1-11. Mercy Dee Walton - Lady Luck 2:41
1-12. Robert C. Smith - Don't Drive Me Away 2:20
1-13. Zydeco Announcer - Zydeco Introduction 0:50
1-14. Albert Chevalier (2) - Bernadette, Chere 3:52
1-15. Lightnin' Hopkins - Bald-Headed Woman 3:50
1-16. Blind James Campbell And His Nashville Street Band - Baby, Please Don't Go 2:15
1-17. Rev. Louis Overstreet - Believe On Me 2:37
1-18. George Lewis (2) - Low Down Blues 5:10
1-19. J. E. Mainer - The Country Blues 2:58
1-20. Hackberry Ramblers - Crowley Waltz 2:10
1-21. Bukka White - She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain 2:59
1-22. Clifton Chenier - Ay, Ai Ai 2:18
1-23. Fred McDowell - Write Me A Few Lines 3:33
1-24. Mance Lipscomb - Charlie James 3:32
1-25. Clifton Chenier - Louisiana Blues 4:04
2-1. John Jackson (4) - Cindy 2:07
2-2. Big Mama Thornton - Little Red Rooster 4:23
2-3. Isom J. Fontenot - La Betaille 1:29
2-4. Nathan Abshire, The Balfa Brothers - Calcasieu Waltz 3:25
2-5. Eibisberger Duo - Almlied 2:24
2-6. Del McCoury - I Wonder Where You Are Tonight 2:35
2-7. The Jerry Hahn Quintet - In The Breeze 6:24
2-8. Juke Boy Bonner - Goin' Back To The Country 2:55
2-9. Johnny Young (3) - Sometimes I Cry 2:49
2-10. Earl Hooker - Two Bugs And A Roach 4:16
2-11. John Littlejohn - Dream 4:42
2-12. Bee Houston - Things Gonna Get Better 3:06
2-13. Sonny Simmons - Visions 6:01
2-14. Bongo Joe - I Wish I Could Sing 3:10
2-15. Alex Moore - Boogieing In Strasbourg 5:05
2-16. Big Joe Williams - The Death Of Dr. King 2:48
2-17. Lightnin' Hopkins - Please Settle In Vietnam 4:08
2-18. Fred McDowell, Johnny Woods - Shake 'Em On Down 3:04
2-19. Los Pingüinos Del Norte - El Desesperado 5:13
2-20. The New Orleans Ragtime Orchestra - Creole Belles 2:58
2-21. Charlie Musselwhite - Finger Lickin' Good 3:54
3-1. Austin Pitre - Church Point Breakdown 3:11
3-2. Original Herberstein Trio - Gstanzeln Aus Dem Freistriztal 3:36
3-3. The Charles Ford Band - Gibson Creek Shuffle 3:45
3-4. L.C. Robinson - Ups And Downs 5:56
3-5. Piano Red - You Ain't Got A Chance 2:51
3-6. Bois Sec Ardoin, Canray Fontenot - Home, Sweet, Home 3:14
3-7. Bill Neely - Satan's Burning Hell 2:36
3-8. Narciso Martinez - Luzita 1:56
3-9. Trio San Antonio - Yo Me Enamoré 3:43
3-10. Trio San Antonio - Borracho Perdido 2:17
3-11. J.C. Burris - One Of These Mornings (I'm Checkin' Out) 3:46
3-12. Clifton Chenier - Allons A Grand Coteau 3:12
3-13. Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, D. L. Menard - En Bas Du Chêne Vert 4:14
3-14. Chavela Ortiz, Brown Express - Besos Y Copas 3:50
3-15. Robert Shaw (5) - Fast Santa Fe 1:56
3-16. Any Old Time String Band - I'll See You In C-U-B-A 4:44
3-17. Conjunto Alma Jarocha - El Balajú 2:03
3-18. Los Caporales De Panuco - La Gata 3:32
3-19. The Klezmorim - Beym Rebns Sude 3:16
3-20. Wallace "Cheese" Read - J'ai Laisse De La Maison 2:19
3-21. Santiago Jiménez - Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio 2:47
3-22. Lydia Mendoza - Mi Problema 2:49
4-1. Flaco Jimenez - Gritenme Piedras Del Campo 3:30
4-2. John Delafose - Co-Fe 2:10
4-3. Rose Maddox - Single Girl 2:06
4-4. Canray Fontenot - Bee De La Manche 2:19
4-5. Octa Clark, Hector Duhon - Bosco Stomp 3:10
4-6. Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - Negra Ausencia 2:37
4-7. Michael Doucet, Beausoleil - Chanson De Cinquante Sous 3:24
4-8. Preston Frank - Shake What You Got 2:17
4-9. Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - Little Black Eyes 3:48
4-10. Wade Frugé - Chill Of A Saturday Afternoon 2:08
4-11. Chuck Guillory - Jolie Blonde 3:39
4-12. Rebirth Brass Band - Here To Stay 3:51
4-13. Katie Webster - I Know That's Right 3:46
4-14. Lawrence Ardoin - I've Been There 3:00
4-15. Flaco Jimenez - Mentiste Cuando Dijiste 3:21
4-16. Los Campesinos De Michoacán - Aguililla 2:18
4-17. Odile Falcon - La Reine De La Salle 0:52
4-18. Michael Doucet - Chanson De La Sagesse 2:25
4-19. Beausoleil - Hot Chili Mama 3:35
4-20. C.J. Chenier - Check Out The Zydeco 3:15
4-21. Valerio Longoria - El Canoero 4:26
4-22. Los Gavilanes De Oakland - Corrido Del Mono 3:21
4-23. Omar Sharriff - San Francisco Can Be Such A Lonely Town 4:26
5-1. Paramount Gospel Singers - Mother 3:17
5-2. Chatuye - Gumagarugu 4:35
5-3. Aziz Herawi - Khandan-E Amaturi III 4:32
5-4. Iván Cuesta Y Sus Baltimore Vallenatos - A Ti, Colombia 3:01
5-5. Treme Brass Band - Food Stamp Blues 9:12
5-6. Elder Roma Wilson - Ain't It A Shame 2:19
5-7. Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band - J'ai Été-Au Bal 6:36
5-8. Los Cenzontles - La Mal Sentada 2:15
5-9. Rose Maddox - Falling For You 2:44
5-10. Los Palomares Del Bravo - Los Traficantes Del Bravo 3:42
5-11. Sonny Treadway - Jesus Will Fix It For You 4:15
5-12. Csókolom - Medved Na Lancu 1:42
5-13. José Moreno (2) - Jale Griego 2:16
5-14. Santiago Jimenez, Jr. - El Corrido De Esequiel Hernández 5:00
5-15. The Campbell Brothers - What's His Name?--Jesus! 8:10
5-16. Aubrey Ghent - Just A Closer Walk With Thee 4:30

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 096297049129

Data provided by Discogs

Various - Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 (The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz) (5xCD, Comp, RM + Box) (Very Good Plus (VG+))