Product details
- Label Easy Eye Sound
- Artist Son House
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2022
- Genre Blues
- Sealed Yes
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Forever On My Mind by Son House.
Few voices in American music carry the weight of Son House, and "Forever On My Mind" captures that voice in a setting that feels almost sacred. Recorded at Wabash College in Crawfordville, Indiana on November 23, 1964, this collection documents House during the years of his rediscovery, when a new generation of listeners was finally waking up to the man who helped shape the Delta blues at its very source.
The record opens with its title track and moves through some of the most enduring pieces in House's repertoire. "Preachin' Blues" and "Death Letter" showcase the fire and sermonizing intensity that made him a legend, while "Empire State Express" rides the kind of driving, hypnotic momentum that only House could summon. On the second side, "The Way Mother Did," "Louise McGhee," "Pony Blues," and "Levee Camp Moan" round out a program that swings between raw testimony and deep, aching reflection.
House wrote the vast majority of what you hear, credited across the album from the title track through the bulk of both sides, with "The Way Mother Did" bearing his arrangement. It is a portrait of an artist working entirely in his own idiom, unhurried and uncompromising, the guitar and voice locked together in that unmistakable call and response that defined his style.
This edition owes its clarity to careful modern hands. Produced by Dan Auerbach with Dick Waterman serving as executive producer, the release brings House's 1964 performance into sharp focus. Allen Parker handled engineering, while Ryan Smith took on audio restoration and mastering, breathing fresh life into a historic recording without scrubbing away its intimate, in the room character. Jan Persson's photography and Perry Shall's design and layout complete the package with a visual sensibility that honors the material.
Issued as an Easy Eye Sound Exclusive on striking orange marble vinyl, this is a pressing made for collectors who care about both sound and presentation. The color alone sets it apart on the shelf, a fitting frame for music this vivid and this alive.
Collectors should note a small quirk worth mentioning: the hype sticker and barcode sticker list the catalog number as EES0141, while the release itself gives it as EES0241. It is the kind of discrepancy that gives a pressing its own quiet story, a detail that curious buyers tend to appreciate. Whether you come to Son House as a longtime devotee or a newcomer chasing the roots of everything that followed, "Forever On My Mind" offers a direct line to one of the true giants of the blues.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Forever On My Mind
A2. Preachin' Blues
A3. Empire State Express
A4. Death Letter
B1. The Way Mother Did
B2. Louise McGhee
B3. Pony Blues
B4. Levee Camp Moan
Credits:
Son House - Arranged By (B1)
Perry Shall - Design, Layout
Allen Parker - Engineer
Dick Waterman - Executive-Producer
Jan Persson (4) - Photography By
Dan Auerbach - Producer
Ryan Smith (2) - Restoration [Audio Restoration], Mastered By
Son House - Written-By (A1 to A4, B2 to B4)
Notes:
Easy Eye Sound Exclusive Orange Marble Vinyl.
Hype sticker and barcode sticker state the catalog number is EES0141, when on the release it's given as EES0241 instead.
Recorded at Wabash College, Crawfordville, IN on November 23, 1964.
Artist: Son House
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: Easy Eye Sound
Catalog Number: EES0241
Release Year: 2022
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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