| Those Prison Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 | |||
| Venue | Louisiana State Penitentiary | |||
| Genre | Blues, field recording | |||
| Label | Folk-Lyric FL-109 | |||
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Those Prison Blues is an album by blues musician Robert Pete Williams recorded by Harry Oster in Louisiana State Penitentiary in 1959 and 1960 and originally released on the Folk-Lyric label before being reissued with an altered track listing on Arhoolie in 1971. [1] [2]
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| AllMusic |   |
Eugene Chadbourne's review on AllMusic stated: "Although some of these tracks are brilliant, there are more consistent collections available by this artist, as well as ones that are more generous with playing time". [3]
All compositions by Robert Pete Williams except where noted
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