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art direction Steve Nicastro
interviewer, liner notes, other [player piano pumper] Michael Montgomery
lacquer cut by David Hancock
mastered by David Hancock
photography by Dennis Greer
player piano Eubie Blake
producer Arnold S. Caplin
recorded by James O. Taylor
Record Company Biograph Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) Biograph Records, Inc.
Pressed By All Disc Records, Inc.
Catalog numbers: BLP 1011Q on front cover and BLP-1011Q on back cover, spine and labels.

Same cover as Blues And Ragtime Volume 1 but different labels and same labels as Blues And Ragtime Volume 1 but different cover.

℗ 1972 Biograph Records, Inc.

The rolls on this LP were recorded on a 1910 Steinway 65/88 note player on July 8, 1972, in Detroit. Tempos were approved by Eubie Blake on May 6, 1972.

Rear cover title reads Blues and Ragtime. Front cover and spine read Blues & Rags and His earliest piano rolls 1917-1921 including Charleston Rag.
Piano Roll Series on back cover and labels and not Rare Piano Roll Series.


Original release dates:
A1: from 1917
A2: February 1918
A3: August 1919
A4, A5: probably 1919
B1: January 1921
B2 to B6: February 1921
Actual recording dates are unknown but would have preceded the release dates by at least a month or two.

Runouts are hand-etched. DBH is boxed. BLP 1011QA and BLP 1011QB are struck through.

Rolls references:
A1: Ampico 54174-E
A2: Rythmodik X101113
A3: Rythmodik J103933
A4: Artrio-Angelus 8048
A5: Artrio-Angelus 8049
B1: Mel-O-Dee 4153
B2: Mel-O-Dee 4199
B3: Mel-O-Dee 4241
B4: Mel-O-Dee S2949
B5: Mel-O-Dee S2948
B6: Mel-O-Dee S2949

Other: 72-750929 (Library Of Congress Catalog Number)
Matrix / Runout: BLP-1011Q-A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: BLP-1011Q-B (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: MP 12 DBH 66 ̶B̶L̶P̶ ̶1̶0̶1̶1̶Q̶A̶ BLP 1011-QA (Side A runout)
Matrix / Runout: DBH 66 ̶B̶L̶P̶ ̶1̶0̶1̶1̶Q̶B̶ BLP 1011-QB (Side B runout)
Pressing Plant ID: 66