The Asch Recordings
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| Compilation album by Woody Guthrie | ||||
| Released | 1997–1999 | |||
| Recorded | 1944 and 1945 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Smithsonian Folkways | |||
| Producer | Moe Asch | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic Volume 1 |  |
| Allmusic Volume 2 |  |
| Allmusic Volume 3 | |
| Allmusic Volume 4 | |
The Asch Recordings, recorded in 1944 and 1945, are possibly Woody Guthrie's most famous recordings. The record was conducted over a series of days by Moses "Moe" Asch in New York City. The songs recorded by Asch comprise the bulk of Guthrie's original material and several traditional songs. They were issued on a variety of labels over the years under the labels Asch, Asch-Stinson, Asch-Signature-Stinson, Disc, Folkways and Smithsonian Folkways. The tracks for Guthrie's Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child and Nursery Days were from this session.
The Smithsonian Folkways label repackaged and arranged these sessions in a series of 4 discs during 1997–1999; this is the most current release of these recordings.
Many recordings have unknown session dates. These are included in a list available at the United States Library of Congress titled "Surviving Recordings in the Smithsonian Folklife Archive Made by Woody Guthrie for Moses Asch". Moe Asch says Woody's kids songs were recorded sometime in early 1947 and the Sacco and Vanzetti ballads were recorded January 1947.
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