art direction Frank Harkins
design Christian Calabrò
design Frank Harkins
engineer [music transfers] Earl Scioneaux III
liner notes [fifty years of preservation hall: a celebration] Bruce Boyd Raeburn
liner notes [introduction, track by track commentary] Ben Jaffe
mastered by Bruce Barielle
photography by Barry Kaiser
photography by Bill Bridges
photography by Clint Maedgen
photography by Dan Leyrer
photography by Johnny Donnels
photography by Lee Friedlander
photography by Ralph Cowan
photography by Shannon Brinkman
photography by Steffi Graham
producer [associate producer] Ron Rona
producer [box set produced by] Ben Jaffe
producer [box set produced by] Michael Cuscuna
Distributed By Columbia Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) Sony Music Entertainment
Copyright (c) Sony Music Entertainment
Phonographic Copyright (p) Preservation Hall Recordings
Copyright (c) Preservation Hall Recordings
Included is a 60-page booklet with photos and liner notes.

1-4, 1-7, 2-3, 4-7, 4-14: Previously unissued preservation hall recordings.

1-1: Recorded live at Dinkenspeil Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, California on July 7 & 8, 1972
A Preservation Hall Recording

1-2: Engineered at Cosimo Recording Studio
Recorded at Preservation Hall on April 26, 1966
Originally released on New Orleans' Billie And De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-3: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on October 6 and 7, 1986
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume IV (CBS Records)
℗ 1988 Sony Music Entertainment

1-4: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on October 6 and 7, 1986
A previously unissued Preservation Hall recording

1-5: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans, 2008
Originally released on Preservation Hot 4 - St. Peter Street Serenade (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-6: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on January 20-22, 2009
Originally released on New Orleans Preservation Volume 1 (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-7: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on January 19, 1967
A previously unissued Preservation Hall recording.

1-8: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on July 6, 1962
Originally released on Jazz at Preservation Hall - Volume Four: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.

1-9: Recorded at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans on September 19, 1996
Originally released on Preservation Hall Hot 4 With Duke Dejan (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Don Vappie appears courtesy of Vappielle Records

1-10: Recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 18, 1964
Originally released on Sweet Emma And Her Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-11: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on January 20-22, 2009
Originally released on New Orleans Preservation Volume 1 (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-12: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans November 28-29, 1994
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - In The Sweet Bye And Bye (Sony Music)
Ellis Marsalis appears courtesy of Columbia Records
℗ 1996 Sony Music Entertainment

1-13: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on April 26, 1966
Engineered at Cosimo Recording Studio
Original released on New Orleans' Billie And De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-14: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on December 3 and 4, 1981
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume II (CBS Records)
℗ 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

1-15: Recorded in the French Quarter, New Orleans in February 2005
Originally released on Hurricane Sessions (Preservation Hall Recordings)

1-16: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on April 24, 2009
Originally released on Preservation (Bonus Disc) (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-1: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on March 27, 2001
Originally released on Shake That Thing (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-2: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on September 9, 2009
Originally released on Preservation (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Andrew Bird appears courtesy of Mom+Pop Music

2-3: Recorded at Sea-Saints Studios, New Orleans on October 6 and 7, 1986
A previously unissued Preservation Hall Recording.

2-4: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on April 19, 1983
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - When The Saints Go Marchin' In - New Orleans Volume III (CBS Records)
℗ 1983 Sony Music Entertainment

2-5: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on March 27, 2001
Originally released on Shake That Thing (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-6: Recorded at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans in December 1995
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Because of You (Sony Music)
℗ 1998 Sony Music Entertainment

2-7: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans
Originally released on Jazz at Preservation Hall - Volume Four: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.

2-8: Recorded at The Chapel, Preservation Hall West, San Francisco in July 2010
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band - American Legacies (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-9: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on March 27, 2001
Originally released on Shake That Thing (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-10: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on July 3, 1962
Originally released on Jazz At Preservation Hall - Volume 2 - Billie & De De Pierce / Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from the Atlantic Recording Corp.

2-11: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on January 20-22, 2009
Originally released on New Orleans Preservation Volume 1 (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-12: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on July 3, 1962
Originally released on Jazz At Preservation Hall - Volume 2 - Billie & De De Pierce / Jim Robinson's New Orleans Band (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from the Atlantic Recording Corp.

2-13: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on July 7, 1962
Originally released on Jazz At Preservation Hall - Volume Four: The George Lewis Band of New Orleans (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from the Atlantic Recording Corp.

2-14: Recorded at Dinkelspiel Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, California on July 7 & 8, 1972

2-15: Recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 18, 1964
Originally released on Sweet Emma Barrett and Her New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-16: Recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 18, 1964
Originally released on Sweet Emma Barrett and Her New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

2-17: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on April 19, 1983
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - When The Saints Go Marchin' In - New Orleans Volume III (CBS Records)
℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment

3-3: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on November 29-29, 1994
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - In The Sweet Bye And Bye (Sony Music)
℗ 1996 Sony Music Entertainment

3-4: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on January 19, 1976
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume I (CBS Records)
℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment

3-5: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans in 2009
Originally released on Preservation (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Jim James appears courtesy of ATO

3-6: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on March 27, 2001
Originally released on Shake That Thing (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Dr. Michael White appears courtesy of Basin Street Records

3-7: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on January 20-22, 2009
Originally released on New Orleans Preservation Volume 1 (Preservation Hall Recordings)

3-8: Engineer: William Russell & Cosimo Recording Studio
Originally released on New Orleans' Billie & De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

3-9: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, in 1976 and New Orleans 2006 (vocal overdub)
Originally released on Hurricane Sessions (Preservation Hall Recordings)

3-10: Recorded at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 18, 1964
Originally released on Sweet Emma Barrett and Her New Orleans Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

3-11: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on July 6, 1962
Originally released on Jazz At Preservation Hall - Volume Three - Paul Barbarin's Band/Punch Miller's Bunch & George Lewis (Atlantic Records)
Produced under license from Atlantic Recording Corp.

3-12: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on December 3 and 4, 1981
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume II (CBS Records)
℗ 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

3-13: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on January 19, 1976
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume I (CBS Records)
℗ 1977 Sony Music Entertainment

4-1: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on October 19, 2009
Originally released on Preservation (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-2: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on October 6 and 7, 1986
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume IV (CBS Records)
℗ 1988 Sony Music Entertainment

4-3: Recorded at Ultrasonic Studios, New Orleans on September 19, 1996
Originally released on Preservation Hall Hot 4 With Duke Dejan (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Don Vappie appears courtesy of Vappielle Records

4-4: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans, 2008
Originally released on Preservation Hot 4 - St. Peter Street Serenade (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-5: Recorded at The Chapel, Preservation Hall West, San Francisco in July 2010
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band - American Legacies (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-6: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on December 3 and 4, 1981
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band - New Orleans Volume II (CBS Records)
℗ 1982 Sony Music Entertainment

4-7: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans on December 3 and 4, 1981
A previously unissued Preservation Hall Recording

4-8: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on March 9 & 10, 1999
Originally released on Songs of New Orleans (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Dr. Michael White appears courtesy of Basin Street Records

4-9: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans on January 20-22, 2009
Originally released on New Orleans Preservation Volume I (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-10: Recorded in the French Quarter, New Orleans in February 2005
Originally released on Hurricane Sessions (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-11: Recorded at Preservation Hall on April 26, 1966
Engineer: William Russell & Cosimo Recording Studio
Originally released on New Orleans' Billie And De De And Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-12: Recorded at Preservation Hall, New Orleans in 2009
Originally released on Preservation (Preservation Hall Recordings)
Richie Havens appears courtesy of Stormy Forrest/Verve Forecast Records

4-13: Recorded at The Chapel, Preservation Hall West, San Francisco in July 2010
Originally released on Preservation Hall Jazz Band & The Del McCoury Band - American Legacies (Preservation Hall Recordings)

4-14: Recorded at Sea-Saint Studios, New Orleans, 1970
A previously unissued Preservation Hall Recording

Original master recordings ℗ & © 2012 Preservation Hall Recordings
(except disc 1, tracks 3, 8, 12, 14; disc 2, tracks 4, 6, 7, 10, 12, 13; disc 3, tracks 2, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13; disc 4, tracks 2, 6)

© & compilation ℗ 2012 Sony Music Entertainment / Distributed by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Barcode: 887254112129
Other: 8875411212S1 (Cat# Sticker)
Other: 8875411212B1 (Cat# Booklet)
Other: 8875411212D1 (Cat# Disc 1)
Other: 8875411212D2 (Cat# Disc 2)
Other: 8875411212D3 (Cat# Disc 3)
Other: 8875411212D4 (Cat# Disc 4)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-821160 1 A01 (Disc 1)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-821161 1 A03 (Disc 2)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-821162 1 A01 (Disc 3)
Matrix / Runout: DIDX-821163 1 A01 (Disc 4)