compiled by, liner notes [annotated by] Lawrence Cohn
recorded by Alan Lomax
recorded by John A. Lomax
vocals, guitar Leadbelly
Record Company Elektra Records
Recorded At Louisiana State Penitentiary At Angola
Recorded At Cummings State Prison Farm
Recorded At Bellwood Prison Camp, Atlanta
Published By Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.
Published By Ludlow Music, Inc.
Issued with a full-size, 23-page booklet with liner notes, photographs, and complete lyrics.

The initial session took place at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola...and the final one was made in Washington D.C. in 1942. along the way there were numerous sessions ... in a varied number of locations: Wilton, Conn., New York City, Pineville, Ky., Cummings State Prison Farm, Arkansas and Bellwood County Prison Camp, Atlanta, Ga.

A1 to A4, A6.2, B1 to B3, B6 to B8, C2 to C4.1, C4.3, C4.8, D6, D7, E1 to F7: Publisher: Folkways Music Publishers, Inc.-BMI
C1: Publisher: Ludlow Music, Inc.-BMI
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-A (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-B (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-C (Side C label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-D (Side D label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-E (Side E label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL-301/2-F (Side F label)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 A 28-4 8-65 (Side A runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 B 28-4 8-65 (Side B runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 C 28-4 8-65 (Side C runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 D 28-4 8-65 (Side D runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 E 28-4 8-65 (Side E runout, hand-etched)
Matrix / Runout: EKL 301/2 F 28-4 8-65 (Side F runout, hand-etched)
Rights Society: BMI