Those Prison Blues

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Those Prison Blues
Studio album by
Released1959
Recorded1959
VenueLouisiana State Penitentiary
GenreBlues, field recording
LabelFolk-Lyric
FL-109
Robert Pete Williams chronology
Angola Prisoners' Blues
(1959)
Those Prison Blues
(1959)
Free Again
(1961)
Arhoolie Reissue Cover

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
New Record Mirror[4]

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]

Track listing

Personnel

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