Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939

Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939

• The great bass Paul Robeson in historic early recordings
• Includes the first published recording from the famed Abbey Roads Studio
• The complete recordings on CD for the first time
• Includes 3 versions of Ol' Man River, spirituals and songs from around the world

170-track digitally remastered 7-CD album set containing all the HMV recordings, as well as the 1928 Columbia recording of 'Ol' Man River' from Show Boat with the Drury Lane chorus and orchestra that was not released until 1976 for contractual reasons. Also included are the two HMV recordings of 'Ol' Man River', the first made in 1930 as a solo with Ray Noble's Orchestra and the second in 1936 with chorus and orchestra conducted by Clifford Greenwood.).