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product_id: 14008990
title: "Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection / Various"
brand: "leadbelly"
price: "$195.48"
currency: USD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 12
url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/14008990-lead-belly-the-smithsonian-folkways-collection-various
store_origin: US
region: United States of America
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# Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection / Various

**Brand:** leadbelly
**Price:** $195.48
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection / Various by leadbelly
- **How much does it cost?** $195.48 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection / Various

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## Customer Reviews

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    A great excuse to get into Lead Belly
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2016*

I am a long time blues fan and for whatever reason, I never really explored Lead Belly before...he wasn't your typical Delta, Chicago or Texas Bluesman and he didn't record for Chess, Sun or any of the other famous pre/post war blues labels...so I just never had an excuse to dive in...until now...this deluxe package, and the hype/press coverage that came with it encouraged me to take the leap...and I am glad I did...First things first, the overall package is absolutely beautiful...in fact, this might be the best domestic package ever dedicated to a single blues artist.. nether, Muddy, Wolf, or BB ever had their music put out this luxuriously....if you want to see it yourself, check out the unboxing video the Smithsonian posted on Youtube,,they also have some behinds the scenes stuff posted that's pretty cool as well...With regards to the actual music in this set...I think it's perfect!  I'm not really a greatest hits guy...and similarly tend to shy away for the everything including the kitchen sink box sets as well...so I really like that this set aims for the middle...5 CD's is still a lot of Lead Belly...but he recorded more than twice that much..  So you aren't getting everything he ever cut, but you getting all his best stuff...plus a good bit more...so it will probably be all the Lead Belly you ever need unless you REALLY get into him.  Overall,  the packaging and content combine to make this an excellent release and a pretty good value....it doesn't hurt that you get to support Smithsonian Folkways at the same time....Goodnight Irene!!

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    Doesn't do Lead Belly justice...
  

*by M***M on Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018*

For the price and physical size of this item, it should have a lot more material (Lead Belly claimed to know up to 500 songs). The book is large and makes it difficult to display. My discs came with some sticking to the book, which left a small mark on the back of the discs. A couple of the discs were skipping at certain parts. This set was also a confusing mix of songs with no information on the recordings. This set is seemingly advertised as a complete collection, but is really just a random collection of mostly radio recordings. Returned this order but will probably order again if I can get it in actual new condition.

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    Lead Belly: Smithsonian Folkways Collection / Various
  

*by P***W on Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021*

This collection is phenomenal, every blues fan will love it! The CD's have so much music! The one gripe I would have is they used too small a font for the captions on the pictures, I had to get out the magnifying glass to read some of it.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-09*