Welcome to weenie campbell, I can remember looking for this set myself about a year ago. I didn't pre order either but this set has the potential being as good as the revenant patton set although I read somewhere that there may be songs missing from the Ed Rhodes session. This is the set up of the box set:
FOUR AUDIO CDs
- Library of Congress recordings, Atlanta 1940
- The Complete Ed Rhodes sessions, Atlanta 1956
- "25" Blind Willie's best/most interesting recordings
- "Friends" Those he played and traveled with
BONUS CD
Ed Rhodes tells the story of Blind Willie and the recording of Mctell's last session
DVD-DOCUMENTARY
"Blind Willie's Blues"
VINYL 78RPM RECORD
Copy of a very old rare recording of Ruth Willis accompanied by Mctell.
?Painful Blues? and ?Experience Blues?
200 PAGE HARDCOVER BOOK
01. Introduction
02. Blind Willie McTell Time-Line
03. Blind Willie McTell's Life
04. The Atlanta Blues Scene (to 1960)
05. The Twelve-String Guitar
06. The John Lomax/Ed Rhodes Sessions
07. Poetry of the blind Blues Artist
08. The Story of the Documentary "Blind Willie's Blues"
09. The Ed Rhodes Interview
10. The Discovery of Photos of McTell
11. Wrapping up the story of Blind Willie McTell
12. Discussing his Most Important "25" Recordings
13. Discussing the Recordings of McTell's "Friends"
The dvd can be bought second hand right here;
http://www.amazon.com/Blind-Willies-Blues-Documentary-Willie/dp/B000USXT3C/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1273674126&sr=1-2
