The oldest recording that I have in my collection is A Stack O' Lee Blues by Mississippi John Hurt recorded in 1928 in addition to others I have by Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Elmore James (whom Jimi Hendrix idolized), Muddy Waters, Howlin Ron Wolf, Freddie King, and BB King. The recording quality of those old recordings sucked but it is what it is, but it's about the music.