Folk/Country — All Formats  

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Easily one of our favorite albums by Tim Buckley – and a record that really opens up with some key jazzy touches! Buckley's still got his roots in folk here, and his vocals are yet to hit the extremes of Starsailor or Lorca – but there's also a new sense of inflection to the way he... read more

An exceptional early release from the tragic Tim Buckley – done with a really unique sound that mixes late 60s folk rock with some subtly jazzy overtones! The record features beautiful string arrangements from the legendary Jack Nitzsche, and some beautiful work on piano, harpsichord, and... read more

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The incredible debut of Phil Ochs – easily one of the most powerful folk albums of the 60s, and a set that wears its politics on its sleeve like few other records! In an era when many folkies worked a social agenda with sly jokes and twee metaphors, Ochs went straight for the jugular and... read more

Easily the greatest album ever recorded by the legendary Phil Ochs – a masterpiece of politics and power, filled with themes that still resonate strongly 40 years later! From the very first note of the set, Ochs expresses himself with a confidence, intelligence, and clear-headed vision that... read more

A nice solid record of traditional folk tunes with guitar, banjo, dulcimer, and autoharp instrumentation. Contains the songs "Who's That Knocking At My Window", "The Kicking Mule", and "The Cuckoo".... read more

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A surprising late folk entry in the Elektra Records catalog – recorded in the early 70s, and with some sublime production from the great Gary Usher! The sound is definitely contemporary folk, as promised in the title – but there's more of a singer/songwriter sensibility too –... read more

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A totally groovy collection from Elektra – featuring work by Spider John Koener, Don Nix, Tim Buckley, Voices Of East Harlem, Lonnie Mack, Lord Buckley, Swamp Dogg, The Rainbow Band, Incredible String Band, Timber, Earth Opera, and many others!... read more