An underground classic from Karen Dalton – a record that's almost out of time, given its early 70s release – as Karen sings with spare backings that are almost in a Folkway Records mode at points, but with all these headier currents that are also indicative of the Bay Area generation ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The second album from the legendary Nick Drake – one of those records we could never ever live without – and a true piece of genius that's been turning on generations of listeners since Nick first recorded it back at the start of the 70s! The format is folksy, but the execution is ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Beautiful pressing – 180 gram vinyl, with textured cover like the original, and a bonus download in multiple formats!)
Godlike work from the legendary Nick Drake – and exactly the kind of record that's made him a continuing legend over the years! The style is completely its own – not really folk or rock, but not really jazz either – yet served up with plenty of jazzy phrasing that's helped keep ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Great heavy vinyl in the original gatefold-style cover – and includes bonus download for the album, too!)
A beautiful treasure from the legendary Nick Drake – the last album he ever recorded – and a set that may well be his most personal as well! The sound here is even more stripped-down than before – often just vocals and acoustic guitar, but used together in ways that are really ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Skip plays both guitar and piano along with his vocals – and titles include "Special Rider Blues", "Crow Jane", "All Night Long", "Cypress Grove", "My Gal", and "Look Down The Road". (Blues, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
Classic UA work from George Jones – featuring duets with Melba Montgomery on the cuts "Out Of Our Minds" and "Flame In My Heart" – plus solo tracks "Ain't It Funny What A Fool Will Do", "There's No Justice", "Lonesome Life", "The ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Back cover has some slight ripping near the bottom – front has light wear, but is nice overall.)
A great look at the early years of Jerry Lee Lewis – with 40 tracks including "Crazy Arms", "Lewis Boogie", "Sicty Minute Man", "Ubangi Stomp", "Jailhouse Rock", "Fools Like Me", and "Hillybilly Fever". (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
A legendary 3LP set – core work by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with help from many others who make the record great – including Mother Maybele Carter, Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, and Roy Acuff! The whole thing feels a lot more like a traditional bluegrass ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Tan label pressing, including printed inner sleeves & gatefold insert. Cover has light ring wear, unglued seam.)
A goofy cover, but some great music – Guy Van Duser on guitar, on titles that include "Avalon", "Elmira", "The Syncopated Clock", "On Treasure Island", and a "Duke Ellington Medley". LP, Vinyl record album
A great concept album from Skid Row Joe! Titles include "Wino", "Daddy & The Wine", "She Burnt The Little Roadside Tavern Down", "One Dime For Wine", and "Bottle Bottle". LP, Vinyl record album
20 killer singles from the Columbia rockabilly years – a short period, but a great one! Includes cuts from Rose Maddox, Freddie Hart, The Collins Kids, Eddie Zack, Ronnie Self, Sid King & The Five Strings, Johnny Horton, Chuck Murphy, and Bobby Lord! (Rock, Folk/Country)LP, Vinyl record album
Music from Chuck Johnson, Sean Proper, Norberto Lobo, Simon Scott, dbh, Jordan Norton, Kyle Fosburgh, Christoph Bruhn, Michael Vallera, Dylan Golden Aycock, M. Mucci, Mariano Rodriguez, Andrew Weathers, and Wes Tirey. CD
Music from the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, Tupper Saussy, Connie Smith, Johnny Cash, Sleepy John Estes, The Prisonaires, Buddy & Julie Miller And The McCrary Sisters, Rosanne Cash, Dolly Parton, Brandy Clark, Carl Perkins, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and much more. CD
Music from Brown Bird, Trevor Hall, Sarah Jarosz, Justin Townes Earle, The Sweet Remains, Lucy Kaplansky, Gregory Alan Isakov, Fences, Jon And Roy, The Waifs, and Harry Manx. CD
A great little set, even if it's not what you might expect – not the kind of cuts that heralded the early years of country soul – and instead an even cooler batch of tracks from those years when R&B and hillbilly records often crossed paths on the postwar scene! Many of the small ... (Soul, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Rare rockers from a very obscure source – material pulled from two different California labels of the 50s – both companies that grew up in the recording boom of the big move west from all points south at midcentury – and which were close to the ground, and very well poised to ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Allstar Records was a great Texas indie back in the day – and although not as well-known as Sun or Starday, the company issued some killer singles in the late 50s! As you might guess from their location in Houston, Allstar often has a bit of country in the mix – and this collection is ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
The mighty Imperial Records was home to a fair bit of pop, blues, and R&B in the postwar years – but the label also had a slightly secret history as a hotbed for raw rock and hard-edged singles during the same stretch of time! Imperial was an indie, and one that kept an ear to the ground ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
The legendary Chess Records is best known as a home to important blues, soul, and gospel records from the postwar years – but back in the 50s, the label also did a pretty great job with the harder side of the rock and roll spectrum too! Maybe that's no surprise, given that the Chess Brothers ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A great set of rural blues and folksy modes, presented here with little in the way of information – which then maybe makes the whole thing a completely delightful musical discovery – as if you've found a whole stack of vintage 78rpm singles with the labels rubbed off, and have to drop ... (Blues, Folk/Country)read moreLP, Vinyl record album