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!)
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!)
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
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
A landmark collection of music – the now-famous series of American Folk Music volumes put together by Harry Smith in the 50s! The work here spans the space of a few early decades of recorded music – all in styles expertly chosen by Smith, with countless examples of music that might ... read moreCD
(Out of print. Includes the original book, insert, and original wraparound band – all in great shape!)
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
(Packaged in a slim sleeve.)
Marcos Coll —
Nomade ... CD Galileo (Germany), 2023. Used ...
$6.99
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
Music from the Iron Mountain String Band, the New Lost City Ramblers, Dock Boggs, Clarence Ashley, Clark Kessinger, Maybelle Carter & Sara Carter Bayes, Doc Watson & Fred Price, Lee Sexton, Mike Seeger, John W. Summers and more. CD
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
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
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
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
Richard Thompson is relatively fresh out of Fairport Convention here, and while there are traces of that group in his solo music, it's also very clear that the set is the key to his long legacy to come! Thompson's guitar is much more upfront than before – really finding itself in both an ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
(Out of print.)
Martin Carthy —
Collection ... CD Green Linnet, Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
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
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
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
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 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
(Late 60s red label big E pressing. Includes the booklet, Elektra catalog from 1966, and the Elektra inner sleeves. Box has split corners, tears in the top and bottom edge, center splits in the spine and bottom seam, and is faded at the spine.)
Two great live sets from the Townes Van Zandt – back to back in a single collection! The first CD features a beautiful intimate performance in Johnson City – a small spot in Tennessee that was crucial to the early years of country music recording, which seems to echo here in the ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD