Rare Capitol country from the great Kay Adams – a female singer with a distinct love of trucking songs, and one who also hails from the Buck Owens side of the spectrum too! Kay only cut a handful of records over the years, and this set's a great addition to her catalog – as it features ... read moreCD
Areni Agbabian —
Bloom ... CD ECM, 2019. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
A pair of Columbia Records classics from the duo of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley – back to back on a single CD! First up is Just Good Ol Boys – a real standard-setting album from the partnership of Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley – one of those records that really helped country music ... read moreCD
Four of the more obscure RCA albums from the great Bobby Bare – all brought together here in a single set! First up is the very unusual English Countryside album – a special set that has the vocals of Bobby Bare paired with a group from the UK – Liverpool's Hillsiders, who sing ... read moreCD
A trio of albums that pair RCA country star Bobby Bare with some of the label's female singers – all brought together with bonus tracks too! Tunes For Two is one of the magical pairings of Bobby Bare and Skeeter Davis – both rising stars in the RCA country lineup of the 60s – ... read moreCD
A perfect illustration of the genius of guitarist Robbie Basho – a set recorded early in his career, but with music that's light years ahead of most of his contemporaries! Although a set of solo acoustic guitar tracks, the music isn't really folk – nor is it the sort of acoustic ... read moreCD
Deirbhile Ni Bhrolchain —
Smaointe ... CD Gael Linn (Ireland), Used ...
$1.99
Black String —
Karma ... CD Act, 2019. Used ...
$9.99
Features jazz pieces influnced by traditional seafaring songs, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and "gilgunak," a type of Korean communal percussion. (Jazz, Folk/Country)CD
A lost gem from Anne Briggs – one of the lesser-known artists of the British underground folk scene at the end of the 60s – but a singer we'd rank right up there with the great Sandy Denny! Briggs works here in an ancient-sounding batch of material – the kind of tracks that ... read moreCD
Benchmark Bakersfield honky tonk sounds from The Buckaroos – sans Buck Owens – on a couple of classic-level instrumentals sets for Capitol! Led buy guitarist, and when duty calls, fiddle player Don Rich – the band covers the biggest hits they recorded and performed over the years ... read moreCD
Great work from the mighty Sonny Burns – one of the hippest artists recording on the young Starday Records label – at a time when the great Pappy Daily was bringing a lot of his Texas indie genius to the company! Sonny's a singer who often sings country, but with the attitude of a ... read moreCD
A really important record for Johnny Cash – an early concept record, and one that has a surprisingly strong Civil Rights-era message, although one that's maybe a bit awkward at times too! Titles include the classic "Ballad Of Ira Hayes" – plus "Drums", "The ... read moreCD
A fantastic box set collecting four of Sandy Denny's solo albums – each with bonus tracks and packaged in individual replica LP-style sleeves – all in cool collectable slipcase! (Rock, Folk/Country)CD
(2005 Japanese paper sleeve editions, complete with obis, in a cool glossy slipcase!)
A treasure trove of work from a singer who's finally getting his due – Louisiana legend Jimmy Donley, an artist whose career was as short-lived as his time on the planet – but who worked during the early 60s in a wonderful blend of soul, R&B, and rough-edged rock! The package is ... read moreCD
Really fantastic work from those key early 60s revival years of the great Sleepy John Estes – not one of those too-familiar Newport Festival performances, but instead a never-issued session from 1964 – recorded with the same up-close studio brilliance as the other Delmark 60s material ... (Blues, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A great pairing of two key John Fahey albums from the 60s! Yellow Princess is an album as lovely as its title, and John Fahey's 8th record – mostly solo guitar, but with guest drums and bass on 2 cuts – "March For Martin Luther King" and "Dance of The Inhabitants Of The ... read moreCD
An album as lovely as its title, and John Fahey's 8th record – mostly solo guitar, but with guest drums and bass on 2 cuts – "March For Martin Luther King" and "Dance of The Inhabitants Of The Invisible City Of Bladensburg". The sound is extremely magical – ... read moreCD
The legendary Charlie Feathers is best known as one of the rawest rockers on the Memphis scene of the 50s – but during the decade, he cut some of his best work for King Records in Cincinnati – a label who captured the dynamic energy of Charlie with the same skill they brought to their ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A great pairing of talents – the legendary Flatt & Scruggs get help from guitarist Doc Watson! CD
(Out of print.)
Flying Burrito Brothers —
Airborne/Flying Again ... CD Columbia/Retroworld (UK), 1975/1976. New Copy ...
$11.9912.99
A pair of mid 70s albums from the Flying Burrito Brothers – back to back in a single set! Flying Again is a great Columbia Records comeback from the Flying Burrito Brothers – a record that came out right in the middle of the big cresting wave of 70s country rock they helped inspire, ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
(Note: CD has the albums transposed – Flying Again is first, Airborne second – different than the artwork indicates.)
Beautiful lost recordings from California folksinger Ruthann Friedman – probably best known as the author of The Association's hit "Windy", but a heck of a great artist on her own! The tracks here are all pulled from Ruthann's private tapes, and document not only her fantastic (yet ... read moreCD
A stunning tribute to the wonderful Bobbie Gentry – and maybe the first package to really show the world how much she has to offer past her one classic crossover hit! Bobbie started out like a rocket with the country gem "Ode To Billie Joe" – a tune she wrote herself, and ... read moreCD
Merle's debut album, and a benchmark in the history of country and popular music! Hag's role as country's most mournful outlaw hadn't fully evolved at this early point in his career but the seeds are planted, with the single "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" and "The Worst Is ... read moreCD
A great double-header – two of Tom T Hall's classic early albums for Mercury Records, back to back on a single CD! I Witness Life is a record with a title that really sums up all the genius that Tom T Hall had to offer the world of country music at the start of the 70s – as his ... read moreCD
Tim Hardin —
Tim Hardin 1 ... CD Verve/Water, Mid 60s. Used ...
Just Sold Out!
The fantastic first Verve album from Tim Hardin – a record that's almost a genre unto itself, given the very unique approach that Tim brings to his music! The set might be one of the first times that the world of folk was able to reach out and really find a home in so many other styles too ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A groundbreaking album from the young John Hartford – not really folk, not really country – but a unique hybrid of both, and done with a good ear for unique sounds as well! Hartford's a really unique artist, especially at this key point in his career – and he's working here with ... read moreCD
A nice set from the British folk boom of the mid 60s – a rare one from singer Dorris Henderson and future Pentangle founder John Rensbourn! Florida born, LA raised singer Dorris Henderson moved to London in 1965 and was soon singing London's folk clubs, where she met Rensbourn. A solid mix ... read moreCD
Hiss Golden Messenger —
Poor Moon ... CD Tompkins Square, 2012. Used Gatefold ...
$6.99
Four fantastic early albums from Waylon Jennings – all served up in a single package! First up is Folk Country – a mid 60s classic from Waylon Jennings – cut for RCA at a time when the singer was really beginning to find his own style! While not really a folk album, the use of ... read moreCD
Waylon Jennings —
Waylon! ... CD RCA/Pair (Japan), 1967. Used ...
$4.99
A great set – one classic album, and lots more bonus tracks too! At the heart of the collection is the album My Baby's Gone – classic heartbreaking sounds from The Louvin Brothers – a record that's maybe a bit more secular in themes than some of their other Capitol classics, but ... read moreCD