Seminal work by one of the first big figures in country music – the great Roy Acuff, whose early material was the second force putting the sound on the map after the work of Jimmie Rodgers! Roy was one of the greatest stars of the early years – a hell of a singer, an important composer ... read moreCD
Johnny Cash's first record for Rick Rubin's American Recordings label – and a late career reviving masterpiece for the great, distinctly American legend. Rubin's genius idea for Johnny Cash was to strip the sound to it's barest essence, and let Cash's deep, bass-vibrating baritone voice ... read moreCD
Includes the songs "Cry! Cry! Cry!", "Hey Porter", "Folsom Prison Blues", "I Walk The Line", "Get Rhythm", "Big River", "Guess Things Happen That Way", "Ring Of Fire", "Jackson", "A Boy Named Sue ... read moreCD
Cash's fourth volume of stark, sparely-arranged studio recordings for producer/set list provider Rick Rubin. As Johnny gets on in the years his always haunting voice, like Bob Dylan's, is weighted by age, but the heavily-breathed delivery only adds to the ghostly quality of the increasingly dark ... read moreCD
A strange bit of country soul – but a great one, and unique gem from Don Crawford! Another Shade Of Black was recorded by Don Crawford in New York, with bit of a crossover folksy feel that's more like work you'd hear from Muscle Shoals, but it's in a slightly more experimental mode. The ... (Soul, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Dancas Ocultas —
Tarab ... CD Numerica (Portugal), 2009. Used ...
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Darkly beautiful sounds from the duo of Don & Stevie Gere – a husband and wife who work here with a style that's folksy, but a bit spooky too – possibly due to the fact that the music within was recorded in their California home, and never issued for years! There's a deeply ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Cheryl Ernst may not be one of the biggest names in 70s music, but she gets some top-shelf here from Bones Howe in the studio – who mixes her sweet vocals and guitar with some really sublime larger backings! The blend is wonderful – as Cheryl's post-folk approach might sound a bit too ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A pivotal album from Fairport Convention – hardly the "holiday" you might expect from the title, and instead a set that has the group really reaching out for some new ideas and styles in their music! Sandy Denny is firmly in place here – taking the lead on most numbers – ... read moreCD
The first, second & third albums by Julie Felix – a California born folk singer who made her name in the UK – her complete mid 60s Decca oeuvre in a 2 CD set! Julie's work was the first contemporary folk releases that Decca ever issued – and a fine portrait of the voice and ... read moreCD
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 set that looks like it features three different artists, but which instead focuses on the wide-ranging talents of just one guy – Lloyd Leslie George, who recorded for a number of different labels during the postwar years, and in a number of different styles too! First up are a number of ... read moreCD
A trio of early classics from the great Merle Haggard – served up here in a single set! Branded Man is a key early album in the career of the legendary Merle Haggard – a set that's open about his time behind bars, and which resonates beautifully with all the themes of loss and ... read moreCD
A vital later effort from one of the greatest singers and songwriters in classic era country, or really any song based genre of the past several decades – the Hag! If I Could Only Fly finds Merle Haggard both road and world weary, laying things out with blunt honesty and complicated emotions ... read moreCD
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
(Part of the "Golden Era Of Rock – 1965 to 1975" series!)
Some of the earliest music ever from The Holy Modal Rounders – a rare live performance from 1965, recorded at the Chess Mate nightclub in Detroit, and featuring only the duo of Peter Stampfel and Steve Weber! The music here is a bit more folksy and a bit less trippy than some of the Rounders' ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A great record from the offbeat legend Michael Hurley – a set that features both spare tunes and others done with a larger band that's full of unusual instrumentation! The spare, ragged little solo tunes are served up on guitar and vocals – numbers that greatly showcase both Hurley's ... read moreCD
(Deluxe gatefold tip-on CD sleeve. Includes reproduction of the original 36 page cartoon booklet.)
Raw & rambling folk sounds from Michael Hurly – recorded in early '72 – some of his better material of the era, living up to if not surpassing his Armchair Boogie of a couple years earlier! Michael's in seemingly amiable spirit here on some tunes, and standing on shakier ground or ... read moreCD
A really beautiful album from Incredible String Band – a set that maybe lives up to the "changing horses" title just a bit, but which still really follows in the great legacy of the band's earlier albums too! There's maybe a very slight addition of electricity in a few spots – ... read moreCD
(Out of print, punch through barcode with initials in marker on CD.)
A great overview of the Incredible String Band – early material from the group's first three albums on Elektra, all pulled together in a double-length set that's a perfect introduction to their genius! The core talents here are Mike Heron and Robin Williamson – the founders of the ... read moreCD
A real shift in modes for the legendary Bert Jansch – as you might guess from the sunny Santa Barbara on the cover – which is a long way from the rainy roots of Bert's music in the UK! Jansch steps out here as maybe more of a singer than before, but still gets in plenty of his amazing ... read moreCD
Bert Jansch & John Renbourn —
Bert & John ... CD Transatlantic/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1966. New Copy ...
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A hell of a collaboration between British legends Bert Jansch and John Renbourn – both working here together to completely redefine the sound of their music for the generation to come! This one album may well hold all the sense of subtle power and possibility that was about to flower in the ... read moreCD
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
A quadruple package of late 60s albums from Waylon Jennings – served up here in a single set! First up is Love Of The Common People – a tremendous late 60s album from Waylon Jennings – a set that really has the singer finally finding his groove, and working that amazing vocal ... read moreCD
Four full albums from Waylon Jennings – served up here in one double CD set! First up is What Goes Around Comes Around – Waylon Jennings' last album of the 70s, and a set that continues the superstar run he forged during the decade – delivered with that increasing power and focus ... read moreCD
If you've only heard George Jones in later years, when he was the king of the heartbreaking ballad, you'll find plenty here to discover – as his early recordings for Starday Records are something else entirely – and almost have George hitting a rockabilly mode at times! This set's got ... read moreCD
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
(Out of print.)
Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum —
Guest House ... CD Hightone, 2004. Used ...
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A lost underground project from the 70s, recorded with some strong all-star production help from Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Shel Silverstein – but a record that was lost to the shifting sands for decades, and is only being released all these many years later! The duo of Vince ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
A wonderful lost chapter in the career of Charlie McCoy – an artist that most folks know for his harmonic work as a Nashville musician, but who also cut some surprisingly great vocal tracks over the years! Most of that work is presented here, on a series of recordings that were mostly done ... (Rock, Folk/Country)read moreCD
Great work from Lattie Moore – one of the most obscure hillbilly artists to record for King Records in the postwar year – and an artist who's also presented here on a range of cuts from other small labels too! Moore's music has that rough, raw quality that always made King material ... read moreCD