Eddie Bond —
Eddie Bond Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/1960s. New Copy ...
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A great look at the work of Eddie Bond – an underground rocker on the Memphis scene during the early years of Elvis, and one who also cut some rare tracks for Sun Records – plus a variety of other labels too! Bond has roots in country, and that definitely comes through in the twang ... (Rock) read moreCD
Very cool work from Lillian Briggs – a less-remembered singer from the 50s, and one whose music here is a key bridge between earlier forms and the start of rock and roll! Briggs was as much an instrumentalist as she was a singer – playing trombone and leading her own group at times too ... (Rock) read moreCD
Roy Brown —
Roy Brown Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1940s/Early 1950s. New Copy ...
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Killer postwar work from the great Roy Brown – one of the giants in the new groove of R&B at the time, and an artist who really helped pave the way for later rock and soul music as well! Roy's got a groove that's every bit as hard and heavy as King Records labelmate Wynonie Harris – ... (Soul) read moreCD
An insane collection of work from the great Sonny Burgess – easily one of the rawest artists to ever record for the legendary Sun Records – and that's saying a lot, given his late 50s contemporaries on the label! Sonny's not just wild from a rockabilly perspective, he also feels like ... (Rock) read moreCD
Forget the novelty sound of the title, and get ready to discover a great country singer who should have been huge – the really wonderful Joe Carson, whose ability to inflect a tune reminds us of prime Lefty Frizzell or Webb Pierce at their best! These tracks are tight, focused, and never ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Two 60s gems back to back – from a time when the world was rediscovering the talents of the original Carter Family! First up is An Historic Reunion – a record that definitely deserves its title – a fantastic reunion of two key members of the Carter Family trio – back ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Joe Clay —
Ducktail ... LP Vik/Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s. Near Mint- ...
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Raw early rockers from Joe Clay – most cut in the year of 1956, issued on RCA's Vik subsidiary, and as hard and heavy as the best sounds coming from Sun at the time! Joe Clay's a hell of a singer and a guitarist – playing here with a raw twang that really gives these tunes a heck of a ... (Rock) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Great early work from the enigmatic Wayne Cochran – a whiter-than-white cat who's most famous for his late 60s run of surprisingly great funk and soul records for Chess and King – heard here on the complete tracks recorded for a variety of different labels in the runup to those years! ... (Rock) read moreCD
James Cotton —
James Cotton Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s. New Copy ...
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Really smoking sounds from the young James Cotton – a blues harmonica player extraordinaire, and one who really transformed the Chicago electric scene in the 50s and 60s! This set's got a killer batch of material – and features tracks from James' first recording session, work with ... (Blues) read moreCD
Jimmie Davis —
Rockin Blues ... LP RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Late 1920s/Early 1930s. Very Good ...
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Jimmie Davis may not have been the most rocking singer of his time – but the material here shows just why he was such an important force in the early years of country music! (Folk/Country) LP, Vinyl record album
A set that definitely takes the title seriously – as it brings together lots and lots of upbeat groovers from Dion – a few early cuts with The Belmonts, and a lot more from his excellent solo years of the 60s! That stretch of Dion's career is often given focus as a time when DiMucci ... (Rock) read moreCD
The greatest set we've ever seen on the early work of Fats Domino – every single original Imperial recording, with singles, album tracks, and more – all in a package with a massive book that features loads of photos, notes, and full session details too. Over 200 tracks – with ... (Soul) read moreCD
(Out of print with box, book, and all the CDs. Cover has minor shelf wear but still looks nice, a few of the CD inserts have some age spots, but discs and book are in great shape – a nice copy!)
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 ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
An overdue look at the music of Jack Hammer – an artist maybe best known in the late 50s as an important songwriter in rock and roll, but a heck of a great singer and leader on his own – as you'll hear on the 32 tracks in the set! Part of Hammer's lost legacy was an early 60s move ... (Soul) read moreCD
A fantastic package of work – material that not only helped kick off the career of the legendary Howlin Wolf, but also the Memphis powerhouse Sun Records too! The material here was all cut in the Sun Studios right at the start of its famous run – material recorded by Sam Phillips long ... (Blues) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really great collection that brings together some of the most hard-rocking tracks from Wanda Jackson's early years on Capitol Records – a time when the singer became an instant legend for her hard-edged way of putting over a tune! At a time when the early rock scene was dominated by male ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A collection of original Decca recordings. (Soul) LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s issue.)
Benny Joy —
Benny Joy Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s. New Copy ...
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Rockabilly legend Billy Joy definitely rocks – hardly a household name in the 50s, but a killer figure in the rock and roll underground – and one whose fame has just grown more and more over the years! The package is a beautifully-done tribute to Benny's genius – and presents the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Peggy Lee's best known as a jazz singer, but this very cool collection emphasizes her work in more pop-based fields of the postwar years – great grooving tracks when Lee was touching on R&B, early rock, and other more upbeat styles! The match of Bear Family presentation and these well-cho ... (Vocalists) read moreCD
The best-ever set we've seen to focus on the RCA Records material of Hank Locklin – a hell of a great country singer, and one who could open up into more international material too, thanks to some dark corners in his sound! (Folk/Country) CD
Bob Luman —
Rocker ... LP Hickory/Bear Family (Germany), Early 60s. Near Mint- ...
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A very early LP release from Bear Family – one that features material originally recorded for Warner Brothers by the great Bob Luman – including one unissued track! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Joe Maphis —
Flying Fingers ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. Used ...
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Whoa, boy this'll knock ya down – when Joe Maphis straps on that double necked electric gee-tar, lookout! Joe had some minor hits in the late 40s with his wife Rose as a hubby-wifey duo, but his probably better known as a guitar session wizard – and this set collects his amazing honky ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Excellent vocal tunes pulled from Morricone soundtracks of the 70s – including a host of lovely female vocal numbers! The themes to Morricone scores are always quite strong – dreamy little numbers that dance along gracefully, often without any words on the original soundtracks – ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
A great assortment of late 50s rockers cut by Marty Robbins – nicely different than his country material of the 60s! Titles include "The Hanging Tree", Blues Country Style", "She Was Only Seventeen", "Grown Up Tears", "Just Married", and "The ... (Folk/Country) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Every single song the great Jimmie Rodgers ever recorded! Jimmie Rodgers might be THE forefather of traditional country music, and one of the great hard times poets of the century. Bear Family has gone all out to include his entire recorded history, and if justice served this set would be ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Ronnie Self —
Ronnie Self Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/1960s/1970s. New Copy ...
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The great Ronnie Self is one of the early unsung heroes of rock and roll – a very dynamic performer, maybe even more so than the young Elvis Presley on stage – and one who had a way of serving up rockabilly numbers that were rawer than just about anyone else! Ronnie's known for a few ... (Rock) read moreCD
The complete recordings of a key stretch in the career of European rocker Ricky Shayne – a singer who was born in Cairo, lived in Paris, then made a whole host of important 60s records on the Italian scene! Much of the work here resonates very strongly with English beat group material of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
The complete recordings of a key stretch in the career of European rocker Ricky Shayne – a singer who was born in Cairo, lived in Paris, then made a whole host of important 60s records on the Italian scene! Much of the work here resonates very strongly with English beat group material of the ... (Rock) read moreCD
Lost harmony soul by an excellent New Orleans vocal group! The Spiders were certainly not chart-toppers in their day – but they did get the chance to cut a great number of singles in the 50s for the Imperial label, who were having some great luck on the Crescent City scene with other singers. ... (Soul) read moreCD
The first-ever release of a massive body of work – tracks that were penned and recorded by Randy Starr for consideration by Elvis Presley – a huge batch of songs that were presented to The King during his big 60s years as a film star! Six of these cuts ended up on Elvis soundtracks of ... (Rock) read moreCD
Fantastic work from James Talley – two of his 70s genre-breaking albums for Capitol! (Folk/Country) CD
Ike Turner & Others —
Ike Turner Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1950s. New Copy ...
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Ike Turner rocks – which is maybe no surprise to anyone who knows that right during the early days of Sun Records, Ike had a big hand in a single that some folks consider the first real rock and roll record – done before even Elvis Presley or Jerry Lee Lewis had entered the scene! This ... (Soul) read moreCD
Leroy Van Dyke —
Original Auctioneer ... LP Bear Family (Germany), Mid/Late 1950s. Very Good+ ...
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Three decades of work from the legendary Bob Wills – all brought together in a set that really blows away most other compilations of his music! The vibe here is great – tracks that move past the bigger hits and the more conventional western swing numbers that Wills helped pioneer from ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A very cool collection – one put together in celebration of the centennial of the Hollywood sign that rises above Sunset Strip in LA – and which brings together a whole host of unusual performances by actors who sing, singers who act, and other artists who made some key contributions to ... (Soundtracks) read moreCD
The sounds of summer in the years before the Beach Boys and surf music – songs that proclaim the glory of the warmest months of the year, but in raunchy styles from the early years of rock and roll! Artists run the gamut from rockabilly singers, to R&B groups, to some surprisingly strong ... (Rock) read moreCD
Various —
Bear Family Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 1950s/Early 1960s. New Copy ...
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A hot host of killer rockabilly, R&B, and other smoking styles from the late 50s and early 60s – all pulled together in tribute to the long-running Rocks series from Bear Family records! The package has 30 tracks in all, the the blend of artists is really great, and shows just how much ... (Rock) read moreCD
One of the most unique country collections we've ever heard – in part because the artists aren't from Nashville, nor Bakersfield, and instead hail from the British scene of the 60s! The tunes here are all country-styled numbers – and some are country music classics – but they get ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
A great array of bug-related tunes from the glory days of the 45rpm single – mostly rock numbers, but with some cool instrumental, soul, and exotica tracks thrown into the mix as well! The package is one of the weirdest of the many great themed compilations we've stocked from Bear Family ... (Rock) read moreCD
Includes music from Joe Liggins, the Delta Rhythm Boys, Louis Jordan, Dinah Washington, Roy Milton, Big Maceo, Andy Kirk, Eddie Vinson, the Ink Spots, Jope Turner, and more – 27 songs in all. (Soul) CD
Music by Albert Ammons, T-Bone Walker, Amos Milburn, Joe Turner, Wynonie Harris, Svannah Churchill, Nellie Luther, Arthur Crudup, The Ravens, Clarence Samuels, and more – 28 tracks total, plus a 68-page booklet with notes on each of the songs. (Soul) CD
Music from the Ravens, Julia Lee And Her Boyfriends, T-Bone Walker And His Guitar, Paul Williams Sextette, Crown Prince Waterford, Bull Moose Jackson And His Buffalo Bearcats, Nellie Lutcher And Her Rhythm, Gatemouth Moore, Lonnie Johnson, Camille Howard And Her Trio, Wynonie Harris, Big Three Trio ... (Soul) read moreCD
Music from James Brown And The Famous Flames, The Fiestas, Eugene Church And The Fellows, LaVern Baker, Lloyd Price With Don Costa Orchestra, The Impalas With The LeRoy Holmes Orchestra, Brook Benton, Wilbert Harrison, Hank Ballard And The Midnighters, The Crests, Don & Dewey And Their Band, ... (Soul) read moreCD
Includes 31 tracks by Ivory Joe Hunter, Ruth Brown, Little Richard, The Coasters, Richard Berry, The Velvetones, Bobettes, Gladiolas, LaVern Baker, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Roy Brown, The Five Royales, and more – plus an 81 page booklet filled with great notes and photographs! (Soul) CD
Features music by Gene Allison, Lee Allen, Huey "Piano" Smith, Bobby Hendrix, Chuck Berry, the Danleers, Chantels, Little Willie John, Ruth Brown, and more – 31 tracks total, plus the usual fantastic notes by Bear Family! (Soul) CD
With music from Buster Brown, Jimmy Jones, Dee Clark, Ray Bryant, Irma Thomas, Etta James, Bobby Marchan, The Shirelles, Marv Johnson, Gary U.S. Bonds, Sugar Pie DeSanto, and many more – 31 tracks in all! (Soul) CD
A cool collection of cuts when the island of Bermuda was a big spot for American travelers to visit – mostly tunes from the 50s done in a variety of tropical styles, but also some Bermuda-titled tracks that show up from a really surprising range of performers! The package has calypso at the ... (Global Grooves) read moreCD
An imagined take on the Mid-East scene – not authentic tracks, but a mix of postwar recordings in a variety of styles – most of which mix rocking rhythms with the kind of exotic touches that fed fantasies back in the day when the area was known as Asia Minor! As with other "destina ... (Rock) read moreCD
Cool space songs in all sorts of styles – raw rockers, swinging vocal numbers, and even some cool instrumentals that have all sorts of weird sound effects and spacey modes – brought together here in a wonderfully overstuffed package! We've loved the other releases in the Destination ... (Rock) read moreCD
A wild little set, and one that looks at a very unusual sub-genre of rock and roll that emerged in the late 50s – tunes that take off on an imagined version of Eastern culture, using exotic musical themes next to more conventional electric guitars and rocking rhythms – all in a very ... (Rock) read moreCD
Serving time has never been this groovy – thanks to a whole host of prison-themed tunes from the postwar years, presented here in a package that's especially strong on blues and R&B! Sure, most folks know "Folsom Prison Blues", but this package digs much deeper to come up with ... (Rock) read moreCD
The shadow of Hank Williams still looms large in country music well into the 21st Century – but it had an especially strong force in the years after his too-early death – as you'll hear here in a great selection of covers, tributes, and other songs that continue the short-but-strong ... (Folk/Country) read moreCD
Not the music of Bob Dylan – but a great little set that shows just how much Dylan's influence spread amidst various channels of the music world of the mid 60s – so much so, that it left behind a whole host of unlikely acts picking up some of his sounds and styles – and using it ... (Rock) read moreCD
Heavy kraut, indeed – as the set features a stunning array of hard rock acts from the German scene at the start of the 70s – very different music than some of the dreamier space rock or spare electronics you might also know from the time! These are all bands who really know how to turn ... (Rock) read moreCD
Spooky sounds galore – and a cool little collection that goes way past the usual "monster rock" numbers you might find from other labels! The scope of styles here is nicely wide – and while there's plenty of the guitar-driven, sound effects-laden numbers that made the horror ... (Halloween) read moreCD
All the coffee-themed cuts you could ever want in a single compilation – a package that's a great reminder that when the Bear Family takes on a topic, they do a way better job than just about anyone else! This isn't one of those simple Starbucks-themed collections from years ago – and ... (Rock) read moreCD
Maybe the most comprehensive package of Memphis blues music we've ever seen – a set that goes back all the way to early pre-WWI recordings in the city, the moves all the way through the 60s – and has a very strong focus on music that was originally issued only on 78rpm and 45rpm singles! ... (Blues) read moreCD
The fingersnap here is the key – as all the cuts here have a nicely romping kind of groove – a sweet sense of rhythm that's bound to get your toes tapping as much as your fingers are snapping – thanks to a nice sense of space between the notes! The music is from a variety of ... (Rock) read moreCD
The rainy season's plenty pleasant with a collection like this – a batch of 30 rain-themed tunes from the worlds of soul, rock, country, and vocal music of the 50s and 60s – all served up with the top-shelf level of presentation we love from Bear Family! The cuts are great – a ... (Rock) read moreCD
The cover looks like a soundtrack – but the set's filled with early gems from Hickory Records – tracks from Bob Luman, Dan Folger, Mark Dinning, Bobby Lord, Earl Sinks, and others! (Rock) LP, Vinyl record album
Really obscure work from the early days of the German rock scene – a time long before the prog experiments that would get some of its bigger groups international attention – and done when the nation was maybe working harder to import sounds from outside, rather than export its own new ... (Rock) read moreCD
Rare rockers, early soul, and cool classic country – all the sorts of cuts you'd expect to hear from the mighty Bear Family Records label – but brought together here with school and the classrooms as the theme! A few of the cuts are familiar, but most are nice and obscure – in ... (Rock) read moreCD
A killer collection of school-themed tracks in many styles – all brought together in a mad mix of music that's very much in the best Bear Family label tradition! Most of the cuts here are from the early years of rock and roll – and there's plenty of riotous numbers that were likely ... (Rock) read moreCD
If you know us at all, you'll know that we really love a well-themed compilation – and we're especially in love with the sort of collection like this – which can bring together all sorts of weird and unusual singles with the united spirit of a holiday theme! This collection is even ... (Halloween) read moreCD
Totally great sounds for the Halloween season – a mad mix of instrumentals, vocals, and offbeat singles from the late 50s and early 60s – exactly the kind of music that keeps things weird and wild on the last day of October! Some of these gems are in the best novelty mode of the time, ... (Halloween) read moreCD
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) read moreCD
The sweet sounds of summer – served up in ways that sparkle nicely with the best pop paradise touches of the postwar years! The music here is a catchy mix of pop, rock, and vocal numbers – plus a few surprises from other styles too – and as in other titles in this series from ... (Rock) read moreCD
A searing set of surf tunes from the 60s – one that throws in plenty of surprises along the way, and which takes some nice steps to move far past the obvious hits and classics! Instead, the whole thing is a great deep dive into the genre – very much in the best Bear Family Records mode ... (Rock) read moreCD
Music from Johnnie Strickland, Jimmy Bowen, Billy & Don Hart, Johnny Rivers, Roc LaRue, Joe Tate, The Shades, Mack Vickery, Vince Maloy, Jimmy Lloyd, Bob Davies, Rock-A-Teens, and more - 36 tracks in all. (Rock) CD
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) read moreCD
A killer batch of cuts from the early days of rock and roll – and a great collection of work from one of the coolest labels of the 50s! Sure, Capitol Records wasn't the same sort of indie powerhouse as labels like Sun or Atlantic – but the company always did a great job with country ... (Rock) read moreCD
A mighty deep look at one of the hippest labels on the rockabilly scene – and one that was quite a surprise, too – given that Dot Records not only served up a fair bit of instrumental pop, but also recorded some of the "fake" rockers of the time as well! Yet all the work here ... (Rock) 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) 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) 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) 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) read moreCD