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Roy Acuff —
King Of Country Music ... CD 
Bear Family (Germany), 1950s. Used 2 CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Nearly 60 tracks of high harmony traditional country treasures from the great Roy Acuff on 2 CDs – sides that were originally recorded for Decca, Capitol, and MGM. Acuff was a staunch traditionalist – a trait that more than likely influenced the "king of country" moniker ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ... About July 1, 2019 (delayed)
Mickey Baker —
Rock With A Sock ... CD RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Groundbreaking work from the great Mickey Baker – a postwar electric guitarist who maybe took the music from the bluesy territory of T Bone Walker, and helped push it forward to the earliest roots of rock and soul! Mickey recorded these searing singles for RCA subsidiaries Vik and Groove, ... (Soul) read more CD
Roulette/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $15.99 20.99
One of the coolest collections of work we've ever seen by The Cadillacs – a set that definitely rocks, but which also presents the group in all their mad and many modes! In some ways, The Cadillacs were sort of an east coast counterpart to The Coasters – able to sing with as much ... (Soul) read more CD
Rollin Rock/Bear Family (Germany), 1974/1976. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Two later albums from the great Ray Campi – an early rockabilly wildman, and one who managed to keep on going well through the 70s underground – all without losing a beat! Rockabilly Lives is the first album up here – recorded in LA in 1974, with this really raw sound, and a mode ... (Rock) read more CD
Joe Carson —
Hillbilly Band From Mars ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
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 more CD
Johnny Cash —
Come Along Ride This Train (4CD box set) ... CD Columbia/Bear Family (Germany), 1960s/1970s. Used 4CD ... Just Sold Out!
A wonderfully-themed box set from Johnny Cash – with the full albums Ride This Train, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Sings the Ballads of the True West, Mean as Hell, America/A 200 Year Salute in Story & Song, Bitter Tears From Sea to Shining Sea, and The Rambler – plus singles too! (Folk/Country) CD
(Box and book are in great shape.)
Johnny Cash —
Man In Black Vol 1 – 1954-58 (5CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. Used 5 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
Don't even think about the other collections of Johnny Cash's Sun recordings – this is the motherlode, and features just about every single note that he recorded for the legendary label! The mantra of the set is "the singer is more important than the song", and it's certainly true ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Capitol/Bear Family (Germany), Early 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Cool Capitol Records hillbilly sessions from Leon Chappel – but music that's done with a very different vibe than some of the other 50s work on the label! Most of the tunes here are pretty stripped-down – rootsy country, but with an ear for jazz, which comes through both in the ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Joe Clay —
Ducktail ... CD Vik/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
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 more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
A fantastic collection of early material by Patsy Cline – one that offers up a nice change from the usual greatest hits package, and really digs deep into some of the harder work of her early years! The set's heavy on original recordings done for the Four Star label before Patsy rose to fame ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
David Allan Coe —
Longhaired Redneck/Columbia/Bear Family (Germany), 1976/1977. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Two fantastic albums from the legendary David Allen Coe – back to back on a single CD! First up is Long Haired Redneck – one of the greatest albums ever from one of the greatest talents in 70s country music – and the kind of set that really helped the great David Allen Coe find ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
David Allan Coe —
Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy/Bear Family (Germany), 1974/1975. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Two great outlaw country records on a single CD! David Allan Coe might be the scariest outlaw ever – If Waylon and Hag knew that the gates of hell were about to crack open and beckon them in they might have been as ornery as Coe. This Bear Family collection assembles the full Mysterious ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Columbia/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 18.99
A killer collection from one of the coolest rockin acts of the 50s – a pair of younger kids, but who work together with a fire and frenzy that honestly beats most of the bigger rockabilly acts of the time! The Collins Kids are the stuff of legend – the kind of act that could hardly ... (Rock) read more CD
Geater Davis —
Sweet Woman's Love (180 gram pressing) ... LP 
House Of Orange/Bear Family (Germany), 1971. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 29.99
The lasting testament of the mighty Geater Davis – a really incredible southern singer with a deep soul sound that few others can match! Although Davis didn't record nearly as much as his contemporaries, he's got a sound that matches or beats them – a raw, raspy quality that's a bit ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Okeh/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $15.99 26.99
Link Davis is holding a saxophone on the cover, but he's also a hell of a fiddler too – and this huge collection of his music follows a strong shift in his style over the course of the 50s – from a rootsy cajun musician to one that's got more of a rocking vibe overall! The package ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Fabian, Frankie Avalon, Jimmy Clanton, & Others —
Great Tragedy – Winter Dance Party 1959 Vol 2 ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The famous Winter Dance Party tour of 1959 cost the world the young talents of Ritchie Valens, Buddy Holly, and The Big Bopper – but after those three giants died in a legendary plane crash, it was up to the rest of the cast to carry on! This second volume in the excellent Bear Family series ... (Rock) read more CD
Narvel Felts —
Narvel Felts Rocks ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
All the great rocking tunes of Narvel Felts, collected together here in one mighty big package – a 35 track set that brings together classic singles for Sun Records and Mercury, plus a fair bit of other lost material too! Felts is one of the all-time Memphis great – a singer and ... (Rock) read more CD
Jim Ford —
Big Mouth USA – The Unissued Paramount Album ... CD Paramount/Bear Family (Germany), 1973. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A heck of a great record from Jim Ford – an early 70s country outsider whose early work hardly got any circulation at the time – but who's managed to go on to become the stuff of legend over the years! This set's got Jim at his best – maybe sounding even more country than on his ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
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Jim Ford —
Big Mouth USA – The Unissued Paramount Album (180 gram pressing) ... LP Paramount/Bear Family (Germany), 1973. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A heck of a great record from Jim Ford – an early 70s country outsider whose early work hardly got any circulation at the time – but who's managed to go on to become the stuff of legend over the years! This set's got Jim at his best – maybe sounding even more country than on his ... (Folk/Country) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jim Ford —
Unissued Capitol Album ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1970. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The never-issued follow-up to Jim Ford's classic Capitol album Harlan County – the kind of set that could have made him another Kris Kristofferson, or at least a Billy Joe Shaver – had the record company thought to release this gem at the time! The music is very different than standard ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Lefty Frizzell —
Life's Like Poetry (12CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1950s/1960s/Mid 70s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Holy!!!! Lefty Frizzell might be one of the greatest of the all time country heroes, and perhaps one of the most overlooked by hipsters. That needs to change – and apparently no one knows this better than our heroes at Bear Family who collect virtually every single thing Lefty recorded for ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
(Out of print. Box has some very light wear, but this is a nice copy overall.)
Lefty Frizzell —
Steppin Out – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The legendary king of the honky tonks in all of his glory – served up here in a mighty nice package that brings together Columbia Records classics, overlooked gems, and even some rare material pulled from unreleased and transcription sessions! The package is way better and way different than ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
A killer collection that really gets right to the heart of the genius of the young Don Gibson – a singer who was raised up during the early years of rock (as you might guess form his hair on the cover) – but who was steadfastly country in his delivery, as part of a legacy that went on ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
MGM/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Two seminal 70s albums from Tompall Glaser – both recorded during the time he was one of the real outlaws working on the Nashville scene! On Sings The Songs Of Shel Silverstein, Tompall takes a page from the book of Bobby Bare – singing songs penned by the always-witty Shel, who'd made ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Buck Griffin —
Let's Elope Baby ... CD MGM/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Overlooked Texas genius from Buck Griffin – a singer who first recorded for the famous Lin label, then got a shot at the bigtime on MGM! Buck's maybe the epitome of a local vocal star – a singer who was on the radio daily, and who was able to absorb the best of the bigger early 50s ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Merle Haggard —
Untamed Hawk – Early Recordings Of Merle Haggard (5 CD Box Set, Book) ... CD Capitol/Bear Family (Germany), 1960s. Used 5CDs ... Out Of Stock
Pure greatness! This set compiles all of the early work of the one and only Hag, from his early days at the indie Tally Records, through his first several years at Capitol. Pretty much everything Hag recorded up to and including Mama Tried – and not a stinker in the bunch! Includes all of ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
(Box and book are in great shape – save for one tiny bump on the top of the box.)
Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ... About August 1, 2019 (delayed)
Eddie Hill —
Hot Guitar – Gonna Shake This Shack Tonight ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Country music talent Eddie Hill is maybe best known to the world as the guy who gave the Louvin Brothers their first work, or as a big force on the Grand Old Opry – but he's also a hell of a guitarist who cut some fantastic sides during the postwar years – records that ring out with all ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, Big Bopper, & Others —
Great Tragedy – Winter Dance Party 1959 ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A mighty tribute to one of the greatest tragedies in the early days of rock and roll – the plane crash that took the lives of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper – the unfortunate outcome of the poorly-planned Winter Dance Party tour of the Midwest in 1959! This very cool ... (Rock) read more CD
RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used 6CDs ... $119.99
Pivotal work from the great Waylon Jennings – all of his RCA Records material from the years right before he exploded intou outlaw fame in the 70s – a huge amount of tracks that really showcase Jennings as a journeyman country artist, with a hell of a range and an incredible voice! ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
(Out of print.)
Jim & Jesse —
Bluegrass & More (5CD set) ... CD Columbia/Bear Family (Germany), 1960s. Used 5CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A huge run of work from this duo who recorded for Columbia in the 60s – a set that also includes a fair bit of rare material too! (Folk/Country) CD
(Box and book are in great shape!)
Bear Family (Germany), 1960s. New Copy ... $15.99 21.98
Wicked early work from Roy Lee Johnson – a hell of a guitarist, and a soulful singer as well! The package brings together a whopping 30 tracks from Johnson's years at Okeh Records, and runs up to some sweet sides for Philips as well – tracing a great evolution from the late R&B ... (Soul) read more CD
Louis Jordan —
Let The Good Times Roll – The Complete US Decca Recordings 1938 to 1954 (9CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 30s/1940s/Early 50s. Used ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Like Louis Jordan? This set will make you very very happy! This beautiful box contains 9CDs – the total of Jordan's excellent work for the Decca label, recorded during the years 1938 to 1954, when he was clearly at his best – and one of the most compelling singers of the late ... (Soul) read more CD
(Box has some very light wear, but is nice overall.)
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. Used 10CDs ... $99.99
A huge collection of rare material by The Kingston Trio – all their earliest work for Capitol, when Dave Guard was a member of the group – complete with rare tracks too! Also comes with a fantastic 108 page hardcover book! (Folk/Country) CD
(Box and book are in great shape.)
Sleepy LaBeef —
Larger Than Life (6CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/1960s/1970s. Used 6CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Almost 25 years of music from Sleepy LaBeef – a southern star who first got his start during the late 50s rockabilly years, then kept on making great music – even if most of the world wasn't paying attention! The box runs the full gamut of Sleepy's first chapter of recording – ... (Rock) read more CD
(Box has some very light wear on the bottom edge, but is in great shape overall.)
Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
The complete works of Jimmie Logsdon – one of those 50s country singers who also recorded rockabilly material under a different name – working on some of these tracks as Jimmie Lloyd, and following a pattern that was similar to two-name recordings at the time by giants like George Jones ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 8 CDs & Book ... $165.99 229.99
Whoa! An incredible, gargantuan 8 CD box set of the Louvin Brothers complete catalog for the Capitol, Apollo, Decca, and MGM labels in the late 50s and early 60s! Ira and Charlie are probably the greatest country harmony duo of all time – and the set is way too huge to even think about ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
A rare set of work from New York singer Edna McGriff – a vocalist who'd recorded more famously with Sonny Til of The Orioles, and with frequent partner, tenorist Buddy Lucas – but who's heard here on a strong batch of sides for the small indie Bell Records! The music ranges from raw ... (Soul) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ... About March 10, 2020 (delayed)
RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $22.99 36.99
A fantastic set of tracks from one of the coolest soul music duos of all time – guitarist Mickey Baker and sweet-voiced Sylvia Vanderpool – who'd later rise to fame as Sylvia Robinson, the guiding force behind New Jersey soul in the 70s, and Sugarhill Records during the early years of ... (Soul) read more CD
Bill Monroe —
Blue Grass 1959 to 1969 (4CD set) ... CD Decca/Bear Family (Germany), 1960s. Used 4CDS ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Fantastic 60s work from one of the founding fathers of bluegrass – including 7 never-issued tracks from his Decca years! (Folk/Country) CD
(Box and book are in great shape.)
Eddie Noack —
Psycho – The K-Ark & All Star Recordings 1962 to 1969 ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Mid 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Some of the best-remembered work of Eddie Noack – a really unique country singer and songwriter, and one who wasn't afraid to dip into the darker corners of everyday life! The set's titled after the biggest track here – the chilling "Psycho", which is to Noack's career what ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/Early 50s. New Copy 2CD ... $22.99 39.99
Very nice late 40s female country vocals from Molly O' Day! Molly only recorded for a handful of years for Columbia Records, and most of that output is collected on this fine 2 CD set from Bear Family featuring close to 40 tracks. Molly had the way down home twang and soulful wail of the first ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Carl Perkins —
Discovering Carl Perkins – Eastview, Tennessee 1952/Bear Family (Germany), Early 50s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
Very early work from Carl Perkins – so early, in fact, that these tracks not only predate his important rockabilly classics at Sun Records, they also predate the rise of Elvis Presley as well! The music is raw and rocking right from the start, and the emergence of these sides may well have ... (Rock) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(First 1000 copies on colored vinyl – and limited and numbered!)
Liberty/Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ... About April 10, 2020
Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 23.98
Stunning sounds from the legendary Prisonaires – the important Memphis vocal group that first formed in prison, but was able to release a fair bit of commercial recordings over the years! The package is a great companion to previously-issued material on the group – as it features rare ... (Soul) read more CD
Cliff Richard —
On The Continent (4CD box set with book) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1960s/Early 70s. Used 4 CDs ... Out Of Stock
Some of the most unusual work ever cut by this British rocker – non-English recordings, with 102 foreign language tracks – all packaged with a fantastic hardcover book that's as cool as the music! (Rock) CD
(Still sealed! Includes a nice 96 page hardcover book.)
Billy Lee Riley —
Billy Lee Riley Rocks ... CD Sun/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Bear Family (Germany), 1920s/1930s. Used 6CDs ... $129.99
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 more CD
(Out of print. Box has one small mark on the bottom edge, but is great overall, and so is book.)
Del Shannon —
Home & Away – The Complete Recordings 1960 to 1970 (8CD set) ... CD Liberty/Bear Family (Germany), 1960s. Used 8CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
An amazing box set, and one that shows a real transformation in sound – from the early pop years of Del Shannon on the east coast, to his surprisingly complex later sides for Liberty and Dunhill – all packaged here in a box set that also features two CDs' worth of rare material and ... (Rock) read more CD
Percy Sledge —
Percy Sledge Way ... LP Atlantic/Bear Family (Germany), 1967. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
In case you're not hip, the Percy Sledge Way is a deeply soulful one – rooted in the best 60s southern soul traditions, and carried off to perfection on this near-lost Atlantic set! The album's better even than Percy's debut for the label – recorded by Quin Ivy at his legendary Quinvy ... (Soul) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Connie Smith —
Born To Sing (4CD set) ... CD RCA/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 60s. New Copy 4CD ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
The first fantastic chapter in the career of Connie Smith – all her RCA recordings from her first few years on the label – work that sees Connie as being maybe one of the most important female singers in a new generation of country music – and maybe one of the few who could ever ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. Used 2 CDs ... $22.99
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 more CD
Wynn Stewart —
Wishful Thinking (10CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1950s/1960s/1970s/Early 80s. New Copy 10CD set ... Out Of Stock
An insane collection of work from the mighty Wynn Stewart – a figure that most people know from just a handful of recordings in the late 50s, but who continued to cut some really fantastic music as the years moved on! Wynn was an early legend on the West Coast – very important to the ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), New Copy ... About March 10, 2020 (delayed)
Sun/Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/Mid 50s. New Copy ... $13.99 23.98
Hank Thompson —
Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys (12CD set) ... CD Capitol/Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. Used 12CDs ... Out Of Stock
A tremendous run of music from the great Hank Thompson – a 12 CD package that brings together every single bit of genius that he recorded for Capitol Records – plus rare material for Columbia and the Globe and Blue Bonnet labels too – all packaged with a hefty hardcover book as ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
(Box has a rip in the middle of the back, punched in slightly, and a bump on one edge – but book, CDs, and everything else is great.)
Hank Thompson —
Pathway Of My Life – 1966 to 1986 (8CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 60s/1970s/Early 80s. Used 8CDs ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A huge array of music from the great Hank Thompson – most of it greatly overlooked! Hank rose to huge fame on Capitol Records in the 60s – but these sides represent the continuing evolution of his sound as the years went on – recordings for Warner, Dot, ABC, and MCA – in a ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
(Box has a slight bump on one bottom edge, but this copy is in great shape overall.)
Sun/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 23.99
A fantastic collection of tracks by Hayden Thompson – an artist who briefly recorded for Sun Records at the end of the 50s, but who also left behind lots of other rare singles and other gems too! Hayden's not one of those more standard rockabilly singers – as he has this really raw, ... (Rock) read more CD
Capitol/Bear Family (Germany), Mid 40s/1963. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
A pair of classic albums from Merle Travis – recorded almost 20 years apart, but sounding wonderful together! Folk Songs Of The Hills is a fantastic early album from Merle – one that brings together some of his initial postwar recordings for Capitol Records, but with more voice between ... (Rock) read more CD
Atlantic/Bear Family (Germany), 1956. New Copy 2CD ... $19.99 22.99
A real classic from blues giant Joe Turner – a singer who burst back to the mainstream on 50s Atlantic Records, thanks to a host of R&B singles that burned up the charts – but who here returns to his roots, and lays down a great set of jazzy tunes that get back to his roots in the ... (Blues) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 24.99
Raw Link Wray in all of his glory – great work from the time when Link was more of a guitarist than a singer – with a searing sound that set the tone for countless generations to come! This beautifully-done package brings together Link Wray numbers from all his important early numbers ... (Rock) read more CD
Various —
Another Banana Split Please – More Gems From The Good Old Summertime ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great set of tracks to celebrate the summer – mostly music that predates the big wave of beach and surf rockers of the 60s, and which show that there was still plenty of joy about the warmer months of the year during previous scenes in the postwar years! As with the earlier volume, the ... (Rock) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
A great little collection of autumn-themed tunes – and one that definitely lives up to the spirit of the Indian Summer in the title! By that, we mean that these songs are maybe more about the cycle of rebirth and new life that's triggered by fall – the shift away from the dog days of ... (Rock) read more CD
Various —
Bakersfield Sound – Country Music Capitol Of The West 1940 to 1974 (10CD set) ... CD Bear Family (Germany), 1940s/1950s/1960s/Early 70s. New Copy 10CD ... Out Of Stock
An amazing tribute to the Bakersfield scene – one that finally gives the California city the same sort of attention that we usually see in sets dedicated to Nashville! Bakersfield is well-known as the home of Merle Haggard and Buck Owens, but the city's got a long legacy of influencing ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Various —
Big City Christmas – 30 Groovin & Croonin Tunes ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 40s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A very cool collection of Holiday tunes from the postwar years – lots of special, unusual tracks that go way past the hits – served up in a mixture of styles that includes work in the vocal group, early rock, jazz, and pop modes! The package definitely lives up to the standard we ... read more CD
Various —
Destination Lust – The World Of Love, Sex, & Violence – 32 Erotic Fantasies From The Vaults ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A lusty set of tracks from the postwar years – music that doesn't just hint at sex, but which often seems to provide it, in the form of slinky female vocals, groans of pleasure, or other surprising elements that make these tunes a fair bit sexier than we might have guessed! The styles are a ... (Rock) read more CD
Various —
Destination Moon – 50 Years – First Man On The Moon ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Rocket to the moon on a whole host of vintage tunes with a lunar theme – a great mix of music that runs the gamut from rocking instrumentals, to jazzy vocals, to some very cool space age pop numbers! The package is one of the most inventive we've ever seen in this nature – way ... (Funky Compilations) read more CD
Various —
Elvis Presley Connection Vol 2 – 33 Roots & Covers Of Elvis Presley ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
A great look at the Elvis Presley universe – not sounds by the King himself, but music that first inspired his creations – and other songs that have contemporary artists inspired by the records that Presley was releasing during the early years of his career! The collection is fantastic ... (Rock) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
A great collection of 60s Hammond organ groovers – and from sources you might not normally expect! Given the fame of jazz players on the instrument – like Jimmy Smith and Jimmy McGriff – it's easy to forget how many rock and roll groups were also playing the Hammond in the 60s ... (Funky Compilations) read more CD
Various —
Have Yourself A Swingin Little Christmas – 27 Jazz & R&B Chestnuts For Your Holiday Season ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 30s/1940s/1950s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The ghost of Christmas past comes back to haunt us – but in the grooviest way possible, thanks to a fab selection of old school Holiday tunes from the folks at Bear Family! The music here is mostly from the 40s and 50s – and is mostly vocal overall, sung by artists who move through ... read more CD
Various —
Kraut – Teil 1 – Die Innovativen Jahre Des Krautrock 1968 to 1979 ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy 2CD ... Out Of Stock
A massive overview of the best years of Krautrock – that fresh wave of new music that emerged on the West German scene at the end of the 60s, and carried the nation forward strongly all through the 70s! The set definitely begins at the beginning – as early cuts almost echo some of the ... (Rock) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $10.99 11.99
The kids on the cover might look pretty mainstream, but the sounds on the record are in the best tradition of rockabilly and hillbilly styles of the Bear Family label! The set's overflowing with romping little gems that work equally well far from a dancefloor filled with gals in skirts and guys in ... (Rock) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Mid 50s. New Copy ... $15.99 25.99
A massive amount of great groovers from the Groove Records subsidiary of RCA in the 50s – home to a hotbed of R&B, early soul, and other killer cuts from the postwar underground of the 45 rpm single! Nobody's ever dug so deeply into the Groove catalog before – and Bear Family have ... (Soul) read more CD
Bear Family (Germany), Late 20s/1930s. New Copy ... $16.99 22.99
Turns out, the idea of bitches and ho's didn't originate with hip hop – as the hillbilly cats of the 30s were already throwing around plenty of off-color references to the women in their life! Of course, the milieu was quite different – with backing by spare string bands, and lyrics ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Sun/Bear Family (Germany), 1950s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 24.99
Gospel genius from the legendary Sun Records – an imprint usually associated with the earliest roots of rockabilly, but also a Memphis powerhouse that managed to capture a number of different styles surprisingly well during the 50s! Sun had one of its big early hits with The Prisonaires ... (Gospel) read more CD
Various —
Sun Shines On Hank Williams ... CD Sun/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
The great Hank Williams had an undeniable impact on country music in the 50s – so much so that he also left a big mark on the early Sun Records artists too – quite a surprise, given how many of them were great songwriters on their own! This wonderful set brings together many rare Sun ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Various —
Tell It To Me – The Johnson City Sessions Revisited ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 20s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Seminal sounds in the birth of country music – and equally important to other American folk styles as well! The music in this set all came from two special stretches of recording by Columbia Records – sessions done in Johnson City, Tennessee – in October of 1928 and 1929 – ... (Folk/Country) read more CD
Warner/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $13.99 22.99
A totally great entry in this always-great series – and one that looks at a slice of raunchy rock that's a bit different than usual! The Warner Brothers label started up right at the end of the 50s – after most of the other rock powerhouse imprints – and they also had more of an ... (Rock) read more CD
Decca/Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... $15.99 22.99
A fantastic collection of rockers from the Decca/Coral family of labels – companies that gave the world key recordings by Buddy Holly and the Johnny Burnette Trio – and who also had a huge commitment to other lesser-known acts as well! This overstuffed package is a great illustration ... (Rock) read more CD
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That'll Flat Git It! Volume 33 – Rockabilly & Rock N Roll From The Vaults Of Renown & Hornet Records ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Temporarily Out Of Stock
A tight batch of rare rockers from a tiny North Carolina label from the end of the 50s – a set that's a nice contrast to some of the other volumes in this excellent series, which usually focus on lost rockabilly nuggets in the vaults of major labels! Here, there's a vibe that's much more ... (Rock) read more CD
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Yulesville – 33 Rockin Rollin Christmas Blasters For The Cool Season ... CD Bear Family (Germany), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy ... Out Of Stock
Yulesville is coolsville – especially when it comes in the form of a killer collection of rare Christmas singles from the folks at Bear Family! The package is awash in the kind of groovy, sometimes goofy Holiday singles that broke big in the early years of rock and soul – a nice ... read more CD
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