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Linda Ronstadt on fat-wheel roller skates – showcasing a whole new era in her music, but also giving a nod back to some older songs too – maybe a preface of her big band records to come! Titles include "Just One Look", "Back In The USA", "Ooh Baby Baby", "All That You Dream", "Mohammed's Radio", "Alison", and Love Me Tender". LP, Vinyl record album

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Even better than some of Linda Ronstadt's earlier records – thanks to a tighter feel, better songs, and more confidence from Linda, especially on her sassy take on Hank Williams' "Lovesick Blues", and other gems. Titles include "Are My Thoughts With You", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "Louise", "Menter Revenge", "Life Is Like A Mountain Railway" and more! LP, Vinyl record album

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Early work by Linda Rondstadt with the Stone Poneys – including their classic "Different Drum", plus "Hobo", "One For One", "Let's Get Together", "Driftin", and "Some Of Shelly's Blues". LP, Vinyl record album

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Linda's first solo record after the Stone Poneys, released in 1969, and a prime example of Linda's big, boisterous and passionate vocal style, floating over some groovy steel guitar and a more extroverted sound on the best tunes, but with some nice folkier numbers, too. It's surprising mix of moods, with lush strings and groovy organs, plus Linda's huge voice. Titles include "Baby You've Been On My Mind", "Silver Treads And Golden Needles", "Long Way Around", "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight", "The Dolphins" and more. LP, Vinyl record album

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With Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra. CD

Four albums that show the continuing evolution of Earl Scruggs in the 70s – with a sound that's very different than his earlier music, and maybe even sharper instrumentation overall! First up is I Saw The Light – a record made after the famous banjo pioneer split with Lester Flatt, and was very popular with a young rock crowd – as evidenced by help he gets here from Linda Ronstadt and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – not to mention Gary and Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, and Norman Blake! The mix of famous names and the growing Scruggs Review sound is great – and the record is an unlikely but important entry in the rise of country rock during the early 70s, with a very different quality than some of Earl's earlier work. We might well thank the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – as the vibe is similar at times to their shifting music of the period – mixed with some Mike Nesmith inspiration, as a few of his tunes are included. Titles include "Lonesome & A Long Way From Home", "Silver Wings", "Never Ending Song Of Love", "Rock Sant & Nails", "Some Of Shelly's Blues", "It's A Picture From Life's Other Side", and "Propinquity". Features bonus tracks "The Cure", "I Saw The Light", "Fireball Mail", and "Tramp On The Street". On Live From Austin City Limits, the great Earl Scruggs takes on the growing Austin scene – which turns out to be a perfect fit for his Revue's blend of new country modes and older styles of instrumentation! Earl leads off the set with stunning work on banjo – maybe even sharper than earlier years – and the group lead off with some Dylan material at the start, showcasing some of their rock leanings – but soon bringing on other songs of their own, and making for this beautiful mix of key instrumental moments and lyrical passages. Lead vocals are from Gary Scruggs, and Randy and Steve Scruggs are in the group too – on titles that include "Nashville Skyline Rag", "I Shall Be Released", "Tall Texas Woman", "I Just Can't Seem To Change", "Black Mountain Blues", "Everybody Wants To Go To Heaven", and "The Swimming Song". Strike Anywhere is a mighty nice album from the great Earl Scruggs – recorded with his boys' Revue group, and a sound that really helps keep Earl's instrumentation fresh for the 70s! Years back, we never would have thought that mixing the legendary Scruggs banjo sound with keyboards would have worked – but the change here is a great one, as Earl makes the shift that a few of his traditional instrumental contemporaries were doing at the time – such as Vassar Clements or Bashful Brother Oswald – finding a new setting for the instruments that still shine out in the lead at all the best moments. Titles include a great remake of "Mandolin Wind" – plus "Muhammad Ali", "Bring It On Home To Me", "You Really Got A Hold On Me", "I Think Of You", and "Dreaming As One". On Bold & New, the great Chips Moman produced and recorded the record – a set that shows that move that Earl had made into country rock during the decade, delivered in the best possible hands! Vocals are from some of Earl's sons, and the man himself still gets gets in plenty of banjo solos too – as the group mix their own material with a few from Bobby Emmons, who plays organ, electric piano, and clavinet on the set. Titles include "The Cabin", "Our Love Is Home Grown", "That's Alright Mama", "Found Myself A New Love", "Games People Play", "Take The Time To Fall In Love", and "Louisiana Lady". CD

With selections by Jimmy Buffett, Charlie Daniels Band, Eagles, Dan Fogelberg, Mickey Gilley, Johnny Lee, Anne Murray, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt and JD Souther, Kenny Rogers, Boz Scaggs, Bob Seger, and Joe Walsh. LP, Vinyl record album

A hell of a tribute to the songwriting genius of Dolly Parton – a side of her talents that's sometimes obscured by her incredible voice and overwhelming personality! Yet right from the start, long before she was a superstar, Dolly was as much a writer in country music as she was a singer of songs – and her early records are filled with gems that opened up a whole new space for the female voice not just in country music, but in other styles too – as testified by the mix of soul, rock, and other modes that appear on this set! Dolly kicks off the collection with one of her hits – but the package then spans decades to bring together a range of really wonderful readings of songs from the pen of Parton – all accompanied by detailed notes on every selection in the set. Titles include "I Will Always Love You" by Linda Ronstadt, "Two Doors Down" by Zella Lahr, "In The Good Old Days" by The Everly Brothers, "Here I Am" by Percy Sledge, "Nickels & Dimes" by Buck Owens, "I Loved So Fast & Hard" by Porter Wagoner, "There'll Always Be Music" by Tina Turner, "My Tennessee Mountain Home" by Maria Muldaur, "Little Sparrow" by Bettye Lavette, "Put It Off Until Tomorrow" by Bill Phillips, "Most Of All Why" by Holly Dunn, "I'm In No Condition" by Hank Williams Jr, "Touch Your Woman" by Margie Joseph, "Kentucky Gambler" by Merle Haggard, "Coat Of Many Colors" by Emmylou Harris, "Don't Let It Trouble Your Mind" by Rhiannon Giddens, and "Love Is Like A Butterfly" by Nana Mouskouri. CD

A fantastic and ambitious project that's in the best tradition of the Jazz Composers Orchestra – a set that features music by Carla Bley and words by Paul Haines – in an extended set that mixes avant jazz instrumentation with spoken passages by a surprising lineup of voices – including Bley, Jack Bruce, Don Cherry, Jeanne Lee, and even Linda Ronstadt! Musicians are the cream of the crop of the international avant scene at the time – and include Roswell Rudd on trombone, Gato Barbieri on tenor, Perry Robinson on clarinet, Carla Bley on organ, Don Preston on moog, Michael Mantler on ring modulated piano, Paul Motian on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, John McLaughlin on guitar, and many others – too numerous to mention here! LP, Vinyl record album

Features tracks by Tito Puente, Linda Ronstadt, Los Lobos, Celia Cruz, Arturo Sandoval, Antonio Banderas, Mambo All Stars, and Beny More! CD

Includes tracks by Linda Ronstadt, America, Seals & Crofts, Lobo, Carly Simon & James Taylor, the Doobie Brothers, Dionne Warwick, Franki Valli, Orleans, Robert John, and Firefall. CD

A fantastic and ambitious project that's in the best tradition of the Jazz Composers Orchestra – a set that features music by Carla Bley and words by Paul Haines – in an extended set that mixes avant jazz instrumentation with spoken passages by a surprising lineup of voices – including Bley, Jack Bruce, Don Cherry, Jeanne Lee, and even Linda Ronstadt! Musicians are the cream of the crop of the international avant scene at the time – and include Roswell Rudd on trombone, Gato Barbieri on tenor, Perry Robinson on clarinet, Carla Bley on organ, Don Preston on moog, Michael Mantler on ring modulated piano, Paul Motian on drums, Charlie Haden on bass, John McLaughlin on guitar, and many others – too numerous to mention here! CD

Featuring Kronos Quartet, Linda Ronstadt, The Roches, Bernard Fowler, Janice Pendarvis, and Douglas Perry. LP, Vinyl record album

A key crossover album from Earl Scruggs – a record made after the famous banjo pioneer split with Lester Flatt, and was very popular with a young rock crowd – as evidenced by help he gets here from Linda Ronstadt and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – not to mention Gary and Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements, and Norman Blake! The mix of famous names and the growing Scruggs Review sound is great – and the record is an unlikely but important entry in the rise of country rock during the early 70s, with a very different quality than some of Earl's earlier work. We might well thank the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – as the vibe is similar at times to their shifting music of the period – mixed with some Mike Nesmith inspiration, as a few of his tunes are included. Titles include "Lonesome & A Long Way From Home", "Silver Wings", "Never Ending Song Of Love", "Rock Sant & Nails", "Some Of Shelly's Blues", "It's A Picture From Life's Other Side", and "Propinquity". LP, Vinyl record album

The second album from The Stone Poneys, but it's a set that definitely lives up to its title – a mature, well-crafted batch of tracks that should certainly stay fresh years after the group's demise! There's a darker, more sophisticated sound than on the group's debut – less straighter folk influences, and more of a mix of complicated country and late 60s adult vocals – held perfectly by Linda Ronstadt's lead, but wrapped up nicely with a bit of a harmony sound at times. Titles include the hit "Different Drum", plus "Evergreen (parts 1 & 2)", "December Dream", "Song About The Rain", "Autumn Afternoon", and "Toys Of Time". LP, Vinyl record album

A second volume of incredible 60s recordings of early songs by the great Randy Newman – one of the most versatile songwriters America has every produced – featuring numbers that range from lovely and soaringly soulful to laconic rock! Whether you dig his hang-dog drawl of a singing voice or not, you must acknowledge that a man who can write the most lacerating of social satire songs such as "Rednecks" and sugary sweet Disney soundtrack confections alike is one heck of an amazing composer. You get hints of that breadth in the range of songs and voices here, with legends Irma Thomas and Lou Rawls, rockers The Box Tops and Beau Brummels, pop chanteuses Claudine Longet and Linda Ronstadt and many more working well with grandly arranged versions of numbers from Newman's early songbook. 26 tracks in all: "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is" by Irma Thomas. "Let's Burn Down The Cornfield" by Lou Rawls, "Scarlet Mist" by Martin Denny, "I Wonder Why" by Ella Fitzgerald, "Let Me Know" by The Box Tops, "Happyland" by Harper's Bizarre, "Bless You California" by The Beau Brummels and many more. CD