Country/Folk/Blues
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Continuing much of the instrumental, musically dense partnership of Loren Connors and Suzanne Langille in the 80s and 90s, Crucible stands out as a clear highlight in the pair's musical partnership, despite the music not featuring the pair performing together. Full of Connor's beautifully droning walls of sound, and Langille...
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"CSN was the trio's last fully realized album, and also the last recording on which the three principals handled all the vocal parts without the sweetening of additional voices. It has held up remarkably well, both as a memento of its time and as a thoroughly enjoyable musical work." —...
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Today! is Mississippi John Hurt’s third album, originally released in 1966. The album encompasses some of the first commercial recordings since his comeback from a 35-year career hiatus. It was added to The Library of Congress National Recording Registry in 2009. According to Rolling Stone, Hurt is “the rare Delta...
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Blues & Ballads is Lonnie Johnson’s third album, originally released in 1960. The diverse offering of originals and covers demonstrates Johnson’s versatility on guitar and vocals. Johnson is joined by his contemporaries Elmer Snowden and Wendell Marshall on this recording. AllMusic declared Johnson “effortlessly [reveals] his artistic range.” (AAA) lacquers...
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There are poets like the great Mary Oliver, who might suggest that one’s primary function when moving through the world, for as long as they have life and the ability to move through the world, is to play close attention to that which others may foolishly call small, or quotidian....
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What’s most apparent, though, across Coat of Many Colors — through the pain, the work, the heartbreak and even the cruelty — is Parton’s complete, undying adoration for life and the people in it. “Early Morning Breeze,” a track that subtly veers into psychedelic folk, is a spiritual meditation that...
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Following the success of the Record Store Day 2024 vinyl reissue of ‘Songs To No One’, Knitting Factory Records is making Jeff Buckley & Gary Lucas’ incredible album available again on opaque blue denim vinyl (LP1) and opaque white vinyl (LP2). This album captures Jeff Buckley at the very beginning...
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This one to me is a time capsule more than most any of my recordings. All music is a time trapped in time that preaches timelessness—preaching either convincingly or not. But with a radio session such as this, there is a different aspect. It’s all live, all first take, no...
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Oceanside Countryside' is the latest of Neil Young's great ""lost"" albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS). The album was recorded from May to December 1977 on tape. These are the original mixes done at the time of recording. "This analog original album, recorded in...
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Audiopile Review: Black Editions has done an incredible job of making classics from Japan’s P.S.F. label available in obscenely luxurious vinyl editions. We’re particularly grateful for those ragged and radiant White Heaven albums. Of all the P.S.F. bands, White Heaven concocted the most palatable brew of heavy rock, lo-fi murk,...
$69.99
Paul Hillery has once again handpicked a must-have compilation of little-known and high-quality tracks for his ongoing Folk Funk and Trippy Troubadours series. This third volume, the first on BBE Music, is an essential companion to Paul's Children...
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Norma Tanega is best-known for her single ‘Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog’ which became an unlikely international hit in 1966. It not only brought her into the spotlight, but to the UK where she toured, appeared on TV and started a long-term...
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If Funeral for Justice was the sound of outrage, Tears of Injustice is the sound of grief. Mdou Moctar’s new album is Funeral for Justice completely re-recorded and rearranged for acoustic and traditional instruments. It is an evolution of the band’s critically-adored breakout – the meditative mirror-image to the blistering...
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This self-titled work published album by singer-songwriter and master guitarist Ted Lucas has achieved an almost mystical reputation among aficionados and collectors. Ted Lucas is a seamless marriage of moody odes and raga style instrumentals regarded by many...
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Singing black-lit liturgies of bog bodies caked in mud, entranced by nocturnal landscapes flickering in the moon-glow and powered by queer enchantment, Tristwch y Fenywod are a Welsh-language gothic avant-rock power-coven. Exhumed from the depths of Leeds’ experimental underground, the trio consist of Gwretsien Ferch Lisbeth (Guttersnipe, The Ephemeron Loop),...
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Five-Times-Platinum Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Collection Features Seminal Singles Released Between 1963-1966 Ten songs that ultimately changed the world. Ten songs pulled from precedent-establishing albums recorded between 1963 and 1966. More than five-million copies sold. In every way, Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits is a fundamental collection for every music lover,...
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VHF debut and second widely-available LP by Liam, part of a new generation of underground “American primitive” guitar players serving the traditions and smashing them up simultaneously. Prodigal Son is a portrait of an artist on the road, changing fast, recording things as they spring from the fountain. The sound...
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You know Dolly, Loretta, Tammy, and Bobbie—but what about Joyce, Mona, Cathy or Judy? Barnyard Beehive lassos 16 Opry hopefuls from across the Numeroverse, corralling the timeless tropes of heartbreak, trouble, and the bottle into one 12" pen.
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Audiopile Review: Blue Lake follows up his breakthrough LP, 2023’s Sun Arcs, with a mini-LP that’s apparently a warm-up for an as-of-yet officially announced full length due later this year. Weft continues down the same path that Sun Arcs initially set us on—the dusty Americana of his roots in Texas...
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Audiopile Review: Vashi Bunyan has certainly had one of the weirder trajectories in musical history. Bunyan’s ‘failed’ 60s pop career and subsequent peregrinations are detailed in her excellent memoir ‘Wayward’. And suffice to say, her Joe Boyd-produced 1970 debut ‘Just Another Diamond Day’ is a freak folk classic. In the...
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Unlock the allure of The Hot Spot through its unforgettable soundtrack, a captivating collection that brings the film's sultry ambiance to life. Set against the backdrop of a small Texas town, The Hot Spot follows Harry Madox, a charming drifter with a dark past. As he arrives in town, he...
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First LP by the legendary Ali Farka Toure and one of 5 LPs being reissued for the first time ever. It comes with a replica of the original cover. Label design has been recreated based on the original release. Vinyl pressing company derived from runouts....
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Vinyl pressing company derived from runouts. Fifth LP by the legendary Ali Farka Toure and one of 5 LPs being reissued for the first time ever.
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Third LP by the legendary Ali Farka Toure and one of 5 LPs being reissued for the first time ever. It comes with a replica of the original cover. Label design has been recreated based on the original release. Vinyl pressing company derived from runouts....
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Fourth LP by the legendary Ali Farka Toure and one of 5 LPs being reissued for the first time ever....
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Second LP by the legendary Ali Farka Toure and one of 5 LPs being reissued for the first time ever. Vinyl pressing company derived from runouts.
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Michael Hurley’s classic third LP. Originally recorded in 1971, this record finds Hurley exploring the full range of his stylistic canon and features some of his most loved songs such as 'Water Train', 'The Twilight Zone', 'Eyes, Eyes' and 'Blue Driver'...
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Amazingly pure Appalachian folk music! As good as it gets. Delicate, intricate mountain music played on guitar or banjo and accompanied by plaintive perfect vocals. What's not to love?
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The Sky Is the Same Colour Everywhere is a spiritual meditation - best listened to in one sitting - by two master musicians and culture bearers of centuries-old musical traditions sharing modes based on Persian and Malian repertoires on kamancheh (spike fiddle) and kora (harp/lute). Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté...
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The Purple Bird finds Bonnie "Prince" Billy working with a "producer" for only the second time in his illustrious catalog. This time it's David "Ferg" Ferguson (Johnny Cash, Sturgill Simpson) who guides the songs backed by "the best band you can get in Nashville right now", country singer...
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Fourth full length Palace album, from 1996. "...refines and streamlines old values, like an evisceration of dirt-bound roots... the music glints more sharply than before. The sounds are more recognizably beautiful. The songs are more intimate than we've heard in awhile, harder to see 'cause they're closer to home."...
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Recorded in 1966 for the Verve Folkways label, Lightnin’ Strikes may not have the notoriety as some of Hopkins’ other albums, but this set backed by Jimmy Bond (Bass), Earl Palmer (Drums) and Don Crawford (Harmonica) is classic Lightnin’. From the opener, “Mojo Hand” to the ballad, “Woke Up This...
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Released on the Impulse! Records label in early 1966, this collection is a mix of new compositions and re-workings of tunes John Lee Hooker had previously recorded, including a cover of Barrett Strong's 1959 Motown hit "Money (That's What I Want)." Featuring Panama Francis on drums, Milt Hinton on bass,...
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Rose City Band’s music is sun-kissed timeless country rock whose seemingly effortless momentum carries the joy of its creation without ignoring the darkness pervading our consciousness. Led by guitarist/vocalist Ripley Johnson, the music of Rose City Band is rooted in his love of private press records of the mid to...
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Court and Spark, the most commercially successful album of Joni Mitchell's trailblazing career, arrived after a year in which she took some time to breathe and kept a low profile. The pause led to more breakthroughs for the singer-songwriter. Marking Mitchell's increasing drift toward jazz (and affinity for Miles Davis...
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Françoise Hardy's Vogue years have marked the history of French and international music. Even today, the five years between 1962-1967 remain an exceptional moment in her career, the one when she exploded in the eyes of a generation that would be part of the May 1968 Paris protests. Hardy exploded...
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The original soft grunge 90s sad girl. Julie in Memphis. With Eric's Trip on ice, the Duchess of Canadian flannel flew south in December '96 to cut an album of postpartum depression ballads. Joined by Giant Sand's Howe Gelb and The Grifters' David Shouse, Loneliest In The Morning captures...
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The original 90s soft grunge sad girl. Broken up, new love, pregnant, grandma dying. The usual 21st trip around the sun. In between Eric's Trip albums, boyfriends, and dress sizes, Julie strummed her downcast bedroom pop diaries through a Rat II distortion pedal and quit the scene. Expanded 29th anniversary...
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In 1962, Karen summoned Richard Tucker to join her in Colorado, extolling the healthier lifestyle and plentiful gigs at Boulder folk club The Attic. Upon his arrival, the pair solidified their personal and professional relationship, riding horses in the mountains and performing as a duo at parties and venues...
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In 1993, twelve years after its first release in Senegal, Sterns released the 3rd CD in its 'African Classics' series: “Bamba” by Orchestra Baobab. It pulled together tracks from two seminal albums by this iconic group, and has remained a consistent and well-deserved 'best-seller' ever since. Now almost forty years...
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Since the 16th century, the Ecuadorian province of Esmeraldas has been home to a unique Afro-Indigenous culture originating in the integration of the Indigenous Chachi and Nigua peoples with African Maroon communities. Juyungo documents significant Esmeraldan artists and bands playing the Afro-Ecuadorian folklore of the province, as well as including...
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Dalton was a band from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. They came together as a band around 1968 when most of the members studied together at the University of Tunis. The band had five members. Faouzi Chekili on guitar, piano and vocals, Ridha Kouhen on bass guitar, Mustapha Rehouma and...
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Electronic, Soul, Funk, Folk
Extreme digger bomb from Down-under, Sri Lankan born Australian, Alston Koch is a highly decorated musician and the mastermind behind "Kookaburra Connection" project, a collaboration with the aboriginal musicians of Australia. "Dreamtime Trance" explores indigenous themes over a highly unique sounding beat and truly refreshing groove, game changing on the...
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Audiopile Review: In the 80s, home taping was reinventing music. The humble cassette allowed post-punk weirdos to reach an appreciative audience, empowered thrash metal demos to go analogue-viral, and lit the fuse on the exploding cottage industry of new age music. Some of the finest music of that decade was...
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Thorn Wych is a musical instrument maker and musician based in the Lancashire town of Bacup, specialising in work made from tree branches. Particular to her interest are UK native trees; so far Wych Elm, Lime, Wild Cherry, Oak, and Yew. With these unique instruments, crafted in her backyard workshop,...
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Meat Puppets—Curt Kirkwood, Cris Kirkwood and Derrick Bostrom—are reissuing the double album Live in Montana for the first time on vinyl, with four bonus songs. Recorded December 7 and 8, 1988 at the Sundance Club in Bozeman and the Top Hat Club in Missoula, Live in Montana is a tribute...
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Acony Records proudly presents the debut album from Old Crow Medicine Show, available for the first time on vinyl. O.C.M.S. was originally recorded on analog tape at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, TN, and includes some of Old Crow’s most enduring songs like “Take ‘Em Away”, “CC Rider,” and the...
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