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  • J.D. Crowe & The New South – The New South (Root Beer Vinyl)
    J.D. Crowe & The New South – The New South (Root Beer Vinyl)
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    Virtually no other album anywhere in history is known to its audience by its label number. Not Kind of Blue, nor Pet Sounds, Glenn Gould’s Goldberg Variations, none. Except this […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
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    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Norma Tanega – Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog (Green & Purple Vinyl)
    Norma Tanega – Walkin’ My Cat Named Dog (Green & Purple Vinyl)
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    The theme song “You’re Dead” to the FX show What We Do in the Shadows has fostered a new appreciation for the singular talent that was Norma Tanega. And it’s […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
    Cowboy Junkies – Lay It Down
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    Every Cowboy Junkies album is a sonic treat, full of gorgeous guitar tones from Michael Timmins, haunting vocals from Margo Timmins, and beautiful arrangements, and 1996’s Lay it Down is […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Moby Grape – The Place And The Time
    Moby Grape – The Place And The Time
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    Despite a myriad of obstacles, Moby Grape managed to persevere and create a potent and enduring body of recorded work, recording four albums during its original 1967–1969 lifespan. While 1967’s [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Johnny Cash – Now Here’s Johnny Cash
    Johnny Cash – Now Here’s Johnny Cash
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    From the minute he walked into Sun Studios, Johnny Cash began a career that would see him become one of the biggest and most influential musicians of our time. Though […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • V/A – Death Dealers (Wild Rockabilly/Country/Punk Comp, 1995)
    V/A – Death Dealers (Wild Rockabilly/Country/Punk Comp, 1995)
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    Bizarre comp featuring weirdo country, early punk and garage rock interspersed between serial killer interviews. Label: Nasty Records – NIGHT STALK 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • The Folk Singers and the Bureau: The FBI, the Folk Artists and the Suppression of the Communist Party, USA-1939-1956
    The Folk Singers and the Bureau: The FBI, the Folk Artists and the Suppression of the Communist Party, USA-1939-1956
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    Some of the most prominent folk singers of the twentieth century, including Woody Guthrie, ‘Sis Cunningham, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, Burl Ives, etc., were also political activists with [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Non-Fiction
  • 26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest
    26 Songs in 30 Days: Woody Guthrie’s Columbia River Songs and the Planned Promised Land in the Pacific Northwest
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    “In 1941, Woody Guthrie wrote 26 songs in 30 days–including classics like “Roll On Columbia” and “Pastures of Plenty”–when he was hired by the Bonneville [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Blondie ‎– Heart Of Glass
    Blondie ‎– Heart Of Glass
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    From their album Parallel Lines. Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2295 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released: 1979 VG/G+. Noticeable light marks. Sleeve has staining and is taped along [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie – Atomic
    Blondie – Atomic
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    From the album Eat To The Beat Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2410 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Sleeve discoloration/wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie ‎– Hanging On The Telephone
    Blondie ‎– Hanging On The Telephone
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    From their album Parallel Lines. Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2271 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Promo Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some wear and creasing

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie – The Tide Is High
    Blondie – The Tide Is High
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    From their album Autoamerican Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2465 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Some sleeve creasing and wear

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie ‎– Rapture
    Blondie ‎– Rapture
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    From their album Autoamerican. Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2485 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released: 1981 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some wear and creasing.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie ‎– Call Me
    Blondie ‎– Call Me
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    From the American Gigolo soundtrack. Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2414 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released: 1980 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some creasing/discoloration

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blondie – The Hardest Part (Promo)
    Blondie – The Hardest Part (Promo)
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    From their album Eat To The Beat Label: Chrysalis – CHS 2408 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Promo Country: US Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Wear and creasing to sleeve

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Guitar Roberts ‎– In Pittsburgh
    Guitar Roberts ‎– In Pittsburgh
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    “This gig features guitarist Loren Mazzacane Connors playing “Trouble in Mind” twice with a couple of wondrously creative “Preludes” in between, creating a suite of [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Lornen Connors – Airs
    Lornen Connors – Airs
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    “Over the 23 years since Loren Connors’ Airs was first published, it has drawn a thick circle of fans. Gently recorded to cassette tape in 1999, (with wonderfully subtle multi-tracking), [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77
    Talking Heads – Talking Heads: 77
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    When they burst out of the New York underground/CBGB’s movement, the Heads stood apart from the pack because not only were they unlike anything that gone before, they were even […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
    Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
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    Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing. Gram Parsons pioneered the concept of a rock band playing country music, playing in bands such as the Byrds, the International Submarine Band and […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Black Sabbath – Paranoid
    Black Sabbath – Paranoid
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    Limited 180 gram black vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition. Paranoid is the second studio album by English metal band Black Sabbath. Released in September 1970, it was the [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Richard & Linda Thompson – Shoot Out The Lights
    Richard & Linda Thompson – Shoot Out The Lights
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    “Richard & Linda Thompson’s marriage was crumbling as they were recording Shoot Out the Lights in 1982, and many critics have read the album as a chronicle of the couple’s [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine – Sweet Revenge
    John Prine – Sweet Revenge
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    Sweet Revenge is the third album by American folk singer and songwriter John Prine, released in 1973. Prine started veering rock ‘n’ roll on this 1973 album, and the result […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine – John Prine
    John Prine – John Prine
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    John Prine is the debut album by American country/folk singer-songwriter John Prine, issued by Atlantic Records in 1971. In 2012, the album was ranked number 452 on Rolling Stone magazine’s [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine – Common Sense
    John Prine – Common Sense
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    John Prine’s fourth studio album Common Sense was produced by Steve Cropper and was recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis and Larabee Studios in Los Angeles. The album features [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Talking Heads – True Stories
    Talking Heads – True Stories
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    True Stories, originally released in 1986 includes “Wild Wild Life” and “Love For Sale”. Reissued for the first time since the original release.

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Gram Parsons – Now Playing
    Gram Parsons – Now Playing
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    Light Blue Vinyl LP pressing. Dive into the timeless sound of Gram Parsons with this captivating tracklist that effortlessly blends country, rock, and folk influences. From the heartfelt melodies [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Pearls Before Swine – These Things Too
    Pearls Before Swine – These Things Too
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    “By the time of their third LP, Pearls Before Swine’s mainstay Tom Rapp hadn’t changed much in his approach. He was still singing inscrutable folk-rock-psychedelic songs with a [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine ‎– City Of Gold
    Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine ‎– City Of Gold
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    “”Do not give dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot and turn to attack you” sayeth Jesus in Matthew […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Folk / Country
  • John Prine – The Tree Of Forgiveness
    John Prine – The Tree Of Forgiveness
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    The man looking out from the cover of The Tree of Forgiveness is 71 years old and just a bit worse for wear. He clearly has his wits about him, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dave Van Ronk – Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & A Spiritual
    Dave Van Ronk – Dave Van Ronk Sings Ballads, Blues & A Spiritual
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    Dubbed “The Mayor of MacDougal Street,” Dave Van Ronk (1936–2002) was an iconoclastic folksinger and an influential figure in the American folk music revival of the 1960s. Because of his […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Lucinda Williams – Ramblin’ On My Mind
    Lucinda Williams – Ramblin’ On My Mind
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    American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams’ Southern blues roots are unmistakable on her debut record Ramblin’ on My Mind, showcasing the artistry that would make her an icon. Recorded in [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Prine – Now Playing
    John Prine – Now Playing
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    Introducing John Prine Now Playing on Cobalt Blue vinyl – This Now Playing John Prine’s tracklist features a collection of deeply personal and storytelling songs that span folk and [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Abner Jay – Folk Song Stylist
    Abner Jay – Folk Song Stylist
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    Long awaited follow up to the “True Story of Abner Jay” LP. Abner Jay was a man who had a grand sweeping vision of what folk music was. In his […]

    GENRE: Blues, Folk / Country
  • Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
    Catherine Howe – What A Beautiful Place (Purple Vinyl)
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    “A true rainy-day affair, What A Beautiful Place is the Brit folk autobiography of Howe, aged 20, one that appeared only fleetingly in 1971. Most artists are too young for […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
    Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended Version)
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    An extended and remastered version of Depeche Mode’s single from Catching Up With Depeche Mode Label: Mute – 12 BONG 8 Format: Vinyl, 12″, Single Country: UK Released: 1985 VG/VG. [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Blod – Helvetet Pa Jorden Skona Ingen Fast…..
    Blod – Helvetet Pa Jorden Skona Ingen Fast…..
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    With the intention of doing a proper and full out choir record, Helvetet På Jorden was initiated by Blod two years ago. While the finished album became something slightly different, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
    Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
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    “Joseph Allred isn’t sure how many albums they have released. It is thought to be in the neighborhood of twenty-two, not counting collaborations, digital only, and split releases. Most of [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • James Elkington – Pastel De Nada
    James Elkington – Pastel De Nada
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    “In 2023 James Elkington released Me Neither, a double album of solo guitar improvisations and experiments. He ended up thinking of it as a wordless collection of library music. [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
    The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
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    “There is no such thing as intellectual property.” Jean-Luc Godard Take a ride on the back of DJ WW4’s vespa and hold on tight…  

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
    Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
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    Sullen folk / psych-folk mixtape from many years back by John Rich & Alex. Mostly all bleak tracks.   C60

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dorothy Carter – Troubadour
    Dorothy Carter – Troubadour
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    The first official reissue of Dorothy Carter’s folk-music exegesis comes 46 years after its original release, 20 years after Dorothy passed, and 11 years before the centennial of her birth. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • P.G. Six – Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites (Expanded)
    P.G. Six – Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites (Expanded)
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    Amish Records is pleased to finally announce an expanded and remastered edition of P.G. Six’s 2001 debut album, ‘Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites’, to be released as a gatefold [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dorothy Carter – Waillee Waillee
    Dorothy Carter – Waillee Waillee
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    Palto Flats / Putojefe Records present the first ever reissue of the work of American composer Dorothy Carter, master of the hammered dulcimer, zither, and other instruments of the hammer […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
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    Blown out nasty recording. Crazy Horse are white hot. Recommend with a doob. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Gene Clark – 1975
    Gene Clark – 1975
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    Live & unreleased 1975 tracks from Gene Clark with a KILLER band. Must have. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
    Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
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    Live european recordings of TVZ! Fantastic release. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Greg Kelley, Rob Noyes – Greg Kelley / Rob Noyes
    Greg Kelley, Rob Noyes – Greg Kelley / Rob Noyes
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    “Greg Kelley, trumpet Recorded January 26, 2019 by GK in his kitchen, Seattle WA Rob Noyes, guitar Recorded January 22, 2019 by Sam Moss at Warrior Camp, Somerville MA” Label: […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Ela Stiles & Jensen Tjhung – Golden Scalpel
    Ela Stiles & Jensen Tjhung – Golden Scalpel
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    “Ela Stiles (Bushwalking / Solo) & Jensen Tjhung (Deaf Wish/ Lower Plenty) bring you ‘Golden Scalpel’ – two blissful yet world weary sides of transportive, mostly [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Charlie Megira – Da Abtomatic Miesterzinger Mambo Chic
    Charlie Megira – Da Abtomatic Miesterzinger Mambo Chic
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    “On his 2000 debut, Da Abtomatic Meisterzinger Mambo Chic, Megira channels the optimism of post-war America, narcoleptic surf, and the Twin Peaks soundtrack into a lo-fi masterpiece all his [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop