Category Archives: Rare Records

The Passion Of Chris Strachwitz

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Tony

Chris Strachwitz is a man possessed. ā€œEl Fanatico,ā€ Ry Cooder calls him. A song catcher, dedicated to recording the traditional, regional, down home music of America, his adopted home after his family left Germany at the close of WWII. Mance … Continue reading →

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Off The Record Presents Joe Bussard.

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Tony

Off The Record makes the record-collector’s version of the pilgrimage to Mecca to Joe Bussard’s wonderful basement! Owner of one of the finest collections of prewar blues, country and jazz records in the world, Joe Bussard has been one of … Continue reading →

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New Digital Gospel Reissue Series From Craft Records

Posted on March 14, 2020 by Tony

Craft Recordings will be reissuing 25 digital releases from the Gospel Truth Records, (a subsidiary of Stax Records). Kicking off with The Rance Allen Groupā€™s 1972 self-titled debut, new titles will be released every week in chronological order, leading up … Continue reading →

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Allman Brothers Band’s 50th Anniversary Collection

Posted on January 19, 2020 by Tony

The Allman Brothers Band career retrospective, ā€˜Trouble No More: 50th Anniversary Collection,ā€™ will be released on February 28th via Island Mercury/UMe paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of the pioneering Southern blues- rock legends and their massive body of work. … Continue reading →

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Blues Kings From Baton Rouge

Posted on August 30, 2019 by Tony

    2-CD (Digisleeve) with 52-page booklet, 53 Tracks. Total playing time approx. c. 148 minutes. ā€¢ A taster of the blues from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on two compact discs. ā€¢ Like New Orleans, Memphis or St. Louis alongside the … Continue reading →

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The Day The Music Burned – The 2008 Universal Fire

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Tony

A New York Times investigation has revealed that decades of Universal Music Group treasures burned in 2008. By Niraj Chokshi From The New York Times. June 12th 2019 Eleven years ago this month, a fire ripped through a part of … Continue reading →

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Interview With Charlie Gillett From 2008

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Tony

ļ»æ The late Charlie Gillett was a renowned broadcaster, journalist and author. He wrote the acclaimed and influential ‘Sound Of The City’ (“the first serious and comprehensive history of rock & roll”) and the story of Atlantic Records ‘Making Tracks’. … Continue reading →

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Down Home Blues: Chicago Volume 2: Sweet Home Chicago

Posted on May 7, 2019 by Tony

‘Down Home Blues: Sweet Home Chicago’ is the second volume of Chicago Blues post war down home blues music from Wienerworld, recorded from the mid-1940s through the golden decade years of the 1950s up to the early 1960s Sweet Home … Continue reading →

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Unissued R&B Track Gets Release On 45rpm After 69 Years

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Tony

Ace records recently found an unissued track, ‘Bartender Knock Me A Zombie’ in the the vaults of Sensation Records. Recorded almost seventy years ago by The Four Shades of Rhythm for the Detroit based label Ace made it available to … Continue reading →

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New Set From Rory Gallagher Due May 31st.

Posted on April 7, 2019 by Tony

In what would have been the 50th year of Rory Gallagher’sĀ recording career, UMC have announced the release of ‘BLUES’ on 31st May. From the vaults of the GallagherĀ estate’s tape archive comes this collection of rare and unreleased recordings of Rory … Continue reading →

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