Dope country albums?

CherChezLaPLAN · November 2005

Any recommendations?

pickwick33 · November 2005

Any recommendations?

Get some best-ofs from Dick Curless, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones (stick to his 50's and 60's recordings if you can't stand string sections), Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carl & Pearl Butler, Merle Haggard, Mel Street, Webb Pierce, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (shit-hot country instrumentals) and also get a few various-artists compilations, if you're just starting out.

If you're wondering where the "raers" are after you graduate Country 101:
- O.B. McClinton's[/b] Obie From Senatobie (I've big-upped him many a time on this list; he's a black country singer who recorded for a Stax sub-label, Enterprise, so don't be surprised if he accidentally turns up in the soul bins)
- Dave Dudley's[/b] Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun (also look out for his biggest hit, "Six Days On The Road," on any anthology of country oldies)
- Orville Couch's[/b] Hello Trouble (country music on Vee Jay! and really good! reissued on CD if you don't see the album out in the field)

Some common albums that aren't hits compilations:
- John Anderson[/b], 2 and Wild & Blue(good stuff, don't let the fact that these are from the 80's scare you)
- Waylon Jennings[/b], Honky-Tonk Heroes and The Ramblin' Man

I'm trying to stay away from listing country-rock artists like Gram Parsons - he's good, but you gotta hear the real shit. HOWEVER, I'll make an exception for the two 70's Waylon albums listed above; that's country-rock from the country side (NOT the rock side, like Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers and all them other posers).

batmon · November 2005

I've been wanting to step up my country collection.

Birdman9 · November 2005

Any recommendations?

Get some best-ofs from Dick Curless, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones (stick to his 50's and 60's recordings if you can't stand string sections), Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carl & Pearl Butler, Merle Haggard, Mel Street, Webb Pierce, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (shit-hot country instrumentals) and also get a few various-artists compilations, if you're just starting out.

If you're wondering where the "raers" are after you graduate Country 101:
- O.B. McClinton's[/b] Obie From Senatobie (I've big-upped him many a time on this list; he's a black country singer who recorded for a Stax sub-label, Enterprise, so don't be surprised if he accidentally turns up in the soul bins)
- Dave Dudley's[/b] Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun (also look out for his biggest hit, "Six Days On The Road," on any anthology of country oldies)
- Orville Couch's[/b] Hello Trouble (country music on Vee Jay! and really good! reissued on CD if you don't see the album out in the field)

Some common albums that aren't hits compilations:
- John Anderson[/b], 2 and Wild & Blue(good stuff, don't let the fact that these are from the 80's scare you)
- Waylon Jennings[/b], Honky-Tonk Heroes and The Ramblin' Man

I'm trying to stay away from listing country-rock artists like Gram Parsons - he's good, but you gotta hear the real shit. HOWEVER, I'll make an exception for the two 70's Waylon albums listed above; that's country-rock from the country side (NOT the rock side, like Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers and all them other posers).

Listen to this man. Dave Dudley, MN represent!! Deepest voice in C&W

Also to add

If you are going to have any appreciation of C&W at all, get Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits[/b], or you are missing a cornerstone of modern American music.

Jerry Reed[/b]-East Bound and Down
Merle Travis[/b] - any Capitol anthology is worth tracking down, but look for one called "The Merle Travis Guitar"...amazing instrumentals.
Charlie Rich[/b]-Behind Closed Doors and the Sun Sessions
Willie Nelson/B>-Sings Kristofferson
Louvin Brothers[/b]-any comprehensive anthology will do

batmon · November 2005

Any recommendations?

Get some best-ofs from Dick Curless, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones (stick to his 50's and 60's recordings if you can't stand string sections), Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carl & Pearl Butler, Merle Haggard, Mel Street, Webb Pierce, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (shit-hot country instrumentals) and also get a few various-artists compilations, if you're just starting out.

If you're wondering where the "raers" are after you graduate Country 101:
- O.B. McClinton's[/b] Obie From Senatobie (I've big-upped him many a time on this list; he's a black country singer who recorded for a Stax sub-label, Enterprise, so don't be surprised if he accidentally turns up in the soul bins)
- Dave Dudley's[/b] Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun (also look out for his biggest hit, "Six Days On The Road," on any anthology of country oldies)
- Orville Couch's[/b] Hello Trouble (country music on Vee Jay! and really good! reissued on CD if you don't see the album out in the field)

Some common albums that aren't hits compilations:
- John Anderson[/b], 2 and Wild & Blue(good stuff, don't let the fact that these are from the 80's scare you)
- Waylon Jennings[/b], Honky-Tonk Heroes and The Ramblin' Man

I'm trying to stay away from listing country-rock artists like Gram Parsons - he's good, but you gotta hear the real shit. HOWEVER, I'll make an exception for the two 70's Waylon albums listed above; that's country-rock from the country side (NOT the rock side, like Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers and all them other posers).

Listen to this man. Dave Dudley, MN represent!! Deepest voice in C&W

Also to add

If you are going to have any appreciation of C&W at all, get Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits[/b], or you are missing a cornerstone of modern American music.

Jerry Reed[/b]-East Bound and Down
Merle Travis[/b] - any Capitol anthology is worth tracking down, but look for one called "The Merle Travis Guitar"...amazing instrumentals.
Charlie Rich[/b]-Behind Closed Doors and the Sun Sessions
Willie Nelson/B>-Sings Kristofferson
Louvin Brothers[/b]-any comprehensive anthology will do

Thanx...............can you cop most classic C&W on wax?

LamarTinson · November 2005

Any recommendations?

Get some best-ofs from Dick Curless, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones (stick to his 50's and 60's recordings if you can't stand string sections), Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carl & Pearl Butler, Merle Haggard, Mel Street, Webb Pierce, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (shit-hot country instrumentals) and also get a few various-artists compilations, if you're just starting out.

If you're wondering where the "raers" are after you graduate Country 101:
- O.B. McClinton's[/b] Obie From Senatobie (I've big-upped him many a time on this list; he's a black country singer who recorded for a Stax sub-label, Enterprise, so don't be surprised if he accidentally turns up in the soul bins)
- Dave Dudley's[/b] Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun (also look out for his biggest hit, "Six Days On The Road," on any anthology of country oldies)
- Orville Couch's[/b] Hello Trouble (country music on Vee Jay! and really good! reissued on CD if you don't see the album out in the field)

Some common albums that aren't hits compilations:
- John Anderson[/b], 2 and Wild & Blue(good stuff, don't let the fact that these are from the 80's scare you)
- Waylon Jennings[/b], Honky-Tonk Heroes and The Ramblin' Man

I'm trying to stay away from listing country-rock artists like Gram Parsons - he's good, but you gotta hear the real shit. HOWEVER, I'll make an exception for the two 70's Waylon albums listed above; that's country-rock from the country side (NOT the rock side, like Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers and all them other posers).

Listen to this man. Dave Dudley, MN represent!! Deepest voice in C&W

Also to add

If you are going to have any appreciation of C&W at all, get Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits[/b], or you are missing a cornerstone of modern American music.

Jerry Reed[/b]-East Bound and Down
Merle Travis[/b] - any Capitol anthology is worth tracking down, but look for one called "The Merle Travis Guitar"...amazing instrumentals.
Charlie Rich[/b]-Behind Closed Doors and the Sun Sessions
Willie Nelson/B>-Sings Kristofferson
Louvin Brothers[/b]-any comprehensive anthology will do

Thanx...............can you cop most classic C&W on wax?

Yes, for cheap too. And usually in great condition, a lot of times they look unplayed (around here, anyway).

My favorite country shit is Jerry Lee Lewis's shit from the late '60s/early 70's.

johmbolaya · November 2005

Charlie Daniels Band, either the early Kama Sutra albums, or of course the Epic albums, such as Saddle Tramp[/b]:

Some of the songs have some serious grooves, and he would often come out with 13 minute songs, so he was willing to explore the possibilities. All of his stuff is fairly easy to find.

LaserWolf · November 2005

Any recommendations?

Get some best-ofs from Dick Curless, Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, George Jones (stick to his 50's and 60's recordings if you can't stand string sections), Buck Owens, Hank Williams, Carl & Pearl Butler, Merle Haggard, Mel Street, Webb Pierce, Jimmy Bryant & Speedy West (shit-hot country instrumentals) and also get a few various-artists compilations, if you're just starting out.

If you're wondering where the "raers" are after you graduate Country 101:
- O.B. McClinton's[/b] Obie From Senatobie (I've big-upped him many a time on this list; he's a black country singer who recorded for a Stax sub-label, Enterprise, so don't be surprised if he accidentally turns up in the soul bins)
- Dave Dudley's[/b] Truck Drivin' Son-Of-A-Gun (also look out for his biggest hit, "Six Days On The Road," on any anthology of country oldies)
- Orville Couch's[/b] Hello Trouble (country music on Vee Jay! and really good! reissued on CD if you don't see the album out in the field)

Some common albums that aren't hits compilations:
- John Anderson[/b], 2 and Wild & Blue(good stuff, don't let the fact that these are from the 80's scare you)
- Waylon Jennings[/b], Honky-Tonk Heroes and The Ramblin' Man

I'm trying to stay away from listing country-rock artists like Gram Parsons - he's good, but you gotta hear the real shit. HOWEVER, I'll make an exception for the two 70's Waylon albums listed above; that's country-rock from the country side (NOT the rock side, like Ryan Adams, Iron & Wine, Kasey Chambers and all them other posers).

Listen to this man. Dave Dudley, MN represent!! Deepest voice in C&W

Also to add

If you are going to have any appreciation of C&W at all, get Hank Williams 40 Greatest Hits[/b], or you are missing a cornerstone of modern American music.

Jerry Reed[/b]-East Bound and Down
Merle Travis[/b] - any Capitol anthology is worth tracking down, but look for one called "The Merle Travis Guitar"...amazing instrumentals.
Charlie Rich[/b]-Behind Closed Doors and the Sun Sessions
Willie Nelson/B>-Sings Kristofferson
Louvin Brothers[/b]-any comprehensive anthology will do

Thanx...............can you cop most classic C&W on wax?

Nothing but good advice here.

One caveat; MGM added stereo effects and instruments to Hank Williams lps. Be sure to buy only mono Hank Williams albums. I would look for 80s pressings.

Dan

DrWu · November 2005

George Jones

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parsec · November 2005

Carter Family

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misterc · November 2005

I'm sure somebody's going to call out the racist bullshit this guy's been putting out for years which I'm not even going to attempt to defend. All I'll say is this is a different man on these two albums. Equally as demented, but not hateful. He was in his early 20s and just released from prison where he went on to record for SSS International. The first album is a straight blues record with heavy-hitting Nashville session men like Charlie McCoy. Lots of prison songs, drug references ("taking blood from my heroin veins"), and hoodoo imagery ("Conjure Man").

This one's impossible to find but so worth it IMO. Just two songs, "The beginning" and "The end" each taking up a side. Basically, it's Coe on acid with an acoustic guitar talking about the concrete jungle and all it's thieves, pimps, and hustlers.

Going along with Pickwick's OB McClinton is Otis Williams and the Midnight Cowboys. Pretty straight honky tonk/outlaw style (no strings) with George Jones and Tom T Hall covers. There's also one song that's funky (a la Jerry Reed, not Area Code 615)

Porter Wagoner's just good

Hank Snow is good if you want to go back to the early honky tonk sound that includes female backing vocals and slow waltz type songs. A little more pop oriented.

awall · November 2005

YES, CARTER FAMILY

jazzercism · November 2005

Soulful country music

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Shingaling · November 2005

Porter Wagoner's just good

Been looking for Porter's LP with the track "Rubber Room" on it. It is psych as hell!!!

DOPE COUNTRY: Again, you can't go wrong with Doug Sahm.

awall · November 2005

SLEPT ON

misterc · November 2005

Porter Wagoner's just good

Been looking for Porter's LP with the track "Rubber Room" on it. It is psych as hell!!!

DOPE COUNTRY: Again, you can't go wrong with Doug Sahm.

Yeah, that Porter Wagoner song is on an album called What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen. Have you listened to the lyrics? He's talking from the perspective of being trapped in other people's heads. Good album too. Kind of a country concept LP. It's about half "what the fuck" songs and half straight pedal steel country.

faded_glory · November 2005

if anybody is ever rolling through west texas i could point you to the illest country record backroom around ...

bull_ox · November 2005

Any possibility of getting this on MP3??

johmbolaya · November 2005

if anybody is ever rolling through west texas i could point you to the illest country record backroom around ...

Ooh, ooh, ooh.

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misterc · November 2005

Any possibility of getting this on MP3??

Give me a few days

Shingaling · November 2005

Been looking for Porter's LP with the track "Rubber Room" on it. It is psych as hell!!!

Yeah, that Porter Wagoner song is on an album called What Ain't to Be Just Might Happen. Have you listened to the lyrics? He's talking from the perspective of being trapped in other people's heads. Good album too. Kind of a country concept LP. It's about half "what the fuck" songs and half straight pedal steel country.

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

Shingaling · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95

Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

misterc · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95
Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

Cool deal. Enjoy!

Shingaling · November 2005

"my life is now complete"

CherChezLaPLAN · November 2005

Thanks to everyone for all the valuable information.

I'm so grateful right now.

coffinjoe · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95
Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

another springfield mo great

"rubber room" rocks !

must be something in springfield's water supply ?

(gary attkinson)

misterc · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95
Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

another springfield mo great

"rubber room" rocks !

must be something in springfield's water supply ?

(gary attkinson)

I just bought a Corrilions CD Saturday. Was that you selling it?

coffinjoe · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95
Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

another springfield mo great

"rubber room" rocks !

must be something in springfield's water supply ?

(gary attkinson)

I just bought a Corrilions CD Saturday. Was that you selling it?

north carolina is the place*
yes, it was i
great to meet you
holler next time & i'll hit you with some cd-rs i travel with

the link is marlin's own site, he's big time now
i still have a small quanity of his titles
at the old rasslin price

* soulmarcossa & gene b the record machine in the house
with dealers & folls like atlanta's richard chisolm & ted ross
dallas dave the new black panther
richmonds own super kool craig williams & wild man john woods in the same show !!
north carolina's own lou stanley & matt stacxashiz
baltimore micro dot dave
+ hill folk selling raers for $1, $2 or $3
i heart nc !

misterc · November 2005

Thanks! I've had trouble finding what album it's on.

And I just found it for $4.95
Never thought I would buy a country LP of e-bay.

another springfield mo great

"rubber room" rocks !

must be something in springfield's water supply ?

(gary attkinson)

I just bought a Corrilions CD Saturday. Was that you selling it?

north carolina is the place*
yes, it was i
great to meet you
holler next time & i'll hit you with some cd-rs i travel with

the link is marlin's own site, he's big time now
i still have a small quanity of his titles
at the old rasslin price

* soulmarcossa & gene b the record machine in the house
with dealers & folls like atlanta's richard chisolm & ted ross
dallas dave the new black panther
richmonds own super kool craig williams & wild man john woods in the same show !!
north carolina's own lou stanley & matt stacxashiz
baltimore micro dot dave
+ hill folk selling raers for $1, $2 or $3
i heart nc !

I figured that had to be you...too much of a coincidence. Good to meet you

Now how about that Abner Jay...

bull_ox · November 2005

* soulmarcossa & gene b the record machine in the house
with dealers & folls like atlanta's richard chisolm & ted ross
dallas dave the new black panther
richmonds own super kool craig williams & wild man john woods in the same show !!
north carolina's own lou stanley & matt stacxashiz
baltimore micro dot dave
+ hill folk selling raers for $1, $2 or $3
i heart nc !

What the hell did yawl come up on!??!

I talked to Gene Sat. night, he told he came up on some good stuff but it didn't sound like crazy raers were around...

Please to inform, I was too broke to even consider going to the shows...

misterc · November 2005

* soulmarcossa & gene b the record machine in the house
with dealers & folls like atlanta's richard chisolm & ted ross
dallas dave the new black panther
richmonds own super kool craig williams & wild man john woods in the same show !!
north carolina's own lou stanley & matt stacxashiz
baltimore micro dot dave
+ hill folk selling raers for $1, $2 or $3
i heart nc !

What the hell did yawl come up on!??!

I talked to Gene Sat. night, he told he came up on some good stuff but it didn't sound like crazy raers were around...

Please to inform, I was too broke to even consider going to the shows...

I don't know what he's talking about. Some guy did have Motor Booty Affair, It's Just Begun, and Mother Popcorn in his dollar bin. Other than that I just got a bunch of 5-20 dollar records I'd been looking for.

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