http://www.systemrecords.co.uk System Records yourorder@systemrecords.co.uk en Tue, 21 May 2013 22:48:58 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-lovesick-blues-gems-from-vaults-p-1100388.html Released On: 27 May 2013... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-very-best-p-1100422.html Released On: 27 May 2013... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-anthology-p-1100426.html Released On: 27 May 2013... Fri, 17 May 2013 14:22:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-stardust-gram-p-1100331.html Released On: 30 May 2013 - Info: Numbered Limited Edition LP - Details: “Why be predictable?,” Willie Nelson asked Columbia Records executive Nick Blackburn, after the latter resisted the Red Headed Stranger’s decision to make an album of classic pop tunes. Talk about outlaw country. Cutting against the genre’s traditions and Music Row conventions, Nelson’s Stardust remains a genius-level creation as well as the icon’s most commercially successful release, a truly gorgeous record infused with ulti... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-turn-loose-outsiders-oldtime-music-p-1100334.html Released On: 07 May 2013 - Details: Frank Fairfield curates another reissue of 78 RPM records - this time with the help of a few of his collector friends. The collection focuses on some of the most seldom acknowledged varieties of Anglo-American vernacular. You'll hear unusual, uncommon instrumentation and great fiddlers from California to Ohio, New Mexico to West Virginia. Forget Americana, this collection shows Anglo-American down-home music as it actually was and in many cases (although largely... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/eddie-spaghetti-value-nothing-p-1100335.html Released On: 18 June 2013 - Details: Eddie Spaghetti, front man for those Seattlebased pleasure barons of arena garage punk The Supersuckers, kicks out his first solo album of all originals. You might find that songwriting distinction surprising—given his lifetime traveling to two-bit hotels and dumpy backstages in order to spend a couple glorious hours on stage throwing devil’s horns and country-damaged metal to the adoring masses—but it’s the truth. The Value of Nothing distills everything he’s ... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/zandt-townes-high-between-gram-p-1100357.html Released On: 01 May 2013 - Info: Remastered for Vinyl - Details: While Townes Van Zandt may not be a household name, his work is known by music fans from every genre. After the release of Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971-1972, 5 star reviews from American Songwriter and Mojo, coupled with a 10 out of 10 piece from Uncut proved the world was ready to rediscover not only Van Zandt, but the studio albums those sessions came from. . Omnivore Recordings is proud to offer reissue... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/zandt-townes-late-great-townes-zandt-gram-p-1100358.html Released On: 01 May 2013 - Info: Remastered for Vinyl - Details: While Townes Van Zandt may not be a household name, his work is known by music fans from every genre. After the release of Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971-1972, 5 star reviews from American Songwriter and Mojo, coupled with a 10 out of 10 piece from Uncut proved the world was ready to rediscover not only Van Zandt, but the studio albums those sessions came from. . Omnivore Recordings is proud to offer reissue... Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-ride-this-train-gram-p-1100285.html Released On: 01 January 2013... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:48:46 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clover-unavailable-love-wire-p-1100207.html Released On: 15 May 2013 - Info: Digitally remastered and slipcased, and with extensive new notes - Details: Critically-acclaimed US country rockers Clover’s two albums for Vertigo Records, dating from 1977 and 1978. Huey Lewis was a member, going onto great success after the band folded. Clover’s first two albums (for Fantasy Records) sold poorly, and the group was persuaded to move to the UK by Jake Riveria who went on to manage them. “Mutt” Lange produced both of these albums but although criti... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-soul-sisters-p-1100212.html Released On: 03 June 2013 - Info: Limited edition heavyweight double gatefold vinyl edition complete with full sleeve-notes and super-loud pressing. - Details: Country Soul Sisters is a second guide to the great female country singers who helped define a musical genre as artists such as Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette attained staggering commercial success in the previously male-dominated musical world of country music. As well as extensive sleeve-notes the accompanying large outsize ... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cale-okie-gram-p-1100213.html Released On: 29 April 2013 - Info: 180 Gram - Details: J.J. Cale's signature laid back, bluesy style of Country Rock has distinguished him from contemporary early '70s singers. His unique sound shows on his third album Okie (1974), where he merges these influences with Gospel. His influence on other artists lead to multiple cover versions of "Got The Same Old Blues" with Freddie King, Eric Clapton, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Bland, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bryan Ferry all tipping their hats to JJ. Further... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-lets-face-music-dance-gram-p-1100215.html Released On: 15 April 2013 - Info: 180 Gram - Details: A brand new Willie Nelson album always excites music lovers all over the globe. Let's Face The Music And Dance is Willie's 80th birthday gift to the world, recorded in Austin and mixed in Nashville. The record is a collection of deep pop country repertoire classics performed by Willie Nelson and Family, his long-time touring and recording ensemble. Let's Face The Music And Dance is yet another essential addition to the outlaw country artist's ... Thu, 02 May 2013 14:08:05 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-number-ones-p-1100000.html Released On: 25 April 2013 - Details: Acrobat has built a formidable reputation based on its completist chart collections such as the British Hit Parade and America’s Greatest Hits series, as well as its British and US “No. 1s of the 50s” collections from the pop charts. This collection addresses the ever-popular country market, pulling together every record that topped the US country charts during a decade when the genre moved forward creatively, reflecting the revolution in the wider pop landscs... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:25 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/gentleman-band-time-p-1100002.html Released On: 22 April 2013 - Details: Terrific two-man music from the Gentlemen – two voices, one double bass and one tenor guitar. Songs full of humour and brio in a style which harks back to hot jazz, hokum and Western swing, with a nod to Slim and Slam . The pair require no studio wizardry to capture their uncanny musical connection, virtuosity, boundless wit and good cheer. This CD was recorded live to monophonic tape without overdubs or edits. No digital tricks – just dazzlingly simple honest... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:25 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/gentleman-band-amigos-fiesta-p-1100124.html Released On: 22 April 2013 - Tracks: 1. A Gentle Stomp - 2. Chocolate Milk - 3. Me, I Get High On Reefer - 4. Put It In My Ear (when You Make That Music) - 5. Going Into Business - 6. I Already Have A Dance Partner - 7. Andy Bean's Bounce - 8. Franklin Pierce - 9. There's Somthing In My Trousers - 10. I Like To Party With Girls - 11. The Leisure Class - 12. Dos Amigos, Una Fiesta - 13. Wine, Oh Wine!... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:33:25 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-songs-soil-hymns-johnny-cash-bonus-tracks-p-1099952.html Released On: 10 May 2013 - Details: Two LPs issued by Columbia in 1959 on which Johnny Cash had already developed his distinctive trademark sound with the help of faithful compadres Luther Perkins (electric guitar) and Marshall Grant (bass) – a sound which would be instantly recognisable to audiences for decades to come. “Songs of Our Soil concentrates on the folkier side of his repertoire while “Hymns” was his first record of sacred songs. Interestingly, Hank Williams’ steel guitarist Don Helms t... Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:56:01 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-greatest-hits-vol1-gram-p-1099881.html Released On: 03 April 2013 - Info: 180 gram - Mastered by Joe Reagoso and Kevin Gray from the Original Columbia Records Tapes and Manufactured at R.T.I. - Details: Johnny Cash was born during the great depression into a poor family in Arkansas. At a very young age he worked on the family farm and experienced many of life’s struggles. This is also the time he would develop his love for music, family and the Bible, which followed him closely throughout his long career. . In the early fifties after s... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:54 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-greatest-hits-p-1099884.html Released On: 03 April 2013 - Info: Reissue - Details: Once in a great while a truly superlative musical talent comes along, it only happens a handful of times per century, and one of those times “it” was Hank Williams. Despite his swift and total rise to superstardom by the age of 25, by 29 he was dead in the back of his own Cadillac, but it is what happened in the interim that made all the difference. . For all the mystery, myth and misinformation surrounding the life and times of Hank Williams, ... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:44:54 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-whirlwind-phillips-story-p-1099409.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-countrys-greatest-hits-p-1099511.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/atkins-chet-pickin-country-p-1099512.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/rogers-kenny-greatest-hits-love-songs-p-1099513.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-best-country-p-1099516.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/laine-frankie-greatest-hits-p-1099520.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-essential-bluegrass-anthology-p-1099528.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/robbins-marty-essential-p-1099542.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/reeves-have-told-lately-that-love-p-1099543.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Tracks: Cd1: - Singing Down The Lane: Roly Poly - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Breeze (blow My Baby Back To Me) - Waltzing On Top Of The World - Oklahoma Hills - Love Me A Little Bit More - Tweedle O'twill - Each Time You Leave - Ichabot Crane - Your Old Love Letters - Beyond The Shadow Of A Doubt - Highway To Nowhere. Bimbo: Bimbo - How Many - Echo Bonita - Where Does A Broken Heart Go - Penny Candy - Shall We Gather At The River - Mexican Joe - Then I'll ... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/carter-family-wildwood-flower-p-1099545.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-fabulous-p-1099546.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-definitive-americana-p-1099574.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Tracks: Cd1 If I Had A Hammer - The Weavers - cripple Creek - Sonny Terry and Brownie Mcghee - casey Jones - Pete Seeger - the Rock Island Line - Johnny Cash - dimples - John Lee Hooker - keep It To Yourself - Sonny Boy Williamson - pastures Of Plenty - Woody Guthrie - sixteen Tons - Tennessee Ernie Ford - frankie And Johnny - Mississippi John Hurt - every Day I Have The Blues - B.b. King - orange Blossom Special - Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys - let The Church Ro... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-songs-soil-p-1099586.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: Features two albums; CD1: Songs Of Our Soil / CD2: Hymns By Johnny Cash Includes the tracks; Man on the Hill, It Was Jesus and Drink To Me... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-best-cajun-zydeco-p-1099613.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Tracks: Cd 1: Louisiana Stomp: Floyd Leblanc - squeeze Box Boogie: Clifton Chenier - jambalaya Boogie: Eddie Shuler's All Star Reveliers - lafayette: Joseph Falcon - paper In My Shoe: Boozoo Chavis - rice City Stomp: The Hackberry Ramblers - fille De La Ville: Vin Bruce - jole Fille: Gene Rodrigue And The Bayou Bous - why Did You Let Me Love You: Jack Wyatt With The Bayou Boys - quand Je Suis Bleu: Leo Soileau's Four Aces - diggy Liggy Lo: Jimmy C. Newman - clifton's D... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-essential-country-western-p-1099626.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: An essential compilation featuring some of the biggest Country and Western hits ever recorded. The songs are timeless and the line-up equally impressive. Artists include: Johnny Cash, Jim Reeves, Kitty Wells, Hank Williams, Faron Young and many more. All tracks have been digitally remastered for optimum sound quality. - Tracks: Disc 1: Gunfight At O.k Corral- Frankie Laine - big Iron- Marty Robbins - five Feet High And Rising- Johnny Cash - tennessee Stud- Edd... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-ride-this-train-p-1099643.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-hillbilly-p-1099654.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: Yee-haw! Throw another log on the campfire, put down the banjo and washboard and leave the playin' to the greats! 'Hillbilly Hop' is a riotous collection of classic tracks to get your toes tappin' and the neighbours complainin'. Artists include Red Foley, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Merle Travis, Zeb Turner and many more favourites. All tracks have been digitally remastered for optimum listening. - Tracks: Disc 1: Hillbilly Fever No. 2 - here Kitty Kitty - blue Moon... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/owens-buck-essential-p-1099680.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: These 46 original recordings are must haves for any country or Buck Owens fan! Featuring classic hits such as 'The One You Slip Around With', 'Til These Dreams Come True', 'Above And Beyond', 'Under Your Spell Again', 'Heartaches By The Number' and many more. - Tracks: Cd 1: The One You Slip Around With - 'til These Dreams Come True - i'll Give My Heart To You - i Gotta Right To Know - my Everlasting Love - there Goes My Love - sweethearts In Heaven - it Don't... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-crazy-p-1099685.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: Until her untimely death Patsy Cline remained one of countrys brightest stars, recording some legendary songs during her career. Highlights of this 2CD set include title track 'Crazy', 'I Fall To Pieces', ' Walking After Midnight', 'Have You Ever Been Lonely', 'Foolin' Around' and more. - Tracks: Cd 1: Crazy - i Fall To Pieces - have You Ever Been Lonely (have You Ever Been Blue) - walkin' After Midnight - foolin' Around - lovesick Blues - san Antonio Rose - n... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-greatest-hits-p-1099747.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-countrys-greatest-hits-p-1099751.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-storyteller-p-1099762.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-anthology-p-1099773.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Tracks: Cd 1 1946 - 1948 Never Again - Calling You - Wealth Won't Save Your Soul - When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels - Move It On Over - Pan American - I Saw The Light - Fly Trouble - A Mansion On The Hill - I'm Satisfied With You - I'll Be A Bachelor ‘til I Die - My Sweet Love Ain't Around - Honky Tonkin' - Rootie Tootie - I'm A Long Gone Daddy - My Love For You (has Turned To Hate) - I Can't Get You Off My Mind - The Blues Come Around - (last Night) I Heard You C... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-trilogy-p-1099780.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: Featuring three origi nal albums; CD1. Songs Of Our Soil / CD 2: Hymns By Johnny Cash / CD 3: Greatest! Includes the tracks; Get Rhythm, Straight A's In Love and You Win Again... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-bluegrass-very-best-p-1099788.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-very-best-country-p-1099838.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-stash-cash-p-1099843.html Released On: 26 April 2013... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:23:31 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-family-lets-face-music-dance-p-1099094.html Released On: 13 April 2013 - Details: Let’s Face The Music And Dance, a collection of new studio performances by Willie Nelson and Family. The album is the first in a series of releases and events celebrating the artist’s 80th birthday year. A collection of deep pop country repertoire classics performed with transformative patented ease by Willie Nelson and Family, his long-time touring and recording ensemble, Let’s Face The Music And Dance was recorded at Pedernales Recording Studio in Austin, Te... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:32:56 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-rock-19541959-p-1099127.html Released On: 03 May 2013 - Info: 8-CD Box (LP-format) with with 224-page hardcover book, 255 tracks. Total playing approx. 620 mns - Details: Between 1950 and 1960, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips discovered and produced B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, And Roy Orbison - artists who changed the way popular music was made. With a staff of no more than one or two people, he did this from a small storefront studio in Memphi... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:32:56 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/zandt-townes-live-whole-coffeehouse-minneapolis-november-1973-coloured-vinyl-p-1099007.html Released On: 11 April 2013 - Info: 140 gram LP clear vinyl in a pvc sleeve (ltd. Ed. 500 copies) - Details: American singer / songwriter Townes Van Zandt released a string of classic albums in the early seventies, marking what has been called his most prolific and creative period. However, Van Zandt notoriously often had difficulty getting the right sound in studio, and his voice was often overshadowed by elaborate production work that sometimes missed the mark. Therefore, this LP, recorded at the... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 10:53:33 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-queens-country-p-1098983.html Released On: 05 April 2013 - Details: Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Lynn Anderson are world renowned as the greatest females in Country music and between them have won several awards and accolades. All three treasured artists pioneering Country music industry to the masses. They paved the way for women as headline performers of this great genre. Featured on this superb 38 track compilation are some of their greatest recordings all offered on one must have collection. Dolly Parton the larger than l... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:32:30 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/koerner-spider-john-what’s-left-spider-john-p-1098894.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Info: “What’s Left of Spider John” was recorded in mono, direct to tape at Marco Nelson’s analogue Studio 65. - Recorded 20th and 23rd July, 2012 through 1950s valve microphones, mixed live to 1-track 1/4” Ampex tape machine.live to 1-track 1/4” Ampex tape machine. - Details: “What’s Left of Spider John” is the second album on new UK imprint Hornbeam Recordings following the astonishing success of Tom Paley.... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:36 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-here-tonight-white-light-demos-p-1098896.html Released On: 26 April 2013 - Details: “Here Tonight: The White Light Demos”, offers a glimpse into the songwriting craft of Clark at the inception of the compositions that would become his first 70s solo album, “White Light”, for AandM Records, released in August of 1971. Of the tracks, six (‘White Light’, ‘For A Spanish Guitar’, ‘Where My Love Lies Asleep’, ‘The Virgin’, ‘Because Of You’, and ‘With Tomorrow’) appeared in final form on “White Light”. Two (‘Opening Day’ and ‘Winter’) appeared in fi... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:04:36 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/robbins-marty-paso-city-adios-amigo-p-1098728.html Released On: 15 April 2013 - Details: Marty Robbins (1925-1982) was one of the greatest talents in Country Music. His versatility enabled him to have successful albums covering genres of music such as Western, Hawaiian, Mexican, Rockabilly, Gospel, Pop and Standards. The album "El Paso City” was originally released in 1976 reaching No. 1 on the Country Music album charts. Two singles taken from the album also reached No. 1 ‘El Paso City’ and ‘Among My Souvenirs’. Album produced by Billy Sherrill. ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:43:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/robbins-marty-legend-come-back-p-1098729.html Released On: 15 April 2013 - Details: Marty Robbins (1925-1982) was one of the greatest talents in Country Music. His versatility enabled him to have successful albums covering genres of music such as Western, Hawaiian, Mexican, Rockabilly, Gospel, Pop and Standards. "The Legend” and "Come Back To Me” were released in 1981 and 1982. These were the last two completed studio albums Marty released before his untimely death on December 8th 1982. "The Legend” was recorded at Marty Robbins’ own studio u... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:43:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/jones-george-jones-country-youve-still-place-heart-p-1098730.html Released On: 15 April 2013 - Details: Two original studio albums from the greatest voice in Country Music. "Jones Country” released in 1983 was a fine album but has the strange distinction of having the single ‘Radio Lover’ released six years later. At the time of the album’s release George’s record company were just about to issue the smash hit duet with Ray Charles ‘We Didn’t See A Thing’ from Ray Charles’ "Friendship” album. This could have been the reason for no initial single releases from "J... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:43:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/zandt-townes-sunshine-unheard-studio-sessions-demos-19711972-p-1098744.html Released On: 27 February 2013 - Details: In 1972 Townes Van Zandt released two albums commenly regarded as his masterpieces – “High, Low and In Between” and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt”. . Disc One of this 2CD set features outtakes and alternate versions from these albums, while disc two contains rough demos recorded prior to entering the studio. - Tracks: Disc One – Studio Sessions: - 1. T For Texas - 2. Who Do You Love - 3. Sunshine Boy - 4. Where I Lead Me - 5. Blue Ridge Mountains - 6. No ... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:43:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-luke-drifter-p-1098629.html Listed on: 22 February 2013 - Info: The Vinyl is in excellent condition. The flipback sleeve looks almost new. - Tracks: A1. Pictures From Life's Other Side - A2. Men With Broken Hearts - A3. Help Me Understand - A4. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals - B1. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw - B2. I Dreamed About Mom Last Night - B3. The Funeral - B4. Beyond The Sunse... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:10:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-great-country-recordings-p-1098653.html Listed on: 22 February 2013 - Info: Both Vinyl and sleeve are in great condition - Details: Great selection of obscure and not so obscure country. - Tracks: A1. Willie Nelson - Man With The Blues - A2. Margie Ward - I Shot Sam - A3. Sonny Burns - If You See My Baby - A4. Louisiana Lannis - Much Too Much - A5. Claude Gray - Family Bible - A6. George Jones - Never Been So Weary - A7. George Jones - Cup Of Loneliness - A8. Johnny Dollar - Crawling Back To You - A9. Jim Busby - The Lights Are On - A10... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:10:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-tennessee-story-songs-trains-rivers-p-1098654.html Listed on: 22 February 2013 - Info: Both Vinyl and sleeve are in great condition - Details: UK Pressing - Tracks: A1. Hey Porter - 2:10 - A2. Train Of Love - 2:20 - A3. Blue Train - 2:01 - A4. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle - 2:12 - A5. Port Of Lonely Hearts - 2:34 - A6. Wreck Of The Old 97 - 1:42 - B1. Rock Island Line - 2:08 - B2. Big River - 2:28 - B3. Wide Open Road - 2:30 - B4. Down The Street To 301 - 2:03 - B5. Life Goes On - 1:57... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:10:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-strawberry-cake-p-1098657.html Listed on: 22 February 2013 - Info: Both Vinyl and sleeve are in great condition - Details: Recorded live at the London Palladium, England... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:10:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/abshire-nathan-master-cajun-accordion-classic-swallow-recordings-p-1098442.html Released On: 25 March 2013 - Details: Nathan Abshire, with his blues-drenched style, is one of the most popular of the Cajun singers and. accordionists. At long last, his 1991 2 LPs-on-1 Ace CD from Swallow Records, of Ville Platte, Louisiana, has been radically. upgraded and remastered. Following major new research by notewriter Lyle Ferbrache, the compilation has been reassembled for much. better listening pleasure into two distinct Abshire periods: with the Pine Grove Boys and with Dewey Balfa ... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:15:09 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/freres-michot-dedans-louisiane-p-1098387.html Released On: 14 February 2013 - Details: Anyone who has been inside the southern Louisiana, as they say there, on the side of Lafayette, retain fond memories of the hospitality and especially Francophilia delusional (because, finally, in words so hospitable France has always abandoned acts) of the Acadians expelled from Canada by the Great Upheaval. They remained in this rough Louisiana, including mosquitoes, snakes and cocodriles and kept, despite the abandonment of the Hexagon, their language an... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:20:16 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-greatest-ever-country-rock-p-1098318.html Released On: 01 March 2013 - Details: Greatest Ever Country Rock presents 3CDs of classic and contemporary American (and a bit of English) music. This collection presents a wonderfully eclectic mix that covers Americana, roots, rock and country itself. From KrisKristofferson and Rick Nelson to Alison Krauss and The Waco Brothers, there’s something here to pique the interest of every country fan, both young and old. Y’all come back now, ya hear? - Tracks: CD1 - 01. Steve Earle - Copperhead Road - 0... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:08:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-fabulous-johnny-cash-gram-mono-p-1098270.html Released On: 04 February 2013 - Info: 180 gram audiophile vinyl - Mono edition - Details: Johnny Cash's first album on Columbia is also regarded as his best from his late fifties period. After he was released from his Sun Records contract, Cash unleashed his best material for The Fabulous Johnny Cash (1958). Maintaining his stripped-down, bare bones Country Blues style the album is simply all killer, no filler Classic Cash. Great songs like "Frankie's Man, Johnny", "Don't Take Your Guns To Town" a... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:56:07 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/tompall-glasers-more-tompall-glasers-p-1097879.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Tracks: Side 1 : Sweet love me good woman - Home is where the heart is - Woman woman - Wicked California - Gonna miss me - Rings - Side 2 : Phoney world - Gone girl - Gone on the other hand - The moods of Mary - Lovin' you again - Pretty eyes - Blue ridge mountain - 1. Sweet Love Me Good Woman - 2. Home Is Where The Hurt Is - 3. Woman Woman - 4. Molly Darling - 5. Wicked California - 6. Gonna Miss Me - 7. Rings - 8. Phoney World - 9. Gone Girl - 10. Gone On The Othe... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/wynette-tammy-next-p-1097880.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Tracks: A1. Next To You - A2. I'm So Afraid Of Losing You Again - A3. You Left Memories Layin' (All Over The Place) - A4. When AGirl Becomes AWife - A5. If You Let Him Drive You Crazy (He Will) - B1. The Note - B2. Thank The Cowboy For The Ride - B3. I Almost Forgot - B4. We Called It Everything But Quits - B5. Liar's Roses... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/rogers-david-farewell-ryman-p-1097883.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Features: Backing Vocals - Dolores Edgin (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B5), Don Gant (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B5), Dorothy Deleonibus* (tracks: A5, B2, B4), Gordon Stoker (tracks: A5, B2, B4), Herman Harper (tracks: A4, B1, B6), Hurshel Wiginton (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B5), Janie Brannon (tracks: A4, B1, B6), Joe Babcock (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B5), June Page (tracks: A1 to A3, B3, B5), Lea Jane Berinati (tracks: A4, B1, B6), Neal Matthews (tracks: A5, B2, B4), Ray Walker (2) ... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/jennings-waylon-they-call-nashville-rebel-p-1097890.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Details: They Call Me The Nashville Rebel (1981 UK RCA green label 20-track vinyl LP compilation, so titled after it's Movie name-sake this compilation highlights Jennings' lesser known work from recordings as early as 1965 through to 1971, featuring comprehensive liner notes by Mick Brady [who also lovingly put the album together] telling the tale of Waylon's early stamp on Country up to his breakthrough with his album The Outlaws in 1975, superb condition glossy p... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-waylon-jennings-outlaw-reunion-p-1097891.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Tracks: 1. Building Heartaches - 2. Crying - 3. Pages - 4. Sally Was A Good Old Girl - 5. Abilene - 6. It's So Easy - 7. Is there Something On Your Mind - 8. Loves Gonna Live Here - 9. Face Of A Fighter - 10. Don't think Twice... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/allen-terry-lubbock-everything-p-1097907.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Details: Although it's all but unknown outside of a devoted cult following, Terry Allen's second album, 1979's Lubbock (On Everything), is one of the finest country albums of all time, a progenitor of what would eventually be called alt-country. This is country music with a wink and a dry-as-West-Texas-dust sense of humor, but at heart, Lubbock (On Everything) is a thoughtful meditation on Allen's hometown. Recorded in Lubbock after Allen hadn't lived there for clos... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/jones-george-melba-montgomery-down-home-with-p-1097908.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Tracks: A1. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - A2. The Day I Lose My Mind - A3. Party Pickin' - A4. Let's Get Together - A5. I'll Be Loving You - B1. Living In Easy Street - B2. Long Walk Off A Tall Rock - B3. Everybody Oughta Sing A Song - B4. Feudin' and Fightin... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/doug-texas-tornados-texas-rock-country-rollers-p-1097909.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Details: Upon original release, Texas Rock for Country Rollers was credited to Sir Doug and the Texas Tornados. Little did anyone know how much confusion this might eventually create when years later Sahm formed a new band called the Texas Tornados with a nucleus of himself and several other musical legends from that state, only one of whom appears on this album, other than Sahm himself. That would be Augie Meyers, a regular sidekick of Sahm's from the Sir Douglas Q... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/sauceman-brothers-early-days-bluegrass-volume-p-1097920.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Info: Original Rounder Records pressing - Details: Hard to find LP... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lewis-jerry-would-take-another-chance-p-1097921.html Listed Since: 14 January 2013 - Info: Cut out on sleeve - LP as new - Tracks: 1. Would You Take Another Chance On Me? - 2. Another Hand Shakin' Goodbye - 3. Swinging Doors - 4. Thirteen At The Table - 5. Big Blon' Baby - 6. Lonesome Fiddle Man - 7. Me And Bobby McGee - 8. For The Good Times - 9. Things That Matter Most To Me - 10. The Hurtin' Part - 11. The Goodbye Of The Year... Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:21:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-hits-more-legend-lives-p-1097782.html Released On: 25 January 2013 - Info: Remastered original recordings - Tracks: Disc #1: 01. Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door) - 02. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes) - 03. My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate) - 04. Move It On Over - 05. Honky Tonkin' - 06. I'm A Long Gone Daddy - 07. I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind - 08. A Mansion On The Hill - 09. I'll Be A Bachelor Il I Die - 10. Lovesick Blues + - 11. Please Don't Let Me Love You - 12. Someday You'll Call My Name - 13. Lost Highway - 1... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:53:05 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/parsons-gram-archives-vol1-p-1097737.html Released On: 08 January 2013 - Info: Thick card LP style sleeve - Details: Gram Parsons with The Flying Burrito Brothers Live At The Avalon Ballroom 1969 - Tracks: Disc: 1 - 1. Close Up the Honky Tonks - 2. Dark End Of the Street - 3. Medley: Undo the Right/Somebody's Back In Town - 4. She Once Lived Here - 5. We've Got To Get Ourselves Together - 6. Lucille - 7. Hot Burrito #1 - 8. Hot Burrito #2 - 9. Long Black Limousine - 10. Mental Revenge - 11. Sin City - 12. Thousand Dollar Wedding - 13. Whe... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/guthries-guthries-p-1097748.html Released On: 08 January 2013 - Tracks: 01. Terrible Thing - 4:48 - 02. Lay It All Out - 3:47 - 03. The Ballad Of Buck Steel - 3:41 - 04. Missing Hatt - 3:46 - 05. We Know What We're Doing - 2:22 - 06. Leave Me In Montgomery - 4:52 - 07. On Our Way - 3:29 - 08. Careful Love - 4:38 - 09. The Melodies You Bring - 4:35 - 10. Willin' And Able - 2:24 - 11. Pistol Whipped - 4:30 - 12. Lost You In The Fog - 4:26 - 13. I Will Forget - 3:06 - 14. Tied - 9:30... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-hungry-love-p-1097755.html Released On: 08 January 2013 - Tracks: 01. Hungry For Love - 02. I Can't Forget - 03. That Wonderful Someone - 04. Stop The World (And Let Me Off) - 05. If I Could See The World (Through The Eyes Of A Child) - 06. Cry Not For Me - 07. Just Out Of - 08. I Can See An Angel - 09. If I Could Only Stay Asleep - 10. I'm Blue Again - 11. Yes, I Understand - 12. Life's Railway To Heaven - 13. Today, Tomorrow And Forever - 14. Just A Closer Walk With Thee... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/thompson-hank-country-music-hall-fame-p-1097756.html Released On: 08 January 2013 - Tracks: 1. On Tap, In the Can, Or in the Bottle - 2. Smokey the Bar - 3. Mutiny on the Monotony - 4. Most of All - 5. It's Better to Have Loved a Little - 6. Tomorrow Night - 7. Swing Wide Your Gate of Love - 8. Mark of a Heel, The - 9. Across the Valley From the Alamo - 10. Older the Violin, The Sweeter the Music, The - 11. I'll Sign My Heart Away - 12. Annie Over - 13. Simple Simon, Simple Heart - 14. Just an Old Flame - 15. Time Wounds All Heels - 16. Money, Troub... Wed, 09 Jan 2013 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/prine-john-fair-square-p-1097455.html Details: John Prine takes his own sweet time dancing with his muse and truly writes what39s in his soul So if it takes him a little longer to write the songs that capture moments and reveal the gently folded human truths that bind us together It39s always worth the wait Now, nearly nine years since the release of the Grammy-nominate Lost Dogs amp Mixed Blessings39 OBR013, the iconic American writer has put the finishing touches on his latest offering, appropriately titled Fair And Square With blue... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/carter-family-country-folk-p-1097462.html Released On: 04 May 2007 - Details: From their ground breaking recordings in 1927 where they laid the foundations for modern country music their impact on country music was enormous and they defined close harmony singing for decades to come The Carter Family were elected to the Country Music Hall Of Fame in 1970 and the citation ends with the words They are regarded by many as the epitome of Country Greatness and originators of a much copied style... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-steelin-steel-guitar-story-p-1097467.html Released On: 15 April 2008 - Details: Steel guitar refers to a method of playing on a guitar held horizontally, with the strings uppermost and the bass strings towards the player, and using a type of slide called a steel above the fingerboard rather than fretting the strings with the fingers This may be done with any guitar, but is most common on instruments designed and produced for this style of playing The technique was invented and popularized in Hawaii, where this set opens with 25 examples o... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/haggardmerlethe-strangers-lonesome-fugitive-mama-tried-p-1097470.html Released on: 08 December 2008 - Tracks: I'm A Lonesome Fugitive - All Of Me Belongs To You - House Of Memories - Life In Prison - Whatever Happened To Me - Drink Up And Be Somebody - Someone Told My Story - If You Want To Be My Woman - Mary's Mine - Skid Row - My Rough And Rowdy Ways - Mixed Up Mess Of A Heart - Mama Tried - Green Green Grass Of Home - Little Ole Wine Drinker Me - In The Good Old Days (When Times Were Bad) - I Could Have Gone Right - I'll Always Know - The Sunny Side Of My Life - ... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lauderdale-headed-hills-p-1097471.html Details: Jim Lauderdale has more melody coming out of him than anybody I39ve met since Jerry Garcia says Robert Hunter Headed for the Hills finds the highly prolific Jim Lauderdale pairing with GRATEFUL DEAD lyricist Robert Hunter to create a lyrical and musical masterpiece Lauderdale continues to expand into the growing jamband movement following last year39s project with DONNA THE BUFFALO and an upcoming project with the STRING CHEESE INCIDENT Features guest performances from EMMYLOU HARRIS Gill... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/mainerj-classic-sides-19371941-p-1097473.html Released On: 10 May 2010 - Details: Superb, never before re-issued seminal early countrybluegrassold time music Transferred to disc and compiled by the grammy award winning chris king, this is an important reissue of some of the most crucial early countryold time music Superbly re-issued and presented - Tracks: CD A JE MAINERrsquoS MOUNTAINEERS Carry Your Cross With A Smile - Swing The Door Of Your Heart Open Wide - Answer To Greenback Dollar - Therersquos A Green Hill Far Away - Miss Me When Irsq... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-mountain-frolic-rare-timey-classics-1924-1937-p-1097474.html Released On: 15 April 2008 - Details: These days, with the proliferation of reissues of vintage music, it is difficult to realise that for many years original recordings like these were obscure at best, unknown at worst By the 1940s the sounds of country music were far removed from the styles featured on this 101 track 4CD set Among the most influential of the early artists were The Crockett Family - West Virginians who were musically active in the mid 1920s They moved to Los Angeles in 1928 where... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/blue-boys-very-best-classic-country-remastered-p-1097476.html Details: Possibly the prettiest country music ever performed and Quite likely the finest harmonising duo ever recorded That39s what two commentators thought of The Blue Sky Boys The brothers first recorded in 1936 until 1940 when they were both drafted into war service They successfully recorded again from 1946 toand influencial country duos This 5CD 121 track set features all of their important recordings from the two periods... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/hunt-leon-miles-apart-p-1097381.html Released On: 27 November 2012 - Details: Leon Hunt’s first solo offering, Miles Apart is a true ‘transatlantic session’ with as much of the recording taking place in Nashville, TN as in Leon’s home town of Bath, England. Miles Apart features some of the best acoustic musicians from both the US and the UK and effortlessly spans several musical disciplines. Most noticeable are Bluegrass, Jazz and Celtic music, styles that Leon describes as being; “natural bed partners… whilst Bill Monroe was embraci... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:41:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/hunt-leon-ntet-farewell-blues-remembering-earl-scruggs-p-1097383.html Released On: 27 November 2012 - Details: Leon Hunt – who fRoots magazine called "the Jeff Beck of the banjo" – has in the past delighted in taking his instrument down some unusual byways but this is a return to tradition in honour of Earl Scruggs, who died in March 2012. - Tracks: 1. Honey You Don’t Know My Mind - 2. Foggy Mountain Special - 3. Little Maggie - 4. Deep River Blues - 5. 99 Years (and One Dark Day) - 6. Randy Lynn Rag - 7. Little Cabin Home On The Hill - 8. Pike County Breakdown - 9.... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 12:41:19 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-wynton-marsalis-live-from-york-city-p-1097230.html Released On: 20 November 2012 - Details: Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis perform live at New York's Lincoln Center in January 2007. The set includes jazz, blues and country music, taking in several Willie Nelson originals as well as traditional songs and standards by the likes of Hoagy Carmichael, Jimmy Reed and Duke Ellington. The performance footage is intercut with interview segments in which the two musicians discuss the choice of songs they performed and the resulting mix of musical styles.... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:22:28 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/denver-john-best-p-1097233.html Released On: 20 November 2012... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:22:28 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/denver-john-best-p-1097273.html Released On: 20 November 2012... Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:22:28 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/guitar-bonnie-only-moon-knows-rare-recordings-1951-1957-p-1096885.html Released On: 15 November 2012 - Info: 1-CD Digipak with 52-page booklet, 34 tracks. Playing time approx. 85 mns. - Details: The rarest-ever recordings from lounge music legend Bonnie Guitar! All the hyper-rare Morrison records as Bonnie Tutmarc from 1951/1952, her Rainier recordings from 1953, plus very rare Fabor and Radio and Dot recordings - 13 recordings originally not issued! . By the time she became a national sensation with her Dot Records hit 'Dark Moon', Bonnie Guitar was a veteran of man... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/robbins-marty-rocks-p-1096888.html Released On: 15 November 2012 - Info: 1-CD Digipak with 32-page booklet, 30 tracks. Playing time approx. 72 mns. - Details: Contains 29 rockabilly, teen pop and rockin' country tracks all from the original masters! Includes the only known recording by Robbins of his self-penned rockabilly classic, 'Sugaree'! Features the entire contents of Robbins' first LP, the ultra-rare 1956 release, 'Rock 'n' Roll'n Robbins'! 32-page booklet with many rare photos and the full story of Robbins' rock'n'roll reco... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-ernest-tubb-shows-walking-floor-over-part-show-p-1096891.html Released On: 15 November 2012 - Info: 1-DVD DVDPak with 16-page booklet, 47 tracks. Playing time approx. 101 mns. NTSC, color, picture format 4:3, mono. Regional code: 0. - Details: A priceless look at the golden age of country music on TV! Each disc features four full-color episodes, all taken from the original video masters! Features pre-outlaw Willie Nelson! Outstanding instrumentals from the Texas Troubadours featuring the great Leon Rhodes on lead guitar! Great solo performances from Jack Gre... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-ernest-tubb-shows-walking-floor-over-part-show-p-1096892.html Released On: 15 November 2012 - Info: 1-DVD DVDPak with 16-page booklet, 44 tracks. Playing time approx. 97 mns. NTSC, color, picture format 4:3, mono. Regional code: 0. - Details: A priceless look at the golden age of country music on TV! Each disc features four full-color episodes, all taken from the original video masters! Features pre-outlaw Willie Nelson! Outstanding instrumentals from the Texas Troubadours featuring the great Leon Rhodes on lead guitar! Great solo performances from Jack Gree... Thu, 25 Oct 2012 13:33:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/sovine-juke-joint-johnny-gonna-shake-this-shack-p-1096762.html Released On: 10 December 2012 - Info: 1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 48-page booklet, 31 tracks. Playing time approx. 78 mns. - Details: First comprehensive overview of Red Sovine's early up-tempo honky tonk, hillbilly boogie and near-rockabilly recordings! Includes rare songs unavailable since their original release in the 1950s and one previously unissued track! Features Sovine's collaborations with label-mates Webb Pierce and Goldie Hill! A 48- page booklet features one of the first detailed biog... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:31:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/bradshaw-jack-saturday-night-special-honky-tonk-heroes-p-1096763.html Released On: 10 December 2012 - Info: 1-CD DigiPac (4-plated) with 40-page booklet, 22 tracks. Playing time approx. 44 mns - Details: Twenty-two songs from one of Fifties country music's underground legends! The first complete CD reissue of Jack Bradshaw's country and rockabilly recordings! All 22 hillbilly, country and rockabilly sides he recorded between 1954 and 1959. Contains all 16 tracks issued by Mar-Vel and Glenn Records in the '50s, plus 6 songs not originally issued from Mar-Vel! Include... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 19:31:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/bain-various-artists-meets-cajuns-dvdcd-p-1096669.html Released On: 22 October 2012... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:57:45 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-hits-p-1096709.html Released On: 03 October 2012 - Details: USM Media presents Country Hits, a superb triple album assembling 60 of the biggest ever recordings by the finest Country music stars. Country music today remains one of the most popular genres of all time, this collection gathers a fantastic selection of major hit records that reigned the charts over the decades. The legendary multi-million sellers include Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Roy Orbison, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, John Denver p... Fri, 12 Oct 2012 11:57:45 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/texmaniacs-texas-towns-texmex-sounds-p-1096209.html Released On: 07 August 2012 - Details: Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs deliver infectious, hardcore conjunto tejano tex-mex music. Formed in 1997, as a duo, they expanded to a quartet for their previous Smithsonian Folkways release, ‘Borders Y Bailes’ (SFWCD40555) and have maintained that line-up. Their signature sound comes from deep within the heart of Texan tradition, while Max Baca’s bajo sexto (previously featured in the Flaco Jimenez band) and David Farías’s accordion playfully break new creat... Thu, 20 Sep 2012 15:59:47 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-hello-johnny-cash-gram-p-1096101.html Released On: 17 September 2012 - Info: 180 gram - Gatefold Sleeve - Details: The energy that Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three captured on the legendary Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison (MOVLP274) record can probably never be duplicated. That being said, Hello, I'm Johnny Cash comes very close. This forgotten album is arguably one of the five best albums in the Cash discography. It is fueled by superb original Cash songs and well executed covers. It contains "See Ruby Fall" (co-written with Roy Orbi... Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:33:37 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-gold-classic-country-tracks-p-1095880.html Released On: 21 August 2012 - Details: Gaining popularity in the USA in the 1940s country music has gone on to become the most popular of all the musical genres with legions of fans right around the world. Featuring a selection of Country's biggest stars from Johnny Cash to Dolly Parton, Country Gold is a beautiful collection of classic Country music on two superb CDs. - Tracks: Country Gold - Classic Country Tracks (2cd) - cd1 - 01. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line - 02. Dolly Parton - Release Me - ... Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:40:02 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/bailes-bros-standing-somewhere-shadows-1953-plus-p-1095405.html Released On: 24 August 2012 - Info: CD Digipak (4-plated) with 52-page booklet, 22 tracks, playing time approx. 56 mns. - Details: The lost, legendary 1946 and 1953 King Records of the Bailes Brothers. Sequels to Bear Family's surprise best-seller, 'Oh So Many Years.' Sibling country harmony at its finest and most haunting! Previously unissued duets with Webb Pierce! Previously unissued King recordings! None of these recordings has been available since the 78 RPM era! Influenced the Everly Brother... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:29:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/bailes-bros-remember-king-sessions-1946-p-1095406.html Released On: 24 August 2012 - Info: CD Digipak (4-plated) with 52-page booklet, 22 tracks, playing time approx. 56 mns. - Details: The lost, legendary 1946 and 1953 King Records of the Bailes Brothers. Sequels to Bear Family's surprise best-seller, 'Oh So Many Years.' Sibling country harmony at its finest and most haunting! Previously unissued duets with Webb Pierce! Previously unissued King recordings! None of these recordings has been available since the 78 RPM era! Influenced the Everly Brother... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:29:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/haggard-merle-troubadour-p-1095407.html Released On: 21 September 2012 - Info: 4-CD Box with 68-Page Book - 111 tracks, total playing time approx. 6 hrs 38 mns - Details: Merle Haggard's overlooked and underappreciated MCA recordings capture the great country singer-songwriter reemerging from his mid-career crossroads. 111 tracks spanning from 1976 to 1981, covering eight LPs plus the 'lost' album later sold to CBS. Four unissued songs, including the recently discovered original recording of 'Troubadour'. Three songs never on album, inc... Sat, 11 Aug 2012 13:29:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/shrouded-strangers-lost-forever-p-1094775.html Released On: 06 July 2012 - Details: The Shrouded Strangers, now a duo, are based in Washington DC, having relocated originally from Virginia. They were previously sociopathic proto-punks The Carlsonics, and then incandescent psych-folkies Nethers. Their new album ‘Lost Forever’, recorded in California, is a strange, consistently damaged, and very-occasionally beautiful collection of disembodied pop-rock tunes, psych-surf sing-a-longs, and fuzzed-out hillbilly stomps - involving much sweating arou... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-outlaws-p-1094863.html Released On: 05 July 2012 - Details: Here are 3Cds that celebrate the origins of the Country Outlaw sound from the pioneering legends of the movement. Featuring original recordings from Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell and many, many more, we demonstrate how the Outlaw sound took shape. - Tracks: CD1: 01. Hank Williams - Move It On Over - 02. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - 03. Patsy Cline - Walkin' After Midnight - 04. Jimmie Rodgers - Bl... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-beginners-guide-country-p-1094877.html Released On: 29 June 2012 - Details: Beginner’s Guide to Country is a trip through Capitol Records and it’s stars that put the West into Country and Western. In the days before Nashville’s stranglehold on Country Western music, young bloods and hipsters drifted to California to make their fortune. They found a wide open music scene where they incorporated jazz, Mariachi, polkas, swing and cowboy ballads and at the centre of this scene was Capitol Records. Beginner’s Guide to Country features class... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-simply-country-love-p-1094904.html Released On: 05 July 2012 - Details: The relationship between love songs and country music has always been strong. Here is a collection of classic love songs from some of the greatest names in country music. Songs to make you laugh and cry, but always smile.This is the best of country love. Featured artists include: Johnny Cash, Patsy cline, Dolly Parton,Hank Williams, Kenny Rogers and many more. - Tracks: Simply Country Love (2cd) - cd1: - 01. Johnny Cash - The Ways Of A Woman In Love - 02. Patsy... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-simply-patsy-cline-p-1094905.html Released On: 05 July 2012 - Details: Patsy Cline was the queen of crossover country, with a powerful emotional singing voice that continues to speak to millions. Here are 40 classic tracks from tragically brief but successful career, including "Crazy" and the million-selling "Walkin’ After Midnight". - Tracks: CD1: - 01. Crazy - 02. A Poor Man's Roses - 03. Three Cigarettes In An Ashtray - 04. A Stranger In My Arms - 05. Foolin' Around - 06. Strange - 07. Let The Teardrops Fall - 08. Today, Tomorr... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-simply-country-p-1094911.html Released On: 05 July 2012 - Details: Here are 10Cds of the very best country songs from some of the best loved performers of all time. Featuring Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Kitty Wells and many, many more… - Tracks: CD1 - 01. Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome, I Could Cry - 02. Lefty Frizzell - Forever (And Always) - 03. Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues - 04. Lynn Anderson - Rodeo Cowboy - 05. Kenny Rogers - For The Good Times - 06. Patsy Clin... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-kings-country-p-1094922.html Released On: 05 July 2012 - Details: This collection gathers together 3 of country’s most celebrated performers. Each of them came to prominence in the outlaw country movement of the 60s and 70 and has remained popular ever since. Reacting to the softer Nashville sound, outlaw country favoured a rootsier honky tonk approach coupled with a tough masculine image that appealed to both men and women. To their legions of fans music, this is country music and these are the kings of country music - Track... Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:09:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/parsons-gram-grievous-angel-sacd-p-1094510.html Released On: 29 June 2012 - Info: Ultradisc UHR™ Stereo Hybrid SACD - Mastered from the Original Master Tapes - Details: Grievous Angel has been called one of the best harmony records of its era. Actually, it’s one of the best of all-time. Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris’ voices seamlessly match in a wedding of deep emotion, graceful beauty, and soulful communion. Behind it all, Parsons and an all-star band achieve their collective desire to unite roots country with the rejuvenated social consciou... Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:06:32 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/robbins-marty-gunfighter-ballads-trail-songs-bonus-tracks-p-1094134.html Released On: 11 June 2012 - Info: Total Time: 77:42 mins. - 27 tracks - also includes a 16-page booklet, rare photos, vintage visual memorabilia and detailed liner notes. - - The single most influential album of Western songs in post-World War II American music, ‘Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs’ touched a whole range of unexpected bases in its own time and has endured extraordinarily well across the ensuing four decades. - Bruce Eder (All Music Guide) - Details: This release features Marty Robb... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:08:13 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/escovedo-alejandro-true-believer-p-1094392.html Released On: 28 September 2011 - Details: lAejandro Escovedo is one of America’s most celebrated singer-songwriters and a huge influence on the contemporary Americana scene. His career stretches back to the late 1970s – he was in seminal West Coast punk band The Nuns (who famously supported The Sex Pistols at their last ever concert) and then in the early 80s in Rank and File, a band credited with inventing ‘cowpunk’, a forerunner to Americana. Throughout the 80s and 90s he released a stream of cr... Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:08:13 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-headed-stranger-gram-numbered-p-1094039.html Released On: 21 November 2011 - Info: 180 gram - Numbered Limited Edition All-Analog LP Cut from Original Analog Master Tapes by George Marino at Sterling Mastering - Details: Willie Nelson's 1975 concept album, with its mystic and religious overtones, broke all of the traditional rules of country music and helped establish Austin, Texas, as ground zero of the "Outlaw" movement! Nelson's self-financed, surprise double-platinum smash helped him reach by far his largest audience and yielded the #1 c... Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:43:08 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/maggie-terre-roche-seductive-reasoning-gram-p-1093592.html Released On: 20 June 2012 - Info: 180 gram - Production: Paul Simon, Paul Samwell-Smith, David Hood and Jimmy Johnson - Recording: 1973 in the Morgan Studios, London, and 1974 in the Muscle Shoals Studios, Sheffield, Alabama - Details: Thanks to their undeniable musical talent, which allowed them to be taken seriously in the folk scene, the industrious Roche sisters’ career began when they were young. The duo began by singing Christmas carols, doo-wop song syllable puzzles, and tricky barbershop h... Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:39:02 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-heroes-gram-p-1093152.html Released On: 28 May 2012 - Info: - Details: With an impressive career which has already lasted for over six decades, and with more than 200 albums under his belt, the rebel of Country music Willie Nelson has done more than enough to claim his place in the history of music. The ‘road-dog’ troubadour is still going strong at 78!His new album ‘Heroes’ is a testament to his status: a beautiful collection of popular pop-country songs, covers of classic songs from the 30’s and 40’s and new songs. It fea... Wed, 23 May 2012 17:36:35 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-walkin-after-midnight-p-1093106.html Released On: 18 May 2012 - Details: Patsy Cline stands as one of popular music’s truly iconic figures. Her untimely death in 1963 robbed the world of a singer who looked to become one of the greatest of the post-WW2 era. Here are 50 classic tracks from her tragically brief career, including ’Walkin’ After Midnight’, ’Crazy’, ’I Fall To Pieces’ and many more. This 2CD set includes detailed sleevenotes and a great fold-out, full colour poster. - Tracks: Walkin' After Midnight (2cd) Cd1 01. Crazy 02.... Wed, 23 May 2012 11:38:26 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-ride-this-train-there-song-bonus-tracks-p-1092634.html Released On: 02/05/2012 - Info: Total Time: 74:58 mins. - 27 tracks - also includes: 16-page booklet, rare photos, vintage visual memorabilia and detailed liner notes. - Details: This quintessential release features two of Johnny Cash’s finest albums, which were originally released on the Columbia label in 1960: ‘Ride This Train’, and ‘Now, There Was a Song!’ Both albums have been re-mastered and packaged together in this very special collector’s edition, which also includes 7 bonus tracks from th... Thu, 10 May 2012 12:44:58 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/jimmy-bryant-fastest-guitar-country-gram-p-1091816.html Released On: 22 May 2012 - Details: Fretboard fanatics.fret no more! Here at last is the album that christened Jimmy Bryant with the distinct moniker of "Fastest Guitar in the Country.” After a run of success with steel guitarist Speedy West on Capitol Records, Jimmy Bryant signed a solo contract with Imperial Records in the mid ’60s. While Bryant’s recordings with West established him as a fretboard genius, it was the 1967 release of The Fastest Guitar in the Country that left the disc jockey wor... Sat, 05 May 2012 14:34:15 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/monster-magnet-superjudge-gram-p-1091831.html Released On: 26 April 2012 - Info: 180 gram with insert - First 1.000 numbered and limited coloured vinyl - Details: In a musical era dominated by Nirvana and grunge, New Jersey native Dave Wyndorf and his Monster Magnet managed to set the world on fire with an abrasive bash of retro hard rock. A simple rehashing of Led Zeppelin- and Black Sabbath-riffs would never do, and so they set their drug-damaged minds to redefining those riffs to psychedelic effect, creating their own brand of Seventies in... Sat, 05 May 2012 14:34:15 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/holcomb-roscoe-close-home-p-1091840.html Released On: 21 June 2012 - Details: Recorded in 1975 at his eastern Kentucky home, this is the last album Holcomb released before his death in 1981. A coal miner and farmer for much of his life, those struggles are reflected in his sparse, haunting recordings. Featuring only Holcomb on vocals, guitar, and banjo, Close To Home is a beautiful collection of folk-blues and old-time ballads including the epic “The Village Churchyard”. Lovingly reissued on vinyl with an exact replica of the original Fo... Sat, 05 May 2012 14:34:15 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/boggs-dock-p-1091865.html Released On: 21 June 2012 - Details: Recorded in 1964 at Boggs’ sister’s house, with guitar accompaniment from Mike Seeger, Vol. 2 is, not surprisingly, the second release from this legendary folk-blues banjo player on the Folkways label. A mix of Appalachian folk and African-American blues, Boggs style is unique and inimitable. Lovingly reissued on vinyl with an exact replica of the original Folkways jacket and booklet. - Tracks: Side A: 1. Mixed Blues - 2. Old Joe Barroom - 3. Danville Girl - 4.... Sat, 05 May 2012 14:34:15 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-western-swing-p-1091366.html Released On: 26 April 2012 - Details: Western Swing, that pure American hybrid of hot jazz and country music, fused in Texas in the 1930s and went on to become hugely popular. Here, on 2 CDs we gather 50 classics that range from the pioneering recordings of Milton Brown and Bob Willis to the cosmic country rock of Commander Cody. - Tracks: Western Swing (2cd) Cd1 01. Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys - San Antonio Rose 02. Bob Wills And His Texas Playboys - New Spanish Two-Step 03. Bob Wills And Hi... Wed, 02 May 2012 14:01:54 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-simply-line-dancing-p-1091424.html Released On: 26 April 2012 - Details: Line dancing can be traced back several centuries to folk traditions developed in Europe and brought to the United States by immigrants. It took off in Europe when Country Music Television arrived in the Nineties and halls from Epsom to Emmerdale were packed with participants, thanks to Billy Ray Cyrus ('Achy Breaky Heart’), Steps ('‘5,6,7,8’) and others. This collection of country classics designed for dancing will allow you to scoot your boots in the privacy... Wed, 02 May 2012 14:01:54 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/kalli-last-train-home-p-1091425.html Released On: 24 April 2012 - Details: The mournful pedal-steel, the Laurel Canyon references and classic country-rock harmonies would tempt most listeners to assume that Kalli are sun-kissed Californians. but no, not even warm : the ‘band’ is Karl Kalli Henry.from Iceland. However, he did travel as far as Nashville to take advantage of using top session players including : Buddy Spicher, Hargus ‘Pig’ Robbins and ‘Gentleman’ Lloyd Green, Bob Moore, JD Blair, Guthrie Trapp, Nathan Thomas, Jeff Taylo... Wed, 02 May 2012 14:01:54 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-hymns-johnny-cash-gram-p-1090099.html Released On: 26 April 2012 - Info: With bonus CD of the album - Details: Although Johnny Cash did not always manage to “walk the line” himself, he still remained a devout Christian all his life and always maintained an interest in sacred music. Over the years he recorded eleven gospel albums of which 1959’s Hymns By Johnny Cash was his first. Here Cash performs well-known hymns like “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” and “The Old Account”, as well as six of his own religious-themed songs, including “Are A... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:59:14 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-rough-king-country-music-gram-p-1090110.html Released On: 26 April 2012 - Info: With bonus CD of the album - Details: Although Johnny Cash recorded for many labels over the course of a career lasting nearly half a century, Sun Records—Johnny’s first label—was the one that made him a star. His first No. 1 hit came in 1956 with “I Walk The Line”, followed by “There You Go” later that same year. This LP is a selection of material Cash recorded for Sun during those early hit making years. Including “The Ways Of A Woman In Love”, a hit Cash took ... Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:59:14 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-fabulous-johnny-cash-gram-p-1085736.html Released On: 22 March 2012 - Info: 180 gram LP + free CD of the album - Details: Originally released in 1959, The Fabulous Johnny Cash was the Man in Black’s third album and his first for the Columbia label. By this time, the twenty-seven year old Cash was already a major country music star, with four number one hits under his belt. This LP gave Cash two more hits with “Don’t Take Your Guns To Town” (which also climbed to number 1) and “Frankie’s Man, Johnny” (which came in at number 9). His last ... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:50:46 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-songs-soil-gram-p-1085752.html Released On: 22 March 2012 - Info: 180 gram LP + free CD of the album - Details: Recorded in 1959, Songs Of Our Soil is a concept album that reflects Johnny Cash’s penchant for the American folk ballad, proving himself to be a direct descendant of this great idiom. Here Cash offers almost an entire album’s worth of his own compositions (with a few traditionals thrown in for good measure), tackling such classic themes as floods, Indians, miners and drinking. Featuring bonus tracks “My Grandfather’s... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:50:46 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/earle-steve-guitar-town-gram-p-1084279.html Released On: 09 February 2012 - Info: 180 Gram reissue LP with insert - Details: In 1986 Steve Earle’s new brand of Country-Rock music was taking Nashville by storm. His debut album ‘Guitar Town’ topped the Billboard Country album charts, as did the single with the same title. Influenced by Bruce Springsteen and Townes Van Zandt (after whom he named his firstborn), this was one of the strongest and most confident debut albums released in the ‘80s. He showed an angry literacy, a dark sense of humou... Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:33 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-other-gram-p-1067717.html Released On: 23 February 2012 - Info: 180 gram reissue LP - Details: No Other is an absolutely incredible record, and the album that Clark himself thought of as his masterpiece. Despite being a critical and commercial failure at the time of its release in 1974, the years have been kind to No Other and it is now thought of as a classic solo album from one of the founding members of the Byrds. Written in the quiet sobriety of his Mendocino family home, yet recorded in the cocaine excess of Hollywood... Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:26:25 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-essential-collection-cddvd-p-1067390.html Released On: 14 December 2011... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-various-johnny-cash-eight-classic-albums-p-1067419.html Released On: 01 September 2011 - Tracks: Disc 1 - 1. Rock Island Line 2.09 - 2. (i Heard That) Lonesome Whistle 2.22 - 3. Country Boy 1.49 - 4. If The Good Lord’s Willing 1.39 - 5. Cry Cry Cry 2.23 - 6. Remember Me (i’m The One Who Loves You) 1.58 - 7. So Doggone Lonesome 2.32 - 8. I Was There When It Happened 2.12 - 9. I Walk The Line 2.40 - 10. Wreck Of The Old 97 1.44 - 11. Folsom Prison Blues 2.48 - 12. Doin My Time 2.36 - 13. Ballad Of A Teenage Queen 2.09 - 14. There You Go 2.14 - 15. Don’t ... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:27:25 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/matuto-matuto-p-1067221.html Released On: 05 December 2011 - Details: Matuto (bumpkin in Brazilian slang) moves with two-stepping grace between bluegrass and forro, between swamp rock and maracatu, between surf guitar shimmies and the wah-wah of the berimbau. Imagine the sound of a Brazilian Carnival in the Appalachian Mountains - a sound where dynamic percussion instruments rumble beneath blues-drenched vocals, telecaster twangs, accordion acrobatics, and folksy fiddle tunes. Veterans of the New York City music scene and U.S... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:45:33 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-greatest-country-hits-1954-p-1066392.html Released On: 28 October 2011 - Tracks: CD1: Bimbo - Jim Reeves - I Really Don't Want To Know - Eddy Arnold - Secret Love - Slim Whitman - Release Me - Jimmy Heap and The Melody Masters With Perk Williams - I Love You- Ginny Wright and Jim Reeves - Slowly - Webb Pierce - Wake Up Irene- Hank Thompson - Doggone It Baby I'm In Love - Carl Smith - You Better Not Do That. - Tommy Collins - Run 'Em Off- Lefty Frizzell - I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) - Ray Price - Courtin' In The Rain - Texas T. Tyl... Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:12:59 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-roadmaster-p-1064497.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: CD, 2011 New CD - Details: By 1972, singersongwriter Gene Clark had settled into a new life in Mendocino far from the intrusive media glare and fan adulation that still surrounded someone of his stature as a former member of the Byrds However, he still owed AandM Records one more album Gathering together the cream of the Los Angeles country-rock fraternityinnovative guitarist Clarence White, Chris Ethridge on bass, ex-Byrd and Burrito Brother Michael Clarke... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-roadmaster-p-1064498.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: 180 Gram reissue LP - Details: By 1972, singersongwriter Gene Clark had settled into a new life in Mendocino far from the intrusive media glare and fan adulation that still surrounded someone of his stature as a former member of the Byrds However, he still owed AandM Records one more album Gathering together the cream of the Los Angeles country-rock fraternityinnovative guitarist Clarence White, Chris Ethridge on bass, ex-Byrd and Burrito Brother Michael Cl... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-white-light-p-1064499.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: CD, 2011 New CD - Details: As founding member of folk-rock pioneers the Byrds, Gene Clark had emerged as a uniquely gifted singersongwriter and master of the minor key melancholy ballad His departure from the group in 1966 was met with critical anticipation and commercial indifference Tiring of the Hollywood fast lane by 1969, Gene and new wife Carlie moved up to Mendocino on the Northern California coast where the tranquility, pastoral beauty and laid back... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-white-light-p-1064500.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: 180 Gram reissue LP - Details: As founding member of folk-rock pioneers the Byrds, Gene Clark had emerged as a uniquely gifted singersongwriter and master of the minor key melancholy ballad His departure from the group in 1966 was met with critical anticipation and commercial indifference Tiring of the Hollywood fast lane by 1969, Gene and new wife Carlie moved up to Mendocino on the Northern California coast where the tranquility, pastoral beauty and laid ... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-doug-dillard-fantastic-expedition-dillard-clark-p-1064501.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: CD, 2011 New CD - Details: In 1965 Missouri-born Gene Clark was riding the crest of unprecedented success and adulation as a member of the Byrds Anointed as Americas answer to the Beatles, the Byrds topped the charts with folk-rock anthems like Mr Tambourine Man, Turn Turn Turn and Eight Miles High Gene was front and center as tambourine player, singer and principal songwriter for the group But in early 1966 he flew the Byrds coop A gifted songwriter, expec... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/clark-gene-doug-dillard-fantastic-expedition-dillard-clark-p-1064502.html Released On: 27 September 2011 - Format: 180 Gram reissue LP - Details: In 1965 Missouri-born Gene Clark was riding the crest of unprecedented success and adulation as a member of the Byrds Anointed as Americas answer to the Beatles, the Byrds topped the charts with folk-rock anthems like Mr Tambourine Man, Turn Turn Turn and Eight Miles High Gene was front and center as tambourine player, singer and principal songwriter for the group But in early 1966 he flew the Byrds coop A gifted songwriter, e... Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-beginners-guide-americana-p-1065373.html Format: 3CD Box Set - Released on: 28 September 2011 - Condition: New... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:08:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-heres-johnny-cash-gram-p-1061849.html Released On: 28 July 2011 - Format: 180 gram LP 45 RPM with a bonus CD of the album - Details: By the time this album was released in 1961, Johnny Cash had long-since left Sun Records for greener pastures The album is therefore, a compilation of songs Cash recorded while still under contract with Sunfrom his earliest recordings in December 1954 to his final session in July 1958 This is a classic collection from one of the most imposing and influential figures in country music His deep, resonant ba... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-there-song-gram-p-1064600.html Released On: 14 October 2011 - Info: 2011: New 180 Gram reissue LP with a bonus CD of the album. - Details: Originally released in 1960 on Columbia, Now, There Was A Song! gave Johnny Cash a chance to pay tribute to his own musical influences and the songs that made country music great. Songs like Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” (1947), Ernest Tubb’s “I Will Miss You When You Go” (1952), and “Hank Thompson’s “Honky Tonk Girl” (1954), greatly influenced the young Cash in his own develo... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:07:10 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-ride-this-train-gram-p-1064601.html Released On: 14 October 2011 - Info: 2011: New 180 Gram reissue LP with a bonus CD of the album. - Details: Originally released in 1960, Ride This Train is not, as one might think, a collection of songs about trains, but Johnny Cash’s first true concept album. Here Cash presents himself as a kind of modern troubadour, travelling by train across America and telling a story about the people who live at each place the train stops. “Loading Coal”, for example, is the story of a Kentucky miner, while “... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:07:10 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-lure-grand-canyon-gram-p-1064602.html Released On: 14 October 2011 - Info: 2011: New 180 Gram reissue LP with a bonus CD of the album. - Details: Originally released on Columbia Records, Johnny Cash’s 11th album, The Lure of the Grand Canyon, was unlike anything he had ever done before. Most significantly, it was not even an album of Cash’s music, rather a concept album consisting primarily of American composer Ferde Grofé’s Grand Canyon Suite. Cash gives his tribute to Grofé in the conclusive track, an 11-minute spoken word piece abo... Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:07:10 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-roots-country-outlaws-p-1064037.html Released On: 26 August 2011 - Details: This 2CD set gathers the pioneering legends of the country music Outlaw movement in the 1970s Here are original recordings by Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings alongside their contemporaries Doug Sahm, The Flatlanders and Freddy Fender Inspirational tracks from Johnny Cash, Lefty Frizzell and Johnny Horton demonstrate how the Outlaw sound took shape - Tracks: Cd1 Willie Nelson - Home Motel - willie Nelson - One Step Beyond - willie Nelson - Slow Down Old Worl... Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:17:55 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lafarge-pokey-south-city-three-middle-everywhere-p-1063622.html Released On: 12 August 2011 - Details: This is the vinyl pressing of Middle Of Everywhere, the second album by Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three - and if you hadnt encountered their music before then one look at the cover should indicate that musically youll be taken back in time, to the sepia-toned days of the 20s and 30s As with his previous album, there is a fine mix of acoustic blues, early jazz, hillbilly folk, western swing and assorted Americana styles - but these are not covers of wel... Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:41:58 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-johnny-cash-folsom-prison-p-1048623.html Released On: 28 September 2010 - Details: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison fully captures Cashs gritty intensity and hard-headed humanity, capturing a high-energy set performed for an equally spirited audience With a set list tailored for the occasion, Cash focuses on songs dealing with crime and imprisonment, balancing dark subject matter with wry, playful humor The album opens, appropriately enough, with the venerable Folsom Prison Blues, and continues with such outlaw anthems as Cocaine Blues, 25 M... Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-walk-line-label-metro-p-1062987.html Released On: 18 July 2011 - Details: Hello, Im Johnny Cash That utterance, the American equivalent of Bond, James Bond, is enshrined in showbiz history, the stoic guarantee that a man of singular talent and integrity was about to perform Spanning 1955 to 1958, Johnny Cashs recordings for Sam Phillips Sun Records label stand amongst the greatest American music of the last sixty years Showcasing the stark and simple sound that would become his trademark, this fantastic 2CD collection is a definitive... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:57:30 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-back-saddle-again-p-1063000.html Released On: 18 July 2011 - Details: Country music is seen as a document of ordinary peoples lives, loves and losses in rural and small-town USA But it was always something more and less than that Its also about painting a picture of mythic America where a city-dweller could saddle up and head out on the range, or have a beer in a small honky tonk on the road to nowhere And its just about the most lucrative genre in popular music into the bargain Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers, Patsy Cline, Johnny ... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:57:30 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-foggy-mountain-breakdown-bluegrass-p-1063004.html Released On: 18 July 2011 - Details: Foggy Mountain Breakdown Essential Bluegrass gathers together the pioneering masters of one of Americas great folk musics Here are original recordings by Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, The Louvin Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs and other virtuosos of the banjo and mandolin These recordings have influenced everyone from Elvis Presley to Alison Krauss and document a time when the hillbilly music of the Virginia mountains was first being popularized across the USA... Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:57:30 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-johnny-cash-quentin-p-1048622.html Released On: 28 September 2010 - Details: Perhaps even more so than its predecessor, Johnny Cash at San Quentin captures Cash at his most raw and uninhibited The artists raucous rapport with his captive audience is obvious on an inspired mix of Cash classics I Walk the Line, Folsom Prison Blues, jailhouse ballads Starkville City Jail, San Quentin, traditional tunes Wreck of the Old 97, Therell Be Peace in the Valley and well-chosen covers Bob Dylans Wanted Man, the Lovin Spoonfuls Darling Companio... Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lauderdale-reason-rhyme-p-1062472.html Released On: 15 August 2011 - Details: Can there be too much of a good thing If the question is about collaboration between American roots music hero Jim Lauderdale and legendary lyricist Robert Hunter, the answers an emphatic no Marking the formers debut on the respected Sugar Hill Records label, Reason and Rhyme makes a compelling case for the continued vitality of the LauderdaleHunter partnership Prolific singer-songwriter, musician and multiple-Grammy Award winner Jim Lauderdale teams up for a... Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:45:42 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/miller-trent-skeleton-jive-welcome-inferno-valley-p-1061944.html Released On: 08 August 2011 - Details: Dark, arresting country folk that incisively infiltrates the listeners soul from the reluctant Pete Doherty of the Americana movement Following on from his self-released, widely acclaimed debut album Cerberus, Trent Miller now returns with his second collection of arresting country-folk, Welcome To Inferno Valley Unlike his debut, Inferno Valley is very much a band album, comprising songs road-tested and honed at literally dozens of gigs around the London are... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:51:28 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-with-blue-guitar-gram-p-1061848.html Released On: 28 July 2011 - Format: 180 gram LP 45 RPM with a bonus CD of the album - Details: When Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar was originally released in 1957, Cash became the first Sun artist to release a long playing album A mix of classic tunes like Leadbellys Rock Island Line, Hank Williams I Heard That Lonesome Whistle, and Jimmie Skinners Doin My Time and a handful of Cashs own soon-to-be classics like Country Boy, this album put the 23-year-old Cash fast on the fast track to s... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:54:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-sings-hank-williams-other-favorite-tunes-gram-p-1061850.html Released On: 28 July 2011 - Format: 180 gram LP 45 RPM with a bonus CD of the album - Details: This tribute album to Hank Williams was originally released in 1960, just seven years after Hanks tragically premature death the 29-year-old country legend died at the peak of his stardom in the back of his own Cadillac Includes seven of Hanks best loved songs I Cant Help It, You Win Again, Hey Good Lookin, and I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You, along with some of the Man in Blacks own hits, like Folsom Pr... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 16:54:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/walker-jerry-jeff-jerry-jeff-walker-expanded-edition-p-1061701.html Released On: 15 August 2011 - Details: For the first time ever on CD the classic album Jerry Jeff Walker 1972 by the famed US Country singer songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker Raven presents for the first time ever on CD the classic album Jerry Jeff Walker 1972 by the famed US Country singer songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker Most widely known as the writer of the oft-covered and immensely popular Mr Bojangles, Walker came to prominence in the early 1970s as part of the progressive outlaw Country scene around... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:36:33 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-essential-country-love-songs-p-1060869.html Released On: 18 May 2011 - Details: Here are 60 essential love songs from the world of country music Featuring heartfelt classics from the greatest names in the genre, including Lynn Anderson, Willie Nelson, Patsy Cline, Kenny Rogers, Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Billie Jo Spears, Kitty Wells and many more - Tracks: Cd1 - 1 Lynn Anderson - Stand By Your Man - 2 Willie Nelson - The Shelter Of Your Arms - 3 Rita Remington - Angel Of The Morning - 4 Johnny Cash - Youre The Nearest Thing To Heaven - 5 P... Wed, 25 May 2011 14:37:01 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-hillbilly-honeymoon-p-1059889.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/darby-talton-ooze-p-1059890.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/dixon-brothers-broke-happy-p-1059896.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/thompson-hank-brazos-valley-boys-swing-wide-your-gate-love-best-p-1059903.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-roots-rockabilly-volume-1950-p-1059904.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/haggard-merle-live-p-1059965.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/jones-george-some-best-live-p-1059966.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-macys-texas-hillbilly-best-macys-hillbilly-recordings-p-1059986.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-cajun-stuff-19281940-p-1059988.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/boyd-bill-cowboy-ramblers-saturday-night-193436-volume-p-1059992.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/boyd-bill-cowboy-ramblers-lone-star-193739-p-1060005.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-swingtime-p-1060015.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/mcdowell-ronnie-live-church-street-station-p-1060063.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/smith-sammi-help-make-through-night-memorial-album-p-1060064.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-slide-p-1060066.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/anderson-lynne-listen-country-song-p-1060067.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-greatest-country-hits-1955-p-1060087.html Format: 2CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/pierce-webb-complete-star-pacemaker-recordings-p-1060089.html Format: 2CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-greatest-country-hits-1956-p-1060090.html Format: 2CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/band-gold-promised-land-swamp-journey-p-1060100.html Released On: 10 May 2011 - Details: Lil Band O Gold is a Louisiana swamp pop super-group featuring Warren Storm, Dickie Landry, Steve Riley, CC Adcock, David Egan, Pat Breaux and Tommy McLain You can judge a band by the company it keeps, and in the case of Lil Band o Gold, its prowess and soul has attracted a formidable swath of admirers and collaborators Robert Plant, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bo Diddley, Philip Glass, Talking Heads, Clifton Chenier, John Hiatt, Slim Harpo, Lazy Lester, Nick Lowe, B... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/rogers-ride-ranger-ride-p-1060109.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/snow-hank-well-never-goodbye-p-1060124.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/reeves-lived-time-p-1060126.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/carter-family-greatest-hits-19271934-p-1060142.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-blue-again-p-1060143.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/nelson-willie-building-heartaches-p-1060146.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/rodgers-jamie-blue-yodels-p-1060147.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-just-country-p-1060148.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/fender-freddy-border-p-1060149.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/wynette-tammy-some-best-live-p-1060154.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lewis-jerry-middle-aged-crazy-live-p-1060173.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/greenwood-bless-america-p-1060183.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-country-western-greats-p-1060207.html Format: 4CD Box Set - Released on: 13 May 2011 - Condition: New... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:33:23 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/larkin-band-seasons-p-1058849.html Released On: 19 April 2011 - Details: Band For All Seasons 4CD 1 Long Hard Fall 2 We Intertwine 3 Burglary 4 To Myself 5 Shadows Of Ourselves 6 The Principle Of Silver Lining 7 Ball And Chain 8 Nothin But Air 9 Fairbanks, Alaska 10 Praying For The Bell 11 Sea Song 12 Wrestling A Stranger 13 Natalie 14 Enough For You 15 By The Pier 16 In My Time Of Dying 17 Principle of Silver Lining 18 Teardrop 19 Memories 20 Horseshoes and Hand Grenades 21 Just In Case 22 Spooked 23 It Gets Better As You Go 24 Fa... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:29:56 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/poole-charlie-rode-mule-round-world-gram-p-1046208.html Released On: 07 July 2010 - Details: Born in North Carolina in 1892, influential singer and banjo player Charlie Poole is often considered to be one of the fathers of bluegrass and one of country music39s first stars Although Poole died at just 39 years old, he still had plenty of time to influence greats like Bill Monroe and Hank Williams, to name just a few Although Poole did not write his own material-relying mainly on minstrel, vaudeville and burlesque songs of the day---his genius lay in his ... Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/wilders-wilders-p-1058258.html Released On: 30 March 2011 - Details: The Wilders are a US quartet, who blend country, folk, bluegrass, old timey and Americana into their own vibrant style Theyve been going 15 years, and this is their 10th album - fittingly self-titled, and full of heartfelt, rapid-fire Americana anthems, and irresistible new-time-old-time fiddle tracks The Wilders have toured widely in the UK in recent years - playing at Celtic Connections and the Larmer Tree Festival, amongst many others In 2011, they are tour... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/larkin-fall-p-1058260.html Released On: 29 March 2011 - Details: This is the third of Larkin Poes four seasons series of mini-albums - and continues to show their fine song-writing skills - all 6 tracks are written by them - and their delightful mixture of country, folk, bluegrass and Americana that crosses over into high-class pop accessibility They move easily from gentle acoustic settings to more muscular electric backings - their vocals always bright and confident - with Rebecca on mandolin, guitar or piano, and Megan o... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/larkin-winter-p-1058261.html Released On: 29 March 2011 - Details: This is the last mini-album in their four seasons series, and the engaging Lovell sisters in Larkin Poe serve up another delightful mixture of country, folk and Americana that crosses over into high-class pop accessibility The sisters deliver their customary tight harmonies and confident solo vocals, with Rebecca on mandolin, guitar or piano, and Megan on dobro or lapsteel - they even have a touch of the Carpenters on one track Seven new tracks, all written by... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/elliott-ramblin-jack-sings-woody-guthrie-jimmie-rodgers-cowboy-songs-p-1058289.html Released On: 30 March 2011 - Tracks: Sings Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers and Cowboy Songs - do Re Mi - 2 Dead Or Alive poor Lazurus - 3 Grand Coulee Dam - 4 Dust Storm Disaster - 5 I Aint Got No Home In This World Anymore - 6 So Long, Its Been Good To Know You - 7 Blue Yodel 1 t For Texas - 8 Waiting For A Train - 9 Jimmie The Kid - 10 Mother, The Queen Of My Heart - 11 In The Jailhouse Now - 12 Whippin That Old Tb - 13 Rusty Jiggs And Sandy Sam - 14 Whoopie Ti-yi-yo, Get Along Little Dogies - ... Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:57:34 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/waro-danyel-amwin-138831-p-1057487.html Format: CD - Released on: 25 November 2010 - Condition: New... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 14:56:14 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/muth-lost-high-rollers-starlight-hotel-p-1057313.html Released On: 21 April 2011 - Details: After a couple of highly successful albums that Jeffrey Foucault did not really consider his own the Cold Satelliteproject, Shoot The Moon Right Between The Eyes with John Prine songs and Seven Curses, a collaboration with Mark Erelli presenting a collection of murder ballads he now returns with his first studio album in 5 years Longtime disciple of the rich and strange music that sings behind the American veil, Jeffrey Foucault has spent the last decade minin... Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:24:15 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-fabulous-johnny-cash-with-blue-guitar-p-1056004.html Released On: 04 January 2011 - Info: Total Time 6730 mins - 29 tracks - also includes 16-page booklet, rare photos, vintage visual memorabilia and detailed liner notes - Details: This CD edition contains Johnny Cashs first two albums, With His Hot and Blue Guitar 1957 recorded for the Sun Record Company, and The Fabulous Johnny Cash 1959 - first issued on Columbia Many of Cashs famous tunes are here, including Folsom Prison Blues, I Walk The Line, and I Still Miss Someone The two albums have been ... Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:37:46 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/larkin-summer-p-1055742.html Released On: 14 December 2010 - Details: Larkin Poe welcome in the summer, slightly early - following-up their delightful Spring album Fall and Winter albums are doubtless on the way later in the year The nine selections on this release show the Lovell Sisters, Rebecca and Megan, deliver their unique blend of Country, Folk, Bluegrass and Americana - leaning towards a rockier sound with the help of Mike Seals lead guitar work, which also suits Rebeccas more rock-based vocals There are six self-penn... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:35:10 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-simply-country-p-1055783.html Released On: 16 December 2010 - Details: With its rural origins in the folk music of American south, Country music lies at the very heart of the American dream and boasts some of the best-loved artists in popular music Here we present some of the classic originators of the genre alongside superstars who rose to prominence in their wake From Jimmie Rodgers to Kenny Rogers these are 40 essential Country favourites Following on from the success of its big brother 4CD range the Simply series of exclus... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:35:10 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/international-submarine-band-international-submarine-band-featuring-gram-parsons-p-961322.html Released on: 27 May 2008 - Details: Gram Parsons, onboard with the Byrds only for their 1968 LP Sweetheart of the Rodeo, would find fame a year later with the Flying Burrito Bros. Equally fascinating today, is Parsons' original combo, the International Submarine Band, whose country-rock synthesis laid the groundwork for the down-home stylings by the Byrds and Burritos. The ISB cut a pair of ultra-rare singles for Lee Hazlewood's LHI imprint- Blue Eyes / Luxury Liner and Miller's Cave /... Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/broadside-band-english-country-dances-p-1054551.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 December 2010 - Condition: New... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/broadside-band-english-national-songs-p-1054557.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 December 2010 - Condition: New... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/freya-traditional-songs-england-p-1054559.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 December 2010 - Condition: New... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-songs-shanties-p-1054561.html Format: CD - Released on: 13 December 2010 - Condition: New... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/whitman-slim-slim-whitman-rose-marie-p-1055426.html Released On: 13 December 2010 - Tracks: Slim Whitman, Rose Marie - im Casting My Lasso Towards The Sky - love Song Of The Waterfall - indian Love Call - china Doll - amateur In Love - by The Waters Of Minnetonka - keep It A Secret - my Heart Is Broken In Three - theres A Rainbow In Every Teardrop - danny Boy - north Wind - secret Love - theres A Loveknot In My Lariat - rose Marie - beautiful Dreamer - the Singing Hills - you Have My Heart - when I Grow Too Old To Dream - the Cattle Call - when My ... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/arnold-eddy-eddy-arnold-tennessee-plowboy-p-1055440.html Released On: 13 December 2010 - Tracks: Cd1 - the Cattle Call - each Minute Seems A Million Years - i Couldnt Believe It Was True - all Alone In This World Without You - cant Win, Cant Place, Cant Show - what Is Life Without Love - thats How Much I Love You - to My Sorrow - its A Sin - dont Bother To Cry - ill Hold You In My Heart - bouquet Of Roses - what A Fool I Was - the Prisoners Song - rockin Alone In An Old Rocking Chair - it Makes No Difference Now - will The Circle Be Unbroken - mollydarl... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/rodgers-jimmie-jimmie-rodgers-blue-yodel-p-1055445.html Released On: 13 December 2010 - Tracks: Cd1 - blue Yodel No1 t For Texas - the Soldiers Sweetheart - sleep, Baby, Sleep - ben Dewberrys Final Run - the Brakemans Blues yodeling The Blues Away - the Sailors Plea - in The Jailhouse Now - blue Yodel No2 my Lovin Gal, Lucille - blue Yodel No3 evening Sun Yodel Or Shes Long, Shes Tall - my Old Pal - my Little Old Home Down In New Orleans - my Little Lady - lullaby Yodel - never No Mo Blues - blue Yodel No4 california Blues - waitingfor A Train - any Ol... Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:34:48 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-lucinda-ramblin-mind-p-1012313.html Released on: 27 August 2009 - Details: The very first album from this legend of the alt-country/no depression movement of the 80s and 90s. Originally released in 1978 this is a collection of blues, country and folk classics from the likes of Robert Johnson, Memphis Minnie, and Hank Williams covered in Lucinda's inimitable style with simple accompaniment from guitarist John Grimaudo. Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the origi... Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/international-submarine-band-gram-parsons-safe-home-p-9997.html Details: Just before Gram Parsons cut a wide swath through American music with Sweetheart Of The Rodeo era Byrds and the Flying Burrito Bros. he forged a new musical genre with the seminal 1967 country rock sides he cut with his legendary International Submarine Band. Originally on the Shiloh Records label the ISB's highly collectible Safe At Home album taken for the first time from the pristine two track stereo LHI label masters now sporting accurate original artwork rare photos and a reveali... Fri, 29 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/krauss-alison-union-station-long-wrong-gram-p-907703.html Released On: 17 September 2006 - Details: Available for the very first time on vinyl, this is the best AKUS album to date AKUS is the bands own acronym for Alison Krauss and Union Station The best songs, the best playing, the best singing and the best sound This must have 2-LP set gets more addictive with every play Call it bluegrass or call it acoustic pop, either way Alison Krauss and Union Station have created an incredible montage of music As usual, it is Alisons beautiful vocals that gives it... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/parsons-gram-another-side-this-life-p-2944.html Another Side of This Life, 18 previously unheard demo recordings of Gram Parsons, country-rock pioneer and former member of the Byrds and founding member of the Flying Burrito Brothers.The release--available on CD and 180-gram vinyl--fea.. Click the link for more info..... Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cline-patsy-sweet-dreams-star-recordings-19551960-p-913733.html New CD - Released on: 15/01/2007... Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-shreveport-sessions-august-1948-1949-gram-p-1035397.html Released On: 10 June 2010 - Format: 180 Gram reissue 2LP - Details: When Hank arrived in Shreveport in August 1948, KWKH39s now legendary Louisiana Hayride but at the time just one of many popular radio barn dance39s being broadcast across the South had yet to attract a major act Elvis, Johnny Cash, Faron Young, Webb Pierce, Jim Reeves, and Slim Whitman all came after, and Hank himself was barely known outside of Montgomery Hank managed nonetheless to get a spot on the Hayride sponsored by the Joh... Tue, 10 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-quentin-gram-2010-p-1047822.html Released On: 02 August 2010 - Info: Remastered 180 gram vinyl reissue... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:56:59 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/boggs-dock-false-hearted-lovers-blues-p-996164.html Released On: 09 April 2009 - Details: Born in 1898 in Norton, Virginia, singer songwriter and banjo player Dock Boggs got his start playing in the mining camps while working in the mines all over the Appalachian region In 1927 he got a contract with Brunswick Records and began recording and playing parties all over the area This collection represents his complete recordings from 1927-1929 when Dock was at the beginning and height of his short-lived recording career 1929, however, was also unfortun... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-lucinda-happy-woman-blues-p-1012312.html Released On: 27 August 2009 - Details: Happy Woman Blues is the second album, and first of original songs, from the great Lucinda Williams Originally released in 1980 this is a stunning blend of folk, blues and country and the first record to show the future Grammy winners incredible songwriting talent Lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet - Tracks: Side A - 1 Lafayette - 2 I Lost It - 3 Maria - 4 Hap... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-honky-tonkin-gram-p-1023445.html Details: Once in a great while a truly superlative musical talent comes along, it only happens a handful of times per century, and one of those times “it” was Hank Williams. Despite his swift and total rise to super stardom by the age 25, by 29 he was dead in the back of his own Cadillac, but it is what happened in the meantime that made all the difference. While America, returning victorious from the War in 1945, attempted to create an image of a invincibility, wealth and power in the... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-ramblin-gram-p-1023449.html Details: Once in a great while a truly superlative musical talent comes along, it only happens a handful of times per century, and one of those times “it” was Hank Williams. Despite his swift and total rise to super stardom by the age 25, by 29 he was dead in the back of his own Cadillac, but it is what happened in the meantime that made all the difference. While America, returning victorious from the War in 1945, attempted to create an image of a invincibility, wealth and power in the... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cowboy-junkies-whites-earth-gram-p-1024588.html Released On: 07 December 2009 - Info: Numbered Limited Edition 180-gram LP of Only 3,000 Copies - Details: Upon its release in 1986, the Cowboy Junkies riveting debut sounded like nothing else at the time Gloriously, it still doesnt Haunting, harrowing, eerie, and gorgeous, the soft-toned album reinterprets eight classic blues in a ghostly manner that combines Delta traditions, European minimalism, roots country, and thoroughly original do-it-yourself ambience The albums spare approach stands as a... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/owens-buck-buckaroos-london-p-1028216.html Released On: 25 February 2010 - Details: Buck Owens was the original, border-bustin' ambassador of American country music. Beginning with his acclaimed live stint at Carnegie Hall, to Japan where the crowd's overwhelming enthusiasm was downright staggering, Buck would continue to herd his posse into venues worldwide. But he'd wait to hit yet another landmark locale before recording his next live album. At the renown London Palladium, Buck and his Buckaroos performed a full program of t... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/larkin-spring-p-1047535.html Released On: 15 July 2010 - Details: Larkin Poe are a five-piece US band combining elements of Americana, folk, country, and pop - fronted by sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell - both excellent singers, song-writers and musicians Rebecca plays mandolin and guitar Megan plays dobro, lapsteel and ukulele The band is named after their great-great-great-grandfather The line-up is completed by Knoxville-based musicians, Daniel Kimbro bass, Chad Melton drums, and Mike Seal electric guitar, Spring39, the b... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:37:38 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/reed-belle-rising-melodies-unreleased-tracks-p-1047562.html Released On: 19 July 2010 - Details: Ola Belle Reed was a trail-blazing force for women in bluegrass music - a folk singer, songwriter and banjo player an Appalachian woman of hardearned talent and generous ways who delivered honest music sung from the heart Her songs ldquoIrsquove Endured,rdquo ldquoHigh on the Mountain,rdquo recorded by Del McCoury, Tim OrsquoBrien and Marty Stuart and ldquoMy Epitaph,rdquo and many others, forge real-life experiences into music steeled with determination, famil... Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:37:38 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/seeger-pete-watson-various-banjo-frolic-p-1047070.html Released On: 01 July 2010 - Details: A collage of interviews and music telling the story of the banjo from its introduction to America by African slaves, when the sound box was made from a gourd with vellum stretched over it, to the modern-day instrument Largely abandoned by black musicians during the 20th century the banjo became synonymous with the music of the Appalachian and Blue Ridge Mountains and was taken up in droves during the folk revival by aspiring young urban hillbillies from the Nor... Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:25:02 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-spirit-country-p-1046328.html Released On: 15 June 2010 - Details: 80 timeless tracks from the genre on 4 CDs and in great packaging the 39Spirit of39 series from Wagram encapsulates the essence of the music Featuring Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Merle haggard, Kenny Rogers, Waylon Jennings and many more - Tracks: Cd1 - Hat And Boots - 1 Billie Jo Spears - Look What They39ve Done To My Song Ma - 2 Cowboy Copas - Alabam - 3 Kenny Rogers - Me And Bobby Mc Gee - 4 Waylon Jennings - Don39t Think Twice, It39s Alright - 5 Johnny Cash ... Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:29:19 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-simply-hank-williams-p-1035621.html Released On: 26 May 2010 - Details: Hank Williams was a true American icon, rising from humble hillbilly origins to superstardom He epitomised the 39live fast, love hard, die young39 image, his music both poignant and raucous, bittersweet and wry This 2CD compilation features over 50 of Hank Williams39 greatest songs, from the man who changed country music forever and has gone on to influence a diverse range of country and rock artists - Tracks: Cd1 - 1 Move It On Over - 2 Honky Tonkin39 - 3 Loves... Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:35:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cash-johnny-simply-johnny-cash-p-1035623.html Released On: 26 May 2010 - Details: Johnny Cash is the legendary Man In Black, the Rough Cut King of Country and one of the most charismatic and influential artists in popular music His celebrated rockabillycountryfolk recordings at Sun Records are prized as among the greatest in his amazing career This 2 set includes 40 tracks from those historic years - Tracks: Cd1 - 1 I Walk The Line - 2 Hey Porter - 3 I Love You Because - 4 Straight As In Love - 5 Hey, Good Lookin - 6 Sugartime - 7 The Ways Of... Thu, 03 Jun 2010 11:35:36 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-gene-autry-singing-cowboy-p-1032271.html Format: CD - Released on: 05 March 2010 - Condition: New... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:23:24 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-gene-autry-legendary-singing-groups-p-1032272.html Format: CD - Released on: 05 March 2010 - Condition: New... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 15:23:24 +0100 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/kincaid-axton-songs-from-pine-room-p-1027944.html Released On: 18 February 2010 - Tracks: Songs From The Pine Room - 1 Red Lights - 2 Youd Be Mine - 3 Things That I Do - 4 Whos Gonna Pour My Whiskey When Youre Gone - 5 I Wanna Be Adored - 6 Irene, Goodnight - 7 Pine Room - 8 Eva - 9 I Still Miss Someone - 10 Eulogy Song - 11 Rearview - 12 When You Go Away... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/kincaid-axton-silver-dollars-p-1027945.html Format: CD - Released on: 18 February 2010 - Condition: New... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/lafarge-pokey-south-city-three-riverboat-soul-p-1027946.html Released On: 18 February 2010 - Details: Pokey LaFarge amp The South City Three are from St Louis, Missouri They play a wonderfully fresh and quirky kind of roots music that combines a riverboat ragtime sound with Delta-meets-Appalachia songwriting, all laid down in front of a big, big swingin39 beat They were a big success at Celtic Connections in January 2010 and plan further UK gigs LaFarge is a neo-hobo, constantly travelling and continually inspired by early American roots music But while Pok... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-classic-appalachian-blues-p-1027822.html Released On: 05 February 2010 - Details: Born in the racially mixed mines amp railroad camps of the Appalachian Mountains, Appalachian blues features a blend of African amp European musical traditions amp a rich variety of styles This fascinating compilation draws from deep in the Smithsonian Folkways catalogue, From Moses Asch39s earliest Folkways recordings as well as performances documented at the Folklife Festival 21 tracks 11 of which are previously unreleased, 67 minutes with excellent 40-pa... Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:57:47 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/peters-gretchen-secret-life-p-909992.html Details: The critically acclaimed debut album re-released in 2001 on Valley Records with new artwork and bonus track Independence Day Many of the songs from the original debut album were later covered by artists such as Faith Hill the Neville Brothers Martina McBride, and Trisha Yearwood, Tacks 1 Waiting For The Light To Turn Green 2 Border Town 3 I Ain39t Ever Satisfied 4 I Was Looking For You 5 On A Bus To St Cloud 6 Over Africa 7 This Uncivil War 8 The Secret of Life 9 A Room With A View 10 Cir... Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/ritchie-jean-ballads-from-appalachian-family-tradition-p-1019667.html Details: Jean Ritchie is a national treasure, one of America39s finest and best known traditional singers She grew up in Viper, Kentucky, and is part of a large family, the famous Si... Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/williams-hank-sing-blues-song-gram-p-1023447.html Details: Once in a great while a truly superlative musical talent comes along, it only happens a handful of times per century, and one of those times “it” was Hank Williams. Despite his swift and total rise to super stardom by the age 25, by 29 he was dead in the back of his own Cadillac, but it is what happened in the meantime that made all the difference. While America, returning victorious from the War in 1945, attempted to create an image of a invincibility, wealth and power in the... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:32:41 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/country-gentlemen-country-songs-p-1019545.html Details: Old and New demonstrates how the original Country Gentlemen helped define modern bluegrass The reissue of their first album presents one of the most successful and influenti... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/watson-jean-ritchie-folk-city-p-1019546.html Details: This pairing unites two traditional musicians of legendary talent and captures them live in 1963 performing songs like Amazing Grace, Storms Are On the Ocean, and Wabash Cann... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/various-artists-cajun-social-music-p-1019547.html Details: Both live and studio performances by legends of French Louisiana Abshire, Duhon, Savoy, Courville, and other names now widely known outside of Cajun country are captured her... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/guthrie-woody-sings-folk-songs-p-1019548.html Details: Deservedly a Folkways catalog classic These fourteen songs including Hard Travelin39 and Oregon Trail find Guthrie accompanied by Lead Belly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry, Be... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/ochs-phil-broadside-tapes-p-1019549.html Details: Recorded between 1962 and 1964, The Broadside Tapes 1 is a perfect showcase for Ochs39 unique emotion, humor, and political perspective This set features one of the most comp... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/cotten-elizabeth-freight-train-other-p-1019550.html Details: This complete reissue of Elizabeth Cotten39s first LP is best known for containing the original recording of her classic Freight Train The breadth of her repertoire and endea... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/watson-watson-family-p-1019553.html Details: The depth and beauty of this extended family39s musical skills is legendary among followers of traditional American music Featured here are Watson family standards, including... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000 http://www.systemrecords.co.uk/wallin-doug-jack-family-songs-stories-carolina-mountains-p-1019554.html Details: Described as quite simply the finest living singer of unaccompanied British ballads in southern Appalachia, Doug Wallin of Madison County, NC, holds the prestigious Natio... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:09:34 +0000