John Prine - The Missing Years - VINYL LP

Oh Boy Records is proud to announce the upcoming reissue of John Prine's Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings, arriving in a special digital deluxe edition on September 12, 2025, in celebration of the album's 30th anniversary. A Grammy-nominated fan favorite, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings is widely cherished for it's warmth, wit, and depth, and this new edition offers fans an even closer look at one of the most joyful and creatively fertile periods in Prine's storied career.Originally released in 1995, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings followed Prine's Grammy-winning comeback album The Missing Years and further cemented his legacy as one of America's greatest songwriters. Produced by Howie Epstein of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the album captured Prine at a personal and artistic high, filled with the joy of new love, fatherhood, and unshakable creative chemistry.Backed by an all-star ensemble including Heartbreakers pianist Benmont Tench and guest vocals from Carlene Carter and Marianne Faithfull, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings is a vibrant showcase of Prine's unmatched lyrical gifts. The album flows effortlessly from the wry contentment of InchAin't Hurtin' NobodyInch to the epic storytelling of InchLake Marie, Inch a song Bob Dylan once cited as one of his favorites.With it's blend of heartfelt ballads, surreal narratives, and playful humor, Lost Dogs & Mixed Blessings remains one of Prine's most expansive and beloved works. At 14 tracks and nearly an hour in length, it captures the richness of the midlife experience-honest, relaxed, and fully alive. Thirty years on, this reissue offers a fresh invitation to revisit an album that continues to comfort, surprise, and Album Tracks 1. New Train 2. Ain't Hurtin' Nobody 3. All the Way with You 4. We Are the Lonely 5. Lake Marie 6. Humidity Built the Snowman 7. Day Is Done 8. Quit Hollerin' at Me 9. Big Fat Love 10

Among the English language's premier phrase-turners with music relevant to any age, the late great John Prine delivered songs that are both literate and personal. The skilled and compassionate storyteller enjoyed widespread critical acclaim in the wake of his groundbreaking eponymous debut and continued to write and perform songs that became central to our American musical heritage for nearly five decades. Dedicated to his mother Verna Prine, the intimate and playful John Prine Live was largely recorded during a three-day stint at The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California and released in 1988 on the singer/songwriter's own tag Oh Boy Records. As he explained to David Fricke in 1993 InchWe didn't have another artist to put out. The idea was to have me and my guitar, telling stories and doing songs - and buying me some time until I could get into the studio again.Inch Album Tracks 1. Come Back to Us Barbara Lewis Hare Krishna Beauregard 2. Six O'Clock News 3. The Oldest Baby in the World 4. Angel from Montgomery 5. Grandpa Was a Carpenter 6. Blue Umbrella 7. Fish and Whistle 8. Sabu Visits the Twin Cities Alone 9. Living in the Future 10. Illegal Smile 11. Mexican Home 12. Speed of the Sound of Loneliness 13. The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) 14. Sam Stone 15. Souvenirs 16. Aw Heck 17. Donald and Lydia 18. That's the Way That the World Goes Round 19. Hello in There

Limited vinyl LP pressing of this 1994 album from the Country legend. AMERICAN RECORDINGS is the 81st album by Johnny Cash. It was the first album issued by American Recordings after its name change from Def American, the album being named after the new tag. In 2003, the album was ranked number 364 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. To the present day, Cash's studio albums for the American series have continued to sell extremely well. Album Tracks 1. Delia's Gone 2. Let the Train Blow the Whistle 3. Beast in Me 4. Drive on 5. Why Me Lord 6. Thirteen 7. Oh, Bury Me Not (Introduction A Cowboy's Prayer) 8. Bird on a Wire 9. Tennessee Stud 10. Down There By the Train 11. Redemption 12. Like a Soldier 13. Man Who Couldn't Cry