Various Artists - Birth Work Death (Various Artists) - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Volume One. EU-only two CD set that chronicles the birth of Country Rock. In 1966, rock groups began turning away from the self-indulgence of early psychedelia to the timeless values embodied in country music, but they brought a counter-culture sensibility to it. It was a trend that began slowly in 1966, picked up steam in '67 when Bob Dylan released his groundbreaking John Wesley Harding album and the Band's first LP appeared, and became a phenomenon in 1968 when the Byrds released Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and Dillard & Clark's first album appeared. Heritage acts like the Everly Brothers and Rick Nelson came early to the party. And then, in 1969, the Flying Burrito Brothers' first LP appeared, Dylan released 'Nashville Skyline,' and the Band's epochal second LP appeared. Suddenly, Country Rock was a phrase on everyone's lips. Album Tracks 1. Truck Driving Man - International Submarine Band 2. You Just Can't Quit - Nelson, Rick 3. Nashville Cats - Lovin' Spoonful, the 4. Pay the Price - Buffalo Springfield 5. Tried So Hard - Clark, Gene & the Gosdin Brothers 6. Grizzely Bear Aka Grizzly Bear - Youngbloods, the 7. So You Say You Lost Your Baby - Clark, Gene & the Gosdin Brothers 8. Tell Me - Gosdin Brothers, the 9. Darlin' Companion - Lovin' Spoonful 10. I'm Movin' on - Everly Brothers, the 11. Ode to Billie Joe - Gentry, Bobbie 12. Child's Claim to Fame - Buffalo Springfield 13. Bowling Green - Everly Brothers, the 14. Niki Hoeky - Gentry, Bobbie 15. Luxury Liner - International Submarine Band 16. Blue Eyes - International Submarine Band 17. What Am I Doing Hangin' Round - Monkees, the 18. Old John Robertson - Byrds, the 19. Sugar Babe - Youngbloods, the 20. Ain't That a Shame - Vernon, Kenny 21. Ode to Billie - Nashville West 22. Do You Know How It Feels to Be Lonesome - International Submarine Band 23. Wasn't

Largely unknown and unheralded, this collection of Hell-Bound Hayseeds will come as a revelation. Mostly cut on microscopic or private-press labels and distributed in minuscule amounts, these Tortured Troubadours tell of torments, temptations and tumults - Satan, drugs, murder, suicide, demonic visions, infanticide and redemption - all in one handy package. A labor of love - years in the making - 'Hillbillies In Hell' presents 30 timeless testaments of transgressions, tribulations and moral turpitude. Originally issued on forgotten 45s, some of these sides are indescribably rare and most are officially reissued here for the very first time. All for your diabolical listening pleasure. *Astounding compilation of original tortured rockabilly/hillbilly/country sides!*Remastered from the original master tapes!*24 page full colour booklet with exclusive liner notes and photos!*New Deluxe Digipak Edition features 2 extra tracks!

From the people who brought you 'Hillbillies In Hell'. War, Patriotism, Pathos, Paranoia and Propaganda in the Country Music Experience. Vinyl Relics recovered from abandoned Fall-Out Shelters and excavated from beneath wastelands of Radioactive Rubble. Country Music Artefacts from the Cold War Era Hyper-Patriotic Anthems, Delirious Cowpoke Agitprop Diatribes, Peacenik Protestations and Heartfelt Homefront Lamentations. Years in the making - 'Cold War Countdown' presents 30 tempestuous tirades of Red-Scare Pinko-Subversion, Iron Curtain-Clad Simian Freedom Fighters, Bearded Despots, Flower Power Fall-Out, the War Wizened, the Walking Wounded and Heart-Wrenching Fallen Heroes. Most often originally waxed on microscopic labels and distributed in minuscule amounts, these Broadside Balladeers decry the Worldwide Communist Conspiracy, Apocalyptic Holocausts, Bureaucratic Mission Creep and Questionable Personal Grooming. A Red-Hot fission of Atomic-Era 45s - some of these sides are impossibly rare and are reissued here for the very first time. All for your End-Times Bunker listening pleasure. *Limited Edition Deluxe 30 Track CD with 20 page booklet!*Exclusive scholarly liner notes by Alvin Lucia! *Full dynamic range 2019 remasters direct from the first generation analogue master tapes! Album Tracks 1. Moore & Napier - God Please Protect America - 2 34 2. Grandpa Jones - I'm No Communist - 2 28 3. Johnny Freedom - Ain't I Right - 3 14 4. Doc Williams - Freedom Monkey - 2 40 5. Art & Glenda Davis - the Bearded Bandit of Cuba - 2 10 6. Red River Dave - the Bay of Pigs - 2 22 7. Autry Inman - Ballad of Two Brothers - 3 30 8. Red Castle - Fall-Out - 2 02 9. Wanda Jackson and the Party Timers - Little Boy Soldier - 2 36 10. Stringbean and His 5 String Banjo - Crazy Viet Nam War - 2 42 11. Mel Tillis - Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town - 2 46 1