New
& Upcoming CD Releases
Here's
what has been released recently and what's coming 'round the bend...
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March Releases
April
Releases
Also, There is now a Freight Train Boogie New Releases Blog with more detailed release comments.
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| May 27th |
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| ANGEL BAND |
With Roots & Wings (Appleseed) (produced by Lloyd Maines) |
| T BONE BURNETT |
Tooth Of Crime (Nonesuch) |
| THE BYRDS |
Live At Royal Albert Hall 1971 (Sundazed) |
| ADAM CARROLL |
Old Town Rock and Roll (self released) |
| ELIZA GILKYSON |
Beautiful World (Red House) |
| JOHN HIATT |
Same Old Man (New West) |
| YOUNGBLOODS |
Elephant Mountain (Sundazed) (with two bonus tracks) |
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| may 20th |
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| BAND OF HEATHENS |
The Band Of Heathens (self released) |
| GUY FORSYTH |
Calico Girl (Small and Nimble) |
| I SEE HAWKS IN LA |
Hallowed Ground (Big Book) |
| MASON JENNINGS |
In The Ever (Brushfire) |
| JAMES KING |
Gardens In The Sky (Rounder) |
| SONNY LANDRETH |
From The Reach (Landfill) (w Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Robben Ford, Eric Johnson and Vince Gill) |
| CORY MORROW |
Vagrants & Kings (Sustain) |
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| May 13th |
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PETER BRUNTNELL
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Ghost In A Spitfire (Loose) (US Release) |
| STEPHEN CLAIR |
What Luck (self released) |
| JOE COCKER |
Hymn For My Soul (Fantasy) |
ROBERT CRAY
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Live At The BBC (US Release) (Universal) |
AMOS GARRETT
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Get Way Back: A Tribute To Percy Mayfield (Stony Plain) |
JOOLS HOLLAND
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Best Of Friends (Rhino) |
LOS STRAITJACKETS
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Straitjackets In Concert (Yep Roc) (LP & DVD) |
| MAMA SAID |
Take Root (Americana) |
| OLD 97'S |
Blame It On Gravity (New West) |
DUKE ROBILLARD
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A Swinging Session With Duke Robillard (Stony Plain) |
| STAIRWELL SISTERS |
Get Off Your Money (Yodel-A-Hey) (produced by Lloyd Maines) |
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| May 6th |
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| CHRISTINE ALBERT |
Paris, Texafrance (MoonHouse) |
ELVIS COSTELLO
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Momofuku (Lost Highway) (Vinyl-only, with digital-download code included in the packaging) |
| eLEVEN HUNDRED SPRINGS |
Country Jam (Palo Duro) |
FIREWATER
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The Golden Hour (Bloodshot) |
| MEG HUTCHINSON |
Come Up Full (Red House) |
JEB LOY NICHOLS
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Days Are Mighty (Compass) |
| 16 HORSEPOWER |
Live March 2001 (Alternative Tentacles) |
ABIGAIL WASHBURN & THE SPARROW QUARTET
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The Sparrow Quartet (Nettwerk) (with Bela Fleck) |
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| April 29th |
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| KASEY CHAMBERS & SHANE NICHOLSON |
Rattlin' Bones (Australia Import) |
| ROGER CLYNE & THE PEACEMAKERS |
Turbo Ocho (self released) (CD/DVD) |
| PETER COOPER |
Mission Door (Red Beet) |
| COW BOP |
Route 66 (Blujazz) |
| STEVE EARLE |
Copperhead Road (Universal) (two disc set goes beyond the original 1998 album, the second disc features and eleven song live show a year before the album) |
| STEVE EARLE |
Live At Austin Texas November 12, 2000 (New West) (live from Austin City Limits, released at the time of Steve's Transcendental Blues CD) |
FAYSSOUX
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Early (Red Beet) (sang harmonies on the first four Emmylou Harris albums) |
| GRIFFIN HOUSE |
Flying Upside Down (Nettwerk) |
| MUDCRUTCH |
Highway Companion Club (Reprise) |
NO JUSTICE
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Live At Billy Bob's Texas (Smith Music) |
| LEON REDBONE |
Live And Kickin' (Lemon) (reissue of 1981 show from the Lone Star Café in New York) |
| JEFF SCOTT ROBERTSON |
Summer's Here (Murder Creek) |
| JUSTIN RUTLEDGE |
Man Descending (Six Shooter) |
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| April 22nd |
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COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
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Live In the Ozone: 1973 US Tour (Cleopatra) |
MICHAEL DOUCET
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From Now On (Rounder) (the much admired leader of the Grammy-winning group BeauSoleil |
JEFF HEALEY
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Mess Of Blues (Ruf) |
CHRIS MILLS
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Living in The Aftermath (Ernest Jenning) |
| RANCHO DELUXE |
True Freedom (self released) |
STEVE RILEY & THE MAMOU PLAYBOYS
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Best Of (Rounder) |
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| April 15th |
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| AMERICAN PRINCES |
Other People (Yep Roc) |
| KRIS DELMHORST |
Shotgun Singer (Signature Sounds) |
DIXIE BEE-LINERS
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Ripe (Pinecastle) |
| JAMES McMURTRY |
Just Us Kids (Lightning Rod) |
| THE WILDERS |
Someone's Got to Pay (Free Dirt) |
JORDAN ZEVON
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Insides Out (New West/Ammal) |
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| April 8th |
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| AMERICAN BABIES |
American Babies (Sci-Fidelity) |
| MARCIA BALL |
Peace Love & BBQ (Alligator) |
| HAYES CARLL |
Trouble In Mind (Lost Highway) |
| ROY DAVIS & THE DREGS |
Deadweight (self released) |
| THE GIBSON BROTHERS |
Iron & Diamonds (Sugar Hill) |
| JAMES INTVELD |
Have Faith (Molenaart) |
COLIN MELOY
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Skulls, Ships, Sheep (Kill Rock Stars)
(The Decemberists' lead singer/songwriter) |
GWIL OWEN
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Gravy (Rambler) |
JOEL RAFAEL
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Thirteen Stories High (Inside Recordings) |
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| April 1st |
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BRIAN BLADE & THE FELLOWSHIP BAND
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Season Of Changes (Verve) (drummer with Emmylou Harris) |
| JACKIE GREENE |
Giving Up The Ghost (429) |
| KATHY MATTEA |
Coal (Captain Potato) (produced by Marty Stuart) |
| WILLIE NELSON |
One Hell Of A Ride (Columbia/Legacy) (4-CD career-spanning retrospective) |
| R.E.M. |
Accelerate (Warner Bros.) |
| MATTHEW RYAN |
Matthew Ryan Vs. The Silver State (00:02:59) |
SOUTH AUSTIN JUG BAND
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Strange Invitations (self released) |
| THE WOOD BROTHERS |
Loaded (Blue Note) |
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| March 25th |
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| COUNTING CROWS |
Saturday Nights And Sunday Mornings (Geffen) |
| JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE |
The Good Life (Bloodshot) |
| JIMMY GAUDREAU & MOONDI KLEIN |
2:10 Train (Rebel) (duet album from former members of Chesapeake) |
ARTY HILL & LONG GONE DADDYS
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Bar Of Gold (Cow Island) |
WALTER HYATT
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Some Unfinished Business (King Tears Music) |
JERRY KILGORE
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Loaded & Empty Nic-Nic Neer Records) |
| TIM O'BRIEN |
Cameleon (Proper American) |
| RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER |
Honoring The Father Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 & '47 (Skaggs Family) |
SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB
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Cipher |
TONY TRISCHKA
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Territory (Smithsonian Folkways) |
| WAYBACKS |
Loaded (Compass) |
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| March 18th |
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THAD COCKRELL
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To Be Loved (self released) EP |
CORTEZ DEL MAR
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You Did This To Yourself (self released)
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| DANIEL LANOIS |
Here Is What Is (Red Floor) |
| DOYLE LAWSON & QUICKSILVER |
Help Is On The Way (Horizon) |
SHE & HIM
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Volume One (self released) |
TOO SLIM & TAILDRAGGERS
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Fortune Teller (self released) |
| lARRY STEPHENSON BAND |
Thankful (Pinecastle) |
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| March 11th |
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| ERIC BIBB |
Get Onboard (TelArc) |
| JOE ELY |
LIVE Cactus! (Rack Em') |
| DAVE INSLEY |
West Texas Wine (DIR) |
| GREG LASWELL |
How The Day Sounds (Vanguard) (EP) |
| VAN MORRISON |
Keep It Simple (Lost Highway) |
| SHAWN MULLINS |
Honeydew (Vanguard) |
| JEB PURYEAR |
Hopes And Dreams (self released) (Donna The Buffalo fiddle player) |
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| March 4th |
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| BODEANS |
Still (He & He/Koch) |
| JACKSON BROWNE |
Solo Acoustic Vol. 2 (Inside) |
| CARLENE CARTER |
Stronger (Yep Roc) |
| CHATHAM COUNTY LINE |
IV (Yep Roc) |
KATHLEEN EDWARDS
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Asking For Flowers (Rounder)
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| FELICE BROTHERS |
Felice Brothers (Team Love) |
| FLOGGING MOLLY |
Float (SideOneDummy) |
| CAROLINE HERRING |
Lantana (Signature Sounds) |
| MEG HUTCHINSON |
Come Up Full (Red House) |
| MARK PICKEREL & HIS PRAYING HANDS |
Cody's Dream (Bloodshot) |
| JO CAROL PIERCE |
Dogs Of Love (self released) |
| WACO BROTHERS |
Waco Express: Live And Kicking At Schubas Tavern (Bloodshot) |
| WAIFS |
sundirtwater (Compass) |
WHISKEYTOWN
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Strangers Almanac (Universal)
(Deluxe 2-CD reissue with new tracks) |
| JIM WHITE |
Transnormal Skiperoo (Luaka Bop) (with Ollabelle) |
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| Feb 26th |
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COWBOY JUNKIES
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Trinity Revisited (Rounder) (1 CD & 1 DVD) |
MICHAEL DEAN DAMRON
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Loyal Bastards (self released) |
| RICHARD JULIAN |
Sunday Morning In Saturday Shoes (Manhattan) |
| SARA MELSON |
Dirty Mind (Nettwerk) |
| TIFT MERRITT |
Another Country (Fantasy/Concord) |
DOLLY PARTON
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Backwoods Barbie (Dolly Records)
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| PUNCH BROTHERS |
Punch (Nonesuch) (Chris Thile's new ensemble) |
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| feb. 19th |
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| JIMMY BALDWIN |
The Cowboy and the Mermaid (self released) |
MARIANNE FAITHFULL
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No Regrets (Great American) (
Pure country album never before released in North America. First released in 1977) |
DALLAS FRAZIER
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The R&B Sessions: Elvira/Tell It Like It Is (Raven) |
JON DEE GRAHAM
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Swept Away (Freedom) |
LEVON HELM
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Levon Helm & The RCO All-Stars / American Son (Raven) (two-fer of 2 of Levon's best solo LP's) |
| JIM LAUDERDALE |
Honey Songs (Yep Roc) |
GARY LOURIS
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Vagabonds (Ryko) (from the Jayhawks) |
| NICK LOWE |
Jesus Of Cool (reissue) (Yep Roc) |
| ALLISON MOORER |
Mockingbird (New Line) |
| TOM PAXTON |
Comedians & Angels (Appleseed) |
ARLEN ROTH featuring LEVON HELM
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Toolin' Around Woodstock (Aquinnah) |
| PAUL THORN |
Long Way from Tupelo (Perpetual Obscurity) |
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| feb. 12th |
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| BLUE HIGHWAY |
Through the Window of a Train (Rounder) |
MARTIN HAYES & DENNIS CAHILL
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Welcome Here Again |
| CARRIE NEWCOMER |
The Geography of Light (Rounder) |
| GOLDMINE PICKERS |
Lonesome Gone (self released) |
PUPPINI SISTERS
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Rise & Fall Of Ruby Woo (Verve) |
| HEIDI TALBOT |
Love and Light (Compass) |
| SAL VALENTINO |
Every Now And Then (Dig/Ryko) |
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| Feb. 5th |
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JASON COLLETT
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Here's To Being Here (Arts & Crafts) |
JACK JOHNSON
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Sleep Through The Static (Brushfire) |
K.D. LANG
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Watershed (Nonesuch) (Limited Edition includes 2nd CD with 4 bonus tracks and interview)
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REVEREND HORTON HEAT / REVEREND ORGANDRUM
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Hi Fi Stereo (Yep Roc) |
JOSH RITTER
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In The Dark (Independent Ireland)
(W/DVD) |
| TOM RUSSELL |
Lost Angel of Lyon: Live 1989, Lyon, France |
| MANDO SAENZ |
Bucket (Carnival/Thirty Tigers) |
OTIS TAYLOR
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Recapturing The Banjo (Telarc) (with Guy Davis, Corey Harris, Alvin Youngblood
Hart, Keb' Mo' ) |
| Various Artists |
Honeydripper Soundtrack (Rhino) (with new songs by
Keb' Mo', Mable John, Gary Clark, Jr., Ruth Brown and more) |
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| January 29th |
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| BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA |
Down In New Orleans (Proper) |
| DAILEY & VINCENT |
Dailey & Vincent (Rounder) |
TIM HENSLEY
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Long Monday (Rural Rhythm) |
| JOE JACKSON |
Rain (Ryko) |
| SHELBY LYNNE |
Just A Little Lovin' (Lost Highway) (songs inspired by Dusty Springfield) |
| WILLIE NELSON |
Moment Of Forever (Lost Highway) |
KATE WALSH
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Tim's House (Verve Forcast) |
WEBB WILDER AND THE BEATNECKS
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Born To Be Wilder (Live) (Blind Pig) |
| THE WRIGHTS |
The Wrights (ACR) |
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| January 22nd |
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BAND OF HEATHENS
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Live at Antone's (Fat Caddy) (two-disc DVD/CD) |
| RAY BONNEVILLE |
Goin' By Feel (Red House) |
DELANEY BRAMLETT
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A New Kind Of Blues (Magnolia Gold) |
CAT POWER
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Jukebox (Matador) |
| DONNA JEAN & THE TRICKSTERS |
Donna Jean & the Tricksters (Heart of Gold/DIG) |
| DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS |
Brighter Than Creation's Dark (New West) |
LIAM FINN
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I'll Be Lightning (Yep Roc) |
| THE KENNEDYS |
Better Dreams (Appleseed) |
| PATTY LARKIN |
Watch The Sky (Vanguard) |
NORTH MISSISSIPPI ALLSTARS
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Hernando (Songs Of The South) |
BUCK OWENS & HIS BUCKAROOS
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Live In Scandinavia (Live) (Sundazed) |
| STEVE POLTZ |
Traveling (Pounder) |
JASON RINGENBERG
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Best Tracks and Side Tracks 1979-2007 (Yep Roc) |
SNEAKY PETE
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The Shiloh Records Anthology (Sundazed) |
OWEN TEMPLE
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Two Thousand Miles (Thirty Tigers)
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| January 15th |
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| AMERICAN MARS |
Western Sides (Gangplank) |
| BOB BROZMAN |
Post Industrial Blues (Ruf) |
COMMANDER CODY & HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN
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Early Years 1967-1970 (Blue Label) (2 CD set) |
TRACY GRAMMER
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Book Of Sparrows (self released) |
| MALCOLM HOLCOMBE |
Gamblin' House (Echo Mountain) |
MICHAEL WESTON KING
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New Kind Of Loneliness(Poptown) |
| ERIC LINDELL |
Low On Cash, Rich In Love (Alligator) |
MARS ARIZONA
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Hello Cruel World (Big Barn) |
AUGIE MEYERS
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Through The Years (self released) |
| rOOMFUL OF BLUES |
Raisin' A Ruckus (Alligator) |
| THE STEELDRIVERS |
The SteelDrivers (Rounder) |
THE WHIPSAWS
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60 Watt Avenue (self released) |
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