Hey there Steve. It is great to see you again. I agree with John's comment below. You can never own too many Chet albums. I love his guitar playing. One the best. One of the John Loudermilk tracks off of Our Man In Nashville was shown tonight by Static Traveler Alan. He showed a small stack of UK singles. Speaking of amazing guitar players. Glen Campbell was also one of the best in the country genre. Every time I hear the name Buck Owens I think of the Creedence song that mentions his name. Well done Steve and all under five minutes. I am sure that Hedley will enjoy it as much as I did. Hope to see you posting again soon~ Rob/Boston
Hi Rob, hope all is good with you as Spring finally arrives. I need to check out Alan’s rock and roll 45s. Love it when he shows the singles. I’ve always enjoyed Glen Campbell’s guitar playing. I think he played on loads of great singles as a session musician. One of those players who is so distinctive, anyone can recognise him. Going to upload a couple of videos in the next few days. Just been so busy with work. Cheers, Steve.
Hi Steve, Short and sweet. Just what the doctor ordered. To be honest, I was a little burnt out watching country tags! Turns out you can have too much of a good thing. But your little gem was a pleasure to watch. It has been great watching the various directions people have taken this, which in many ways has justified starting this tag. I really think the breath of the genre has really been evidenced through these videos. There's a country for all tastes. I love those Hank Williams 10" records. Over the years I've been meaning to get hold of some, but they've always been in poor condition or far to expensive. Those Proper box sets are amazing value. I've got a few of them, but not that Carter Family one. Nice! Cash's Bitter Tears is a fine record. Its very much from an overlooked period of his career. If I hear another hipster say, "With Johnny Cash all you need is the Sun stuff and his American Recordings series", I'll make like Johnny Cash did in Reno! There's a documentary about the recording of Bitter Tears...Which I haven't seen. And a tribute album...Which I haven't heard. One of these days... I like Chet Atkins as well, but dont have a huge number of his records. I can't recommend the most recent episode of the Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast more highly, which focuses on the Nashville Sound. The polemical essay attempts to shoot down the notion that Chet Atkins created the Nashville Sound, and in fact Owen Bradley deserves to be considered its instigator. It's a compelling listen. Yup, Richmond Fountaine are great! What can I say about Phases and Stages? A flawless record, possibly Willie's finest moment. I have a massive hole in my country vinyl collection, and that's the lack of Merle Haggards 60s records. I have one or two, but none of his classics. Considering how many of old Hags albums I have, it's kind of embarrassing. I've got a load of Porter Wagoner's records, and most of them are great. I don't have The Cold Hard Facts Of Life, but that cover is a classic. Thanks for joining in, Steve. Hedley
Good to see you back Steve although I hardly recognized you. Some nice looking records there, none of which I have apart from one so will look out for them.
Hi Pete, yes - the haircut happened last week. Just told the barber to sort it. He went to town on it. Most Buck Owens records are great and Phases and Stages is brilliant. Going to listen to it in the morning. Drove through snow this morning in the mountains. Crazy for May. Hope all is good with you both.
I've got that Merle album as well, also Phases & Stages which I actually found in a charity shop, a busy one which gets picked over regularly...lucked out that day, not one I think I've come across since. Red Headed Stranger if I came across an extra copy was always a guaranteed seller, unlike most country records unfortunately. Nice to see more attention on it through these responses. Good one, cheers!
Love this - breath of VC fresh air!
Great 10”!
Hey there Steve. It is great to see you again. I agree with John's comment below. You can never own too many Chet albums. I love his guitar playing. One the best. One of the John Loudermilk tracks off of Our Man In Nashville was shown tonight by Static Traveler Alan. He showed a small stack of UK singles. Speaking of amazing guitar players. Glen Campbell was also one of the best in the country genre. Every time I hear the name Buck Owens I think of the Creedence song that mentions his name. Well done Steve and all under five minutes. I am sure that Hedley will enjoy it as much as I did. Hope to see you posting again soon~
Rob/Boston
Hi Rob, hope all is good with you as Spring finally arrives. I need to check out Alan’s rock and roll 45s. Love it when he shows the singles. I’ve always enjoyed Glen Campbell’s guitar playing. I think he played on loads of great singles as a session musician. One of those players who is so distinctive, anyone can recognise him. Going to upload a couple of videos in the next few days. Just been so busy with work. Cheers, Steve.
@@psychinthevalleys5324 I am looking forward to seeing them Steve~
Hi Steve,
Short and sweet. Just what the doctor ordered. To be honest, I was a little burnt out watching country tags! Turns out you can have too much of a good thing. But your little gem was a pleasure to watch.
It has been great watching the various directions people have taken this, which in many ways has justified starting this tag. I really think the breath of the genre has really been evidenced through these videos. There's a country for all tastes.
I love those Hank Williams 10" records. Over the years I've been meaning to get hold of some, but they've always been in poor condition or far to expensive.
Those Proper box sets are amazing value. I've got a few of them, but not that Carter Family one. Nice!
Cash's Bitter Tears is a fine record. Its very much from an overlooked period of his career. If I hear another hipster say, "With Johnny Cash all you need is the Sun stuff and his American Recordings series", I'll make like Johnny Cash did in Reno! There's a documentary about the recording of Bitter Tears...Which I haven't seen. And a tribute album...Which I haven't heard. One of these days...
I like Chet Atkins as well, but dont have a huge number of his records. I can't recommend the most recent episode of the Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast more highly, which focuses on the Nashville Sound. The polemical essay attempts to shoot down the notion that Chet Atkins created the Nashville Sound, and in fact Owen Bradley deserves to be considered its instigator. It's a compelling listen.
Yup, Richmond Fountaine are great!
What can I say about Phases and Stages? A flawless record, possibly Willie's finest moment.
I have a massive hole in my country vinyl collection, and that's the lack of Merle Haggards 60s records. I have one or two, but none of his classics. Considering how many of old Hags albums I have, it's kind of embarrassing.
I've got a load of Porter Wagoner's records, and most of them are great. I don't have The Cold Hard Facts Of Life, but that cover is a classic.
Thanks for joining in, Steve.
Hedley
Good to see you back Steve although I hardly recognized you. Some nice looking records there, none of which I have apart from one so will look out for them.
Hi Pete, yes - the haircut happened last week. Just told the barber to sort it. He went to town on it. Most Buck Owens records are great and Phases and Stages is brilliant. Going to listen to it in the morning. Drove through snow this morning in the mountains. Crazy for May. Hope all is good with you both.
I've got that Merle album as well, also Phases & Stages which I actually found in a charity shop, a busy one which gets picked over regularly...lucked out that day, not one I think I've come across since. Red Headed Stranger if I came across an extra copy was always a guaranteed seller, unlike most country records unfortunately. Nice to see more attention on it through these responses. Good one, cheers!
Phases and Stages is so hard to get over here. I looked for years and then, there it was, for a fiver. Great record. Never seen another copy.