BLOODSHOT REVIVAL and SOUNDIES
are pleased as all get-out to present a series of
unreleased transcription recordings from the 1930’s through the early 60’s,
featuring some of the greatest names in country music history...
* Rex Allen *
“The Last of the Great Singing Cowboys”
* Spade Cooley *
“Shame on You: The Western Swing Dance Gang”
Bloodshot Records, Chicago’s “Home of Insurgent Country” (where upstarts
like The Waco Brothers, Alejandro Escovedo, Neko Case, Andre Williams, and
The Pine Valley Cosmonauts come home to roost...), and our friends at
Soundies, are proud as hell to launch our subsidiary imprint -- ladies and
gentlemen, witness the first two releases in what will be a dazzling array
of goodies from country music’s storied past -- brought to you by
BLOODSHOT REVIVAL!
None of these recordings has ever been released in any form. These
budget-priced CDs and cassettes are lovingly re-mastered from the
transcription lacquers, and feature excellent period artwork and liner
notes. Other notable releases slated for ‘99 include collections from
Ernest Tubb, Sons of the Pioneers, and Hank Thompson. File these releases
under country -- with a capital C.
First up is the “Arizona Cowboy” himself -- REX ALLEN. In keeping with the
Bloodshot/Chicago spirit, the songs in this collection were recorded during
Allen’s 1946-1949 heyday as the star of Chicago’s WLS Barn Dance (a radio
show that surpassed the Grand Old Opry in influence well into the 1960’s).
On “The Last of the Great Singing Cowboys,” you get fast-paced
instrumentals, velvety ballads, smooth trio harmonies, and story songs --
with a crack backing band of accordion, fiddle, guitar, and swinging
stand-up bass. This stuff smokes, folks. (street date: March 23, 1999)
Next in line we have the King Of Western California Swing -- SPADE COOLEY.
“Shame on You: The Western Swing Dance Gang” contains never-released
recordings of Spade and his band -- some are so rare that in many cases
they are the only recorded versions of the songs. Recorded over 1944 and
1945, they feature the vocal talents of Tex Williams (who went on to solo
fame behind hits like “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! That Cigarette!”), and showcase
Spade and Tex at the height of their collaborative efforts. (street date:
April 20, 1999)
It’s a new day in the bunker, comrades. These are beautiful recordings from
country music’s seminal glory days. Everyone from Granny on down will love
it and want to swing along. Just think! No more Bloodshot-induced family
rifts! This stuff is fancy-good. Resurgent country anyone?
Call on Hogan or Stacey at Bloodshot for the whole story
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