I rambled on over to my impeccably indie local CD store this afternoon, and
picked up a couple of albums:
Damnations TX. I'm going to take the exemption that Linda, I think, granted
me. Not my cup of tea, by and large, though there are a couple of tracks I
enjoy, and I'm as or more mystified than anyone by the Louvin Brothers
references.
Oklahoma Girl. A 2-CD set of Reba McEntire's Mercury stuff from 1978-84,
including several previously unreleased cuts. For those who don't
understand why Reba used to get put into the New Traditionalist category,
the answer's right here - though I have to say, even considering the hard
turn toward pop that she took on MCA, the production she got there has a lot
more punch to it than this stuff.
Bare Tracks (The Columbia Years). Now *this* is the real find of the trip;
I had no idea this was coming (thanks a lot, whoever's doing Koch
publicity). 4 tracks from As Is (though "White Freightliner Blues" isn't
among them, unfortunately), "Numbers," "Tequila Sheila," "If You Ain't Got
Nothin'," "Rough On The Living" and a bunch more, including his duet with
Rosanne Cash. Also includes a version of "The Gambler" that appears to
predate you-know-who's by a few months. Boy, is this good stuff....
Jon Weisberger Kenton County, KY [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://home.fuse.net/jonweisberger/
