Looking back at the free discs sent out alongside offers for box sets of music that people didn’t really want but felt compelled to buy anyway.
Tag: country music
Sibylle Rauch – So Long And Goodbye To Tunefulness
The curious country and western song performed by the German sex symbol turned porn star.
Julie’s Sixteenth Birthday – The Story Behind A Notorious Album Cover
Behind every Bad Album Cover is a record, often made with sincerity and naivety. Here is the tale behind one of the more infamous.
Sixteen Tons Of Terry Wogan
A bizarre version of the nihilistic country anthem by the BBC’s most wholesome star.
Classic Albums Revisited: Fairport Convention’s Rising For The Moon
A transitional album for the British folk-rock pioneers now comes in a posh expanded edition.
The Beverly Hillbillies Sing!
The cast of the classic sit-com record a novelty record.
Pat Campbell’s Deal With God
The ultra-kitsch religious death disc from the country music DJ.
Pretty Vacant: The Weird World Of Sex Pistols Cover Versions
Anarchy in the Music Industry – an alternative world of Sex Pistols classics by other people.
Johnny Cash At Folsom And San Quentin
Johnny Cash’s iconic prison performances and Jim Marshall’s remarkable photographic record of them.
