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The RIAS Session - Live in Berlin June 19, 1981 - Alexis Korner, Tony Sheridan, and Steve Baker (CD)

Alexis Korner: The RIAS Session - Live in Berlin June 19, 1981... Art-Nr.: ACD12510

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Greatest Hits And Finest Performances (LP, 180g Vinyl)

Del Shannon: Greatest Hits And Finest Performances (LP, 180g... Art-Nr.: ALP12004

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Mr. Bass Man - The Acetates (CD)

Johnny Cymbal: Mr. Bass Man - The Acetates (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12508

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Three Months To Kill (CD)

Huelyn Duvall: Three Months To Kill (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12509

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A Letter Home From Korea (10inch LP)

Frankie Miller: A Letter Home From Korea (10inch LP) Art-Nr.: ALP10504

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Austin, Texas 1949-1950 (LP, 10inch)

Ray Campi: Austin, Texas 1949-1950 (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10508

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1956 Radio Rockabillies (CD)

Narvel Felts & Jerry Mercer: 1956 Radio Rockabillies (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12555

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Byrd's Expedition (CD)

Jerry Byrd: Byrd's Expedition (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12550

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Guitar Over Europe (LP, 180g Vinyl)

Chet Atkins: Guitar Over Europe (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: ALP12001

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A Rootin' Tootin' Santa - A Hillbilly Christmas (CD)

Various: A Rootin' Tootin' Santa - A Hillbilly... Art-Nr.: ACD12560

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Richard Weize, the founder of Bear Family Records fulfilled himself another dream with his label 'RWA - Richard Weize Archives'. The label's attention is turned to reissues of rare and forgotten recordings that will fill in the blank among not only collectors and music historians but any music lover.

Yesterday's rarities in Jazz, Country and Rock'n'Roll, from Cab Calloway via Bill Monroe up to Johnny Cymbal can be found on either CDs and on some fine 10inch vinyl records.

Richard Weize, the founder of Bear Family Records fulfilled himself another dream with his label ' RWA - Richard Weize Archives '. The label's attention is turned to reissues of rare and forgotten... read more »

RWA - Richard Weize Archives

Richard Weize, the founder of Bear Family Records fulfilled himself another dream with his label 'RWA - Richard Weize Archives'. The label's attention is turned to reissues of rare and forgotten recordings that will fill in the blank among not only collectors and music historians but any music lover.

Yesterday's rarities in Jazz, Country and Rock'n'Roll, from Cab Calloway via Bill Monroe up to Johnny Cymbal can be found on either CDs and on some fine 10inch vinyl records.

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Byrd's Expedition (CD)

Jerry Byrd: Byrd's Expedition (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12550

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1-CD digipac - 50-page booklet - 30 tracks The first comprehensive release of the legendary lap steel guitarist's celebrated MERCURY instrumentals. - Packed with 30 tracks, digitally remastered from the bestavailable source material....

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A Letter Home From Korea (10inch LP)

Frankie Miller: A Letter Home From Korea (10inch LP) Art-Nr.: ALP10504

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10" LP - Gatefold cover - Klappcover - 10 tracks - 15:04 min. An unexpected treasure for fans of Frankie Miller and '50s country music I Contains seven "lost" songs never recorded before or since Includes Frankie's narrative about each...

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Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 - Blues, R&B And Gospel (CD)

Various: Talking On The Telephone Vol.1 - Blues, R&B And... Art-Nr.: ACD12524

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(2017/RWA) 28 Tracks (77:47) - Digipack - 32-page booklet - In this series of four landmark CDs, RWA RECORDS celebrates two inventions from the late 19th century that changed human life and civilization forever: a) the ability to...

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Talking On The Telephone Vol.2 - Hillbilly Music (CD)

Various: Talking On The Telephone Vol.2 - Hillbilly... Art-Nr.: ACD12557

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(2017/RWA) 28 Tracks (74:09) - Digipack - 32-page booklet - In this series of four landmark CDs, RWA RECORDS celebrates two inventions from the late 19th century that changed human life and civilization forever: a) the ability to...

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Play The Music Louder - 4 Star Boogies & Jumpin' Hillbilly (CD)

Various: Play The Music Louder - 4 Star Boogies &... Art-Nr.: ACD12554

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(2017/RWA) 25 Tracks (65:35) - Digipack with 60 page booklet by Kevin Coffey. ,- 'Independent record label' is usually used as a blanket alternative to draw a line between the handful of 'major' labels and every one else, but if...

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Christmas Up North (LP, 10inch)

Various: Christmas Up North (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10516

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Sleeve - 12 rare tracks - Christmas in Canada. ,- Canadians take Christmas almost as seriously as hockey. There are hundreds, if not thousands of Christmas songs written and performed...

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Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - An R&B Christmas (CD)

Various: Boogie Woogie Santa Claus - An R&B Christmas (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12561

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(2017/RWA) 29 Tracks - Rhythm'n'Blues Christmas nuggets from the golden era 1947-1963! Deluxe Digipack with 70-page booklet!

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Hillbilly Goes Electric, Vol.1 (LP, 10inch)

Various: Hillbilly Goes Electric, Vol.1 (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10512

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Sleeve - 10 tracks - 25:58 min. --The Richard Weize Archives make available the first in a series of 10″ albums which will explore post war electric country boogie recordings. Due to post...

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Hillbilly Goes Electric, Vol.2 (LP, 10inch)

Various: Hillbilly Goes Electric, Vol.2 (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10514

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Sleeve - 10 tracks - 26 min. --The Richard Weize Archives make available the first in a series of 10″ albums which will explore post war electric country boogie recordings. Due to post war...

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Three Months To Kill (CD)

Huelyn Duvall: Three Months To Kill (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12509

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1-CD digipac - 68-page booklet - 33 tracks . 72:25 min. HUELYN DUVALL had it all going for him: good looks, good records, and a rich record label. But somehow a hit record never materialized. Now for the first time, RICHARD WEIZE...

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Greatest Hits And Finest Performances (LP, 180g Vinyl)

Del Shannon: Greatest Hits And Finest Performances (LP, 180g... Art-Nr.: ALP12004

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 16 tracks - Del Shannon is known as the Runaway hitmaker of 1961, with a string of hits to follow in the early ’60s. One story that may not be as well known is that he was the first American artist to record...

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Guitar Over Europe (LP, 180g Vinyl)

Chet Atkins: Guitar Over Europe (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: ALP12001

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 12 tracks -The lost ‘Guitar Over Europe’ LP finally sees the light of day after 53 years. Chet Atkins toured Europe in April 1964 as part of an RCA Promotion called ‘Nashville Stars on Tour.’ The package...

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A Rootin' Tootin' Santa - A Hillbilly Christmas (CD)

Various: A Rootin' Tootin' Santa - A Hillbilly... Art-Nr.: ACD12560

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(2017/RWA) 29 Tracks - Rhythm'n'Blues Christmas nuggets from the golden era 1947-1963! Deluxe Digipack with 70-page booklet! Christmas music rarely appeared on phonograph records until the late 1940s, and most of what did appear was...

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1956 Radio Rockabillies (CD)

Narvel Felts & Jerry Mercer: 1956 Radio Rockabillies (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12555

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1-CD digipac - 39-page booklet - 35 tracks Reissued by popular demand is the 'Radio Rockabillies' material recorded by Jerry Mercer and his band, the Rhythm and Blues Boys, in 1956 for a local radio show in Malden, Missouri. Jerry's band...

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Perfect For Parties (CD)

Various: Perfect For Parties (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12548

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1-CD digipac - 50-page booklet - 20 tracks It was the golden age of rock 'n' roll: revolutionary rhythms, electric guitars, off-beat saxophones and hammering pianos, plus piercing vocals and choruses which made everything that went...

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Austin, Texas 1949-1950 (LP, 10inch)

Ray Campi: Austin, Texas 1949-1950 (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10508

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Cover - 8 tracks - 26:34min. The incredible musical saga of Ray Campi, spanning more than 65 years and still going strong, commenced with the previously unheard contents of this album,...

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Why Baby Why (LP, 10inch)

George Jones: Why Baby Why (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10509

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Cover - 10 Titel - 27:00min. George Jones greatest successes lay ahead of him when he performed the tracks in this collection – his first number one was just around the corner – and his...

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Latch On With The Cochran Brothers (LP, 10inch)

Eddie Cochran: Latch On With The Cochran Brothers (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10502

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(2017/Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Cover - 10 tracks - 20:59min. Hank Cochran and Eddie Cochran, not related, both rose to international prominence in music – Hank Cochran in Country Music and Eddie Cochran in Rock and Roll....

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The RIAS Session - Live in Berlin June 19, 1981 - Alexis Korner, Tony Sheridan, and Steve Baker (CD)

Alexis Korner: The RIAS Session - Live in Berlin June 19, 1981... Art-Nr.: ACD12510

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1-CD digipac - 24-page booklet - 12 tracks - 61min. Though nobody knew it at the time, this was literally a once in a lifetime encounter: the father of British blues Alexis Korner, whose groundbreaking group Blues Incorporated laid the...

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My Baby Heard Elvis (LP, 10inch)

Otto Bash: My Baby Heard Elvis (LP, 10inch) Art-Nr.: ALP10515

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(Richard Weize Archives) 10" LP - Gatefold Sleeve - 13 tracks - 29 min. The Richard Weize Archives make available the recordings of Otto Bash, a Nashville based drummer and sometime vocalist. Bash was 29 years old, and it was the dawn of...

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Rockin' The King (10inch LP)

Various: Rockin' The King (10inch LP) Art-Nr.: ALP10505

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10" LP - Gatefold cover - Klappcover - 12 tracks - 28:37min. When Elvis Presley exploded in 1956, the swivel-hipped rocker's avalanche of hits provided ample fodder for BELL RECORDS. Arthur Shimkin’s budget-priced label subsisted on a...

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Mr. Bass Man - The Acetates (CD)

Johnny Cymbal: Mr. Bass Man - The Acetates (CD) Art-Nr.: ACD12508

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1-CD digipac - 12-page booklet - 15 tracks . 33:39 min. There was a lot more to Johnny Cymbal than his 1963 smash Mr. Bass Man, though the song remains his chief claim to fame (under his own name, anyway). You'll find no less than three...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1959 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1959... Art-Nr.: ACD12519

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 30min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1952 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1952... Art-Nr.: ACD12512

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1-CD digipac - 12 -page booklet - 12 tracks . 34min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1956 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1956... Art-Nr.: ACD12516

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 30min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1960 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1960... Art-Nr.: ACD12520

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 31min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1953 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1953... Art-Nr.: ACD12513

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 33min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1954 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1954... Art-Nr.: ACD12514

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 30min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1955 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1955... Art-Nr.: ACD12515

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 30min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1958 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1958... Art-Nr.: ACD12518

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 30min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Just Sitting In The Balcony - Movie Memories Of The ‘50s (CD)

Various: Just Sitting In The Balcony - Movie Memories Of... Art-Nr.: ACD12506

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1-CD digipac - 24-page booklet - 12 tracks . 31min. Here's a musical journey back to the 1950s with a dozen themes from Hollywood's biggest blockbusters. The songs from films like 'Around The World In 80 Days'; 'High Society' (the song...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1957 (CD)

Various: Let The Bells Keep Ringing - 12 Hits From 1957... Art-Nr.: ACD12517

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1-CD digipac - 16-page booklet - 12 tracks . 28min. Arthur Shimkin was an expert at selling records to children. In 1948, he talked the New York publishing house Simon and Schuster into bankrolling GOLDEN RECORDS, an instant sensation...

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Let The Bells Keep Ringin' (10inch LP)

Cab Calloway: Let The Bells Keep Ringin' (10inch LP) Art-Nr.: ALP10503

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10" LP - Gatefold cover - Klappcover - 8 tracks - 21:08min. Minnie The Moocher was effervescent bandleader Cab Calloway's signature theme for more than half a century. He first waxed the ditty in 1931, and his sparkling reprise in the...

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From Billy Mize 1958 Demos For Cash (10inch LP)

Billy Mize: From Billy Mize 1958 Demos For Cash (10inch LP) Art-Nr.: ALP10501

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10" LP - Gatefold cover - Klappcover - 6 tracks - 11:31min. While not a household name, Bakersfield, California's Billy Mize was nominated for 23 Academy of Country Music Awards between 1965 and 1973. He won several, including Most Prom-...

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Castle Studio 1950-1951 - Complete Sessions

Bill Monroe: Castle Studio 1950-1951 - Complete Sessions Art-Nr.: ACD12522

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5-CD hardcover album (CD-size) - 68-page booklet - 181 tracks -(366 min.) For devotees of Bill Monroe's music, the CD box sets issued by BEAR FAMILY beginning in 1989 were the answer to a listener's dream: having the bluegrass...

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