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Various - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: Vol.01, The Blissed-Out Birth Of Country Rock 1966-68 (2-CD)

2-CD Digipak (6-plated) with 96-page booklet, 41 tracks. Total playing time approx. 116:04 minutes. Country Rock

TRUCKERS, KICKERS, COWBOY ANGELS
The Blissed-Out Birth of Country Rock 1966-1968; Volume 1

Did it start in July 1954 when Elvis Presley applied his twitchy energy to Bill Monroe's regal bluegrass waltz, Blue Moon Of Kentucky? Or a couple of years later when Carl Perkins recorded Dixie Fried, deluding himself into thinking that northern pop stations would play it? Or was it 'Beatles For Sale' in 1964 or Rick Nelson's startling self-reinvention in 1966? Or the early International Submarine Band singles? Or the Byrds' Time Between or Old John Robertson?

Country Rock was quintessentially Californian while its forebear, Rockabilly, was quintessentially Southern, but both were reactions against then-prevailing music. Both seemed to prove Isaac Newton's third law of motion; that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Every rockabilly single was a finger thrust in the face of smug, perfectly formed 1950s pop. Country Rock (or "longhair country" as the trade press called it) was a reaction against the self-absorption of psychedelia. In 1968 - the year Country Rock became a thing - Iron Butterfly released 'In-a-Gadda-da Vida.' The title song consumed one entire side of the LP, and, without drugs, it was unlistenable. Concurrently, there was a dematerializing back-to-the-land movement - an attempt to recapture any slice of Eden that hadn't been paved over.

Country Rock wasn't trying to supplant or reinvent Nashville. These were times as bitterly polarized as our own. Country music as it was made and played in Nashville every day derided hippies, just as hippies derided Nashville. True, a few subversives in Nashville reached out to the subculture, just as the Byrds famously tried to bridge the divide from the other side by playing the Grand Ole Opry, but the gulf was too deep. In the end, Gram Parsons' dream that country radio would sandwich his singles between George Jones and Loretta Lynn was no more than a dream. Country Rock was tailored to the newly minted underground FM rock format, not AM country.

By the mid-1970s, the rough edges in this music, harking back to hillbilly and rockabilly's unruly past, had become reduced to the Eagles' slick commercial equations. This CD and its companions tell the story of Country Rock from our arbitrarily assigned moment of its birth around 1966 until 1975. It's sequenced more or less chronologically so you can get a sense of the genre unfolding.

A final word: if a couple of your favorite tracks aren't here, there are several reasons. Perhaps we didn't know about them. Perhaps we didn't like them. Or, far more likely, the originating label wouldn't license to us.

Colin Escott

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Album titlle: Vol.01, The Blissed-Out Birth Of Country Rock 1966-68 (2-CD)
Genre Country
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode BS
Edition 2 Deluxe Edition
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EAN: 5397102173615
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Various - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels - Vol.01, The Blissed-Out Birth Of Country Rock 1966-68 (2-CD) CD 1
01	Truck Driving Man	International Submarine Band
02	You Just Can’t Quit	Nelson, Rick
03	Nashville Cats	Lovin’ Spoonful, The
04	Pay The Price	Buffalo Springfield
05	Tried So Hard	Clark, Gene & The Gosdin Brothers
06	Grizzely Bear aka Grizzly Bear	Youngbloods, The
07	So You Say You Lost Your Baby	Clark, Gene & The Gosdin Brothers
08	Tell Me	Gosdin Brothers, The
09	Darlin’ Companion	Lovin’ Spoonful
10	I’m Movin’ On	Everly Brothers, The
11	Ode To Billie Joe	Gentry, Bobbie
12	Child’s Claim To Fame	Buffalo Springfield
13	Bowling Green	Everly Brothers, The
14	Niki Hoeky	Gentry, Bobbie
15	Luxury Liner	International Submarine Band
16	Blue Eyes	International Submarine Band
17	What Am I Doing Hangin' Round	Monkees, The
18	Old John Robertson	Byrds, The
19	Sugar Babe	Youngbloods, The
20	Ain’t That A Shame	Vernon, Kenny
21	Ode To Billie	Nashville West

Various - Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels - Vol.01, The Blissed-Out Birth Of Country Rock 1966-68 (2-CD) CD 2
01	Do You Know How It Feels To Be Lonesome	International Submarine Band
02	Wasn’t Born To Follow	Byrds, The
03	I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight	Dylan, Bob
04	The Weight	Band, The
05	She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune	Hearts & Flowers
06	I Shall Be Released	Band, The
07	You Ain't Going Nowhere	Byrds, The
08	Hickory Wind	Byrds, The
09	Turn Around	Beau Brummels, The
10	The Loneliest Man In Town	Beau Brummels, The
11	Never Goin’ Back	Lovin’ Spoonful
12	One Hundred Years From Now	Byrds, The
13	Train Leaves Here This Morning	Dillard & Clark
14	Make Up Your Mind	Spencers, The
15	The Radio Song	Dillard & Clark
16	Nobody Knows	Dillards, The
17	Listen To The Sound	Dillards, The
18	The Conscience Of You	Payne, Dennis
19	T For Texas	Everly Brothers, The
20	I Wonder If I’ll Care As Much (#2)	Everly Brothers, The

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From: Richard On: 12 Sep 2021

From: Matt Hiott On: 6 Mar 2018

Excellent collection!!

What an excellent collection of music! The extensive liner notes make it like a trip to a really cool museum! Thank you for making this available!

From: BF Presse On: 29 Jun 2015

Must have

Record Collector 01/15 "Phantastic sound, great looks - a must have!

From: BF Presse On: 25 Jun 2015

enorm ineressante Compilation

R & R Musikmagazin 6/14 "..eine musikalisch und historisch enorm interessante Compilation nicht nur für eingefelischte Rock 'n' Roller."
Concerto 12/14 "Eine fein editierte und schön aufgemachte Möglichkeit, der Entstehung des Phänomen Country-Rock nachzuspüren."

From: Magazin: Classic Rock 12/14 On: 18 Feb 2015

Ein Extralob verdienen sich das noble Cover und die daumendicken, mit exzellenten Infos und hübschen Bildern versehenen Booklets.

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Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels - The Blissed-Out Birth Of Country Rock 1966-68, Vol. 1 + 1969, Vol. 2

Die Geburt des Country-Rock - in Wort, Song und Bild.

Das Jahr 1966 hatte es in sich: Deutschland verlor das WM-Finale gegen England wegen eines irregulären Treffers, die Beatles veröffentlichen REVOLVER, die Stones AFTER-MATH und die Beach Boys PET SOUNDS. Musikalisch also ein guter Jahrgang. Vor allem, weil nicht nur in Nashville kreative Köpfe an einem besonderen Mix werkelten - an der Kombination aus Country und Rock. Den Beginn dieser bis heute gültigen Erfolgsgeschichte erzählen die kompetenten Nachlassverwalter von Bear Family mit einer CD-Edition nach: THE BLISSED-OUT BIRTH OF COUNTRY ROCK. Volume 1 beleuchtet mit zwei CDs und insgesamt 41 Titeln den Zeitraum von 1966 bis 1968 - mit dabei: natürlich alle prominenten Pioniere und Ziehväter der neuen Stilrichtung. Also: The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, The Band, The Everly Brothers, Bobbie Gentry, The Lovin' Spoonful und natürlich Meister Dylan. Alle da, alle mit ihren richtungsweisenden Klassikern. Aber auch: die weniger bekannten Wegbereiter wie die International Submarine Band (mit dem jungen Gram Parsons) oder die Hippie-Flüchtlinge aus San Francisco, The Beau Brummels. Volume 2 beschränkt sich mit einem Tonträger ganz auf 1969. Zu Recht, denn das Woodstock-Jahr war auch für die Country-Szene und Nashville gravierend: Dylan veröffentlichte seinen Meilenstein NASHVILLE SKYLINE und die Flying Burrito Brothers um Gram Parsons ihr epochales zweites Album. Mehr noch: Das Genre war erwachsen geworden und bot vielen unterschiedlichen Künstlern und Formationen eine neue Heimat, etwa Acts wie Doug Sahm, den Sanland Brothers oder der von Mike Neshmith produzierten Band The Corvettes. Sogar Elvis machte eine Hollywood-Pause und nahm in Memphis eine temperamentvolle Version des Hank-Snow-Songs >I'm Moving On< auf. Vor allem aber tauchten etliche neue Gesichter mit unverbrauchten Stimmen auf. Bands und Interpreten wie Linda Ronstadt und Poco, und der heute gottgleich gehuldigte Townes Van Zandt deutete mit >Lungs< sein Genie an. 1969 zweigte der Country-Rock aber auch schon ab in Richtung Kommerz: Glen Campbell steuerte mit >Galveston< und Kenny Rogers mit >Ruby< schnurstracks in die Charts. Ein Extralob verdienen sich das noble Cover und die daumendicken, mit exzellenten Infos und hübschen Bildern versehenen Booklets. Besser geht's wirklich nicht!

From: Billie Marie Feather On: 23 Dec 2014

AWESOME

If you're into 60's and 70's country rock (The Byrds/Michael Nesmith/Gram Parson's sounding goodies) this is THE compilation for you. I recieved Vol 1 and 2 as a gift and it hasn't left the CD player since. Simply wonderful and excellent selections. Do yourself a favor and grab this set up! You won't be disappointed.

From: rudi On: 4 Nov 2014

great

great sound, great compilation

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