Sunday, 3 February 2008

VA - Rough Trade Shops Country Vol 1




















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Put away your boots and guns, put away your stetson, son. If you thought country music was dead. Think again. This is a rip-roaring, hip-snorting, root'n'tootin' compilation of today's best Americana. Stand out tracks include Brownsville Girl by Jim White and Gin and Juice by The Gourds. Miss this at your peril.

Disc 1:
  • 1. Wearing the Robes of Bible Black - Giant Sand
  • 2. Take Me Down to the Hospital - The Replacements
  • 3. Country Death Song - Violent Femmes
  • 4. Jellyfish - Lincoln 65
  • 5. I Cut Myself - Wannabe Texans
  • 6. Lust - Meat Puppets
  • 7. Fancy - The Geraldine Fibbers
  • 8. The Devil in the Details - The Broken Family Band
  • 9. Gary's Song - American Music Club
  • 10. Tapedecks All Over Hell - Boiled in Lead
  • 11. Life Is Fine - Rainer
  • 12. When the Helicopter Comes - The Handsome Family
  • 13. The Crooked Rose and the Briar - Calexico
  • 14. South of Cincinnati - Freakwater
  • 15. Lil Wallet Picture - Richard Buckner
  • 16. The Night's Too Long - Lucinda Williams
  • 17. Ghost on the Highway - Gun Club
  • 18. Come Back to Your Man - Songs: Ohia
  • 19. Blind Willie McTell - Dream Syndicate

Disc 2:
  • 1. Until You Came Along - Golden Smog
  • 2. Drifting - The Rockingbirds
  • 3. Riding With Mary - X
  • 4. Ain't No Hangman - True West
  • 5. Night Time (Ain't Got No Eyes) - Chickasaw Mudd Puppies
  • 6. Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down - Uncle Tupelo
  • 7. Lost Highway - The Mekons
  • 8. Houses on the Hill - Whiskeytown
  • 9. Billy Austin - Steve Earle
  • 10. Lonely Lights - Tarnation
  • 11. Give My Heart to You - The Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers
  • 12. The Girl from Brownsville, Texas [Rough Mix] - Jim White
  • 13. Good Guys and Bad Guys - Camper Van Beethoven
  • 14. Strugglin' Horse in Hollywood - Ella Guru
  • 15. Hair of the Dog - Green on Red
  • 16. This Train - 28th Day
  • 17. Border Radio - Dave Alvin
  • 18. Spreading the Evening Sky With Crows - Lullaby for the Working Class
  • 19. Gin and Juice - The Gourds
  • 20. Feel Better - Souled American
  • 21. Can I Sleep in Your Arms? - Willie Nelson, Carla Bozulich

3 comments:

Drew Miller said...

Can't get the file -- RS says "This file is bigger than 100 MB. In order to download this file, either you have to become a premium user, or the owner of this file has to enable "Direct Downloads" for this specific file."

I'd like to hear it cause my band is on it & I don't have a copy otherwise.

Britishblues said...

Thanks for letting me know Drew, I have now enabled direct downloads. Let me know if any problems.

Drew Miller said...

Thanks, BB -- it's on the hook now, without the annoying RapidShare wait.