#yazoorecords

#mayvinylchallenge by @jennn_erator Day 21: Indie Label Shoutout. The label I’m shouting out today is more archaeology than talent scouting—the legendary Yazoo records, which digs up scratchy 78s, many of which survive in only one copy, and put out high-quality, well researched and annotated compilations. They are true music nerds who do what they do because they love it—I consider it vitally important work, and no way is it lucrative! I have one OG vinyl Yazoo, an 80’s compilation of probably my favorite blues artist, Skip James. Look at that wonderful Yazoo peacock label. And I’ve got an untold number of CDs, mostly bought directly from their website which looks like it was designed about 15 years ago 😂 Three of my favorite non-single-artist compilations are behind me: Man of Constant Sorrow, a collection of so-called “hillbilly songs” such as inspired the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack, and two prewar blues collections, Mississippi Masters and The Best There Ever Was. All highly recommended. #yazoo #yazoorecords #blues #prewarblues #countryblues #skipjames #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/Cd1k4EGOiFP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

| Happy Release Day | 04/07/1983 | Yazoo - You And Me Both Mute #yazoo #yazoorecords #vinceclarke #alisonmoyet #mute #muterecords @yazoo_official @vinceerasvre @alisonmoyetofficial @muterecords https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ5kkYJs1je/?utm_medium=tumblr

Today’s #superfriendssunday is the Summertime Blues (cue The Who covering Eddie Cochran)... our favorite blues! If you’ve known me long enough, you know I’m a sucker for prewar country blues. Gimme transfers of scratchy 78’s I have no chance of owning because there’s only one known copy. So for today’s theme I picked my 80’s Yazoo pressing of the complete 1931 Skip James. Skip James is a seminal artist, famous for a haunting vocal style and odd, dissonant guitar tunings. His most famous song is Devil Got My Woman Blues, and my favorite is Hard Time Killing Floor Blues, which was covered (faithfully) on the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack. And Yazoo is an incredible institution: in the 60’s they started putting out archival compilations of these incredibly rare records that obsessives had been hoarding, bringing an unusual and inaccessible genre into the light and spreading the influence of these great artists into the nascent rock n roll scene. And they’re still going today, putting out public domain compilations without much regard to commercial potential. It’s a record label of love and passion and extreme, next-level dorkiness. Check out the other accounts who have the Summertime Blues today! #superfriendssunday @urmsonvinylfan @funkcroci @waxonwaxoff79 @shmilyvinyl @subhuman65 @mark_j_cox @magistervinyl @tomvece @beagle.eye.records @herr.pojke @jldrueke @b.d.lindert @gardenofpearl @mrcharlie65 @biomechalien @karenvinylgirl @concertpants @rexleetham @garys_records @recordsinmybasement @b_smith429 @troyjayadams @todayinvinylhistory @analogville @dans_vinyl @dmiles49 @yakido #skipjames #countryblues #yazoo #yazoorecords #vinyl #vinyladay #lp #vinyloftheday #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #vinylcollective #instavinyl #vinylgram #recordcollector #nowspinning https://www.instagram.com/p/CPx_qqbMt1R/?utm_medium=tumblr

#charleypatton #founderofthedeltablues #yazoorecords 1971 #blues #deltablues (at Siren Records) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br3g41cgoY0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wsx3p2gzl4uv

#blindwilliemctell #theearlyyears 1927-1933 #yazoorecords 1968 #blues #countryblues (at Siren Records)

Classic bottleneck blues guitar comp. Some inspired selections. My first introduction to the work of Sister O.M. Terrell and others. #thevoiceoftheblues #bottleneckguitarmasterpieces #yazoorecords #barbecuebob #sisteromterrell #roysmeck #bluescompilation #vinyl #vinyljunkie #vinylcollection

Another gem from the John Messer collection that was recently bestowed upon me. #vinyl #bottleneckbluesguitarclassics #yazoorecords #vinyljunkie

On October 16, 2012, Yazoo Records (a division of Shanachie Entertainment) released the ultimate collection of early country and blues recordings, with the illustrious 2-CD set, The Return Of The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of.