Bear Family already wowed collectors with "The Bristol Sessions" and "The Johnson City Sessions." Now, the venerable German label completes its sweeping survey of '20s/early-'30s East Tennessee... more

That price might seem steep if you ever had the good fortune to attend a Louisiana Hayride show at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana; after all, it only cost 60 cents for adults (30... more

The German label Bear Family once again boldly goes where no label has ever gone before, offering an 11-CD-plus-DVD record of the recordings made in Berlin by the Judischer Kulturbund (Jewish... more

Bear Family takes you back to Port of Spain, Trinidad during Carnival with this amazing 10-CD set, which presents the complete, massive library of calypso sounds that Decca and producer Ralph Perez... more

Bear Family once again presents an entire college course masquerading as a boxed set with Next Stop Vietnam, the German label's look at the Vietnam conflict's impact on American society, an impact... more

In 1945, the town we now know as Music City U.S.A. had no pro-quality studios, no career session men, no record companies and only one or two music publishers. But then the independent-label scene... more

5 CDs and one DVD (NTSC, region code 0) box set (LP sized) with a 250 page hardcover book. 'Atomic Platters' is the result of a years in the making musical 'Manhattan Project' that collects over 100... more

From late '56 to mid-'57 it seemed like rock 'n' roll was out and calypso was here to stay. It spread from glee clubs to the dance floor, from TV and movies to the top of the charts. Of course it was... more

Elvis, Jerry Lee, Johnny, Carl and Roy get all the ink, but Sam Phillips' label housed quite a few female singers, and this incredible Bear Family production presents a full 6 CDs of largely... more

5 CD boxset with booklet.

The sixth and final volume of Bear Family's monumental series of boxed sets devoted to the legendary Texas honky tonk label, D Records! This last volume is especially noteworthy because it contains... more

We pick up the story in 1955 and head straight into the golden age of the label with 100 more classic sides.

The fifth volume takes us through the last releases on Sun Records and the first on Phillips International, covering the Sun singles from 1962–1968 and the Phillips singles from 1957–1959.

Over 120 tracks from Joe Leonard's Lin Records label! Based in Gainesville, Texas, from 1954–1968, Lin and its Kliff subsidiary had just one national hit (Ken Copeland's Pledge of Love, included... more

Part Three of the most comprehensive history EVER of electrified blues on 12 electrifying CDs! Every significant artist... every significant recording from the 1930s to the present day, including... more

For 40 years, boxed-set collectors have known where to go for the most pristine sound sources, exhaustive collections and sumptuous packaging: Germany's Bear Family Records. Now, musicians and... more

These 55 tracks and 124 pages trace the course of acoustic blues from 1941 all the way up to '59 (when rock 'n' roll was plugged in but there was still a strong market for down-home acoustic blues):... more

The old heroes and new disciples are heard among these 40 tracks, and a 112-page booklet traces the continuing tradition of acoustic blues from 1980–2012. Includes Heartbroken Man Blues Henry... more

5 CD boxset with booklet.

Rarely heard documentary audio material, including patriotic public service announcements, field news reports and even a plea for blood donations from Howdy Doody!A richly illustrated, colorfully... more

Here on 4 CDs and in a 52-page booklet is a fabulous portrait of East Texas honky tonk, captured in 1959–1960 by Pappy Daily's "D" Records. Along with unissued takes of young Willie Nelson (Night... more

It's been closed for over 60 years, but the Cotton Club is still the most famous jazz spot in the world. And now, here's a way to experience what it was like to watch a show at "The Aristocrat of... more

Since Bear Family issued this 1989 2-LP set, more early-'50s New Orleans Mercury R&B sessions have been unearthed—so here's a 2-CD expansion on that Crescent City classic! Ultra-rare gospel sessions... more

A 96-page booklet chronicles the formative years of country rock as you hear 41 tracks (nearly two hours of trailblazing music). Seminal rock 'n' rollers join the new breed: T. for Texas; I'm Movin'... more

Townes Van Zandt's unissued Delta Mama Blues joins Midnight Rider Allman Brothers Band; Living on the Open Road Delaney & Bonnie and Friends; Just Another Whistle Stop the Band; Me and Bobby McGee... more