These 6 CDs chronicle Sun's country output from 1950–59: big stars plus artists who never made it but sure sound like they should've. You'll hear newly restored audio and newly discovered tracks, and... more

Bear Family already earned a Grammy nod for their Bristol Sessions set (the 1927 Victor Records sessions in Bristol, Tennessee known as "The Big Bang of Country Music"). This new set—a 4-CD LP-sized... 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

EU-only six CD collection. This set is a full, long overdue anthology of the music and musicians who created Skiffle. From the African American forebears of the 1920s and '30s like the Memphis Jug... more

In April 1964, right at the beginning of Beatlemania, RCA Nashville took the audacious step of sending its biggest stars to Europe. Those making the trip were Jim Reeves, Bobby Bare, the Anita Kerr... 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.

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

5 CD boxset with booklet.

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

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

Boy, did our German friends at Bear Family have some fun with this compilation! First off, there's the title, which we can't print in full. Then there's the songs, 25 of the most maudlin "tragedy"... more

Even with all the Western swing fans begging for more, there still remain some prime unissued recordings. Leave it to Bear Family to sniff 'em out; here are 31 lost treasures (and look at those big... more

Here are 28 songs as close to the heart as a country singer can get, many reissued for the first time! Includes the hits I Still Miss Someone Johnny Cash; You Don't Know Me Eddy Arnold; I Don't Hurt... more

The songs chronicle the opening up of the American West. The original double-LP is an ultra-rarity, produced by RCA in conjunction with Life magazine. Leave it to Bear Family to bring it all to CD:... more

Loretta Lynn's #1 Don't Come Home A'Drinkin' (with Lovin' on Your Mind); two versions of Jim Reeves' #1 Distant Drums (one dubbed, one undubbed), and three Merle Haggard Top 10s (Swinging Doors; The... more

Bobbie Gentry's breakthrough Ode to Billie Joe; Robert Mitchum's Top 10 entry Little Ole Wine Drinker Me; the Waylon Jennings classic The Chokin' Kind, and the unforgettable George Jones #1 Walk... more

Johnny Cash's smash live version of Folsom Prison Blues and Tammy Wynette's immortal Stand by Your Man alone are worth the price of admission. Also beautifully remastered: Tammy's #1 D-I-V-O-R-C-E;... more

Country-rockers the Byrds (Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man) and the Flying Burrito Brothers (Sin City) join the country stars of '69, including Merle Haggard (his signature smash Okie from Muskogee),... more

The "Greetings From..." series anthologizes classic Country & Western performances (and a few pop folks thrown in for good measure) by legendary artists who were popular in the golden era of the... more

The "Greetings From..." series anthologizes classic Country & Western performances (and a few pop folks thrown in for good measure) by legendary artists who were popular in the golden era of the... more

A 52-page booklet joins 30 rare and unissued cuts recorded from '53 to the late '60s by Delta Records of Jackson, Mississippi. Lots of country and rockabilly finds to be found here: I Wanna Play... more

Be they by household names or complete unknowns, these RCA cuts reveal the shakin', rattlin', rollin' hillbilly roots behind rockabilly and rock 'n' roll. A 52-page booklet joins Hep Cat Baby Eddy... more

So many hits, classics and seminal cuts among these 72 minutes of music, which join a 56-page booklet: Galveston Glen Campbell; The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down The Band; Lay, Lady, Lay Bob Dylan;... more