A TOWN SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD :: RARE COMPILATION LP :: 1985

A TOWN SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD ..

SPECIAL COMPILATION OF GREAT COUNTRY / ROCK MUSIC

Label .. Enigma Records – 2059-1

Format .. Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country .. Netherlands

Released .. 1985

Genre .. Rock, Folk, World, & Country

Style .. Country, Country Rock

Tracks :

A1 ... Rosie Flores / Albert Lee .. Heartbreak Train

A2 ... Billy Swan .. Baby, I'll Show You

A3 ... Lonesome Strangers .. Lonesome Pine

A4 ... Katy Moffat .. Love And Only Love

A5 ... The Eddys .. Big Big Love

B1 ... Dwight Yoakam .. I'll Be Gone

B2 ... Tin Star .. Happy Hour

B3 ... George Highfill .. Waitin 'Up

B4 ... Kathy Robertson .. I'm Not Over You

B5 ... Reach For The Sky .. Same Old Fool

These compilation records are a real jam for those admirers of alternative country from the late eighties.

The albums were released separately and a few years later combined in CD form.

The musicians featured were rising alt country stars in Bakersfield, California.

Bakersfield has cultivated the sound of a few notable country music stars, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard for example.

The city is even noted for a ‘Bakersfield sound’ which originated in honky-tonk bars in the 50s. Take a listen.

Why is Bakersfield famous?

Universally recognized as 'The Country Music Capital of the West Coast' and 'Nashville West', Bakersfield is the birthplace for what would become known worldwide as the Bakersfield Sound.

All records come in a clear plastic sleeve + Quality checked before sending !!