You know those compilation albums that used to be advertised in the back of TV Guide, on the local access TV station, yeah, those. That was back when the only way to get the word out about a product was in print or an ad that flashed a phone number to call. But wait, there’s more! Those old compilation albums were a way to get that ability to turn your record player into a finely tuned personal music playing device just like the radio. So different today. That’s why those old compilation albums still ring a solid tone with us here at Bakersfield & Beyond. And here’s the playlist with some of those albums.
Tim Hus | Bakersfield Music | Bush Pilot Buckaroo | Stony Plain Records |
Helen Long | (Old Dogs, Children And) Watermelon Wine | The Ponderosa Hotel Presents Longshot Country | Longshot |
Louvin’ Brothers | I Wish You Knew | Country Gazette | Country Gazette |
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos | Under Your Spell Again (Mono Single Version) | The Complete Capitol Singles: 1957-1966 | Omnivore Recordings |
Skeeter Davis | Little Arrows | Country Hits Vol. 5 | RCA |
Roger Miller | Wandar Iguana | Roger Miller Supersongs | Columbia |
Gary Stewart | Whisky Trip | Gary Stewart Greatest Hits | RCA |
Merle Haggard | Mom and Dad’s Waltz | Capitol Country Anniversary Album | Capitol Records |
Rose Maddox | Johnny’s Last Kiss | The One Rose, Vol. 5 | Country Music Group |
Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs | Detroit City | Welcome To Columbia Country | Columbia |
Claude King | Laura (What’s He Got That I Ain’t Got?) | Welcome to Columbia Country | Columbia |
Billy Mize | The Lights of Albuquerque | Welcome To Columbia Country | Columbia |
Tommy Collins | If You Can’t Bite, Don’t Growl | Columbia Country Classics Volume 3: Americana | Columbia |
Johnny Seay | Behind My Baby’s Bedroom Door | Welcome to Columbia Country 20 Great Country Stars 20 Great Country Performances | Columbia |
Bobbie Gentry | Son of a Preacher Man | Ode To Bobbie Gentry… The Capitol Years | Parlophone Catalogue |
Bobbie Gentry | Little Green Apples | The Girl From Chickasaw County – The Complete Capitol Masters | Universal Music |
Glen Campbell | It’s Over | Gentle On My Mind | Capitol Nashville |
Jeannie C. Riley | The Price I Pay To Stay | Harper Valley P.T.A. | Gusto Records |
Wynn Stewart | Let the Whole World Sing It With Me | Capitol Country Anniversary Album | Capitol |
Wanda Jackson | This Gun Don’t Care Who It Shoots | Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson | Bloodshot Records |
Geezenslaw Brothers | May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose | May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose | Capitol |
Merle Haggard | Walking the Floor over You | Merle Haggard Hits, Vol. 2 | Shami Media Group |
Jean Shepard | A Real Good Woman | Capitol Country Anniversary Album | Capitol |
Wynn Stewart | Big City | Country & Western Stars | Pickwick International |
Buck Owens | Johnny B. Goode | The Complete Capitol Singles: 1967-1970 | Omnivore Recordings |
Buck Owens & His Buckaroos | Charlie Brown | Before You Go / No One But You | Capitol Records |
Paper Lace | The Night Chicago Died | Superhits of the Superstars | K-Tel |
The International Submarine Band | Luxury Liner | Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (Legacy Edition) | Columbia |
Gram Parsons | Drug Store Truck Driving Man (feat. Emmylou Harris) [Live] | Country Baptizing Feat. Emmylou Harris (Live) | Synergie OMP |
Cowboy Junkies | Ooh Las Vegas | Return of the Greivous Angel, a tribute to Gram Parsons | Almo |
Connie Smith | If It Ain’t Love (Let’s Leave It Alone) | The Essential Connie Smith | RCA Records Label Nashville |
Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives | Jailhouse | Jailhouse | Superlatone Records |
Helen Long and the Longshots | Green Green Grass of Home | The Ponderosa Hotel Presents Longshot Country | Longshot |
Waylon Jennings | Low Down Freedom | Honky Tonk Heroes | Buddha Records |
Ruby Dee And The Snakehandlers | Make It Last | North Of Bakersfield | Warner Music |