Michael Hurley - C or D/S or D?

i understand re. stuff that was never on vinyl. it'd be nice for some folks to have e.g. armchair boogie and hi-fi snock uptown on CD, no?

the whole vinyl purism stuff just seems so ridic to me.

the first one--there was a reissue, blueberry wine, a few years ago, but it's out of print. but you should still be able to buy a CDR from folkways. and i think they've now reissued that one on vinyl (it has a nice cover too). probably my least favorite hurley record.

btw the new one has him playing a pump organ, and unfortunately it's mic'ed/mixed so that all the clicks and clacks of the organ pedals are extremely loud. sort of the same 'audio verité' stuff as that unlistenable perry tillis record. mississippi annoy me. sorry if this raises any hackles.

it doesn't raise hackles, but the mississippi folks are doing what they want cuz they want to do it that way. they're offering a valuable service, and yeah, they're doing it on their own terms, but come on, they sell their shit cheap as hell. to complain is just churlish. if somebody really wants CD reissues, they should put in the work.

perry tillis record is great

the perry tillis record is a LOT harder to listen to than a little bit of clackety pump imo.

agreed, but it seems in the same general audio verité spirit, no?

sorry i'm whiney. i do appreciate them releasing all this stuff. it's cool. just wish it didn't come with this thick patina of mystique. mmmm, patina of mystique...

my brother and the snockeroo in hudson. my brother put on a show there.

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Have Moicy!

I only have one Michael Hurley record, Redbirds at Folk City 1976, but it's rapidly becoming a favorite.

https://www.discogs.com/Michael-Hurley-Redbirds-At-Folk-City/release/9765242

you can't go wrong — i don't think i've heard a bad Michael Hurley record.

I have them all, but I don't come back to Land Of Lo Fi, Ancestral Swamp, the very first one, Back Home..., and Parsnips Snips very much. I'm still glad I have them. Everyone should have at least a dozen Hurley albums.

POX LP

Ida Con Snock
Have Moicy!
Hi Fi Snock Uptown
Snockgrass
Wolfways
Armchair Boogie
Blue Hills
Growlin' Bobo
Redbirds
my bootleg collection (https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/175508602392/michael-hurley-40-years-liveunreleasedcovers)

Ida Con Snock is one of the more beautiful ones.