2018 - Various Artists - She's Selling What She Used To Give Away @320
A wonderful curated selection of old-school country and bluegrass – or “Hillbilly Music,” as the cover puts it – this set shines a light into the corner of risqué music. Forget wink-and-nod, or sly allusions. This is stuff like “What are you going to do for banging when Lulu’s gone,” or Gene Autry singing “you put your hand beneath my dress / there you found a blackbird’s nest.” Elsewhere, there’s songs about doing drugs and murder. As always with Bear Family products, the remastering is good, given the rarity of the original sources. The music’s wild, and bound to raise a few eyebrows – especially from your grandparents, who insist that music was so much cleaner back in the old days. Maybe this set will stir a few memories. (Bearded Gentlemen Music)
