{"product_id":"various-the-music-city-story","title":"Various - The Music City Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eone of the holy grails of 1950s american popular music has been rescued, dusted down and polished, for fans of blues both raunchy and smooth, street corner harmony, and bittersweet soul. the legendary music city records of berkeley, california was one of the longest-lived, most fiercely independent black-owned record companies of the era. over the course of two decades, owner ray dobard's release schedule reflected the evolution of black popular music, from smooth blues in the early 1950s, through r\u0026amp;b, instrumentals, rock'n'roll through to the end of the decade, proto-soul in the early 60s and into funk and modern soul in the 1970s. but it is the rich seam of bay area vocal groups that music city mined, that collectors associate with the label. 'the music city story' is an unprecedented survey of the label's riches, the tapes to which have miraculously survived to provide an intimate portrait of this unique operation. the 3-disc set acts as an excellent primer for ace's forthcoming genre-and artist-based compilations of music city material, telling the story with both many rare gems from the catalogue, and a surfeit of previously unissued goodies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD | x3","offer_id":50437914427723,"sku":"335675","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/d13a3b5b-06d2-41fb-bb90-4f2496adac95_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726936369","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/various-the-music-city-story","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}