Country Vinyl Records

Some of the world’s biggest pop, rock and country artists are celebrating Elton John’s most beloved and legendary catalog of hits with two albums Revamp (Island Records) and Restoration (Mercury Nashville). The superstar lineup features artists both new and iconic reinterpreting the timeless songs of the over 50 year writing partnership that Elton and Bernie Taupin share. These renditions and artists show the depth of the catalog these two icons have created, which can easily cross musical genres and their unparalleled influence across popular music of all styles.

Revamp features the hits reimagined by the best in pop, rock and urban with Mary J. Blige, Alessia Cara, Coldplay, Miley Cyrus, Florence And The Machine, Lady Gaga, The Killers, Mumford and Sons, P!nk and Logic, Q-Tip ft. Demi Lovato, Queens of the Stone Age, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith,

Restoration highlights countries biggest stars with thoughtful interpretations by Dierks Bentley, Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris, Miley Cyrus, Vince Gill and Don Henley, Miranda Lambert, Little Big Town, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Willie Nelson, Brothers Osborne, Chris Stapleton, Rhonda Vincent and Dolly Parton and Lee Ann Womack.

“’It’s always a huge compliment when an artist loves your song enough to take the time and effort to rework it,” adds Elton John. “As songwriters, Bernie and myself are thrilled when singers we admire and respect as much as those on Revamp & Restoration choose to add their own unique twist in the process. It means that our music is still relevant and ultimately that our songs continue to reach new audiences. We’re humbled and thank them all for their generosity.”

“Because of our love of all kinds of music, we’re not stuck in one genre,” said Bernie Taupin. “From day one we borrowed from everything that’s good about American music – whether it’s blues, country, gospel, pop, pure rock – everything got thrown in the mix. I think that’s why our music over the years has been so varied. It would be tiring if you just got stuck in one niche your entire career, especially when it’s one as long as ours.”

The album art for Restoration was created by Bernie. The rustic musical instruments and flags from both nations is an extension of his mixed-media art that’s another form of expression. It symbolizes the role that U.S. culture and its native music has played as a driver in the John/Taupin canon.

“For me, there’s an irony about the American flag,” Taupin says. “It’s been battered and beaten and burned, but it’s resilient. It’s always come back. I incorporate it with other things, and lately I’ve done a lot of pieces with deconstructed guitars and other found materials: barbed wire, broken bottles, things that people identify with on an everyday level. If it’s on the floor and it works, I’ll put it into the artwork. But it all goes hand in hand with my belief in America and my interest, I would say obsession, with Americana.”

Revamp has a pop art cover based on the Terry O’Neil photograph of Elton that was recreated in neon. The covers are very different from each other because they represent totally different albums.

“We have two completely different albums; Revamp being the pop one and Restoration being the country one and God we have so many great artists doing our songs, it’s quite incredible,” said Elton John. “Restoration was Bernie’s project and he’s a huge country fan. The ‘Revamp’ was more my project. He came up with an astonishing list of country performers both new and legendary. On Revamp I wrote out a wish list of people that I would love and asked them and to my surprise most of them said yes and we have quite an astonishing eclectic crew.”

Twitty began with rock 'n' roll and ended up with a heap of country smashes. Ditto this disc; his pop #1 It's Only Make Believe leads to his country #1s Hello Darlin'; You've Never Been This Far Before; Happy Birthday Darlin'; Touch the Hand; After the Fire Is Gone (with Loretta Lynn), and more!

MCA Nashville recording artist Sam Hunt is soaring up the country charts with his lead single, Leave the Night On the lead track off his Oct. 27 major label album debut, MONTEVALLO, a ten-track album, all co-written by Hunt, and produced by Zach Crowell (Dierks Bentley, Keith Urban) and Shane McAnally (Luke Bryan, Kacey Musgraves).

"This is such a personal album for me", explains Hunt. "Each song holds truth and comes from my own life experiences. To get these songs out into the hands of the fans is both exciting and liberating."

While completing Montevallo Hunt has continued to gain momentum on the road and grow his fanbase. As a result of their enthusiasm, last month Hunt offered fans X2C, a four-song album preview including hit song Leave the Night On. The album teaser fueled the excitement surrounding Hunt and his upcoming project.

25th Anniversary First-Time Vinyl Pressing

Country legend George Strait is releasing the Pure Country soundtrack on vinyl to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album. This limited-edition pressing is the first time that the soundtrack is being released in the vinyl format.

Pure Country, one of Strait’s greatest successes, hit No. 1, eventually selling more than 6 million copies, in part due to its two No. 1 hit singles: “I Cross My Heart” and “Heartland.” His song “When Did You Stop Loving Me” also reached No. 6 on charts.

In terms of the film itself, Pure Country opened at No. 6 the week of its release, earning $2,739,680 in its opening week, taking in over $15 million in total. In the film, Strait plays Wyatt “Dusty” Chandler, one of the biggest stars in country music, who becomes disillusioned with his success. Strait’s character simply walks away from it all, returning to his hometown to get back in touch with his roots by working at a ranch.

Kelefa Sanneh writes in the New Yorker that Strait “was persuaded by the producer Jerry Weintraub, and by Colonel Tom Parker, the former manager of Elvis Presley … After a concert in Las Vegas, Parker told Strait how important Hollywood had been to Presley. ‘Elvis hated making those movies,’ he said — but they transformed him from a pop star to an icon.’”

- Courtney Carr (theboot.com)

A Collection of hits from one of Country Music biggest stars. The album includes "Check Yes or No," "Amarillo By Morning," "I Cross My Heart," "All My Ex's Live in Texas," and "Love Without End, Amen" to name just a few.

Ocean Front Property is the seventh studio album by American country music artist George Strait, originally released on January 12, 1987 by MCA Records. It is certified 2× Multi-platinum by the RIAA. It is the first album to debut at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums Chart. It was ranked #5 on CMT's list of 40 Greatest Albums in Country Music in 2006. Now available on vinyl!

Kacey Musgraves presents her 4th album Golden Hour to be released on March 30th via MCA Nashville. The multiple Grammy-winning artist co-wrote and co-produced the album with Ian Fitchuk and Daniel Tashian.

Kacey reveals, “I had a different mindset this time, which was feeling rather than thinking – leading heart first.” Her most intimate album to date, Golden Hour, is introduced with two key tracks, the captivating and melancholic “Space Cowboy,” and the uplifting, dreamy “Butterflies.”

Golden Hour follows the massive success of Kacey’s critically-acclaimed albums Same Trailer Different Park, Pageant Material and A Very Kacey Christmas. Both Same Trailer Different Park and Pageant Material debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, with Kacey becoming the first solo female in 5 years to top the chart with a rookie release and only the seventh to do so in Nielsen SoundScan’s 22-year history. Kacey has won 2 Grammy Awards for Best Country Album and Best Country Song (“Merry Go ‘Round”), 2 CMA Awards for “New Artist of the Year” and “Song of the Year” (“Follow Your Arrow”), and an ACM Award for Album of the Year.

This highly successful CD in the UMe 'ICON' series from Reba McEntire, makes its debut on vinyl. Stacked with multiple Number One & top 10 hits from her four-decade career, this LP offers a great starting place for any fan who wants to experience the 'country' sound of vinyl with a true winner.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Reba's timeless Christmas album, Merry Christmas to You, & it's being reissued like its debut on vinyl, but with the early '90s cover image (that has remained in place on CD). From the traditional to the LP's originals, it's pure Reba offering her identifiable song styling with music from her favorite time of the year.

Kip Moore will release his third studio album on MCA Nashville on September 8th. Having navigated the path from the staggering success of the release of his smash-hit debut album UP ALL NIGHT, to the resounding critical acclaim that followed with his sophomore offering, WILD ONES, has hit his stride with the upcoming release of SLOWHEART. The single “More Girls Like You” is currently a Top 20 Hit on the Country Radio charts and has 22 Million in audience.

This album, first released in 1967 collects Patsy Cline's biggest hits. Producer Owen Bradley surrounds Cline's full-throated, emotionally charged vocals with lush, sophisticated arrangements that set the standard for Nashville's "countrypolitan" sound. On standard weight vinyl.

Fighter is a follow-up to his massively acclaimed 2014 album, I’m A Fire, which featured the #1 Platinum single- “Whatever She’s Got” and was named one of the Top 3 country songs of 2014 by Billboard. David’s first single from Fighter is “Night’s On Fire” which is currently #17 on the Country Radio charts with over 23 million in audience.

Vince Gill will release his latest album, Down To My Last Bad Habit, on a limited edition VINYL to commemorate his 25th Anniversary as a Grand Ole Opry member. The Vinyl will be packaged in a limited edition Nashville HATCH print. It will feature all songs from the album including “Take Me Down” featuring Little Big Town as well as duets with Chris Botti and Cam.

Vince Gill has released thirteen albums and sold over 26 Million albums.

George Strait's new 13 song collection Twang follows-up his platinum selling and CMA Album of the Year Troubadour. The first single Living For The Night was written by George, his son Bubba, and hit songwriter Dean Dillon. The song is the first single ever written by the recently recognized Artist of the Decade by the Academy of Country Music. Twang was produced by George Strait and Tony Brown.

A roots-rock triumph, Steve Earle’s Billboard Country chart topping debut Guitar Town’s title track saw Earle nominated for two Grammy awards in 1987 (Best Male Country Vocalist and Best Country Song). This version has been cut from the original masters & pressed on black 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.

Exit 0, recorded with backing band The Dukes, saw a similar stylistic direction to Steve Earle’s debut & resulted in more Grammy nominations and airplay success with key album cut ‘Nowhere Road.’ This version has been cut from the original masters & pressed on black 180-gram heavyweight vinyl.