Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records on vinyl: from Mississippi blues to indie rock

In short: Fat Possum Records was founded in 1991 in Oxford, Mississippi, and first made the raw hill country blues of musicians such as R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough known. Indie rock came later – and the attitude remains earthy and direct to this day. The Vinyl Room currently has 4 records on Fat Possum.

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First pressings

Records on Fat Possum

→ The Black Keys · Electric blues · Indie rock · Rock on vinyl

What makes Fat Possum special?

The bridge between blues and rock: on “Chulahoma” The Black Keys play songs by bluesman Junior Kimbrough (1930–1998) – a bow to the label’s roots.

Plus Spiritualized with “Everything Was Beautiful”, the Copenhagen band Communions with “Blue” and The Weather Station with “Ignorance”.

FAQ

Where does Fat Possum come from? From Oxford in the US state of Mississippi; founded in 1991.

What made Fat Possum known? Hill country blues from Mississippi, for example by R. L. Burnside and Junior Kimbrough.

What is “Chulahoma”? A record on which The Black Keys play songs by Junior Kimbrough.

What do you have on Fat Possum? Editions from the 2000s to the 2020s – 4 records in all.