Country Rock

Country rock on vinyl: steel guitar meets rock band

In short: Country rock joins rock and country: steel guitar, harmony singing and stories of everyday American life, played with drums and electric guitars. Born in the late sixties, it shaped the sound of the American West Coast in the seventies. The Vinyl Room currently has 40 country rock records.

What is country rock?

Well-known albums here: The Band with “Music From Big Pink”, the Eagles with “Hotel California”, The Rolling Stones with “Exile On Main St.” and Neil Young with “Hawks & Doves”, plus the Allman Brothers Band and Grateful Dead with “Steal Your Face”.

Paths of their own: Lee Hazlewood, who lived in Sweden in the early seventies, with “Requiem For An Almost Lady” and “The Stockholm Kid”, the Nashville session players Area Code 615, Pure Prairie League and, more recently, Orville Peck with “Pony”.

What to look for

Our country rock records are mainly US editions, with the seventies as the largest group; label, catalogue number and year of release help you tell which edition you have – it’s noted with each copy.

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FAQ

What is country rock? Rock with country elements – steel guitar, harmony singing and everyday stories.

When did country rock emerge? In the late sixties, with bands like The Byrds and The Band.

What is Lee Hazlewood’s link to Sweden? He lived in Sweden in the early seventies and recorded there, for example “The Stockholm Kid”.

Which country rock records do you have? Here, for example, The Band’s “Music From Big Pink” and the Eagles’ “Hotel California”.