The Chester Records picks of the week - Memphis soul and Mississippi blues (Charles "Packy" Axton and Yazoo Records' MISSISSIPPI BLUES 1927-1941)

Let's all go to the Stax Museum

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Charlie Patton illustration by R. Crumb

The Chester Records picks of the week - contempo punk ala Stooge and the concept of subterranean pop (The OBN IIIs and Shannon and the Clams)

Austin's OBN IIIs

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Oakland's Shannon and the Clams

The Chester Records picks of the week - two distinct shades of country (The Louvin Brothers and Townes Van Zandt)

Charlie and Ira Louvin

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Townes Van Zandt

The Chester Records picks of the week - Sun gods and beer hounds (Guided by Voices and Sun Ra)

t-shirt by Jason Baldwin, available for purchase here

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Ra circa 1950