Exhuming the Forgotten Era

Old Hat Records' Good For What Ails You is a typically fine exhumation of the forgotten era of music. That's what I always think of the Country/Blues sides that these small labels dig up. Most weren't popular, but they gained a following with the 78rpm collector's crowd. And Harry Smith's Anthology of Folk Music is still the benchmark. But these collection's are essential for all fan's of music history. There's so many out there now, that I can't keep up. But the best reviewed are worthy of your penny. For that's what most of these acts played for.