 | California Bloodlines by John Stewart
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.99 A seminal release in the development of Americana. Voted by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the best 200 albums of all time.
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 | So Rebellious a Lover by Gene Clark
Buy new: £18.09 / Used from: £8.99 A superb collaboration with Carla Olsen and featuring a stunning version of Phil Ochs' Changes. Gene Clark was an innovative master of song whose lyrics and melodies rival those of Dylan's.
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 | Ruby's Torch by Nanci Griffith
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £5.26 Eleven torch songs delivered with grace and beauty by the incomparable Nanci Griffith.
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 | Wrecking Ball by Emmylou Harris
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £5.30 The first of four ground breaking albums that spawned a new musical sub genre, alternative country. The haunting emotion of this album makes it Emmylou's masterpiece.
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 | Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.98 A hugely influential album ridding country music of its staid Nashville image. Featuring the gorgeous Lay Lady Lay and the deep, brown voice that no one had heard before.
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 | American V: A Hundred Highways by Johnny Cash
Buy new: £5.08 / Used from: £3.88 The the last album in the American Recordings series and a testament to the colossus that was Johnny Cash. It was recorded just before his death and the frailty of his voice adds to the emotion.
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 | I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.00 Larfin' Len, the Godfather of Gloom with the finest album of his career. A masterpiece containing such gems as Take This Waltz and Tower Of Song.
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 | Highways & Honky Tonks by Heather Myles
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £5.98 The distaff to Dwight Yoakam's honky tonkin', Heather Myles is a sadly ignored talent. Her powerful voice delivers strong self penned numbers far, far removed from formulaic country tat.
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 | Teatro by Willie Nelson
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £2.87 Willie Nelson's best album of the 90s and the most haunting of his career. Produced by Daniel Lanois it has much in common with Emmylou's Wrecking Ball.
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 | Harlequin Melodies (Complete Rca Recordings...Plus by Mickey Newbury
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £15.00 No list of Americana would be complete without a Mickey Newbury album. For an artist of his immense talent he is woefully neglected and his best work is out of print.
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