Record Store Day 2019: 10 Best Country and Americana Releases
From the Mavericks and Lone Justice to Marty Stuart and Emmylou Harris
By Jon Freeman, Joseph Hudak
Country and Americana music is well-represented in the glut of Record Store Day releases arriving April 13th. These are the 10 we’re most excited about, from rare live sets to essential best-ofs.
Lone Justice, Live at the Palomino 1983
The vaunted Los Angeles cowpunk band rips through 12 originals and covers in this wild-eyed live set, captured at Los Angeles’ famed Palomino and featuring the early lineup of Maria McKee, Ryan Hedgecock, Marvin Etzioni and Don Willens. Included are versions of “You Are the Light” and the snarling “Working Late,” both of which found their way onto the group’s debut album two years later in 1985, as well as raw-but-reverent covers of “Workin’ Man Blues” and “This World Is Not My Home.” J.F.