Good Country recordings

The country/rock is pretty-well covered in the other thread. But I also like some of the Jesse Winchester and early Jesse Colin Young.

Keeping on the Jess(i/e) theme, I just picked up a Jessi Colter album this weekend from the mid to late 1970s called "I'm Jessi Colter" that not only sounds amazing, it is excellent music. (She was married to Waylon Jennings at the time but her talent is all her own.)

If you want to pick up some really nice sounding female vocals with great harmonies, good playing and good production, and DON'T LAUGH, get The Judds first two albums on vinyl.

I've found that most of the 1980s country stuff, even the digitally recorded Warner Bros stuff, sounds really good.

Dick Curless' final release before his death, "Traveling Through", is a real gem. Good music, great emotional voice, well recorded - a real treat.

Merle Haggard's tribute to Jimmie Rodgers, "Same Train, Different Time", is a great, timeless recording. Not sure about Capitol's release but the Bear Family release I have sounds good.

Willie Nelson's "Teatro", all five of Johnny Cash's "American Recordings," anything by Dave Alvin, Steve Earle's last four albums, the Eagle's first two albums

new this year...John Doe & the Sadies "Country Club"

These are a few of my favorites......
Wayne Hancock "Swing Time"
Willie Nelson "Moment Of Forever"
Lucinda Williams "West"
Lyle Lovett "and His Large Band"
Anything with Graham Parsons
All the Cash American recordings
Anything by Jamey Johnson