Merle Haggard, Various, Merle Haggard, Conway Twitty, Larry Brown, Ray Anthony, Charley Pride, Tony Butala

Bakersfield Sound

Dust Bowl honky-tonk cut loud and live: Telecasters, pedal steel, no strings, no Nashville polish.

Japan Rock

Million-selling guitar music built for Japanese TV, stadiums and karaoke — CD-era records only now reaching vinyl.