Between the late 1950s and early 70s, Vanguard Records led the field in folk, blues and old y music. Recordings of artists as diverse as Skip James, Bob Dylan, John Fahey and Country Joe & the Fish chronicled the emeg coffee-house and festival folk scenes and the point at which these transmuted into the psychedelic rock of the late 1960s. The Newport Folk Festival recordings brought a host of artists other than Vanguard's own roster to an international audience.

Vanguard was one of the most influential record labels of the 1960s and early 70s. It was founded in 1950 by the Solomon Brothers – Seymour and Maynard – and began by releasing some of the very best recordings in the jazz, classical and folk fields. As the fledgling folk revival scene began to emerge in the late 1950s, Vanguard released albums by leading folk figures Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Richard & Mimi Farina, Ian & Sylvia, the Weavers, the Rooftop Singers, John Fahey, Odetta, Jerry Jeff Walker, Doc Watson, Hedy West, Patrick Sky and Eric Andersen; blues singers Charlie Musselwhite, Big Mama Thornton, Buddy Guy, Skip James, Mississippi John Hurt and Junior Wells; and, as the hippie era and progressive trends developed, acts such as Country Joe & the Fish, Circus Maximus, Sandy Bull, the Serpent Power and the Frost.

From the late 1950s onwards, Vanguard also recorded and released music from the annual Newport Folk Festivals. These recordings introduced audiences, not only internationally but back home in the USA, to a wide selection of musical styles not usually heard in the mainstream culture, including old y, Appalachian ballads, electric blues and Cajun music, to name just a few. They were also among the first to introduce the festival concept to the modern musical lexicon; jazz, blues and folk festivals followed around the world from the early 1960s. Included in this box set are a selection of these ground-breaking Newport performances, somes by acts not signed to Vanguard, among them Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, the Swan Silvertones, Koerner Ray & Glover, Dave Van Ronk, the Stanley Brothers, Tom Paxton and Jesse Fuller.

Comprising four CDs and 83 tracks, "Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene" examines how the label evolved to mirror all of these musical styles and social changes during the 1960s musical revolution. It also relates how it felt to be a British fan of the label: the initially hard-to-find imports, the later licensing deals with Top Rank and Fontana, and, finally, domestic releases on a proper Vanguard Records UK imprint.

The accompanying booklet contains many outstanding images, including album artwork, magazines covers and advertisements, sales flyers and band photos, many previously unseen or not seen for 40+ years. The main essay is preceded by an introduction by Sam Charters, the noted writer (of 'The Country Blues') and producer (of Country Joe & the Fish, the Frost, Lightnin' Hopkins and the "Chicago/The Blues/Today!" series of albums). There is a previously unreleased-on-CD Bob Dylan Newport performance of 'North Country Blues' and a rare orchestral version of 'Janis' (Country Joe's song for Janis Joplin) only available previously as the B-side of a very hard-to-find 45rpm Vanguard single.

By John Crosby

Tracklist

CD1
01. Skip James - I'm So Glad
02. Big Bill Broonzy - Done Got Wise
03. Mississippi John Hurt - Stagolee
04. The Golden Gate Quartet - Gospel Train
05. The Swan Silvertones - Oh Mary, Don't You Weep
06. Rev. Robert Wilkins - The Prodigal Son
07. The Cajun Band with Dewey Balfa and Revon Reid - Bosco Stomp
08. Otis Spann - Blues Is A Botheration
09. J.B. Hutto & His Hawks - Too Much Alcohol
10. Pee Wee Crayton - Blues After Hours
11. John Hammond with Duane Allman - I Can't Be Satisfied
12. Koerner, Ray & Glover - What's The Matter With The Mill
13. Dave Van Ronk - Cocaine
14. Reverend Gary Davis - Samson And Delilah
15. James Cotton - Cotton Crop Blues
16. Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band - Clay's Tune
17. Otis Rush - I Can't Quit You Babe
18. Junior Wells - You Lied To Me
19. Buddy Guy - Fever
20. Big Mama Thornton - Ball And Chain

CD2

01. Doc Watson - Deep River Blues
02. Mike Seeger - Hello Stranger
03. Almeda Riddle - House Carpenter
04. Hedy West - 500 Miles
05. The Stanley Brothers - Little Glass Of Wine
06. The Watson Family - Going Down This Road Feeling Bad
07. John Herald with The Greenbriar Boys - Stewball
08. The Weavers - This Land Is Your Land
09. Cisco Houston - Pretty Boy Floyd
10. The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
11. Liam Clancy - Rocky Road To Dublin
12. The Clancy Brothers - Jug Of Punch
13. The Country Gentlemen - The Leaves That Are Green
14. Bill Monroe with Peter Rowan - Walls Of
15. Pete Seeger - Where Have All The Flowers Gone
16. Hedy West - Anger In The Land
17. Phil Ochs - There But For Fortune
18. Eric Andersen - Thirsty Boots
19. Tom Paxton - That Was The Last Thing On My Mind
20. Jesse Fuller - San Francisco Bay Blues
21. The Kentucky Colonels with Clarence White - Roll On Buddy
22. The Kingston Trio - Hard, Ain't It Hard
23. Patrick Sky - Many A Mile

CD3

01. Bob Dylan - North Country Blues
02. Joan Baez - Farewell, Angelina
03. Ian & Sylvia - Early Morning Rain
04. Mimi & Richard Farina - Reflections In A Crystal Wind
05. Odetta - Driving On Bald Mountain
06. Ian & Sylvia - Four Strong Winds
07. Jim Kweskin - Mobile Line
08. The Serpent Power - Dope Again
09. Country Joe & The Fish - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag
10. Sandy Bull - Gotta Be Juicy (Or It Ain't Love)
11. Notes From The Underground - Down In The Basement
12. Circus Maximus - Negative Dreamer Girl
13. The Frost - Rock And Roll Music
14. Charlie Musselwhite with Harvey Mandel - Cristo Redentor
15. The Serpent Power - Nobody Blues
16. Paul Butterfield Blues Band - Born In Chicago
17. Sandy Bull - Easy Does It
18. Country Joe & The Fish - Janis
19. The Frost - Sweet Lady Love
20. Circus Maximus - Lonely Man

CD4

01. Joan Baez - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
02. Gary & Randy Scruggs - Hobo's Lullabye
03. The Dillards - Duelling Banjos
04. Jerry Jeff Walker - Shell Game
05. Kinky Friedman - Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed
06. The Jim Kweskin Jug Band with Maria Muldaur - I'm A Woman
07. John Fahey - March! For Martin Luther King
08. Tom Paxton - The Death Of Stephen Biko
09. Country Joe & The Fish - Here I Go Again
10. Elizabeth - You Should Be More Careful
11. Buffy Sainte-Marie - Soldier Blue
12. Kinky Friedman - Sold American
13. Oregon - Sail
14. Larry Coryell & John McLaughlin - Rene's Theme
15. John Fahey - Commemorative Transfiguration And Communion At Magruder Park
16. Jerry Jeff Walker - Morning Song To Sally
17. Buffy Sainte-Marie - She Used To Want To Be A Ballerina
18. The 31st Of February - A Nickel's Worth Of Benny's Help
19. Notes From The Underground - Wish I Was A Punk
20. Country Joe McDonald - Kiss My Ass

Ace Records'4-CD box set Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records and the 1960s Musical Revolution is a comprehensive chronicle of the Vanguard sound and style, taking in not only folk, but blues, gospel, country and even rock. (The label's jazz and classical forays, alas, shall have to wait until another day.) As such, it's a hugely impressive monument to a decade-plus of recordings that influenced a generation of blues-rock and psychedelic performers as the 1960s made way for the 1970s. But it's even more of a revelation, for good or ill, that the universal themes reflected in these artists' works still resonate today. This set isn't for casual, background listening, but instead offers a serious (and seriously entertaining) glimpse back at a heady for American culture...



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