Various Artists - Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk [National Album Day 2026]Various Artists - Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk [National Album Day 2026]
Various Artists - Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk [National Album Day 2026]Various Artists - Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk [National Album Day 2026]
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Various Artists - Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk [National Album Day 2026] Various Artists

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Genre: Country.

Celebrating National Album Day 2026, Country Icons: From Hillbilly To Honky Tonk offers an essential overview documenting the magnificent evolution of country music from rural mountain roots to a global popular culture phenomenon.

Across fourteen landmark recordings, this collection captures the pivotal era where traditional folk tales, Appalachian ballads, and southern blues collided with electric instrumentation and radio broadcasting.

Originating in the late 1920s, the genre emerged as a voice for working-class life, fusing British Isles folk traditions, African American blues phrasing, and Christian gospel harmonies. As America modernized, acoustic traditions expanded into cinematic Western swing, high-speed bluegrass, and the electrified, neon-lit sound of post-war honky-tonk.

Featuring pioneering trailblazers like Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Kitty Wells, and Patsy Cline, these fourteen songs represent the foundational bedrock and enduring storytelling DNA that continues to define modern popular music across the globe.

Released exclusively for National Album Day 2026 as a limited 180g, Spearmint, Deep Cut pressing

Collectors sleeve notes highlighting the artists and source of the original Acrobat/Fabulous album release

Pressed at our own pressing plant in the UK
Format: Limited Edition 180gm Deep Cut Vinyl

Limited edition 180gm Deep Cut vinyl in a unique colour, some marbled, with a label that mirrors the sleeve. The packaging included informative notes which in turn lead the collector back to the Acrobat/ Fabulous original release. The inner sleeve is black and the package is finally finished in a reusable polybag with a hype sticker.

Condition: Brand New
Release date: Oct 17, 2026
Catalogue number: ACRSLP1726
Barcode: 0824046172626
Track List

Side A
1 BLUE YODEL NO.1 (T FOR TEXAS) - Jimmie Rodgers
2 WILDWOOD FLOWER - The Carter Family
3 TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS - Sons Of The Pioneers
4 STARS & STRIPES ON IWO JIMA - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys
5 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY - Bill Monroe
6 HEY GOOD LOOKIN' - Hank Williams
7 IT WASN'T GOD WHO MADE HONKY TONK ANGELS - Kitty Wells

Side B
1 THERE STANDS THE GLASS - Webb Pierce
2 I WALK THE LINE - Johnny Cash
3 KNOXVILLE GIRL - The Louvin Brothers
4 EL PASO - Marty Robbins
5 HEARTACHES BY THE NUMBER - Ray Price
6 CRAZY - Patsy Cline
7 WOLVERTON MOUNTAIN - Claude King
Format: Limited Edition 180gm Deep Cut Vinyl

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