Heaven's My Home 1927-1928

Allison's Sacred Harp Singers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: County Records
• ASIN: B0002RQ3B6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing historical document, September 7, 2004

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DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Heaven's My Home 1927-1928 (Audio CD)

A fascinating collection of extraordinarily rare old 78s made at the dawn of the country music industry. The religious tradition that the Allison's Singers were from is pretty far afield from the readily commercialized scene that other rural artists pursued, but as with many shape-note performers, the rawness and emotional immediacy of their work is quite striking. It's also such a distinctive sound! This is an American-born musical tradition that is truly like no other, and the County label has done a commendable job rescuing these old discs from the brink of obscurity. This stuff isn't for everyone, but folks who do like it will be thrilled to hear these songs. (Also check out the companion collection, "RELIGION IS A FORTUNE," which was released at the same time...)

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Beware. Uses mechanical instruments., November 5, 2008

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This review is from: Heaven's My Home 1927-1928 (Audio CD)

The singers on this CD use mechanical instruments. This absolutely defiled the beautiful Sacred Harp music tradition. Not recommended.