VINYL FORMAT. On 180-gram vinyl! When it was released in the summer of 2007, critics and fans hailed Jayhawks founder Mark Olson's solo debut. The stark honesty,hope, poetry and melody of The Salvation Blues were given sonic life by producer Ben Vaughn and a crew of LA's finest musicians. This audiophile vinyl pressing brings an even greater depth to what was already a stunning listening experience.

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During the brief moment in the 1990s when it looked like alt-country might break through to the mass audience, the Jayhawks seemed like a sure thing for stardom with their beautiful, evocative melodies and stellar guitar work, and the superb songwriting and harmonies of Mark Olson and Gary Louris. The Jayhawks' first two major-label albums, 1992's Hollywood Town Hall and 1995's Tomorrow the Green Grass, were shining examples of what was good about the new wave of country-rock, and wh   [ read more ]

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It seems odd that Salvation Blues is Mark Olson's first true solo recording. After his tenure with the Jayhawks, Olson left the band to spend more time in Joshua Tree with his then-wife, fellow singer/songwriter Victoria Williams. Olson released a quartet of recordings with the Original Harmony Ridge Creekdippers (aka the Creekdippers), always with Williams either sharing the billing or in the band. Olson and Williams divorced in February of 2006, and he lost the home he    [ read more ]

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