Name: Can The Circle Be Unbroken
Brand: The Carter Family

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

prmcd6014

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2008-11-17

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

The Carter Family

Genre GB

Country / Americana

Label GB

back in stock 'can the circle be unbroken' is subtitled 'country music's first family', a claim so readily apparent it's almost unnecessary. this 20-track compilation doesn't touch on the 1927-'34 recordings that first made the trio famous; instead it collects all 17 songs ap., sara, and maybelle carter recorded over a single five-day session in may '35 for the arc label, after they left rca victor. (the remaining tracks are from an abortive columbia session in 1940.) in keeping with the usual label politics of the period, almost all of these tunes are remakes of earlier material, but that doesn't mean they're of lesser quality. indeed, for those familiar with the older recordings, the newer takes of songs, particularly the title track and 'wildwood flower,' are a revelation. the tempos are measured and relaxed, giving maybelle's guitar more prominence, and sara's vocals have dropped appreciably in pitch. still, this is an album best enjoyed in addition to the previous material, not in place of it.

Can The Circle Be Unbroken

Music GB