Name: Ghosts of West Virginia
Brand: Steve Earle and the Dukes

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-NW-5544LE

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Colour

blue

Colour details

Blue and Black Swirl Vinyl

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Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2021-11-05

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

607396554416

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1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

LP-NW-5397

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black

Extended format: No

150 Gram Vinyl.

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2020-05-22

607396539710

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Steve Earle and the Dukes

Genre US

Country 

Label US

New West Records

Rough Trade Transmissions

<i>Ghosts of West Virginia</i> centers on the Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed twenty-nine men in that state in 2010, making it one of the worst mining disasters in American history. When asked about what drove him to craft his deeply evocative new album, Steve Earle says, “I thought that, given the way things are now, it was maybe my responsibility to make a record that spoke to and for people who didn’t vote the way that I did,” he says. “One of the dangers that we’re in is if people like me keep thinking that everybody who voted for Trump is a racist or an asshole, then we’re fucked, because it’s simply not true. So this is one move toward something that might take a generation to change. I wanted to do something where that dialogue could begin.” In ten deftly drawn, roughly eloquent, powerfully conveyed sonic portraits, Earle and his long-time band the Dukes explore the historical role of coal in rural communities. More than merely a question of jobs and income, mining has provided a sense of unity and meaning, patriotic pride and purpose “I said I wanted to speak to people that didn’t necessarily vote the way that I did,” he says, “but that doesn’t mean we don’t have anything in common. We need to learn how to communicate with each other. My involvement in this project is my little contribution to that effort. And the way to do that – and to do it impeccably – is simply to honor those guys who died at Upper Big Branch.”

Ghosts of West Virginia

Music US