Various Artists: Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene – review

Vanguard/AceSubtitled Vanguard Records and the 1960s Musical Revolution, this is an 83-track box set that tells the story of one of America's bravest record labels. Founded by the brothers Seymour and Maynard Solomon, who were remarkable for their eclectic taste, Vanguard championed anything from traditional to experimental styles, and also recorded every Newport folk festival. John Crosby's compilation starts out with blues and gospel, from a stomping Big Bill Broonzy song to the fine storytel...

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