country music Archives - Desperate Living

The adult movie legend’s attempts to become a recording superstar are a mixed bag.

The novelty 1970s social commentary tracks of the rockabilly country pioneer.

Looking back at the free discs sent out alongside offers for box sets of music that people didn’t really want but felt compelled to buy anyway.

The curious country and western song performed by the German sex symbol turned porn star.

Behind every Bad Album Cover is a record, often made with sincerity and naivety. Here is the tale behind one of the more infamous.

A bizarre version of the nihilistic country anthem by the BBC’s most wholesome star.

A transitional album for the British folk-rock pioneers now comes in a posh expanded edition.

The cast of the classic sit-com record a novelty record.

The ultra-kitsch religious death disc from the country music DJ.

Anarchy in the Music Industry – an alternative world of Sex Pistols classics by other people.

Johnny Cash’s iconic prison performances and Jim Marshall’s remarkable photographic record of them.