

They’re talking about Lubbock music, and a beauty that, like the terrain’s, is not typical. They’re referring to something like Jimmie Dale Gilmore’s high, lonesome voice, or Buddy Holly’s deceptively simple rock and roll, or Terry Allen’s elaborate story songs. Yet when most outsiders use the words “beauty” and “Lubbock” in the same sentence, they aren’t talking about the brown, blasted landscape. “What you see as bleak and ugly,” says Johnny Hughes, the former manager of the Joe Ely Band, “we don’t.

How can it be so flat? How can such a large city exist in the middle of such desolation? Why would anybody live there? People who do live there tend to smile at such obvious questions. Full tracklistings as follows.Even some Texans don’t know what to make of Lubbock. All promos, double packs, etc are stated as such. (All records are 12" in standard black vinyl unless stated. We have listed most of the 700 brand new, and part of the 2nd hand items below (these are alternatively available as a 1000 lot item in my store). UK postcodes accepted are listed at bottom of this page. Shipping will be pallet or collection only. We will aim to remove repeats as much as possible, but we guarantee over 3200 individual titles. + Around 200 unsorted records which I never found time to go through due to other work commitments. These records are mainly from between 19 but a handful go back further as far as 1990, and some again up to 2007.

Although second hand, will ALL play without fault, in Excellent or VG+ condition. These are former shop stock, all have been cleaned and tested during the previous 4 years of business. These are mainly from 2004-2007 but some go back to 2002. Included are around 700 BRAND NEW and UNPLAYED items.
