Make it Your Sounds, Make it Your Scene: Vanguard Records & The 1960s Musical Revolution

Between the late 1950s and early 70s, Vanguard Records led the field in folk, blues and old timey music. Recordings of artists as diverse as Skip James, Bob Dylan, John Fahey and Country Joe & the Fish chronicled the emerging coffee-house and festival folk scenes and the point at which these transmuted into the psychedelic rock of the late 1960s.

Comprising 4 CDs and 83 tracks, 'Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene' examines how the label evolved to mirror all of these musical styles and social changes during the 1960s musical revolution. It also relates how it felt to be a British fan of the label: the initially hard-to-find imports, the later licensing deals with Top Rank and Fontana, and, finally, domestic releases on a proper Vanguard Records UK imprint.

Tracks include "Rock & Roll Music" by Circus Maximus, "North Country Blues" by Bob Dylan, "Easy Does It" by Sandy Bull, "Janis" by Country Joe & The Fish, "I'm So Glad" by Skip James, "Deep River Blues" by Doc Watson, "Walls Of Time" by Bill Monroe, "Many A Mile" by Patrick Sky, "Wish I Was A Punk" by Notes From The Underground, "Soldier Blue" by Buffy Saint Marie, "Rene's Theme" by Larry Coryelle, "Sold American" by Kinky Friedman, "Sail" by Oregon, "Mobile Line" by Jim Kweskin, "Dope Again" by Serpent Power, "Hello Stranger" by Mike Seeger, and "The Death Of Stephen Biko" by Tom Paxton.