VA - Songs of Angst (A Butterboy Compilation) Box Set (6 x CDs)

ANGST

VA - Songs of Angst (A Butterboy Compilation) Box Set (6 x CDs)

Angst isn’t just a mood, it’s a kind of emotional static that hums beneath the surface, especially during adolescence. The word itself comes from German, meaning fear or anxiety, but in English it’s evolved into something more existential. It’s that gnawing sense of unease when you’re not sure who you are, what you want, or how to fit into a world that feels too big and too indifferent.

Songs of Angst is a 6 x CDs box set I curated to explore the emotional terrain that most compilations shy away from. It’s not built around hits or genre loyalty, it’s built around feeling. Across 150 tracks, this set traces the arc of alienation, heartbreak, existential dread, and the quiet ache of being misunderstood. It’s a collection for anyone who’s ever felt like they were falling apart while the world kept spinning.

This set unfolds across six carefully titled discs, each tracing a distinct emotional terrain. 

CD1, Teenage Angst, Suburban Static & Bedroom Walls, captures the raw confusion and identity crises of youth, where rebellion meets isolation in the glow of a bedroom lamp.

CD2, Romantic Collapse, dives headfirst into the wreckage of love, obsession, and heartbreak, with songs that ache and unravel.

CD3, Existential Reckoning, shifts inward, exploring spiritual dislocation, dread, and the search for meaning in a world that often feels indifferent. 

CD4, Quiet Acceptance, offers a more subdued palette, songs of resignation, reflection, and the slow surrender to life’s complexities. 

CD5, Maximum Angst, is the emotional apex: devastating, unflinching, and often overwhelming, it’s where grief, despair, and isolation are laid bare.

CD6, Powerpop, Hooks & Heartbreak, brings melodic relief without losing emotional depth, bittersweet anthems that marry catchy choruses with lyrical ache. Together, these discs form a cohesive emotional archive, sequenced not by genre but by feeling.

The first disc opens with the Replacements’ “Androgynous,” a song that still feels radical in its empathy, and sets the tone for what follows: punk, indie, and alt-rock tracks that capture the rawness of youth and identity crisis. From “Teenage Dirtbag” to “At Seventeen,” these songs don’t just speak to adolescence, they embody it. Later discs dive deeper into romantic collapse, poetic despair, and full-blown existential unraveling. By the time you reach Lou Reed’s “The Kids” or Mount Eerie’s “Real Death,” the emotional stakes are devastating.

I’ve included rarities and overlooked gems throughout. Nick Drake’s “Black Eyed Dog,” released posthumously in 1979, is one of the most harrowing recordings ever made. Tufano & Giammarese’s 1973 cover of “I’m a Loser” reframes Lennon’s self-loathing through a soft psych lens. The Shivvers’ “Teen Line” and Blue Ash’s “Abracadabra” are powerpop obscurities that carry more emotional weight than their genre typically allows. Even Scott Walker’s “Clara” a 12-minute avant-garde descent into historical horror earns its place here.

But this isn’t just a descent into sadness. There’s catharsis in the sequencing. Fiona Apple’s “Sleep to Dream” and PJ Harvey’s “Sheela-Na-Gig” are defiant. Angel Olsen’s “Windows” and Bill Callahan’s “Too Many Birds” offer glimpses of grace. And the presence of artists like Vashti Bunyan, Judee Sill, and Linda Perhacs ensures that the quieter voices of emotional storytelling aren’t drowned out by louder ones.

The Songs of Angst compilation is a sprawling emotional atlas, tracing the contours of alienation, heartbreak, existential dread, and the quiet ache of being misunderstood. It captures the full spectrum of human unraveling, from teenage disillusionment to adult collapse, with a precision that’s both archival and deeply personal. It’s about truth, connection, and the songs that say what we’re often afraid to admit. If you’re looking for comfort, confrontation, or just a place to feel understood, this set is for you. (B)

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CD1 Teenage Angst, Suburban Static & Bedroom Walls

01 Replacements - Androgynous 3:10 1984

02 Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl 4:35 2002

03 Jawbreaker - Boxcar 1:55 1994

04 Breeders - Cannonball 3:35 1993

05 Radiohead - Creep 3:55 1992

06 Hole - Doll Parts 3:31 1994

07 Modern Lovers - Hospital 5:31 1976

08 Smashing Pumpkins - I Am One 4:06 1991

09 Lemon Twigs - I Wanna Prove to You 3:41 2016

10 Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train 2:55 1979

11 Juliana Hatfield 3 - My Sister 3:24 1993

12 Elliott Smith - Needle in The Hay 4:16 1995

13 L7 - Pretend We're Dead 3:55 1992

14 Weezer - Say it Ain't So 4:18 1994

15 Fiona Apple - Sleep to Dream 4:08 1996

16 Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot 4:17 1988

17 Replacements - Unsatisfied 4:01 1984

18 Smiths - What Difference Does it Make? 3:51 1984

19 Placebo - Teenage Angst 2:41 1996

20 Alice Cooper - Teenage Lament '74 3:52 1973

21 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag 4:03 2000

22 Janis Ian - At Seventeen (Single Version) 3:55 1975

23 Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit 5:01 1991

24 PJ Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig 3:24 1992

25 Teenage Fanclub - The Concept 6:06 1991

CD2 Romantic Collapse

01 Jesse McCartney - Just So You Know 3:54 2006

02 Rilo Kiley - Portions for Foxes 4:44 2004

03 Cranberries - Ridiculous Thoughts 4:33 2012

04 Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now 3:23 2004

05 Angel Olsen - Spring 3:23 2021

06 Paul Westerberg - Things 3:22 2005

07 Bill Callahan - Too Many Birds 5:27 2009

08 Cat Power - Cross Bones Style 4:32 1998

09 Tori Amos - Crucify 4:59 1992

10 Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over 6:43 1994

11 Mazzy Star - Fade Into You 4:57 1993

12 Liz Phair - Fuck and Run 3:08 1994

13 Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends 3:52 1990

14 Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love 3:59 2002

15 Interpol - Obstacle 1 4:11 2002

16 Garbage - Only Happy When it Rains 3:56 1995

17 Alanis Morissette - Perfect 3:07 1995

18 Lorde - Ribs 4:18 2013

19 Kate Bush - Moments of Pleasure 5:17 1993

20 1975 - Somebody Else 5:47 2016

21 Verve - The Drugs Don't Work 5:07 1997

22 Rosanne Cash - Blue Moon With Heartache 4:28 1981

23 Paramore - Decode 4:22 2008

24 Bonnie Raitt - I Can't Make You Love Me 5:32 1991

25 Elvis Costello - I Want You 6:43 1986

CD3 Existential Reckoning

01 Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds - People Ain't No Good 5:40 1997

02 Emmylou Harris - Red Dirt Girl 4:19 2000

03 Scott Walker - Rosary 2:41 2006

04 Bruce Springsteen - Streets of Philadelphia 3:17 1994

05 Lucinda Williams - Sweet Old World 4:03 1992

06 Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad of Lucy Jordan 4:10 1979

07 Low - Lullaby 9:50 1994

08 David Bowie - Thursday's Child 4:26 1999

09 Richard Thompson - Walking on A Wire 3:51 1982

10 Tracy Chapman - Behind The Wall 1:49 1988

11 John Cale - Fear is A Man's Best Friend 3:53 1974

12 Randy Newman - Guilty 2:35 1974

13 Lou Reed - Magic and Loss 6:39 1992

14 Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Into My Arms 4:15 1997

15 Scott Walker - It's Raining Today 4:01 1969

16 Velvet Underground - Candy Says 4:00 1969

17 Scott Walker - Clara 12:43 2006

18 Slint - Good Morning, Captain 7:39 1991

19 Radiohead - How to Disappear Completely 5:56 2000

20 Mount Eerie - Real Death 2:27 2017

21 PJ Harvey - The Dancer 4:05 1995

22 Arab Strap - The First Big Weekend 4:52 1966

23 Nine Inch Nails - The Great Below 5:16 1999

24 Angel Olsen - Windows 4:07 2019

25 Elliott Smith - King's Crossing 4:58 2004

CD4 Quiet Acceptance

01 Joni Mitchell - Amelia 6:46 1976

02 Bill Fay - Be Not So Fearful 2:46 1970

03 Leonard Cohen - Famous Blue Raincoat 5:15 1971

04 Vic Chesnutt - Flirted With You All My Life 4:41 2009

05 Joni Mitchell - The Circle Game 4:55 1970

06 Sinead O'Connor - Troy 6:33 1987

07 Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle - You Missed My Heart 5:40 2013

08 Lisa Germano - Cry Wolf 4:59 1994

09 Ray LaMontagne - Empty 5:17 2006

10 Phoebe Bridgers - Funeral 3:52 2017

11 Jose Gonzalez - Heartbeats 2:40 2003

12 Julie Byrne - I Live Now as a Singer 4:04 2017

13 Vashti Bunyan - If I Were 2:15 2005

14 Aldous Harding - Imagining My Man 5:52 2017

15 Mitski - Pearl Diver 2:44 2012

16 Judee Sill - The Kiss 4:36 1973

17 Joanna Newsom - Baby Birch 9:30 2010

18 John Martyn - Go Down Easy '73 3:35 1973

19 Anne Briggs - Go Your Way 4:14 1971

20 Linda Perhacs - Hey, Who Really Cares 2:35 1970

21 Tim Hardin - Reason to Believe 1:58 1966

22 Nick Drake - Riverman 4:18 1969

23 Sibylle Baier - Tonight 2:26 1973

24 Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano 3:34 2017

25 Keaton Henson - You 4:42 2012

CD5 Maximum Angst

01 Lou Reed - The Kids 7:51 1973

02 Nick Drake - Black Eyed Dog 3:26 1979

03 Kinks - Dead End Street 3:21 1966

04 Nina Simone - Mississippi Goddam 4:57 1964

05 Peter Gabriel - I Grieve 7:24 1998

06 Randy Newman - Losing You 2:46 2008

07 Low - Lullaby 9:50 1994

08 Smiths - I Know It's Over 5:49 1986

09 Radiohead - No Surprises 3:48 1997

10 National - About Today 4:10 2004

11 Sufjan Stevens - John Wayne Gacy, Jr. 3:19 2005

12 John Lennon - Isolation 2:53 1970

13 Microphones - I Felt Your Shape 1:55 2001

14 Frank Zappa - Trouble Every Day 5:49 1966

15 Pink Floyd - Brain Damage 3:50 1973

16 Joni Mitchell - Both Sides, Now 4:29 1969

17 Tufano & Giammarese - I'm A Loser  4:46 1973

18 Beatles - Yer Blues 4:13 1968

19 XTC - Dear God 3:38 1986

20 Neil Young - Sugar Mountain 5:46 1964

21 Ani Difranco - Not a Pretty Girl 3:58 1995

22 Rolling Stones - I Am Waiting 3:11 1966

23 Bee Gees - I Started a Joke 3:03 1968

24 Julien Baker - Go Home 5:04 2015

25 Exploding Hearts - Shattered (You Left Me) 3:33 2006

CD6 Powerpop, Hooks & Heartbreak

01 Beck - Loser 3:57 1993

02 Big Star - Thirteen 2:34 1972

03 Posies - Dream All Day 3:04 1993

04 Alice Cooper - Eighteen 2:59 1970

05 Jellyfish - The King is Half-Undressed 3:46 1990

06 Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone 3:55 1986

07 Records - Starry Eyes 4:25 1978

08 Nerves - Hanging on The Telephone 2:04 1976

09 Dwight Twilley - The Lonely One 4:22 2011

10 Sloan - Underwhelmed 4:42 1993

11 dB's - Black and White 3:07 1980

12 Material Issue - Valerie Loves Me 3:05 1991

13 20-20 - Yellow Pills 4:20 1979

14 Plimsouls - A Million Miles Away 3:34 1982

15 Game Theory - 24 2:48 1986

16 Blue Ash - Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?) 3:04 1973

17 Bill Lloyd - Lisa Anne 3:20 1987

18 Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend 3:40 1991

19 Wheatus - Teenage Dirtbag 4:03 2000

20 Exploding Hearts - Modern Kicks 3:18 2003

21 Shazam - Super Tuesday 3:18 1999

22 Shivvers - Teen Line 3:38 1980

23 Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 2:40 1978

24 Sloan - The Lines You Amend 2:51 1996

25 Fearless Vampire Killers - Exploding Heart Disorder 3:34 2012

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VA - Brown Acid [2015 -2025] (20 x CDs)

BROWN ACID

VA - Brown Acid [2015 -2025] (20 x CDs)

The Brown Acid series, Volumes 01 through 20, released between 2015 and 2025, is a landmark excavation of North American proto-metal, heavy psych, and acid rock obscurities. Curated by Lance Barresi (Permanent Records) and Daniel Hall (RidingEasy Records), each volume unearths rare 45s from the late ’60s to early ’80s, many of which never made it past local radio or garage pressings. These aren’t reissues of cult albums, they’re the deep cuts that never got their due.

Released on RidingEasy Records, the series began with The First Trip in 2015, featuring fuzz-drenched gems like Zekes’ “Box” and Raw Meat’s “Stand By Girl.” From there, each installment maintained a tight focus: 8-10 tracks, all officially licensed, sourced directly from band members or estates. No bootlegs, no filler. By The Twentieth Trip (2025), the series had become a trusted archive, with collectors and historians alike praising its consistency and depth.

Highlights across the run include the blistering “Warlords” by Stone Garden (Vol. 2), the proto-doom churn of White Lightning’s “William” (Vol. 3), and the hypnotic groove of Bacchus’s “Carry My Load” (Vol. 10). Many tracks were previously unreleased on CD, and some, like Crossfield’s “Take It”, had never appeared outside their original 7-inch pressings.

The artwork, designed by Jeri Yoshizu, is a visual throughline: psychedelic, eerie, and unmistakably retro. Each volume’s digipak packaging nods to vintage horror comics and underground zines, reinforcing the series’ outsider ethos.

What makes Brown Acid essential isn’t just the music, it’s the curatorial integrity. These are not nostalgia trips; they’re sonic time capsules, lovingly restored and presented with archival precision. For anyone tracing the roots of heavy rock’s underground, this 20-volume run is definitive. (B)

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CD01

01 Zekes - Box 2:28

02 Snow - Sunflower 3:59

03 Tour - One of The Bad Guys 3:17

04 Zebra - Wasted 3:54

05 Bob Goodsite - Faze 1 2:14

06 Raw Meat - Stand By Girl 3:09

07 Punch - Deathhead 4:56

08 Bacchus - Carry My Lead 3:28

09 Lenny Drake - Love Eyes (Cast Your Spell on Me) 2:52

10 Todd - Mystifying Me 2:51

11 Josefus - Hard Luck 3:46

CD02

01 Ash - Midnight Witch 4:05

02 Sweet Crystal - Warlords 4:30

03 Raving Maniac - Rock N Roll Man 2:09

04 Crossfield - Take It 4:32

05 Spiny Norman - Bell Park Loon 4:05

06 Glass Sun - Silence of The Morning 5:15

07 Volt Rush Band - Love to You 2:43

08 Buck - Long Hot Highway 3:57

09 Iron Knowledge - Show Stopper 3:33

10 Sonny Hugg - Daybreak 2:56

CD03

01 Grand Theft - Scream (It's Eating Me Alive) 4:37

02 Chook - Cold Feet 3:13

03 Lindholm Brothers - No Time for Last Goodbyes 3:42

04 Diehard - Heartbreak 3:03

05 Blown Free - The Wizard 3:52

06 Factory - Time Machine 6:03

07 Inside Experience - Be on My Way 2:25

08 Cold Swett - Quit Your Foolin 2:40

09 Elliot Black - Highway Song 2:11

10 First State Bank - Before You Leave 3:33

11 Flash Beverage - The Train 2:43

CD04

01 Kanaan - Leave It 2:10

02 Stone Garden Oceans - Inside Me 2:40

03 Headstones - Carry on Me 3:13

04 Wrath - Rock n' Roll Fever 3:05

05 Bungie - Numbers 3:17

06 Erving Forbush - The Train 1:57

07 Zekes - Coming Back 8:54

08 Bad Axe - Coachman 3:03

09 Ash - Warrant 2:59

10 Axas - Lucifer 3:56

CD05

01 Captain Foam - No Reason 4:03

02 George Brigman - Blowin' Smoke 3:00

03 Finch - Nothing in The Sun 4:34

04 Cybernaut - Clockwork 4:20

05 Fargo - Abanddon 4:05

06 Mammoth - Mammoth 3:53

07 Flasher - Icky Bicky 2:50

08 Lance - Fireball 4:10

09 Zebra - Helter Skelter 3:24

10 Thor - Lick It 3:24

CD06

01 Gold - No Parking 2:37

02 Heat Exchange - Inferno 3:52

03 Travis - Lovin' You 3:20

04 Enoch Smoky - It's Cruel 3:37

05 Backwood Memory - Give Me Time 2:32

06 Flight - Luvin', Huggin' & More 2:45

07 Truth & Janey - Midnight Horsemen 3:07

08 West Minst'r - My Life 3:18

09 Purgatory - Polar Expedition 2:33

10 Johnny Barnes - Steele Rail Blues 4:35

11 Zendik - Is There No Peace 3:07

CD07

01 Pegasus - The Sorcerer 3:11

02 Nobody's Children - Good Times 2:46

03 Blue Amber - We Got Love 3:59

04 Negative Space - The Calm After The Storm 6:32

05 Zane - Damage 4:04

06 Blizzard - Peace of Mind 3:31

07 Third World - End of Time 3:29

08 Sweet Wine - Things You Told Me 3:30

09 C.T. Pilferhogg - You Haul 3:34

10 Summit - The Darkness 2:47

CD08

01 Attack - School Daze 2:51

02 White Rock - Please Don't Run Away 2:20

03 Riverside - Wayfarer 2:49

04 Luke and The Apostles - Not Far Off 2:59

05 Tourists - I Need My Music 3:07

06 Bartos Brothers Band - Gambler 3:38

07 Inside Experience - Tales of Brave Ulysses 2:49

08 Karma - New Mexico 2:14

09 Moloch - Cocaine Katy 2:48

10 Grump - Heartbreak Hotel 2:38

CD09

01 White Lightning - Prelude to Opus IV 4:04

02 Peacepipe - The Sun Won't Shine Forever 2:49

03 Magi - Win Or Lose 5:09

04 Fiberglass Vegetables - Pain 3:55

05 Erik - Rebel Woman 2:57

06 Stonewall - Outer Spaced 3:28

07 Zukus (aka ICE) - Running High 3:06

08 Space Rock - Going Down The Road 4:12

09 Buckshot - Bar Star 2:06

10 29.9 - Paradiddle Blues 4:04

CD10

01 Sounds Synonymous - Tensions 3:17

02 Ralph Williams and The Wright Brothers - Never Again 3:25

03 Conception - Babylon 2:58

04 Bitter Creek - Plastic Thunder 3:19

05 Rubber Memory - All Together 5:34

06 First State Bank - Mr. Sun 3:21

07 Brothers and One - Hard on Me 2:28

08 Frozen Sun - Electric Soul 2:02

09 The Brood - The Roach 2:50

10 Tabernash - Head Collect 3:03

CD11

01 Adam Wind - Something Else 2:42

02 Grump - I'll Give You Love 1:59

03 Bagshot Row - Turtle Wax Blues 5:19

04 Larry Lynn - Diamond Lady 2:29

05 Renaissance Fair - In Wyrd 2:51

06 Zendik - Mom's Apple Pie Boy 2:58

07 Daybreak - Just Can't Stay 5:36

08 West Minist'r - I Want You 2:31

09 Debb Johnson - Dancing in The Ruin 3:19

10 Crazy Jerry - Every Girl Gets One 2:40

CD12

01 Waters - Mother Samwell 2:39

02 Village S.T.O.P. - Vibration 2:57

03 White Lightning - 1930 4:12

04 Shane - Woman (Don't You Go) 3:00

05 Ace Song Service - Persuasion 3:04

06 Opus Est - Bed 3:05

07 Mopptops - Our Lives 2:44

08 Artist - Every Lady Does It 4:03

09 Stagefright - Comin' Home 3:27

10 Dickens - Don't Talk About My Music 2:56

CD13

01 Max - Run Run 3:13

02 Ralph Williams - Dark Street 3:07

03 Geyda - Third Side 2:29

04 Gary Del Vecchio - Buzzin 3:12

05 John Kitko - Indecision 4:20

06 Bacchus - Hope 2:55

07 Master Danse - Feelin Dead 5:38

08 Orchid - Go Big Red 3:04

09 Dry Ice - Don't Munkey With The Funky Skunky 3:02

10 Good Humore - Detroit 3:23

CD14

01 Legends - Fever Games 4:04

02 Mijal & White - I've Been You 3:49

03 Liquid Blue - Henry Can't Drive 2:38

04 San Francisco Trolley Co - Signs 2:37

05 Blue Creed - Need A Friend 2:38

06 Transfer - Play it Cool 2:20

07 Appletree - You're Not The Only Girl (I'm Out to Get) 2:46

08 Cox's Army - I'm Tired 4:18

09 Raven - Raven Mad Jam 8:17

CD15

01 Looking Glass - Take The Time 3:49

02 Zoo - 444 2:20

03 Black Hawk - Little Suzie Looker 2:30

04 Truth & Janey - Under My Thumb 3:43

05 Negative Space - Forbidden Fruit 4:31

06 Scrapiron - Roxanne 2:43

07 White Lightning - Under The Screaming Double Eagle 3:55

08 Crazy Louie - My Pants 2:28

09 Strongbow - Change 3:57

10 Robert Starks and The Geniuses - Space Traveling 3:00

CD16

01 Seeds - Shuckin' and Jiving 7:05

02 Nothing - Young Generation 2:45

03 Macbeth - Freight Train 3:37

04 Sarawest - Saturday (Hot & Heavy) 2:36

05 Brotherhood of Peace - Feel The Heat (In The Driver's Seat) 4:17

06 Attack - Dreams 2:38

07 Lance - Marilyn 2:44

08 Headstones - Snake Dance 2:19

09 Clinton - Midnight in New York 3:03

CD17

01 Grapple - Ethereal Genesis 3:16

02 Image - Witchcraft 71 4:32

03 Stone Hedge - Smoky Bear 3:42

04 Crossfire - I Gotta Move 2:32

05 Primevil - Too Dead to Live 3:06

06 Pegasus - Ready to Rave 3:11

07 Bobby Mabe & The Outcast - I’m Lonely 3:54

08 Truth and Janey - Around and Around 2:19

09 Glory Glory - High School Letter 3:15

10 Strychnine - Jack the Ripper 2:35

CD18

01 Backjack - Bridge Waters Dynamite 3:51

02 The Smokin' Buku Band - Hot Love 3:43

03 Atlantis - Moby Shark 3:48

04 Tommy Stuart & The Rubberband - Peeking Through Your WIndow 1:55

05 Chicago Triangle - Ripped Off 3:30

06 Parchment Farm - Songs of The Dead 3:55

07 Glory (Damnation of Adam Blessing) - Nightmare 4:27

08 Dalquist - Farewell to The Dreamer 5:36

09 Pawnbrokers - Realize 2:08

10 Brothers of The Ghetto - Rockin' Chair 4:00

CD19

01 Dick Rabbit - You Come on Like A Train 2:49

02 Blizzard - Be Myself 3:29

03 Sun City - Sun City (Part II) 3:01

04 Sweet Wine - Bringing Me Back Home 2:30

05 Enoch Smoky - Roll Over Beethoven 3:30

06 Flight - Get You 2:30

07 Quick Fox - Indian 4:23

08 Bonjour Aviators - The Fury in Your Eyes 3:12

09 Cédric - I'm Leavin' 3:32

10 Zane - Step Aside 4:13

CD20

01 Afterflash - Cookbook 2:30

02 Polvo - Have You Ever Been There? (Has Estado Ahi) 2:54

03 Hot Candy - Darkened Passage 3:34

04 Banana Bros - Suck You In 4:09

05 The Jordan Brothers - Thank You for The Ride 3:23

06 Osage Lute - Watch Em Shine 5:58

07 Sandy Torano and the Nimo Spliff - A Year Ago Today 2:53

08 Lazy Day - Don't Dance in My Song 3:17

09 Flavor - Hot and Tot Woman 4:02

10 Frozen Sun - Jamm Part 1 3:25

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BB LUCKY DIP #462

BB LUCKY DIP #462

Lucky Dip's will be a mystery gift to those who choose to pick them up. 

Be quick. No re-uploads.

Today's topic: MIXED BAG

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VA - Possum Droppings (A Berni Special Presentation) (6 x CDs)

HONKY-TONG HUMOR, BARROOM WISDOM and WESTERN WEIRDNESS

VA - Possum Droppings (A Berni Special Presentation) (6 x CDs)

If country music is the sound of heartbreak, hard living, and dusty roads, then Possum Droppings is what happens when you add a few beers, a busted jukebox, and a possum with a wicked sense of humor. This six-disc compilation is a sprawling, laugh-out-loud, toe-tapping tribute to the irreverent side of western music, a place where satire meets sincerity, and the punchlines hit just as hard as the pedal steel.

Across 120 tracks, this set gathers the misfits, outlaws, and oddballs who’ve turned country music into a playground for storytelling and subversion. From Leon Russell’s banjo-fired take on The Ballad of Jed Clampett to Weird Al’s parody of Billy Ray Cyrus in Achy Breaky Song, the compilation opens with a wink and never lets up. You’ll find cult classics like Trashy Women and Prop Me Up Beside the Jukebox (If I Die) alongside deep cuts that rarely surface outside of regional radio or bootleg compilations.

But this isn’t just a novelty set. There’s real musical craft here, from the tight arrangements of Austin Lounge Lizards and the lyrical bite of Brandy Clark’s Stripes, to the genre-bending brilliance of Corb Lund and Hayes Carll’s Bible on the Dash. Even the raunchiest tracks, like Jesse Dayton’s I’m At Home Gettin’ Hammered (While She’s Out Gettin’ Nailed) or Kinky Friedman’s Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in Bed, carry a kind of outlaw poetry, rooted in tradition but unafraid to poke fun at it.

What makes Possum Droppings special is its commitment to preserving a corner of country music that’s often overlooked: the songs that make you laugh, cringe, and nod in recognition. These are the tunes that played in dive bars, truck stops, and late-night radio slots, the ones passed around on mixtapes and burned CDs, rarely given the archival respect they deserve. This set changes that. It’s a lovingly curated collection that treats comedy as a vital part of the western canon, not just a sideshow.

The sequencing is smart, the rarities are real, and the spirit is pure mischief. Whether it’s John Prine and Iris DeMent trading barbs in In Spite of Ourselves, or Ray Stevens narrating a squirrel-induced church revival, every track earns its place. Even the interludes, from Morgan Freeman’s Boogie Intro to Porky Pig’s closing “That’s All Folks”,add texture and charm.

So pour yourself a cheap beer, settle into a creaky lawn chair, and let the possum do the talking. This isn’t just a compilation, it’s a cultural archive of country music’s funniest, weirdest, and most wonderfully human moments. (BERNI)

PLEASE THANK BERNI FOR THE GREAT SET

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CD1

01 Leon Russell - Ballad of Jed Clampett 2:39

02 Banjo & Sullivan - Dick Soup 2:27

03 Weird Al Yankovic - Achy Breaky Song 3:21

04 Jimmy Buffett - My Head Hurts, My Feet Stink and I Dont Love Jesus 2:35

05 Ashley Monroe - Weed Instead of Roses 3:19

06 Brad Paisley - I'm Gonna Miss Her 3:14

07 Brandy Clark - Stripes 3:16

08 Chicago Farmer - $13 Beers 3:17

09 Bottle Rockets - 1000 Dollar Car 3:37

10 Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn - Your The Reason Are Kids Are Ugly 2:32

11 Confederate Railroad - Trashy Women 3:14

12 Corb Lund - Cows Around 4:30

13 Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away 2:38

14 Eleven Hundred Springs - Where in The Hell Did You Go With My Toothbrush? 3:36

15 Austin Lounge Lizards - Stupid Texas Song 3:33

16 Fred "August" Campbell & The Spur of The Moment Band - The I-95 "Asshole" Song 3:12

17 Garry Lee and Showdown - The Rodeo Song 2:04

18 Gear Daddies - (I Wanna Drive The) Zamboni 2:38

19 Hellroys - Asshole Dog 3:26

20 Wheeler Walker Jr. - She's A Country Music Fan 3:06

CD2

01 Alan Jackson - I Don't Even Know Your Name 3:50

02 Clark W. - Farmer's Tan 3:31

03 Dave Wilbert - It’s All Yours 2:37

04 Gerry House - My Jeans Are Too Tight 3:11

05 Hayseed Dixie - Alien Abduction Probe 3:29

06 Hellbound Glory - Can't Wait to Never See You Again 2:52

07 Hellroys - Sodomy By The Lake 2:23

08 Hot Country Knights - You Make it Hard 3:22

09 Jaron and The Long Road to Love - Pray for You 3:12

10 Jeff Linden and The Black Spot Society - Sallie Mae 4:09

11 Fools of The Trade - El Guapo's Weed (Don't Go to The Donkey Show) 4:34

12 Jesse Dayton - I'm at Home Gettin' Hammered (While She's Out Gettin' Nailed) 2:13

13 Joe Diffie - Prop Me Up Beside The Jukebox (If I Die) 3:49

14 John Prine With Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves 3:33

15 Junior Brown - My Wife Thinks You're Dead 3:48

16 Kevin Fowler - Don't Touch My Willie 4:24

17 Kinky Friedman - Get Your Biscuits in The Oven and Your Buns in Bed 2:26

18 Luke Combs - When it Rains it Pours 4:03

19 Matraca Berg - Back in The Saddle 3:20

20 Tompall Glaser - Put Another Log on The Fire 2:18

CD3

01 The Big Lebowski Quote - Let's Go Bowling 0:03

02 Arrogant Worms - Let's Go Bowling 2:32

03 Confederate Railroad - She Took it Like A Man 2:47

04 Croy and The Boys - Don't Let Me Die in Waco 5:04

05 Corb Lund feat. Hayes Carll - Bible on The Dash 4:30

06 Dale Houston - What The Buck (Happened to Country Music) 2:48

07 David Allan Coe - You Never Even Called Me By My Name 5:17

08 Dillon Carmichael - Hot Beer 3:10

09 Doug Supernaw - Long Tall Texan 4:04

10 Hayseed Dixie - I'm Keeping Your Poop 2:21

11 Monty Python - Radio 4 Announcer 0:17

12 Holy Modal Rounders - Boobs A Lot 2:52

13 Jerry Reed - She Got The Goldmine (I Got The Shaft) 3:19

14 Jock McBastard - Bucking Broncos 3:32

15 'Little' Jimmy Dickens - May The Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose 2:25

16 Luke Winslow-King - Fish Ain't Biting 4:11

17 Mark Chesnutt - Bubba Shot The Jukebox 3:03

18 Nick Nace - White Trash Southern Belle 3:07

19 Roger Miller - You Can't Roller Skate in A Buffalo Herd 1:54

20 Ray Stevens - The Mississippi Squirrel Revival 3:45

CD4

01 Morgan Freeman - Boogie Intro 0:03

02 Austin Lounge Lizards - We Always Fight When We Drink Gin 2:40

03 Brodie and The Oxy Clinic - I Don't Wanna Grow A Beard 2:32

04 Corb Lund - Old Familiar Drunken Feeling 5:08

05 Dana Lyons - Cows With Guns 5:16

06 Delbert McClinton, John Prine & Lyle Lovett - Too Much Stuff 4:15

05 Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys - Backdoor Dan 2:53

08 Greg Klyma - Ex-Girlfriends Cost Less Money Than Ex-Wives 4:01

09 Hayes Carll - Another Like You (Album Version) 3:19

10 Jimmy Buffett & The Muppetts - Mr. Spaceman 2:58

11 Joe Stamm Band - Blame it on The Dog 3:29

12 Lavender Country - Stand on Your Man 3:06

13 Loudon Wainwright III - Dead Skunk 3:05

14 The Number 9 Blacktops - Stereotypical Mid-Tempo Rockabilly Song (Acoustic) 3:55

15 The North Star Band - Redneck Hippie 3:05

16 NRBQ - Yes I Have A Banana 2:34

17 Orville Peck - You're an Asshole, I Can't Stand You (And I Want A Divorce) 3:13

18 Toby Keith & Willie Nelson - Beer for My Horses 3:30

19 Wheeler Walker Jr. - I Like Smokin' Pot (A Lot) 3:28

20 Austin Lounge Lizards - Momma Don't Allow 0:45

CD5

01 BR5-49 - Me 'n' Opie 3:47

02 Arlo Guthrie - The Motorcycle Song (Live at The Church) 2:53

03 Arrogant Worms - Kill The Dog Next Door 3:31

04 Austin Lounge Lizards - Life is Hard, but Life is Hardest When You're Dumb 3:00

05 The Devil Makes Three - I Love Doing Drugs 3:10

06 The Doohickeys - I Wish My Truck Was Bigger 3:14

07 Vince Gill - One More Last Chance 3:11

08 Grandpa's Cough Medicine - Feelin' Low 2:34

09 Hellroys - Stole My Heart (And My Kidney) 2:30

10 Cheech & Chong - Evelyn Woodhead Speed Reading Course 0:38

11 Hoyt Axton - Boney Fingers 3:11

12 Jesse Welles - Ozempic 1:58

13 John Prine - (We're Not) The Jet Set (feat. Iris DeMent) 2:36

14 Kyle Eldridge & The Rhythm Rounders - The Tattooed Lady 2:37

15 Lyle Lovett - Don't Touch My Hat 3:46

16 Hot Country Knights - Herassmeant 3:49

17 The Notorious Cherry Bombs - It's Hard to Kiss The Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Off All Day Long 4:26

18 Charlie Worsham feat. Old Crow Medicine Show - I Hope I'm Stoned (When Jesus Takes Me Home) 3:53

19 Shinyribs - I Don't Give A Shit 3:08

20 Pinkard & Bowden - Elvis Was a Narc 1:52

CD6

01 The Snake Oil Willie Band - I Don't Look Good Naked Anymore 2:54

02 Arrogant Worms - Let There Be Guns 2:08

03 Austin Lounge Lizards - The Car Hank Died In 3:56

04 Brad Paisley - Alcohol 4:52

05 Cledus T. Judd - Goodbye Squirrel 3:58

06 Dolly Parton & Ronnie McDowell - I Dreamed About Elvis 3:36

07 The Doohickeys - Too Ugly to Hitchhike 3:11

08 Graham Nancarrow and The Goddamn Saints - You're The Reason I Drink 2:48

09 Lord Huron - (One Helluva Performer) 0:21

10 Hayes Carll - She Left Me for Jesus 4:04

11 Hayseed Dixie - Big Bottom 3:21

12 Hickoids - Driftwood 40-23 3:32

13 Cledus T. Judd - Cledus T. Judd- How Do You Milk A Cow 3:07

14 Kinky Friedman - Men's Room, L.A. 2:13

15 Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan - Tennessee Bird Walk (Re-Recording) 2:40

16 Jim Stafford - Wildwood Weed 2:39

17 John Prine - Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian 3:13

18 Junior Brown - My Baby Don't Dance to Nothing But Ernest Tubb 2:12

19 Lasers Lasers Birmingham - Trippin' Balls at The Honky Tonk 3:11

20 Weird Al Yankovic - Money for Nothing/Beverly Hillbillies 3:13

21 Porky Pig - That's All Folks 0:25

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