| American Epic: The Collection | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | May 12, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | 1916–1936 | |||
| Genre | Cajun, country, blues, folk, Hawaiian, Hispanic, Mexican, Native American, Puerto Rican, Tex-Mex | |||
| Length | 315:57 | |||
| Label | Sony Legacy, Lo-Max | |||
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American Epic: The Collection is a 100-track, 5-CD box set of American roots music performances from the 1920s and 1930s. It was compiled by film director Bernard MacMahon to accompany the release of his American Epic documentary film series.[1] The box features 100 songs by 100 different artists[2] and has been acclaimed by many critics as a worthy successor to the Anthology of American Folk Music and one of the best box sets to ever be released.[3][4][5][6][7] The box set won particular acclaim for the song selection and the sound quality of the transfers of vintage 78rpm records.[3][6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ "American Epic: The Collection & The Soundtrack Out May 12th | Legacy Recordings". Legacy Recordings. 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ Wald, Elijah; McGourty, Allison; MacMahon, Bernard; Bergh, Nicholas (2017). American Epic: The Collection. Legacy / Lo-Max. pp. Liner Notes. ASIN B071RHDMB8.
- ^ a b "Greil Marcus' Real Life Rock Top 10: The Epic Tradition". Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Album Review: 'American Epic' 5-CD Box Set". Acoustic Guitar. 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "Robert Christgau on 'American Epic,' Americana, and an Epic". Noisey. 2017-10-13. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ a b Cartwright, Garth (September 12, 2017). "Magnificent book-box soundtrack to BBC TV series about music of the 20s". Country Music Magazine. p. 106.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Various Artists: American Epic - The Collection". PopMatters. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ "'American Epic' explores how a business crisis ignited a musical revolution". Los Angeles Times. 2017-05-14. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved 2017-12-12.
- ^ Anderson, Ian (August 2017). "American Epic". fRoots Magazine. p. 59.
- ^ Cartwright, Garth (July 2017). "Made in the USA". Songlines Magazine. p. 42.