Sun Records To Release Vault Recordings From David Allan Coe

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Sun Records is releasing new rare archival recordings from David Allan Coe in August.

Coe’s Texas Moon (Deluxe) arrives Aug. 21, highlighting an important early chapter in the legendary outlaw artist’s career. Originally recorded in 1973 for Shelby Singleton’s Plantation Records, the album captured Coe performing songs by many of his biggest influences, including Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Billy Joe Shaver and Jackson Browne, backed by Coe’s road band.

The recordings were not officially released until 1977, after Coe had moved to Columbia Records, but feature a key snapshot of his formative years as a recording artist. Pressed on vinyl for the first time in more than four decades, the deluxe edition adds previously unreleased demos from Coe’s earliest Nashville recording sessions with Singleton.

Sun Records will also release It’s Been So Long by The Gentrys on Sept. 4, showcasing a largely unheard chapter in the Memphis garage rock band’s history. Best known for their 1965 MGM Records hit “Keep On Dancing,” The Gentrys joined Sun Records as the label entered a new era under Shelby Singleton’s ownership.

“Finding previously unreleased recordings from David Allan Coe and The Gentrys in our tape vault is a reminder that the Sun Records story is still being written, one archive discovery at a time,” says Chase Gregory, Sr. Director of A&R/Sync for Sun Records. “Bringing lost music like this to fans is central to how we honor and expand the label’s legacy.”

Texas Moon (Deluxe) and It’s Been So Long are both available for pre-order now.

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