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WELCOME TO DOCUMENT RECORDS

At Document Records, we preserve and celebrate the voices that shaped America — from the earliest recordings of Afro-American spirituals and blues, to raw Old Time string bands, early gospel sermons, hollers, field recordings, jug bands, and more.

Since 1986 — and under the direction of Gary and Gillian Atkinson since 2000 — we have curated the world’s largest archive of vintage blues, gospel, jazz, and pre-country music. With over 25,000 tracks available as CDs and downloads, we offer a rich and unfiltered journey into early American sound.

If it’s vintage — it’s on Document.

We believe in preservation before profit, a mission recognised by the Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues Alive award.
Explore our catalogue, tune into Document Wireless, and rediscover the real roots of recorded music.

You can Browse, Listen and Shop here https://thedocumentrecordsstore.com/

We're Rocking the Festive Season

Explore our complete Christmas & winter blues collection exclusively on Bandcamp - Blues, Blues Christmas, Hillbilly favourites, cold-weather classics and our latest release Blues, Blues Christmas (Reimagined) - EP.

Listen free. Buy what you love.

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Did you know?

Document Records is proudly distributed in the USA by our long-standing friends and partners, MVD Entertainment Group—the independent powerhouse behind the MVD Shop.
Since 1986, MVD has championed music, film, vinyl, and collectibles for fans as passionate (and nerdy) as we are. You can find our CDs here

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