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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.

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One of the strangest - and one of our favourite - collections in the Document catalogue. I Died All Over You is a substantial 30-track double-CD collection, presented as a proper two-disc physical edition. It journeys through recordings from the 1920s-50s dealing with death, mourning and the afterlife - from American funeral blues and British music-hall laments to Caribbean calypso and wonderfully ghostly Greek ballads.

Described by SIYS Radio's Nightmare City Halloween as "a prime selection of songs for a special collection - great job!", it's certainly not your usual Halloween compilation.

And, as with our special Document releases, there's more than the two CDs in the package: the complete album download, illustrated notes, discographical information and narrated audio notes are all included in the price

THE SKILLET LICKERS - 1926-2026

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

One hundred years after their landmark 1926 recordings, Document Records in conjunction with the Tanner family celebrates Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers with a strictly limited centenary edition.

Pressed on 180g blue vinyl and limited to just 300 copies worldwide, the release brings together recordings from those historic 1926 sessions, accompanied by rare photographs, original material and exclusive digital historical content.

Discover the Centenary Edition

  

    

Raise a Mug to 75 Volumes of Real Old Time!”

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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