Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl

Por Qué Eres Así (Remastered) - YouTube

Perfidia (Remastered) - YouTube

everybody shoulds have some  Los  Indios in thier  collection..Always in My Heart - YouTube

If you like Spanish guitar, in the flamenco style, Carlos Montoya. . .

and Goran Sollscher for classical guitar.

Mario Suzuki  xrcd, Angelo Farcioni maim cd.

Doyle Dykes

It is not the Friday Night but Passion Grace&Fire album by McLaughlin/de Lucia/di Meola that is an acoustic guitar masterpiece. And they don't try to outrun each other here.

Unfortunately, it is a digital recording, but record still sounds better. Get a Japanese original, even better original Japanese promo. 

@sbank, the Friday night is out of stock but i just ordered the Saturday.

I would like to thank everyone who spent time to introduce me some new music.

@jan_mc i love Jesse Cook but could not find any LP on him.

These are a few that seem to always be on heavy rotation for acoustic guitar on my system:

Doc & Merle Watson "Doc Watson & Son" & "Lonesome Road" - Bluegrass

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band & various artists "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" - Bluegrass

Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" (find the MFSL) - Blues/Folk

Buddy Guy & Junior Wells "Goin' Back to Acoustic" - Blues

Eric Clapton "Unplugged" (MFSL) -Blues

Cat Stevens "Teaser & the Firecat" & "Tea for the Tillerman" - Pop

Acoustic Alchemy "Natural Elements" - New Age Jazz

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds "Live at Luther College" - Rock/Alternative

Leo Kottke "6 & 12 String Guitar" - Folk

John Fahey "The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album" -Seasonal

All are still available on vinyl, with the Muddy Waters and the Eric Clapton recently getting the MFSL One-Step UltraDisc 45 rpm treatment. Those two are absolutely phenomenal records. The others are also great both musically and performance-wise. Enjoy the music! 

WILLIAM ACKERMAN    Imaginary Roads

Richard Thompson - Acoustic Classics

Nels Cline & Julian Lage - Room

Jorma Kaukonen - Quah and Live at Sweetwater vol.1

+10 Friday Night in San Francisco (and soon to be released Saturday Night in San Francisco

More about the songs than virtuoso guitar, but all the Gillian Welch / David Rawlings albums on Acony Records are amazing with demo quality sound

Cheers,

Spencer

+1 for Barbosa-Lima/Isbin’s Rhapsody in Blue/West Side Story.

Christopher Parkening Plays Bach

Los Angeles Guitar Quartet

California Guitar Trio

Brooks Robertson

Joe Robinson

Richard Smith

Buster Jones

Tommy Emmanuel

Antonio Forcione

John McLaughlin plays Bill Evans

Many of the Romeros (father or three sons) on Contemporary or Philips have outstanding sonics of Spanish classical music.  Roy du Nann and Bob Fine recordings generally do.

Recently bought Buddy Guy ‘Going back to Acoustic’ / Pure Pleasure Records 

that’s good if you’re into acoustic blues

jdjohn; Dan Tyminski is a good player but mostly a rhythm player.

His bandmate Ron Block is fantastic player. His tasteful fills and tone he

pulls from his old D-28 are something to behold. The band being relatively new,

little is available on vinyl. Occasionally, some of their releases are simultaneously out on vinyl but I’m unsure of quality as I haven’t bought any.

I’m surprised more haven’t brought up Doc Watson. He has a large body of work going back to to late 50’s. Much of it on vinyl. He is definitely one of the best acoustic guitar players in the traditional/bluegrass genre.

I spent 2 years doing the same search and the answer turned out to Nils Lofgren Acoustic Live and Friday night in San Francisco 

I'll reiterate Julian Bream and Carlos Montoya for classical, plus add Narciso Yepes and Christopher Parkening to that list.

Don't forget about the country guys like Roy Clark, Jerry Reed, and Buck Owens.  I would even add Dan Tyminski of AKUS fame as a great acoustic guitarist.

Olde School - any of the earlier Paul Simon, James Taylor, or Cat Stevens works - on "vinyl"...some of the cuts that did not get a lot of air time are great acoustic tracks.  This era...the go to for me would be Tommy Emannuel - does it all ...really cutting edge would be Michael Dawes....stream one of Tommy & Michael playing together is out of this world. 

@houstonreef Great post, great responses. Enjoying exploring via Tidal.

If I'm not mistaken this is the only acoustic version of this song

Carlos Montoya or any of the Flamenco Guitarists is tops in my book.

Not sure if it's still in print, but:

Alex DiGrassi, Slow Circle (from Windham Hill)

is the best acoustic guitar album I've heard in 60+ years of loving music intensely.

Carlos Barbosa-Lima & Sharon Isbin Rhapsody Sealed New Vinyl Records CC-2012 | eBay

Spanish Guitar: Relaxing Spanish Guitar Music - Beautiful Instrumental Cafe Music - YouTube

houstonreef, you're right. Hard to find.

Shon Boublil - Primavera Porteña (Piazzolla) - YouTube

Shon Boublil plays Llobet's Variations on a Theme of Sor - YouTube

Pat Metheny Road To The Sun. Performers are the LA Guitar Quartet, Jason Vieaux, Pat Metheny. 

Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) • Acoustic • Santana Cover • Joe Robinson - YouTube

Summertime • Joe Robinson - YouTube

Gabor Szabo - "Bacchanal" Skye records 1968 is a great one

Yazoo Records made wonderful compilation albums of those beautiful 78s made by the likes of Charley Patton, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, Bo Carter, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Scrapper Blackwell and others.

Their sister label, Blue Goose, is another good source for vinyl in this vein.

Not sure about best vinyl sources but Son House is awesome.  

Lightnin’ Hopkins. Leadbelly. 

Unfortunately can’t speak to vinyl pressings with any specificity, but nobody beats Django Reinhardt.

Leo Kottke’s an amazing player

Bert Jansch is wonderful

I think Chet Atkins is a god but a lot is he and his gorgeous Gretsch, not acoustic.

+ 1 John McLaughlin, Paco de Lucia, AL Dimeola- Friday night in San Francisco

A live recording that captures a magical moment. The energy between the guitarists and the fans is palpable.

The Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins album Neck and Neck has some extremely tasty acoustic playing on it.

Also, Standard Brands - Chet duetting with Lenny Breau.

Or anything by either player individually.

@seikosha I love Jose Neto’s playing on the Flora Purim lps and have looked for his solo work. Thank you for posting!

Mickey Baker “Blues and Jazz Guitar”. Mostly acoustic and he is joined by Stefan Grossman who produced the lp. Excellent. Acoustic Alchemy for jazz-pop genre but excellent recording and strong melodies. Leo Kottke of course. Jorma. Larry Coryell made a couple lps with Phillip Catherine that are pure acoustic duos. Andy Summers made a couple of stunning acoustics guitar duo CDs , but I have looked high and low for these on vinyl to no avail. Any of the Brazilian masters lps are easily found in used record stores, i.e. Laurindo Almmeida solo or w/ Charlie Byrd. John Abercrombie and Ralph Tower (ECM label). I love acoustic guitar and will follow this thread. Keep em’coming! 

Jose Neto…..Mountains and the Sea.  If you can find it, it’s worth it.  Extremely well recorded.  The John Renbourn Sir John a lot of is another good recommendation.  The Michael Hedges stuff can be fun, but I’ve found the recordings to be a little bright and overly processed sounding.

Bert Jansch - “Rosemary Lane”.  Actually, anything by him.

Bert Jansch/John Renborn and The Pentangle - “Sweet Child”

Segovia from the 1950s on Brunswick.  Mostly mono but no matter.

Segovia remains the greatest classical guitarist with impeccable rhythm touch and style.  I have quite a few of these LPs.

Thanks for reminding me to get them out again!

This post probably doesn't belong here as I couldn't find any vinyl copies  but I just became aware of the passing of Kelly Joe Phelps. 

Yes, Al Di Meola - Cielo e Terra - and , say, -Casino-.

George Benson's White Rabbit album from 1972 has some good acoustic guitar work

Most of it provided by Earl Klugh and Jay Berliner layering in and out and all around George playing electric

California Dreamin is the highlight IMO

+1 Acoustic Alchemy 

Octave Records vinyl has quite a few acoustic guitar selections. Some of the best vinyl in my collection. Outstanding recordings, vinyl mastering and pressings. I use them as my vinyl reference recordings.

+1 on Bruce Cockburn. No one has mentioned Jorma Kaukonen!  The first Hot Tuna album on RCA is a RtDF. Others…Mississippi John Hurt,Today! on Vanguard, David Bromberg with Norman Blake “The Boggy Road to Milledgeville”. Doc Watson on Vanguard. 
Not sure about vinyl, but The Wailin’ Jennys get amazing guitar sound on their records and the vocals are sublime. 

I second Leo Kottke and Friday Night in SF

Friday night in SF reference piece for me

Check our Jorma Kaukonen solo stuff , Burgers has drums but mostly acoustic guitars

Any Jerry Garcia Grisman albums , all amazing

Acoustic Alchemy for some easier Jazz

All hale the best in history

 Manas de Plata - god like

+1 anything w/ Michael Hedges, Aerial is his classic

+1 Friday Night in San Francisco, saw them live in San Diego, Steve Morse opened on acoustic, then came out for the encore...amazing!

+1 Kottke if you prefer nylon strings, same w/ John Williams (yes, if recorded well) , Andres Segovia

If you like the Spanish influence/flamenco, Ottmar and Carlos Montoya

And no matter what, enjoy the music and the talent! Enjoy!