Cairo

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As Time Draws Near

Cairo

***An austere and dialed compilation of 1920's and 1930's ballads. All plaintive solo vocals accompanied by the banjo. No dance songs. Instead you get intense very American tunes about existential angst, murder, love, mystical happenings and so on. The manna.As far as we know, this is the first record to compile purely hard hitting banjo ballads from the golden 78 era. A treasure....

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The World Can't Stand Long

Cairo

***Incredible LP of shambolic garage rock recorded from 1966-1968. Lo fi, sincere, deep, catchy, badass music. Hard to find gems. A must for fans of real deal 60's garage rock. Not for the faint of heart.

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Conscience Let Me Be

Cairo

***A compilation of DEEP gospel from the 1960's and 1970's. all culled from the vaults of DJ Jumbo and Pyramid Records. This is the real stuff—all guitar forward ballads that address existential issues. As healing a record as there ever could be. Cover art by the great Lonnie Holley!

Thomas, Ural

Nat - Ural

Cairo

***In commemoration of soul singing legend Ural Thomas's 85th birthday, Cairo Records and The Albina Music Trust present Nat. - Ural! This giant tribute to Ural's 70 year music career includes an LP, a 7", a thirty six page 12" x 12" full-color book, five postcards, a newspaper fold out, a 11" x 17" poster and beautiful printed inner sleeves. THE LP - These 8-track recordings are from the early 90s - possibly some begun as early as late 80s. There are synthesizers, drum machines, a chorus of vocal overdubs, guitars, bass, drums...a full band all Ural, recorded at home and now for the first time on LP. THE 7" - Two songs Ural recorded in the early 1960's at home with a bunch of kids from the neighborhood. Side A is the avant garde funk masterpiece Fade Away - featuring kids blowing into ten foot long bed posts outfitted with trombone slides. Side B is the sweet, simple soulful and life affirming ballad, "Smile". THE BOOKLET - This 12 X 12 full color book features a long interview with Ural, interviews with his contemporaries and tons of great photos. It covers his whole career as a soul singing legend. THE POSTCARDS - Five postcards featuring pictures of Ural from various stages of his career. THE FOLD OUT NEWSPAPER - An old article about Ural's struggles with the city of Portland and a new article about how great Ural is on the other side. THE INNER SLEEVES - Two large...

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Love Hides All Faults

Cairo

***​A compilation of DEEP gospel from the 1960's and 1970's. all culled from the vaults of DJ Jumbo. This is the real stuff—all guitar forward ballads that address existential issues. limited edition with silver foil covers and artwork by Lonnie Holley!