All Tore Up. Unrequited Love, Tormented Romance, Tragedy & Tearjerkers 1LP NM - Various (1LP Vinyl) - Near Mint (NM)
Product details
- Label All Tore Up (2)
- Artist Various
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 1999
- Genre Blues
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Near Mint (NM)
- Sleeve Condition Very Good Plus (VG+)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
All Tore Up ... Unrequited Love, Tormented Romance, Tragedy & Tearjerkers .... 1955-1968 by Various.
There's a particular ache that runs through the blues when the subject turns to love gone wrong, and this collection gathers that emotion across more than a decade of recordings. Spanning 1955 to 1968, it draws together a wide range of artists working the well-worn but endlessly renewable territory of heartbreak, longing, and loss. The compilation frames these years as a golden stretch for the confessional side of the blues, when a singer could turn private misery into something a whole room could feel.
Musically, the set leans into the slow burn. Expect voices cracking with feeling, guitars that answer every complaint with a bent note, and rhythm sections that know when to hang back and let the sorrow breathe. Because it pulls from various performers, the textures shift from track to track — some raw and intimate, others fuller and more polished — but the through-line is emotional honesty, the sound of people singing about things that genuinely hurt.
For a collector, that thematic focus is the real draw. Rather than a random grab-bag, this is a curated mood piece, ideal for late-night listening when you want the blues to sit with you rather than lift you up. As a compilation on the All Tore Up imprint, it's a distinctive addition to any shelf devoted to the darker, more tender corners of the genre — a record you return to when the heart needs company.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Here Comes The Fool
A2. Don't Leave Me
A3. Frank, This Is It
A4. I Had A Nightmare
A5. Dreaming Of You
A6. I Am To Blame
A7. Go Ahead
A8. Ward 13
A9. Let It Ring
B1. You Did Me Wrong
B2. What's Come Over You
B3. I'm On The Road Right Now
B4. No Coming Back
B5. There Stands The Glass
B6. Lonely, Lonely Nights
B7. The Right Time
B8. That's When It Hurts
Artist: Various
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: All Tore Up (2)
Catalog Number: TU-567
Release Year: 1999
Country: United States
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