Ry Cooder discography (incomplete)

[Pete Young]

This is mostly from memory and my own record collection. Please feel
free to fill in the gaps. I haven't attempted to provide anything
other than Ry's own stuff since he is well known as a session musician
and has played on hundreds of albums. I don't think I could cope with
collating them all, besides which it's probably been done already.

Ry Cooder 1970?

Into the Purple Valley Reprise K44142 1971

Paradise and Lunch

Boomer's Story

Chicken Skin Music Reprise K54083 1976

Showtime Warner Bros K56386 1977

Jazz Warner Bros K56488 1978

Bop Till You Drop Warner Bros K56619 1979

Borderline Warner Bros K56864 1980

The Slide Area Warner Bros K56976 1982

Get Rhythm Warner Bros 925 639-1 1987
925 639-2 CD

Why Dont You Try Me Tonight? Warner Bros ? 1988
( A 'greatest hits ' album, not a bad starting place)

Film Soundtracks:

The Long Riders Warner Bros K56824 1980

The Border MCA MCF3133 1982

Paris Texas Warner Bros? ? 1986?

Crossroads Warner Bros 925 399-1 1986

Johnny Handsome Warner Bros ? 1989

Other Stuff:

Pecos Bill (with Robin Williamson)

Live & Let Live - Bobby King and Terry Evans SPD 1016 1988
SPDCD1016 (Rounder in US?)

(I know this one's not by Ry but he arranged it, produced it and
played on it and it's bloody good so there)

I haven't attempted to categorise any of this into folk, blues gospel
etc because it would be too difficult. The only thing that shines
through is that they are all instantly recogniseable as Ry Cooder.

My personal faves are Purple Valley, Bop till you drop and Get Rhythm,
plus the tracks School is Out and Dark End of the Street from the
Showtime LP, which is a live recording. But what do I know?

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