We’re thrilled to be releasing one of our favorite records of all time today, Terry Allen’s 1975 masterpiece Juarez. Happy release day, and a deep thank you, to Terry. In celebration, we’re proud to present the Terry Allen Tamale T-Shirt—as far as we know the only item of its kind—as well as a sale on some older reissues.
In advance of its release on Friday, May 20, Rolling Stone Country is streaming the entirety of Terry Allen’s 1975 debut masterpiece in all its remastered glory, along with an accompanying feature. The Quietus goes deep on the accompanying, little-seen suite of related lithographs. And Terry presents the MemWars performance at SITE Santa Fe this week.
Texas Monthly has shared a new video of Allen and his sons Bukka and Bale performing “What of Alicia,” one of the narrative hinges of the Juarez cycle, earlier this year at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. TTU recently honored influential Lubbock natives Terry and his wife Jo Harvey with the inauguration of The Allen Collection, an extensive archive to house artwork and ephemera by both artists.
Feast your eyes on a preview of the beautiful packaging for our definitive, deluxe edition of Terry Allen’s 1975 masterpiece Juarez, the first-ever reissue on vinyl, including some of the restored original artwork. Thanks to Uncut for the interview with Terry–which touches on the Velvet Underground, Capt. Beefheart, and beans–and the 9/10 review.
We are thrilled, humbled, and frankly still a bit awed, to announce our definitive editions of Terry Allen’s art-country classics. These are without a doubt the most extensive, detailed, and deluxe reissue projects we’ve undertaken to date, and we’re damn proud of the results. Pre-order Juarez now, and stream “Cortez Sail” via NPR Music’s Songs We Love. Today’s rainbow is tomorrow’s tamale.
Legendary Texan artist Terry Allen occupies a unique position straddling the frontiers of country music and visual art. Widely celebrated as a masterpiece—arguably the greatest concept album of all time—his spare, haunting 1975 debut LP Juarez is a violent, fractured tale of the chthonic American Southwest and borderlands. Produced in collaboration with the artist and meticulously remastered from the original analog tapes, this is the definitive edition of the art-country classic.
