{"product_id":"unsung-stories-cd","title":"Unsung Stories CD","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003ePhil Alvin\u003cbr\u003eUnsung Stories CD\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA fantastically eclectic solo album by Phil Alvin, lead singer and co-founder of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/findproducts?racoartist=6242\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Blasters\"\u003eThe Blasters\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally issued in 1986 on vinyl and cassette only, \u003cem\u003eUn-Sung Stories\u003c\/em\u003e embraces blues, R\u0026amp;B, big band swing and gospel, with repertoire dating from the 1920s through to the 1950s.\u003cbr\u003eIt should have had commercial success to match the critical acclaim it received, but the lack of a digital release at a time when CD was fast becoming the industry standard hampered its progress and reduced its commercial visibility.\u003cbr\u003eAlso featured on the album are New Orleans R\u0026amp;B saxophone legend Lee Allen and piano man \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/findproducts?racoartist=8617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gene Taylor\"\u003eGene Taylor\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eThis is an invigorating flip through the book of American music’s back pages which still sounds fresh and vibrant more than 30 years after it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pssIL2UqEFE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phil Alvin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54302661443913,"sku":"0029667088824 CDWIKD340","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/phil_alvin_unsung_stories_cd_f7f86959-1436-4efc-a5a2-9349265bdd7f.jpg?v=1777703638","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/unsung-stories-cd","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}