Red Lick Records is an old-fashioned mail order company that has been selling blues and other related music for nearly 30 years.
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"Thank God for Red Lick where real blues still has a home" - Andrew Galloway, (President of Electro-Fi Records, Canada) |
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When founders and original owners Ken and Ann Smith were looking for a name for their fledgling company, they shut their eyes and stuck a pin in a map of Mississippi and were delighted with the result! The road sign is of the actual turn off on Highway 61 to Red Lick, Mississippi. It’s a very small place but it boasted one notable blues man called John Byrd who was recorded in the 1930s.
Since that time, Red Lick has steadily grown in size and reputation by not only offering a fast, friendly, efficient and informative service but by striving to get the best prices they could.
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"Red Lick Records is knowledgeable, enthusiastic and straightforward... and they tell the blues the way it is" - Bill Wyman, (from his book Blues Odyssey) |
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Our bi-monthly catalogues, with their unrivalled selections and quality reviews are world famous and have helped to establish us as Europe's leading blues specialists with many recommendations from customers and experts alike.
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"In my experience Red Lick provide the kind of informed, expert service that you can no longer find elsewhere. Their good-humoured patience in dealing with the most obscure queries is a joy and they always come up with the right answer and the right album. A great institution... long may they prosper!" - Bob Hall, (Veteran Blues Pianist) |
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Following the retirement of Ken and Ann in 2007, Red Lick is currently being re-launched under new owners and from a new location. See latest news
