Area Code 615 – Area Code 615 on vinyl LP. Nashville session supergroup, backed Dylan's Blonde On Blonde. Ships from Germany.
About Area Code 615
A vinyl pressing of the legendary 1969 debut from Area Code 615, a Nashville studio supergroup whose members backed Bob Dylan on Blonde On Blonde and Nashville Skyline.
Area Code 615 is the self-titled debut album from the Nashville studio supergroup of the same name, released in 1969 via Polydor Records. Taking their name from Nashville’s telephone area code, the band brought together some of the city’s most in-demand session musicians, several of whom had already backed Bob Dylan and countless other major artists, for a rare chance to record entirely instrumental music on their own terms. This listing is a vinyl LP pressing from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who were Area Code 615
- About this debut album
- Critical reception
- Pressing details and buying advice
At A Glance
- Artist Area Code 615 were a Nashville studio supergroup formed in 1969, comprised of the city’s top session musicians.
- Lineup Charlie McCoy, Mac Gayden, Weldon Myrick, Kenny Buttrey, Bobby Thompson, Wayne Moss, Buddy Spicher, Norbert Putnam and David Briggs.
- Dylan connection Several members backed Bob Dylan on Blonde On Blonde, Nashville Skyline and John Wesley Harding.
- Sound An entirely instrumental blend of country, blues, rock, soul and jazz-funk, including a celebrated cover of the Beatles’ Hey Jude.
- Legacy The band’s Stone Fox Chase later became the theme for the BBC’s music program The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Area Code 615 – Area Code 615 (LP, Album)
Vinyl LP, Polydor Records
Vinyl LP pressing of Area Code 615, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Were Area Code 615?
Area Code 615 formed when a group of Nashville's most in-demand session players, including Wayne Moss, Charlie McCoy and Kenny Buttrey, who had already backed Bob Dylan on his landmark 1966 album Blonde On Blonde, decided to record together as a band in their own right. The group's roster reads as a genuine who's who of Nashville session history: pedal steel player Weldon Myrick, banjoist Bobby Thompson, fiddler Buddy Spicher, guitarists Mac Gayden and Moss, harmonica player McCoy, drummer Buttrey, keyboardist David Briggs and bassist Norbert Putnam, collectively responsible for playing on hundreds of recordings by artists including Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt and George Harrison.
About This Debut Album
Recorded at Cinderella Sound Studio, the Madison, Tennessee studio owned by Wayne Moss, Area Code 615 gave these celebrated unsung heroes of popular music the rare chance to step out from behind other artists' records and make one entirely of their own. The result blends country, blues, rock, soul and jazz-funk into a loose, warmly unforced instrumental style, mixing original compositions with a handful of period covers, including an intense, celebrated rendition of the Beatles' Hey Jude that critics have noted builds in intensity in ways that rival the original. AllMusic drew comparisons to Joe Cocker and Leon Russell's later Mad Dogs & Englishmen project, praising the record as soul, rock and country at its finest, delivered by a genuine murderers' row of Nashville studio talent given free rein to stretch out.
Critical Reception
- A genuine murderers’ row of legendary Nashville session musicians
- Direct connections to Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde and Nashville Skyline
- A celebrated, warmly reviewed instrumental record spanning country, soul and jazz-funk
- Features the acclaimed track Stone Fox Chase, later a BBC theme tune
- Entirely instrumental format won’t suit listeners wanting vocal-led songs
- A used copy; condition should be checked in the listing
- Niche appeal outside country-rock and Nashville session history collectors
What is Area Code 615 by Area Code 615?
It is the self-titled 1969 debut album from a Nashville studio supergroup of top session musicians, released via Polydor Records.
Who were the members of Area Code 615?
Charlie McCoy, Mac Gayden, Weldon Myrick, Kenny Buttrey, Bobby Thompson, Wayne Moss, Buddy Spicher, Norbert Putnam and David Briggs.
What is the Bob Dylan connection?
Several members backed Dylan on Blonde On Blonde, Nashville Skyline and John Wesley Harding before forming this band.
What is the band's best known track?
Stone Fox Chase, which later became the theme tune for the BBC’s music program The Old Grey Whistle Test.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
Where To Buy This Pressing
Final Spin
- A genuinely legendary instrumental record from Nashville's finest session musicians
- Direct ties to Bob Dylan's celebrated Nashville-recorded albums
- Best suited to fans of instrumental country-rock and Nashville session history
Area Code 615 remains a landmark showcase of Nashville studio talent stepping into the spotlight, and this listing offers a vinyl pressing from a highly rated German seller.