Steve Earle – Copperhead Road (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1988

Copperhead Road is an LP by Steve Earle from 1988 released on the MCA Records label.

About this album

Copperhead Road is Steve Earle’s breakthrough album, a hard-edged blend of country, folk and rock that sharpened his reputation as one of the great American songwriters of the late 1980s. Released in 1988, it paired vivid storytelling with tougher electric arrangements, giving the title track and songs like The Devil’s Right Hand a new kind of outlaw intensity. The album helped move alt-country and country rock towards a rougher, more contemporary sound, while still keeping Earle’s acoustic roots and narrative detail intact. It remains one of his defining records and a landmark of modern roots music.

Genre: Country

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