Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs (Bullets & Blood Vinyl)

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Artist: Marty Robbins

Album: Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Label: Real Gone Music

Format: 12” LP (Silver and Red “Bullets & Blood” Colored Vinyl, Limited Edition)

Recorded: 1959

Genre: Country / Western

Weight: 285g

Description

The outlaw myth, pressed to wax by Real Gone Music.

Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs is one of the most iconic records in American music. Marty Robbins doesn’t just sing these songs, he inhabits them. Gunslingers, drifters, dusty towns, and moral reckonings all come to life through vivid storytelling and unforgettable melodies.

“El Paso” stands as the centerpiece, a cinematic ballad that defined narrative songwriting in country music and beyond. But the record runs deeper. Tracks like “Big Iron” and “Cool Water” build a world that feels timeless, blending Western folklore with lush, almost orchestral arrangements.

Real Gone Music is proud to present the original mono version of what most folks consider to be the single greatest postwar album of Western music, Marty Robbins’ 1959 record Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs. Everything about this album is iconic, from its “quick draw” cover art to the songs it contains “Big Iron,” “Cool Water,” “The Master’s Call,” “Billy the Kid,” “The Strawberry Roan,” and, of course, “El Paso” (here in its rare, full-length version), that have come to define the Western genre. And the music has never sounded better than it does here: this silver and red “Bullets ‘n’ Blood” pressing was remastered from the original tapes by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios in New York. Comes complete with the amazing original album art, too…a classic album now even more collectible than before!

Whether you’re here for the cowboy mythology, the hi-fi warmth, or the cinematic atmosphere, this record belongs in the collection.

Why We Carry It

A cornerstone of American storytelling. This is essential listening not just for country fans, but for anyone drawn to cinematic songwriting and desert-soaked atmosphere. It sits right at the crossroads of Western myth, noir storytelling, and vintage hi-fi production.

For fans of: Ennio Morricone, Johnny Cash, Lee Hazlewood, Spaghetti Western soundtracks, desert noir, cinematic country