VF Mix 165: John Fahey and Takoma Records by Craig Leon

Forgotten folk instrumentals by ’70s collective Entourage compiled on Tompkins Square

Suzanne Menzel’s elusive 1981 album reissued for the first time

Seventies underground folk-funk classic by Batteaux reissued for the first time

Emotional Rescue celebrates 50th release with Woo’s dreamscape A La Luna

Odetta’s soulful 1970 album Odetta Sings reissued on gold vinyl

The alternative top 50 records of the 1960s

10 essential Japanese folk and rock records of the early ’70s

VF Mix 66: Outsider Folk by Steve Gunn

VF Mix 66: Outsider Folk by Steve Gunn

Crate-digging for folk funk: 10 sublime records

The volatile and versatile brilliance of Laura Nyro in 10 songs

Folk archivist Alan Lomax celebrated with huge centennial vinyl box set