Stevie Ray Vaughan Vinyl Records

Stevie Ray Vaughan reignited electric blues guitar in the 1980s. The Austin-born guitarist's run of records with Double Trouble — Texas Flood, Couldn't Stand the Weather, Soul to Soul and In Step — established him as the most consequential blues-rock player to emerge since the late-1960s British boom. His death in a helicopter crash in 1990 cut the catalogue short at four studio albums.

The vinyl pressings, particularly the Analogue Productions and Acoustic Sounds half-speed-mastered reissues, are reference-quality. The Stratocaster tone and the trio dynamics need the dynamic range that LP playback gives.

Best Stevie Ray Vaughan Albums on Vinyl

Texas Flood (1983)
— The debut. The title track, "Pride and Joy", "Lenny". Recorded in three days. A foundational blues-rock document.

Couldn't Stand the Weather (1984)
— The second album. The title track, "Cold Shot", a Hendrix-covering "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)".

In Step (1989)
— His sobriety record and his last studio album. "Crossfire", "Tightrope". Bonnie Raitt's wisdom rubbing off.

Soul to Soul (1985)
— The third album with Reese Wynans added on keys. "Look at Little Sister", "Change It".

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