Various – Ho-Dad Hootenany Vol.2

Various Ho-Dad Hootenany Vol.2 vinyl is the kind of release that turns up in a crate and stops you cold, a Crypt Records compilation that delivers exactly what that label has always promised: raw, unfiltered sounds from the fringes of popular music history.

Crypt Records and the Ho-Dad Tradition

Crypt has been one of the most dependable independent labels for collectors who care about the weirder, wilder corners of garage, surf, and primitive rock and roll. Their catalog numbers tell a story of decades spent digging up recordings that major labels ignored or forgot, and pressing them properly for people who actually want to hear this stuff on wax. A Ho-Dad Hootenany compilation fits squarely in that tradition. The title alone signals the territory: this is music for people who appreciate the rougher edges, the regional one-shots, the sides that never got airplay but crackle with more energy than anything that did.

What You’re Getting with Various Ho-Dad Hootenany Vol.2 Vinyl

This is a 2015 double LP pressing on Crypt, catalog number CR 108, spread across two records. The double LP format is the right call for a compilation like this. It gives the sequencing room to breathe, lets each side function as its own listening experience, and keeps the running time from cramming too much onto a single disc at the expense of fidelity. Crypt has always taken the physical product seriously, and that carries through here in the format choice alone.

Why This Copy Belongs in Your Collection

Crypt compilations in general, and the Ho-Dad Hootenany series in particular, have a reputation for going out of print without much warning. The label operates at its own pace, presses what it needs, and moves on. Copies circulate among collectors who understand what Crypt represents: a curatorial point of view built over years of genuine expertise, not a brand exercise. If you are building a collection around independent label history, American underground sounds, or simply great compilation LPs from labels that knew what they were doing, CR 108 is a catalogue entry worth having. Two LPs, one label that earned its reputation the hard way, and a series title that has become shorthand among a specific kind of collector for a specific kind of sound.