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Ry Cooder recommendation...

My knowledge of his work has never been more than his participation on Safe As Milk...but I recently heard a performance at some folk festival from 1979 on the radio & it was just him playing a slide guitar.
Can anyone recommend an album of the same stripped back style ? 

Thanks.
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pehare
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Ry Cooder, Anthology - The UFO has landed, a Rhino/Warner 2 cd set is a decent overview of his work, enjoy!
uberdine
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LOVE Ry Cooder's music. Check out "Talking Timbuktu" from the mid nineties. Incredible album.
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sfar
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Have a listen to "Meeting by the River," an improvised collaboration between Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. It won a Grammy for Best World Music Album. 

The two met only an hour before it was recorded. It was unplanned and unrehearsed. Brilliant playing, brilliant interaction between two master musicians.
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tpreaves
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Bop Till You Drop is still my favorite by Ry Cooder.
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tostadosunidos
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Into the Purple Valley and Chicken Skin Music Live (esp. the latter, where he plays nothing but his Stratocaster with some excellent slide work).
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