A lot of really good “Jewish” music recordings in a variety of styles
have been released over the last 40 years. Among the challenges in a
relatively small market like “Jewish” music compared with the humongous
secular music market is accessing older recordings.
There have been only a handful of music labels – some no longer in business
– that produced these recordings. To re-release even the best of them
requires not only locating the studio masters (tapes) if they still exist,
but also establishing who has the rights to them. Then, there’s the funding
issue: is there enough of a market to justify a re-release?
You might try asking around to borrow or purchase old collections, but be
prepared to address the technical hurdle of listening to obsolete recording
formats (LPs, cassettes, etc).
B’hatzlacha.