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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. No Money In This Deal [with The Western Cherokees] | |||
| 2. You re In My Heart [with The Western Cherokees] | |||
| 3. Play It Cool Man, Play It Cool [with The Western Cherokees] | |||
| 4. Wrong About You [with Sonny Burns] | |||
| 5. Let Him Know | |||
| 6. You All Goodnight | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Flame In My Heart [with Virginia Spurlock] | |||
| 2. No No Never [with Virginia Spurlock] | |||
| 3. Hearts In My Dreams | |||
| 4. Tall Tall Trees | |||
| 5. Cup Of Loneliness | |||
| 6. Take The Devil Out Of Me | |||
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| Disc: 3 | |||
| 1. Ragged But Right [alt. take] | |||
| 2. Yearning [with Jeanette Hicks, alt. take] | |||
| 3. Hold Everything [alt. take] | |||
| 4. Any Old Time | |||
| 5. I ll Take The Chance | |||
| 6. Sweet Dreams | |||
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Excellent sound and 16 page booklet has informative notes by Davy Penny and a discography of these recordings. If you love country music you must have this --Roots and Rhythm
Three CDs, 86 tracks of shock-haired country, honk tonk and untamed rockabilly from the country legend's late '50s tenure --3 Stars Uncut
Very Welcome Compilation --4 Stars Mojo
Three CDs, 86 tracks of shock-haired country, honk tonk and untamed rockabilly from the country legend's late '50s tenure --3 Stars Uncut
Very Welcome Compilation --4 Stars Mojo
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This 3 CD set sure crams in a lot of George Jones. 86 tracks taken from the Starday and Mercury catalogues. As even a casual listen will confirm, these early years of Georges lengthy career were some of his best. These tracks date from the late 1950's to the early 60's. Very early 60's I reckon because the out of copyright yardstick has been used to measure the content.
At this time, George had almost created the sound that he wanted. It resonates with the sound of the East Texas honky tonks where he started his career, but doesn't as some of the blurbs claim, tip over into wild rock-a-billy. This is solid Country music, no trace here of the countrypolitan culture in Nashville, neither is there the treadmill approach that Musicor subjected George to in the later 1960's.
A lot of the tracks will be familiar, Why Baby, Why, Ragged But Right, White Lightnin', Who Shot Sam?, etc, which rightly enjoy classic status. There are others though, that stop you in your tracks. Tall, Tall, Trees for instance is a beauty, and if George Jones had stopped recording then and there, we would remember him for it. Others that compare are Accidentally On Purpose, and the last track of all is a particular favourite, Life To Go. Just listen as George wrings the emotion out of this weeper.
The nice touch on this reissue is the number of duets that are included. A word of warning as some are a bit duff, but it is still good to hear George with the likes of Sonny Burns, Virginia Spurlock, and Jeanette Hicks.
Anyway, its good to have all these tracks in one box, even though there is plenty of duplication with previous reissues. For anyone coming new to George Jones then you are in for a real treat. This release by Fantastic Voyage gives very acceptable sound, very good notes and discography by Dave Penny. This is what authentic country music used to be like. Grab it and play it.
At this time, George had almost created the sound that he wanted. It resonates with the sound of the East Texas honky tonks where he started his career, but doesn't as some of the blurbs claim, tip over into wild rock-a-billy. This is solid Country music, no trace here of the countrypolitan culture in Nashville, neither is there the treadmill approach that Musicor subjected George to in the later 1960's.
A lot of the tracks will be familiar, Why Baby, Why, Ragged But Right, White Lightnin', Who Shot Sam?, etc, which rightly enjoy classic status. There are others though, that stop you in your tracks. Tall, Tall, Trees for instance is a beauty, and if George Jones had stopped recording then and there, we would remember him for it. Others that compare are Accidentally On Purpose, and the last track of all is a particular favourite, Life To Go. Just listen as George wrings the emotion out of this weeper.
The nice touch on this reissue is the number of duets that are included. A word of warning as some are a bit duff, but it is still good to hear George with the likes of Sonny Burns, Virginia Spurlock, and Jeanette Hicks.
Anyway, its good to have all these tracks in one box, even though there is plenty of duplication with previous reissues. For anyone coming new to George Jones then you are in for a real treat. This release by Fantastic Voyage gives very acceptable sound, very good notes and discography by Dave Penny. This is what authentic country music used to be like. Grab it and play it.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Incredible value, good sound with informative notes and discography. Forget a moronic review in Country Music People magazine by someone who probably was not even born when these titles were recorded. I can remember when you would have had to pay more for a soliary 45 by Thumper Jones than you do for these three great CDs. Delay no further.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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a very good value cd set ,get it even if you have a lot of the tracks ,enjoyed all the tracks and very good sound ,there were a few tracks i hadn`t heard before which adds to the enjoyment ,buy it before its deleted
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