The Complete Hank Williams \

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The Complete Hank Williams \
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Artist: Hank Williams Sr
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1998-09-22
Music Label: Mercury Nashville
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Calling You
  2. Never Again (Will I Knock On Your Door)
  3. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
  4. When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels
  5. I Don't Care (If Tomorrow Never Comes)
  6. My Love For You (Has Turned To Hate)
  7. Honky Tonkin'
  8. Pan American
  9. Move It On Over
  10. I Saw The Light
  11. (Last Night) I Heard You Crying In Your Sleep
  12. Six More Miles (To The Graveyard)
  13. Fly Trouble
  14. I'm Satisfied With You
  15. On The Banks Of The Old Pontchartrain
  16. Rootie Tootie
  17. I Can't Get You Off Of My Mind
  18. I'm A Long Gone Daddy
  19. Honky Tonkin'
  20. My Sweet Love Ain't Around
  21. The Blues Come Around
  22. A Mansion On The Hill
Music CD 2
  1. I'll Be A Bachelor 'Til I Die
  2. There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight
  3. Lovesick Blues
  4. Lost On The River
  5. I Heard My Mother Praying For Me
  6. Lost Highway
  7. May You Never Be Alone
  8. Dear Brother
  9. Jesus Remembered Me
  10. Honky Tonk Blues
  11. Mind Your Own Business
  12. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
  13. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
  14. Wedding Bells
  15. I've Just Told Mama Goodbye
  16. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
  17. A House Without Love
  18. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'
  19. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It (Alternate Take)
  20. My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
  21. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  22. Why Don't You Love Me
  23. Why Should We Try Anymore
  24. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
Music CD 3
  1. Too Many Parties And Too Many Pals
  2. Beyond The Sunset
  3. The Funeral
  4. Everything's Okay
  5. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
  6. Nobody's Lonesome For Me
  7. Moanin' The Blues
  8. Help Me Understand
  9. No, No Joe
  10. Cold, Cold Heart
  11. Dear John
  12. Just Waitin'
  13. Men With Broken Hearts
  14. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  15. Howlin' At the Moon
  16. Hey, Good Lookin'
  17. My Heart Would Know
  18. The Pale Horse And His Rider
  19. A Home In Heaven
  20. Ramblin' Man
  21. Pictures From Life's Other Side
  22. I've Been Down That Road Before
  23. I Dreamed About Mama Last Night
Music CD 4
  1. I'd Still Want You
  2. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
  3. Crazy Heart
  4. Half As Much
  5. I'd Still Want You
  6. Baby, We're Really In Love
  7. I'm Sorry For You, My Friend
  8. Honky Tonk Blues
  9. Let's Turn Back The Years
  10. Window Shopping
  11. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
  12. Settin' The Woods On Fire
  13. I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive
  14. You Win Again
  15. I Won't Be Home No More
  16. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
  17. Please Make UpYour Mind
  18. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You
  19. Your Cheatin' Heart
  20. Kaw-Liga
  21. Take These Chains From My Heart
Music CD 5
  1. Happy Rovin' Cowboy
  2. Freight Train Blues
  3. San Antonio Rose
  4. I'm Not Coming Home Any More
  5. I Ain't Gonna Love You Any More
  6. Won't You Sometimes Think Of Me
  7. Why Should I Cry
  8. I Watched My Dream World Crumble Like Clay
  9. I Told A Lie To My Heart
  10. Mother Is Gone
  11. In My Dreams You Still Belong To Me
  12. We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day
  13. (I'm) Going Home
  14. Calling You
  15. Pan American
  16. Wealth Won't Save Your Soul
  17. Honky Tonk Blues
  18. A Home In Heaven
  19. You Broke Your Own Heart
  20. I'm So Tired Of It All
Music CD 6
  1. You Caused It All By Telling Lies
  2. Faded Love And Winter Roses
  3. Please Don't Let Me Love You
  4. There's No Room In My Heart For The Blues
  5. I Wish I Had A Nickel
  6. The Waltz Of The Wind
  7. At The First Fall Of Snow
  8. Leave Me Alone With The Blues
  9. I'm Free At Last
  10. Blue Love (In My Heart)
  11. It just Don't Matter Now
  12. Little Paper Boy
  13. Someday You'll Call My Name
  14. The Battle Of Armageddon
  15. No One Will Ever Know
  16. With Tears In My Eyes
  17. Thank God
  18. Rock My Cradle Once Again
  19. Don't Do It Darling
Music CD 7
  1. Rockin' Chair Money
  2. Cool Water
  3. Tennessee Border
  4. First Year Blues
  5. My Main Trial Is Yet To Come
  6. Wait For The Light To Shine
  7. We Live In Two Different Worlds
  8. Roly Poly
  9. Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love
  10. Dixie Cannonball
  11. Sundown And Sorrow
  12. The Devil's Train
  13. The Old Home
  14. Alone And Forsaken
  15. Heaven Holds All My Treasures
  16. Lost On The River
  17. A House Of Gold
  18. Singing Waterfall
  19. Dear Brother
  20. 'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone
  21. Time Has Proven I Was Wrong
  22. No, Not Now
  23. When You're Tired Of Breaking Others Hearts
  24. Honey, Do You Love Me, Huh
Music CD 8
  1. California Zephyr
  2. Your Cheatin' Heart
  3. You Better Keep It On Your Mind
  4. How Can You Refuse Him Now
  5. Low Down Blues
  6. Ten Little Numbers
  7. Thy Burdens Are Greater Than Mine
  8. Last Night I Dreamed Of Heaven
  9. I Ain't Got Nothin' But Time
  10. Message To My Mother
  11. Fool About You
  12. I'm Going Home
  13. Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
  14. Ready To Go Home
  15. Kaw-Liga
  16. I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You
  17. Angel Of Death
  18. All The Love I Ever Had
  19. We're Getting Closer To The Grave Each Day
  20. The Log Train
  21. How To Write Folk And Western Music To Sell
Music CD 9
  1. There's A Tear In My Beer
  2. The Alabama Waltz
  3. Jesus Died For Me
  4. A Teardrop On A Rose
  5. Jesus Is Calling
  6. Wearin' Out Your Walking Shoes
  7. When The Book Of Life Is Read
  8. Ther's Nothing As Sweet As My Baby
  9. (I'm Gonna) Sing, Sing, Sing
  10. I Can't Escape From You
  11. Weary Blues From Waitin'
  12. Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord
  13. If You'll Be A Baby To Me
  14. 'Neath A Cold Gray Tomb Of Stone
  15. Lost Highway
  16. I'm A Long Gone Daddy
  17. Long Gone lonesome Blues
  18. Help Me Understand
  19. When God Dips His Love In My Heart
  20. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
  21. Are You Walkin' And A Talkin' For The Lord
  22. Honky Tonkin'
  23. I Cried Again
  24. Wild Side Of Life
  25. Something Got A Hold Of Me
  26. Drifting Too Far From The Shore
Music CD 10
  1. Lovesick Blues
  2. Move It On Over
  3. You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave)
  4. I Just Don't Like This Kind Of Livin'
  5. Talk With Minnie Pearl
  6. They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
  7. Long Gone Lonesome Blues
  8. Why Don't You Love Me
  9. Talk With Minnie Pearl
  10. Moanin' The Blues
  11. Nobody's Lonesome For Me
  12. Dear John
  13. Hey, Good Lookin'
  14. Honky Tonk Blues
  15. Let The Spirit Descend
  16. Cold, Cold Heart
  17. Baby, We're Really In Love
  18. The Old Country Church
  19. A Tramp On The Street
  20. I'll Have A New Body (I'll Have A New Life)
  21. I Want To Live And Love
  22. Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
  23. The Prodigal Son
  24. I Can't Help It (If I'm Still In Love With You)
  25. The Apology #2

Music reviews of The Complete Hank Williams \

Music Review: Great set of material, but packaging and sound quality leave something to be desired.
Rating: 3 Stars

Right off the bat, let me say that I reviewed this product way back in 2007 under the title "Paranoia is not healthy." You might remember it. Basically, I was only 16 at the time and hadn't yet seen it's better to write reviews involving the truth than to sugar coat the review because of my bias for the subject matter and make it sound like everything is completely flawless. In that review I said that the Packaging does not damage the CD's, and I also said that this was the best sound quality I had ever found of Hank. Now that I am a little older, I can look back and say that those 2 statements were not entirely true. Now onto the new and improved review.

Packaging: This set comes in a long rectangular, hard cardboard outer case to house the insides, which include a book which holds the 10 cds, a book of rare photos, essays and quotes, and post cards. The outside box for the most part is pretty good, except that if you stand this box upright on a shelf, the bottom of the box tends to tear on the corners due to the weight of the contents, so it's better to lay it down flat. The booklet which houses the CD's is one of my major pet peeves of this set. Each CD is held in place with a little cardboard hole. The problem is that the hole the CD's are in is very small so that when you remove one, it rubs against the cardboard and actually scratches the CD. It's mild at first, but after you remove and replace each CD a few times, these small scratches turn into large scratches and appear all around the CD. For this reason I bought a pack of Jewel Cases for about 3 dollars to put the CD's in. Sure that's not expensive, but odds are that you've already spent close to or over 100 dollars on this set and don't want to spend any more money on something even as benign as Jewel Cases. The packaging removes 1 star. We're now down to 4.

Sound quality: Like I said at the top, I once said these CD's sound better than any other CD I've heard of Hank. This was before I discovered a thing called "The Loudness War." The truth is that while these CD's do sound fine by normal standards, they are a bit over-maximized and compressed. The result of this is that when you turn the volume up too high, you start to hear distortion. They're also just a bit too loud. I compared this set from 1998 to the Original Singles Collection Plus from 1991. The Original Singles Collection definitely comes out on top. No noticeable distortion at higher volume levels, more dynamic range, and not overly loud. But like I said, The Complete Hank Williams is not at all unlistenable by normal standards, and is actually a lot better than any compilations released in the last 5 years. As time goes on, Record Companies are producing louder and more compressed CDs. Do yourself a favor and try to buy un-remastered CD's, no matter who it is. This is where the 2nd star went in this review. Not horrible at all, but just a little too loud and compressed.

Songs: Finally something to brag on. Anybody with ears is likely to have heard a Hank Williams song, and those who have usually will agree that he was one of a kind. His songs have endured for over 50 years, and those were just the ones that were released way back then, which was over 60 singles. But this set includes 225 recordings on 10 discs. These recordings are everything from from all the singles Hank cut, as Hank Williams or Luke The Drifter, alternate takes of songs, live takes of songs, completely unreleased material, which is actually very plentiful, or even a few interviews. The original singles come on discs 1-4, and they are great. They're the songs of Hank we all know and love, but the real prizes of this set are what's on Discs 5-10. This is where all the unreleased, rare, and live tracks can be found. In my opinion, some of the unreleased material found on this set could have rivaled his best known material. The live cuts are nothing short of spectacular either. I'm usually not a fan of live material, but to hear an artist like Hank Williams in his element, doing what he did best, is truly astounding. What more can I say other than Hank definitely knew music, and he knew it well.

Price: Okay, this is the part most likely to put potential buyers on the defensive. New from Amazon, this set fluxuates from about 95 dollars, up to 169 dollars. While either of these prices is a stretch for your wallet, especially in these hard times, one must consider the amount of stuff they get. 225 recordings and a rather large book of rare photos and quotes is quite a bit of bang for your buck. If one were to purchase all these recordings on MP3 format, (Yuck!), which seems to be so popular today, it would be right at 225 dollars since most MP3 files go for .99 cents a song. But what one must remember is that this set was meant for the die-hard fan, not a the casual listener. If you are infact casual about Hank, this set is definitely not for you. But if you are like me, and must have every recording available, than this set is a definite addition to your collection. For a casual listener, or one that is new to Hank's music, I suggest the Original Singles Plus Collection. You get 84 different recordings on 3 cd's for just a little over 25 dollars, maybe less if you buy from an Amazon Merchant, which I did.

All in all, I give this Collection 3 stars. Packaging and sound quality are a little sub-standard, but for a Die-Hard Hank Williams fan, this set is a must.
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Description of The Complete Hank Williams \

Hank Williams rose to prominence at the exact middle of the 20th century, and this fact helps to explain why he remains such a unique figure in country music. Put simply, he is the thread that connects (however loosely) Jimmie Rodgers and Garth Brooks. This 10-CD mother lode brilliantly captures the essence of the man and his spellbinding music. The official studio takes provide the foundation, while the demos, outtakes, and live recordings are the putty in the gaps. --Marc Greilsamer
After so many years of so many haphazard, oft-overdubbed, slapdash Hank Williams reissues, this lavish package seems truly an embarrassment of riches. Imagine being able to dip in and listen to the unadorned music from the whole of this pioneer's musical career, along with preserved historical spoken words. His career truly represents the major turning point in country music's history, and this box set--music and densely packed attendant memorabilia--is as much a social history of America at mid-20th century as it is a music document. Williams's recording career lasted only six years and he died tragically at age 29, but he left a musical and emotional legacy that grows year by year. To sketch the basics of The Complete Hank Williams: There are 10 CDs encompassing 225 cuts from all parts of his career--the demos, the radio shows, the Opry debut triumph. Musical revelations abound.... --Chet Flippo

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