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BCD 15904 - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys  (12 CD's)



t's 12 CDs, 321 tracks, and lists for over $300, but for those with the budget or the discipline to save up for it, this box set is it -- not only every record that Hank Thompson cut for Capitol between 1947 and 1964, but also his ultra-rare, never-before-reissued sides for Globe and Blue Bonnet from 1946 and 1947. Disc One opens with those early jewels -- there's not a less-than-first-rate recording on this 30-song CD, and the playing, while a little crude compared to Thompson's later work, is a match for anything being recorded at the time. Disc Three begins Thompson's history as an album artist, and the character and quality of the material changes somewhat -- there are a few more slow numbers, and some slight sameness begins to intrude into the music, but the quality of the performances is undiminished. Disc Four has the major part of his second album along with a ton of singles, and the latter are generally more brisk and upbeat than the LP material. Disc Five includes the first extensive re-records of Thompson's older stuff, and also includes Thompson's brief foray into rock & roll, as well as lots of Western swing standards. Disc Seven opens real hot, with the stuff off of Songs for Rounders, and a bunch of instrumentals that round out the 1958 material, then jumps ahead a year to his next session. Discs Nine and Ten jump ahead a bit to Thompson's last studio work for Capitol, released through 1965. Discs Eleven and Twelve are devoted to Thompson's live albums from the early 1960s. And to top it off, this set comes with an oversized hardcover book, featuring not only a biography and sessionography, but recollections by Thompson about every recording session.


1. Hank Thompson - Swing Wide Your Gate of Love            [02:31]
   2. Hank Thompson - Whoa, Sailor                            [02:49]
   3. Hank Thompson - California Women                        [02:52]
   4. Hank Thompson - What Are We Gonna Do About the Moonlight[02:42]
   5. Hank Thompson - A Lonely Heart Knows                    [02:48]
   6. Hank Thompson - Starry Eyed Texas Gal                   [02:35]
   7. Hank Thompson - Humpty Dumpty Heart                     [02:26]
   8. Hank Thompson - Today                                   [03:02]
   9. Hank Thompson - Don'T Flirt With Me                     [02:32]
  10. Hank Thompson - Rock In The Ocean                       [02:29]
  11. Hank Thompson - My Heart Is A Jigsaw Puzzle             [02:52]
  12. Hank Thompson - Yesterday'S Mail (Chat & False          [00:33]
  13. Hank Thompson - Yesterday'S Mail                        [02:48]
  14. Hank Thompson - I Find You Cheatin' On Me               [02:41]
  15. Hank Thompson - Second Hand Gal                         [02:53]
  16. Hank Thompson - You Broke My Heart (In Little           [01:01]
  17. Hank Thompson - You Broke My Heart (In Little           [02:38]
  18. Hank Thompson - Mary Had A Little Lamb (His Lo          [02:38]
  19. Hank Thompson - You Remembered Me                       [02:34]
  20. Hank Thompson - California Women                        [02:38]
  21. Hank Thompson - The Green Light                         [02:34]
  22. Hank Thompson - What Are We Gonna Do About The          [02:28]
  23. Hank Thompson - All That Goes Up Must Come Dow          [02:30]
  24. Hank Thompson - Standing On The Outside Lookin          [02:21]
  25. Hank Thompson - Tomorrow Night                          [02:40]
  26. Hank Thompson - My Front Door Is Open                   [02:28]
  27. Hank Thompson - Soft Lips                               [02:49]
  28. Hank Thompson - Swing Wide Your Gate Of Love            [02:23]
  29. Hank Thompson - Whoa Sailor                             [02:22]
  30. Hank Thompson - The Grass Looks Greener Over Y          [02:18]
  31. Hank Thompson - She'S A Girl Without Any Sweet          [02:34]

1. Hank Thompson - Take a Look at This Broken Heart of Mine[02:34]
   2. Hank Thompson - Give a Little, Take a Little            [02:46]
   3. Hank Thompson - A Cat Has Nine Lives                    [02:08]
   4. Hank Thompson - Beautiful Texas                         [02:54]
   5. Hank Thompson - Daddy Blues                             [02:11]
   6. Hank Thompson - How Do You Feel                         [02:18]
   7. Hank Thompson - New Rovin' Gambler                      [02:24]
   8. Hank Thompson - Humpty Dumpty Boogie                    [02:49]
   9. Hank Thompson - Can't Feel at Home in This World Anymore[02:52]
  10. Hank Thompson - When God Calls His Children Home        [02:25]
  11. Hank Thompson - If I Cry                                [02:34]
  12. Hank Thompson - A Broken Heart and a Glass of Beer      [02:38]
  13. Hank Thompson - The Devil in My Angels Eyes             [02:29]
  14. Hank Thompson - Playin' Possum                          [02:40]
  15. Hank Thompson - Where Is Your Heart Tonight             [02:34]
  16. Hank Thompson - Those Things Money Can't Buy            [02:43]
  17. Hank Thompson - Hangover Heart                          [02:35]
  18. Hank Thompson - I Ain't Cryin' over You                 [03:08]
  19. Hank Thompson - You Were the Cause (Of It All)          [02:34]
  20. Hank Thompson - I'll Be Your Sweetheart for a Day       [02:39]
  21. Hank Thompson - Love Thief                              [02:43]
  22. Hank Thompson - Teardrops on the Tea Leaves             [02:47]
  23. Hank Thompson - The Wild Side of Life                   [02:45]
  24. Hank Thompson - Waiting in the Lobby of Your Heart      [02:28]
  25. Hank Thompson - Don't Make Me Cry Again                 [02:26]
  26. Hank Thompson - Cryin' in the Deep Blue Sea             [02:32]
  27. Hank Thompson - The New Wears off Too Fast              [02:42]
  28. Hank Thompson - You're Walking on My Heart              [02:27]
  29. Hank Thompson - It's Better to Have Loved a Little      [02:39]
  30. Hank Thompson - How Cold Hearted Can You Get            [02:31]


1. Hank Thompson - How Cold Hearted Can You Get            [02:33]
   2. Hank Thompson - Rub-A-Dub-Dub                           [02:17]
   3. Hank Thompson - I'd Have Never Found Somebody New       [02:32]
   4. Hank Thompson - Where My Sweet Baby Used to Walk        [02:23]
   5. Hank Thompson - I'll Sign My Heart Away                 [02:44]
   6. Hank Thompson - Yesterday's Girl                        [03:08]
   7. Hank Thompson - John Henry                              [03:01]
   8. Hank Thompson - The Letter Edged in Black               [02:58]
   9. Hank Thompson - Mother, the Queen of My Heart           [03:12]
  10. Hank Thompson - At the Rainbow's End                    [02:34]
  11. Hank Thompson - When You're Lovin', You're Livin'       [02:25]
  12. Hank Thompson - You Don't Have the Nerve                [02:46]
  13. Hank Thompson - I Saw My Mother's Name                  [03:10]
  14. Hank Thompson - No Help Wanted                          [02:01]
  15. Hank Thompson - Go Cry Your Heart Out                   [02:35]
  16. Hank Thompson - Wake Up, Irene                          [02:18]
  17. Hank Thompson - A Fooler, a Faker                       [02:15]
  18. Hank Thompson - Breakin' the Rules                      [02:46]
  19. Hank Thompson - We've Gone Too Far                      [02:47]
  20. Hank Thompson - If Lovin' You Is Wrong                  [02:22]
  21. Hank Thompson - Tears Are Only Rain                     [02:51]
  22. Hank Thompson - Annie Over                              [02:38]
  23. Hank Thompson - This Train                              [02:30]
  24. Hank Thompson - The Little Rosewood Casket              [02:32]
  25. Hank Thompson - Gloria                                  [02:57]
  26. Hank Thompson - Honky Tonk Girl                         [02:28]
  27. Hank Thompson - Jersey Bounce                           [02:37]
  28. Hank Thompson - Sunrise Serenade                        [02:21]
  29. Hank Thompson - Johnson Rag                             [02:29]
  30. Hank Thompson - Dardanella                              [02:42]

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