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5-CD hardcover album (CD-size) - 68-page booklet - 181 tracks - (366 min.)
Für die Anhänger von Bill Monroes Musik waren die von BEAR FAMILY seit 1989 veröffentlichten CD-Boxen die Erfüllung aller Hörerträume: die kompletten Aufnahmen des Bluegrass-Pioniers, geschmackvoll zusammengestellt als CD-Sets mit informativen Begleitbüchern. Jetzt haben wir etwas noch viel großartigeres: alle bekannten DECCA-Aufnahmen von Monroe aus den Jahren 1950-51, mit den Sängern Jimmy Martin, Carter Stanley und Edd Mayfield, und dazu – unglaublich! – sämtliche Outtakes (alle bisher unveröffentlicht) von jedem Stück. Dies bedeutet unter anderem mehrere Takes von Raw Hide – eine Offenbarung für Musiker und aufmerksame Hörer, die diese spektakuläre Aufnahme jahrelang studiert haben.
Es bedeutet außerdem, daß das Tape-Klicken, das wir bisher bei The First Whip-poorwill toleriert hatten, jetzt nicht mehr zu hören ist, da die zuvor veröffentlichte Version von einem fehlerhaft kopierten Band stammt, während die „neue“ 1951er-Version vom original- Masterband kommt.
Diese traumhafte Edition enthält außerdem eine von Neil Rosenberg überarbeitete Diskographie sowie Linernotes von Dick Spottswood (bearbeitet von Rosenberg) mit Erinnerungen von Monroe-Geiger Charlie Smith.
Bluegrass vom Feinsten!
Tracklist:
CD 1
1. Blue Grass Ramble (instrumental) (take 1)
2. Blue Grass Ramble (instrumental) (take 2)
3. Blue Grass Ramble (instrumental) (take 3) OP 1950
4. New Mule Skinner Blues (take 1)
5. New Mule Skinner Blues (take 2, false )
6. New Mule Skinner Blues (take 3) OP 1950
7. New Mule Skinner Blues (take 4)
8. My Little Georgia Rose (take 1)
9. My Little Georgia Rose (take 2, false )
10. My Little Georgia Rose (take 3)
11. My Little Georgia Rose (take 4, fasle )
12. My Little Georgia Rose (take 5) OP 1950
13. Memories Of You (take 1)
14. Memories Of You (take 2)
15. Memories Of You (take 3, false )
16. Memories Of You (take 4) OP 1950
17. I'm On My Way To The Old Home (take 1)
18. I'm On My Way To The Old Home (take 2) OP 1952
19. Alabama Waltz (take 1)
20. Alabama Waltz (take 2,
21. Alabama Waltz (take 3,
22. Alabama Waltz (take 4)
23. Alabama Waltz (take 5)
24. Alabama Waltz (take 6,
25. Alabama Waltz (take 7,
26. Alabama Waltz (take 8)
27. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 1)
28. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 2)
29. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 3)
30. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 4)
31. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 5)
32. I'm Blue, I'm Lonesome (take 6)
33. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday
34. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday
35. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday
36. I'll Meet You In Church Sunday
37. Boat Of Love (take 1)
38. Boat Of Love (take 2,
39. Boat Of Love (take 3)
40. Boat Of Love (take 4)
CD 2
1. The Old Fiddler (take1, breakdown)
2. The Old Fiddler (take2, breakdown)
3. The Old Fiddler (take3, breakdown)
4. The Old Fiddler (take4)
5. The Old Fiddler (take5, false )
6. The Old Fiddler (take6)
7. The Old Fiddler (take7)
8. The Old Fiddler (take8) OP 1950
9. Uncle Pen (false )
10. Uncle Pen (take 2) OP 1951
11. When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall (take 1)
12. When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall (take 2)
13. When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall (take 3, breakdown) 14 When The Golden Leaves Begin To Fall (take 4) OP 1951
15. Lord Protect My Soul (take 1, false )
16. Lord Protect My Soul (take 2)
17. Lord Protect My Soul (take 3, false )
18. Lord Protect My Soul (take 4)
19. Lord Protect My Soul (take 5)
20. Lord Protect My Soul (take 6) OP 1951
21. 2, breakdown) River Of Death (take 1
22. River Of Death (take 3, false )
23. River Of Death (take 4, breakdown)
24. River Of Death (take 5) OP 1951
25. Letter From My Darlin' (take 1) OP 1952
26. On The Old Kentucky Shore (take 1)
27. 3, breakdown) On The Old Kentucky Shore (take 2
28. On The Old Kentucky Shore (take 4)
29. On The Old Kentucky Shore (take 5) OP 1951
30. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 1, breakdown)
31. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 2)
32. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 3, false )
33. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 4)
34. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 5)
35. Raw Hide (instrumental) (take 6) OP 1952
CD 3
1. Poison Love (take 1, breakdown)
2. Poison Love (take 2, breakdown)
3. Poison Love (take 3, breakdown)
4. Poison Love (take 4, breakdown)
5. Poison Love (take 5, breakdown)
6. Poison Love (take 6, breakdown)
7. Poison Love (take 7, false )
8. Poison Love (take 8)
9. Poison Love (take 9, breakdown)
10. Poison Love (take 10, breakdown)
11. Poison Love (take 11 false , 2 breakdowns)
12. Poison Love (take 12 false , breakdown)
13. Poison Love (take 13, false ) 0 1951
14. Kentucky Waltz (take 1)
15. Kentucky Waltz (take 2)
16. Kentucky Waltz (take 3) 0 1951
17. Prisoner's Song (take 1, false )
18. Prisoner's Song (take 2) 0 1951
19. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 1)
20. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 2)
21. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 3, breakdown)
22. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (take 4) 0 1951
23. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 1)
24. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 2, false )
25. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 3, false )
26. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 4)
27. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 5, breakdown)
28. Angels Rock Me To Sleep (take 6) OP 1951
29. Brakeman's Blues (take 1, breakdown)
30. Brakeman's Blues (take 2, false )
31. Brakeman's Blues (take 3) OP 1951
32. Travelin' Blues (take 1)
33. Travelin' Blues (take 2 false , breakdown)
34. Travelin' Blues (take 3)
35. Travelin' Blues (take 4, breakdown)
36. Travelin' Blues (take 5) OP 1951
CD 4
1. When The Cactus Is In Bloom (take 1, breakdown)
2. When The Cactus Is In Bloom (take 2)
3. Sailor's Plea (take 1)
4. Sailor's Plea (take 2)
5. Sailor's Plea (take 3, breakdown)
6. Sailor's Plea (take 4) 0 1952
7. Sailor's Plea (take 5, breakdown)
8. Sailor's Plea (take 6)
9. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (take 1, breakdown)
10. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (take 2, breakdown)
11. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (take 3)
12. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (take 4, breakdown)
13. My Carolina Sunshine Girl (take 5) 0 1989
14. Ben Dewberry's Final Run (take 1)
15. Ben Dewberry's Final Run (take 2, breakdown)
16. Ben Dewberry's Final Run (take 3) 0 1989
17. Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia (take 1, 2 false s)
18. Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia (take 2, false , breakdown)
19. Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia (take 3,false ) 0 1964
20. Those Gambler's Blues (take 1, breakdown)
21. Those Gambler's Blues (take 2, false , breakdown)
22. Those Gambler's Blues (take 3, false ) 0 1989
23. Highway Of Sorrow (take 1, false , breakdown)
24. Highway Of Sorrow (take 2)
25. Highway Of Sorrow (take 3) 0 1951
26. Rotation Blues (take 1)
27. Rotation Blues (take 2)
28. Rotation Blues (take 3, breakdown)
29. Rotation Blues (take 4, breakdown)
30. Rotation Blues (take 5)
31. Rotation Blues (take 6, breakdown)
32. Rotation Blues (take 7, breakdown)
33. Rotation Blues (take 8, breakdown)
34. Rotation Blues (take 9)
CD 5
1. Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues (take 1, breakdown)
2. Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues (take 2)
3. Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues (take 3, breakdown)
4. Lonesome Truck Driver's Blues (take 4) ® 1951
5. Sugar Coated Love (take 1)
6. Sugar Coated Love (take 2, breakdown)
7. Sugar Coated Love (take 3)
8. Sugar Coated Love (take 4)
9. Sugar Coated Love (take 5) 0 1951
10. Cabin Of Love (take 1)
11. Cabin Of Love (take 2)
12. Cabin Of Love (take 3)
13. Cabin Of Love (take 4) 0 1953
14. You're Drifting Away (take 1)
15. You're Drifting Away (take 2)
16. You're Drifting Away (take 3) ® 1953
17. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take 1)
18. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take 2, breakdown)
19. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take 3)
20. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take El)
21. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take E2)
22. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take E3)
23. Get Down On Your Knees And Pray (take 3, master) 0 1951
24. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 1, false & breakdown)
25. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 2, breakdown)
26. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 3, breakdown)
27. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 4)
28. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 5, breakdown)
29. Christmas Time's A-Coming (take 6) C) 1951
30. The First Whippoorwill (take 1)
31. The First Whippoorwill (take 2, false )
32. The First Whippoorwill (take 3, breakdown)
33. The First Whippoorwill (take 4, breakdown)
34. The First Whippoorwill (take 5, breakdown)
35. The First Whippoorwill (take 6)
36. The First Whippoorwill (take 7) p1951