Description
DESCRIPTION
EU-only three CD collection released to coincide with the 50th Anniversary of the death of the Country great. This historic collection contains every surviving take - and even some partial takes - of his three year association with Fabor Robison's Abbott Records. Not only is every Abbott performance included, but so are all surviving false starts and studio chatter, giving a much fuller picture of Jim Reeves in the recording studio - in all, nearly three-and-a-half hours of early Jim Reeves. The set is enhanced with a 100 page book featuring rare and unpublished photos from the period. The project also contains much new discographical research into the Abbott era, shedding new light on many mysteries previously assumed to be unsolvable. In addition to the Abbott recordings, the collection also includes Reeves' 1949 recordings for Macy's and a handful of early 1950s demo recordings that trace his development leading into the Abbott era.
TracksCredits
1 My Heart's Like a Welcome Mat
2 I've Never Been So Blue
3 Teardrops of Regret
4 Chicken Hearted
5 I Could Cry (Demo)
6 Wagon Load of Love (Demo)
7 You're the Sweetest Thing (Demo)
8 Wagon Load of Love (Demo)
9 I Could Cry (Demo)
10 Wagon Load of Love (Master)
11 What Were You Doing Last Night (Master)
12 I Could Cry (Master)
13 You're the Sweetest Thing (Incomplete Take)
14 Each Beat of My Heart (Demo)
15 Each Beat of My Heart (Alternate)
16 Heart Breaking Baby (Demo)
17 You're the Sweetest Thing
18 Heart Breaking Baby
19 Whispering Willow (& False Start)
20 If You Love Me Don't Leave Me
21 Then I'll Stop Loving You
22 Then I'll Stop Loving You (Alternate)
23 Let Me Love You Just a Little
24 Mexican Joe (Take 1)
25 Mexican Joe (Master, Take 2)
26 Butterfly Love (Master, Take 2)
27 Let Me Remember (Things I Can't Forget) (Take 1 & False Start)
28 Let Me Remember (Things I Can't Forget) (Take 2)
29 A Woman's Love (Take 1)
30 A Woman's Love (Take 2)
31 Let Me Love You Just a Little (Master)
32 El Rancho Del Rio (Take 1)
33 El Rancho Del Rio (Take 2)
34 El Rancho Del Rio (Take 3)
35 El Rancho Del Rio (Master, Take 3)
36 It's Hard to Love Just One (Master)
37 Gypsy Heart (Master)
38 I Love You (Master) - Reeves, Jim / Wright, Ginny
39 Bimbo (Master)
40 Echo Bonita (Master)
41 Then I'll Stop Loving You (Master, Take 3)
42 Then I'll Stop Loving You (Take 3 & False Start)
43 Then I'll Stop Loving You (Alternate)
44 My Rambling Heart (Take 11)
45 My Rambling Heart (Master)
46 My Rambling Heart (Alternate)
47 Give Me One More Kiss (Master, Take 6)
48 Give Me One More Kiss (Take 7)
49 Tahiti (Take 3)
50 Tahiti (Master, Take 4)
51 Spanish Violins
52 Hillbilly Waltz (Take 1)
53 Hillbilly Waltz (Master, Take 2)
54 Hillbilly Waltz (Take 3)
55 Hillbilly Waltz (Take 4)
56 Padre of Old San Antone (Take 1)
57 Padre of Old San Antone (Master, Take 2)
58 Beatin' on a Ding Dong (Take 1)
59 Beatin' on a Ding Dong (Take 2)
60 Beatin' on a Ding Dong (Take 3)
61 Beatin' on a Ding Dong (Master, Take 4)
62 Mother Went A-Walkin' (Master)
63 Mother Went A-Walkin' (Alternate)
64 Penny Candy (Take 1)
65 Penny Candy (Master & False Start, Take 2)
66 I'll Follow You (Take 3)
67 I'll Follow You (Take 4 & False Start)
68 I'll Follow You (Master)
69 Where Does a Broken Heart Go? (Master, Take 7)
70 The Wilder Your Heart Beats the Sweeter You Love (Take 5)
71 The Wilder Your Heart Beats the Sweeter You Love (Master, Take 6)
72 Drinking Tequila (Master, False Start & Take 6)
73 Red Eyed and Rowdy (Master)
74 Are You the One (Master) - Reeves, Jim / Coker, Alvadean
75 How Many (Master, Take 8)
76 How Many (Alternate)
