George Jones' classic Musicor recordings have been out of circulation for years while a lawsuit was resolved. Jones' Musicor recordings were never issued systematically or in full until now! Jones' Musicor recordings were never issued in premium sound quality until now! The set includes 20 previously unissued recordings. Includes all-time classic George Jones hits, such as 'When The Grass Grows Over Me', 'I'll Share My World With You', 'As Long As I Live', and one of the greatest ever country classics, 'A Good Year For The Roses'! Plus the earliest duets with Tammy Wynette! The second of two boxes. Together, they include every Musicor recording, except the duets with Gene Pitney (available elsewhere on Bear Family)! -- These were George Jones' truly classic years. After more than a decade as one of country music's top stars, newfound maturity and soulfulness augmented what was already the greatest voice in country music. The six years from 1965 to 1971 that Jones spent on Musicor Records were marked by personal turmoil and unprecedented success, but through it all he kept minting one country standard after another. This is the second part of Bear Family's comprehensive two volume edition of Jones' complete Musicor recordings, covering all sessions from 1965 until 1971. -- Until now, the Musicor sides were randomly packaged and many were unavailable, but the two Bear Family boxes (plus one CD of duets with Gene Pitney available elsewhere on Bear Family) will tell the complete story. It was during these years that George Jones married Tammy Wynette and this set includes his earliest duets with Tammy... plus a rare duet with Johnny Paycheck! And then there are the original versions of such all-time George Jones standards as 'When The Grass Grows Over Me', 'I'll Share My World With You', 'As Long As I Live', and one of the greatest ever country classics, 'A Good Year For The Roses'! They're all here in stunningly restored sound together with 20 previously unissued recordings. In 1971, George Jones broke acrimoniously from Musicor's co-owner, Pappy Daily, who'd discovered and nurtured him, to join Tammy Wynette on Epic Records. The hits would continue, but George Jones would never sound as good again! This set includes liner notes by Rich Kienzle and a complete discography by Don Roy, Kittra Moore, and Richard Weize.
(4-CD box, LP size, 52 pages book, 131 tracks, playing time 341:00). Tracks..........CD 1
1 Wrong Side Of The World
2 As Long As I Live
3 The Poor Chinee
4 New Man In Town
5 Beneath Still Waters
6 The Green Grass Grows All Around
7 Let It Rain Let It Shine
8 I'll Sail My Ship Alone
9 Possum Holler
10 I Can't Go Home
11 How Wonderful A Poor Man's Life Can Be
12 Unwanted Babies
13 Tell Me Something I Don't Know
14 Even The Loser (Likes To Dream)
15 Between My House And Town
16 Mansion Hill
17 Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven
18 On Second Thought
19 Barbara Joy
20 When The Grass Grows Over Me
21 Burn Another Honky Tonk Down
22 Same Old Boat
23 When The Wife Runs Off
24 I Don't Have Sense Enough (To Come In Out Of The Pain)
25 Do What You Think's Best
26 Third Time Down
27 Our Happy Home
28 You've Become My Everything
29 My Mom And Santa Claus
30 Lonely Christmas Call
31 I Cried Myself Awake
32 Heartaches And Hangovers
33 Divorce Or Destroy
34 Great Big Spirit Of Love
35 Milwaukee Here I Come
CD 2
1 Just An Average Couple
2 I'll See You While Ago
3 She's Mine
4 If Not For You
5 The Race Is On
6 I'll Share My World With You
7 The Hardest Part Of All
8 How Much Rain
9 Where Grass Won't Grow
10 Old Blue Tomorrow
11 Shoulder To Shoulder
12 The Fortune I've Gone Through
13 For Better Or For Worse (But Not For Long)
14 She's As Close As I Can Get
15 No Blues Is Good News
16 I Know
17 Among The Few
18 Papa's Wagon
19 Never Grow Cold
20 Mama Take Me Home
21 Playing Possum
22 I Just Got Tired Of Being Poor
23 You Can Always Come Back
24 Going Life's Way
25 Okie From Muskogee
26 Image Of Me
27 Love Me
28 I Stayed Long Enough
29 All I Have To Offer You Is Me
30 Mama's Hungry Eyes
31 Each Season Changes You
32 Will You Visit Me On Sunday
CD 3
1 I'm Finally Over You
2 Rosie Bokay
3 These Hands
4 A Wound Time Can't Erase
5 Try
6 Where Could I Go?
7 Loving You Makes You Mine
8 Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are Wrong
9 Leaning On The Shoulder Of Love
10 A Good Year For The Roses
11 A Day In The Life Of A Fool
12 You And Your Sweet Love
13 A Good Year For The Roses
14 I'll Follow You (Up To Our Cloud)
15 With Half A Heart
16 A Good Old Fashioned Cry
17 Imitation Of Love
18 You're Still On My Mind
19 Open Pit Mine
20 Poor Little Rich Boy
21 My Favorite Lies
22 The Old, Old House
23 There's No Justice
24 I Made Leaving (Easy For You)
25 Brothers Of The Bottle
26 Late Getting Home
27 They'll Never Take Her Love From Me
28 Lifetime To Regret
29 You Put Living Back In Life
30 She's Lonesome Again
31 You Gotta Be My Baby
32 Wrong Number
CD 4
1 I Wouldn't Know About That
2 Yearning
3 Would It Do Me Any Good
4 Someone Sweet To Love
5 Sometimes You Just Can't Win
6 Right Won't Touch A Hand
7 Getting Over The Storm
8 Wrapped Around Her Finger
9 I Can Still See Him In Your Eyes
10 Fightin' Side Of Me
11 Come Sundown
12 Knock Three Times
13 The Last One To Touch Me
14 Free As A Breeze
15 After You
16 Love Makes It Alright
17 Saginaw Michigan
18 Who'll Turn Out The Lights
19 Hello Darlin'
20 High On The Thought Of You
21 You Made A Believer Out Of Me
22 I Fall In Love Everyday
23 Get Some Loving Done
24 Our Love Is Forever
25 Everything's Gonna Be Alright
26 Will I Ever Love Again
27 I Had You
28 My Special Memory
29 Everytime I Think Of You
30 She's More Of A Woman
31 Heaven Made Women
32 I Can Love You Enough
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