At Folsom Prison & San Quentin
Artist: Johnny Cash

Originally released in two different double-album sets, these two different albums have been packaged together on CD. There's a certain tension inherent in the concept of playing live to a bunch of convicts, and the tension -- as well as Cash's ability to cope with it -- is very present. ~ Tom Roland, All Music Guide Read More

Live, Vol. 2
Artist: Patsy Cline

A sequel to Live at the Opry, it's not called Live at the Opry Vol. 2 because it wasn't taken from Opry broadcasts, but from radio shows produced for the U.S. Navy and Armed Forces. The twelve performances date from 1956 to 1962, and are of special interest in that they include five songs that she never recorded in the studio for commercial... Read More

The America's Most Colorful Hillbilly Band: Their Original Recordings 1946-1951, Vol. 2
Artist: The Maddox Brothers & Rose

Like Maddox Brothers & Rose, 1946-1951, Vol. 1, this has a wealth of material -- 30 cuts in all -- from their early four-star era. The quality is on the same level as the first volume, and it's difficult to imagine that anyone who enjoyed the previous installment will be dissatisfied with this collection. The recording quality has the odd effect... Read More

Super Hits, Vol. 2
Artist: Conway Twitty
1996
Artist: Merle Haggard

In late 1995, Merle Haggard stood on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry House, acknowledging the music industry's ovation as he accepted his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. A few months later, however, his next album came out with no fanfare at all. His record company didn't send promotional copies to reviewers until the album had... Read More

Vintage Collections Series
Artist: Wanda Jackson
Community Score: 2.00

This 20-track anthology of Jackson's early work is roughly equal to Rhino's Rockin' in the Country in value. Rockin' in the Country offers a considerably wider range, chronologically speaking. Vintage Collections, on the other hand, focuses on 1956-61 recordings, affording greater depth for what is acknowledged as her most fertile period.... Read More

The Man in Black: 1963-1969
Artist: Johnny Cash

The Man in Black: 1963-1969 is Bear Family's fourth box set of Johnny Cash recordings and the third in The Man In Black series. 1963-1969 picks up where the previous Man In Black box left off -- in the beginning of the '60s, after Cash established himself as a hitmaker for Columbia. It collects all of the music Cash made for Columbia Records... Read More

Everybody's Grandpa - BOX
Artist: Grandpa Jones

Five CDs, covering the years 1960 through 1973, more than 120 songs, including all of the hits, A-sides, B-sides, album tracks, and rarities from Grandpa Jones's stay on Monument Records. The sound is excellent, the selection of tracks includes remakes of Jones' classics as well as his new material from the biggest boom years of his career, and... Read More

Wild Hog in the Red Brush
Artist: John Hartford

John Hartford would just grin crookedly at you if you brought up the subject of virtuosity in his presence. Half the charm of his music is his loopy sense of humor -- he often counts a tune in by grunting rhythmically or by singing the title, and his fiddling is always just a hair away from wobbling off the side of the road. But his knowledge of... Read More