Hank Williams undubbed records complete 8 LP set polydor 1985-1988 NM/VG+

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Hank Williams Vinyl LP Albums. Newspaper pages included.

Hiram "Hank" Williams (September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, he recorded 55 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the top 10 of the Billboard. Williams has been called "the King of Country Music" in popular culture. Alabama governor Gordon Persons officially proclaimed September 21 "Hank Williams Day". The ceremony featured Ferlin Husky interpreting "I Saw the Light". Williams had 11 number one country hits in his career ("Lovesick Blues", "Long Gone Lonesome Blues", "Why Don't You Love Me", "Moanin' the Blues", "Cold, Cold Heart", "Hey, Good Lookin'", "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)", "I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive", "Kaw-Liga", "Your Cheatin' Heart", and "Take These Chains from My Heart"), as well as many other top 10 hits.

The original, undubbed Hank Williams preserved;:'Labor of love' compiling the music of country legend.

The final two of the eight double-LP sets were released by Polygram Records last month. Davis and Colin Escott of Stouffville, Ontario, compiled the material. Tim Rogers of Polygram in New York was the executive producer of the two-year project.

Rogers said the project was 'going over well and sales are OK. But the important thing is that Hank Williams' music has been made available and will be here forever.'
He explained that the material in the 16 albums is presented as it was originally recorded, in monophonic sound.

'For the most part albums released after Williams' death were pseudo stereo with overdubs,' Rogers said.

'The intention of the series was to present everything the way it was originally recorded. I'm not trying to get across that I'm the world's greatest Hank Williams expert because I'm certainly not.'

Davis and Escott provided all the research and information, Rogers said, and his role was putting out the art work and mastering.

He said his biggest problem was with the tape sources. 'We waded through reels and reels of tape on any given song looking for the best possible source,' he said. 'When I started this, I wanted to go to the original acetate. Prior to 1952 they used acetate rather than put it on tape.

'I tried to find the acetates and I still haven't had any luck. So I had to go from tape sources. They took a lot of cleaning up. Being dubbed from acetates you hear all the pops and ticks, all the imperfections. We did a lot of de-ticking and de-hissing and things like that.

Grade

Condition

M

Mint

Unplayed Record or sealed

NM

Near Mint

Near perfect, probably played only a few times.

VG+

Very Good Plus

Vinyl in a really good shape with only superficial signs of use
that don't affect play. Only well cared for records will grade
out to VG+. Will satisfy all but the most demanding collector.

VG

Very Good

A used, reasonable copy. There will be obvious signs of wear
and the possibility of light surface noise between tracks or
during quiet passages, but still quite nice.

G+

Good Plus

In the record world, 'Good' is not good! From here on down
(Fair, Poor), we're talking about beat-up records.