6-CD box (LP-size) with 60-page hardcover book, 169 tracks. Playing time approx. 398 mns

Waylon Jennings begins here. One of the epochal careers in country music took root in September 1958 when Buddy Holly produced his first single. This 6-CD boxed set traces Waylon Jennings' early career from that first single to April 1968. After Holly's death, Waylon Jennings went to Arizona. His legendarily rare Phoenix album, 'Waylon at J. D. 's' is here, together with singles and demo's from the years in Arizona. The early folk-country recordings for A&M are also complete for the first time, including Four Strong Winds, Just To Satisfy You, and several unissued recordings.

In March 1965, Waylon Jennings signed with RCA and began the long process of discovering his own voice. All of his RCA recordings prior to June 1968 are complete here, including the early hits Anita You're Dreaming, The Chokin' Kind, For Lovin' Me, Mental Revenge, Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line, and Green River. The early LPs, now extremely rare, are also complete; these include 'Hangin' On,' 'Only The Greatest,' 'Folk Country,' 'Leavin' Town,' 'Sings Ol' Harlan,' and 'Love Of The Common People.'

The set also includes a 60-page-hardcover-book, featuring an essay from Waylon Jennings' official biographer, Lenny Kaye. ''Getting there, that's the trick,'' Lenny Kaye writes. ''It's easy to look over your shoulder and see the dotted hindsight along the map. It's tougher when you're moving forward, feeling your way, compassing by divining-rod and night vision, trying to fathom where you're going when you don't know exactly where it is you're heading. What it even is. If it could be possible. You just know how it'll sound when you arrive. Threading those winding roads of life can take a while.
For Waylon Jennings, the journey meant nearly a decade and a half of wilderness wandering, carving out a resolute niche in the annals of country music folklore unique to him and his muse alone.

Track Listing

• When Sin Stops
• Jole Blon
• Another Blue Day
• Never Again
• My Baby Walks All Over Me
• The Stage (Stars In Heaven)
• Rave On
• Love Denied
• Four Strong Winds
• I'm Coming Home
• Just To Satisfy You
• The Real House Of The Rising Sun
• Big Mamou
• Sing The Girls A Song, Bill
• River Boy
• The Race Is On
• Stepping Stone
• Unchained Melody
• The South's Gonna Rise Again (demo)
• Gulf Coast Belle (demo)

• Crying
• Sally Was A Good Ole Girl
• Burning Memories
• Money
• Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
• Dream Baby
• It's So Easy
• Lorena
• Love's Gonna Live Here
• Abilene
• White Lightnin'
• Step Aside
• Memories
• Mental Revenge
• The Twelfth Of Never
• Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
• I Don't Believe You
• Living Proof (& JESSI COLTER)
• Charlie, Lay Down Your Gun
• Wave Goodbye To Me
• Words Come Easy
• Red Velvet
• Sunbeam Bread Jingle
• Stop The World And Have A Coke
• Time To Bum Again (A Pause For A Coke)
• Roberts Bicycle Jingle (& RAY CORBIN)

• I Wonder Just Where I Went Wrong
• Another Bridge To Burn
• Now Everybody Knows
• Down Came The World
• I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow
• Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)
• Time Will Tell The Story
• Stop The World (And Let Me Off)
• The Dark Side Of Fame
• That's The Chance I'll Have To Take
• Cindy Of New Orleans
• What's Left Of Me
• Look Into My Teardrops
• Anita, You're Dreaming
• What Makes A Man Wander
• I Don't Mind
• Just For You
• Baby, Don't Be Looking In My Mind
• My World
• Time To Bum Again
• Falling For You
• If You Really Want Me To I'll Go
• (That's What You Get) For Lovin' Me
• But That's Alright
• Doesn't Anybody Know My Name
• Taos, New Mexico
• You're Gonna Wonder About Me
• Norwegian Wood
• I Tremble For You
• Leavin' Town

• Beautiful Annabel Lee
• Woman, Let Me Sing You A Song
• In This Very Same Room
• She Called Me Baby
• The Everglades
• Sunset And Vine
• She's Gone, Gone, Gone
• Heartaches By The Number
• Busted
• Tiger By The Tail
• Heartaches For A Dime
• Foolin' Around
• Nashville Bum
• Tennessee
• Nashville Rebel
• Silver Ribbons
• Green River
• I'm A Long Way From Home
• You Beat All I Ever Saw
• Hoodlum
• Lang's Theme
• Lang's Mansion
• Spanish Penthouse
• Rush Street Blues
• Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town
• Born To Love You

• Money Cannot Make The Man
• Yes, Virginia
• If The Shoe Fits
• Young Widow Brown
• John's Back In Town
• The Road
• Woman, Don't You Ever Laugh At Me
• California Sunshine
• Love Of The Common People
• You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
• Two Streaks Of Steel
• Destiny's Child
• Shutting Out The Light
• Don't Waste Your Time
• It's All Over Now
• Lock, Stock And Teardrops
• The Chokin' Kind
• I Fall In Love So Easily
• She Loves Me (She Don't Love You)
• Let Me Talk To You
• Long Gone
• Just Across The Way
• Listen, They're Playing My Song

• Gentle On My Mind
• The Crowd
• Sorrow (Breaks A Good Man Down)
• Right Before My Eyes
• Looking At A Heart That Needs A Home
• Hangin' On
• Walk On Out Of My Mind
• Julie
• How Long Have You Been There
• I'm Doing This For You
• I've Been Needing Someone Like You
• Straighten My Mind
• Christina
• You Love The Ground I Walk On
• All Of Me Belongs To You (& ANITA CARTER)
• No One's Gonna Miss Me (& ANITA CARTER)
• Rings Of Gold (& ANITA CARTER)
• How Much Rain Can One Man Stand
• My Ramona
• New York City, R.F.D.
• You'll Think Of Me
• I Got You (& ANITA CARTER)
• Such A Waste Of Love
• Only Daddy That'll Walk The Line
• Yours, Love
• Kentucky Woman
• See You Around (On Your Way Down)
• Too Far Gone
• Weakness In A Man

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 398 mins

Release Date: 01/02/07

UPC: 4000127163202