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 enlarge | Artist: Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys
Label: EMI Special Products
Category: Music
List Price: $5.98
Buy New: $2.85
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 11695
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.5
UPC: 724383690121
EAN: 0724383690121
ASIN: B000002U39
Release Date: June 11, 1996
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Hank is still about the Best around June 12, 2006
J. F Kopeck (Parkville, Maryland United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Going back to hits like "The Wild side of Life" and "Oklahoma Hills" this collection of favorites is an outstanding buy for the low price of under six bucks (I paid 3 times that for my copy). This is Hank at his best and his band backing him up is supurb. Buy this CD if your are really into that vintage Western Swing- Honky Tonk- WWII Hillbilly stuff like I am...you won't be dissapointed!....and remember, "Whao Sailor"!!!
"ENJOY" Joe Kopeck
GREAT value for your money with this swingin' honky tonk! July 3, 2006
Mark Blevins (Lindside, WV United States)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
One of the best buys I've seen anywhere, Vintage collects the best of Hank Thompson's work for Capitol Records. The disc covers everything from his first hit, "Humpty Dumpty Heart," to "Oklahoma Hills," his final for the label. Swinging honky tonk is the best way to describe this music; it's not the same as Bob Wills' Texas Swing, but Hank's blend could definately get folks dancing. You can't go wrong with this for the price. It's also the original recordings, which is sometimes not the case with budget releases.
Great 40's and 50's Country January 3, 2007
D. Pitts (Urbana, IL USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is a respectable collection of popular songs by Hank Thompson and The Brazos Valley Boys, with release dates going from the 1940's to 1960. In my opinion, he hit his peak in the 60's, but this collection clearly shows the progression of early country music, in both style and lyric development. I recall Hank and his band as huge, but my view may have been skewed by my rural Texas surroundings. The later songs exhibit the honky tonk influence, which I consider the golden era of country. If you collect vintage country, this is indeed essential. I had all these on vinyl but the years took their toll, so it was great to have another chance at them.
Top Grade Honky Tonk April 17, 2007
Anthony S. Prowse (Melbourne, Australia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a real cracker of an album and at the price it's a true bargain. Some call Hank a Western Swing artist however I cannot agree with this moniker. He's much more in the honky tonk mould and quick listen to this album confirms such. Apart from the monster (in depth and price) Bear Family set this is the best Hank Thompson album out there. It covers his period with Capitol Records (1947 - 1961) and, while he made some excellent music after this time, he had his biggest hits with Capitol under the production guidance of Ken Nelson. This album covers just about all those hits plus a couple of Brazos Valley Boys instrumentals (which are more in the Bob Wills Western Swing mould). Hank wrote or co-wrote 12 of the numbers here and shows he was not only a great singer and arranger but a superb songwriter. Another interesting aspect to this album is the obvious development of the artist over time and the improvement in recording technology and techniques. Also, the Brazos Valley Boys were one hot band that could swing it out when required and throughout supply complex, interesting and sympathetic support. Merle Travis supplies his trademark guitar work to many of the songs and he is in fine form indeed. The CD comes with a very informative booklet and the sound/mastering is top shelf making it an essential purchase. I encourage anyone looking for an album of 50's honky tonk in the, then, more "commercial" style at an absolute bargain low price to pop this in the trolley when next ordering music from Amazon. Highly Recommended.
 Good Old Country Music October 29, 2006
Gerald R. Taft (Anchorage, Alaska USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album captures country classics from the 50s-60's. Simple tunes, good musicians, a good jolt of the way country music used to sound. Not very sophisticated but authentic. Sounds o.k. Good variety of tunes.
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