With the appearance of the Mono Masters box, only now has it been possible to put together this set. So here it is: every single ever released by The King, both "A"s and "B"s all in the original vinyl mixes. I did exclude a few that I thought didn't fit in, such as when RCA put out every track from the first LP, or some gospel singles that were recorded and released many years apart.
As I like to do, every track is tagged with either it's label or picture sleeve, and if the flip side had different art, it was also tagged separately. All at 320, seven volumes 184 tracks with artwork and a tracklist included in vol 7. These are all mono (bar Charro) until the end of 1971. Honestly, I don't hear much difference between the mono and stereo mixes, but at least these are authentic.
I like these single collections because (IMO) they strike the balance between the familiar, the rare and has a way of telling the whole story with enough detail to stay interesting. Every time I put one of these together, I always wonder why it hasn't ever been done earlier. After all, who has had more posthumous releases than Elvis?
'Disc 1 (1954-58)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 2 (1958-63)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 3 (1963-66)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 4 (1966-69)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 5 (1969-71)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 6 (1972-74)' Yandex Zippy
'Disc 7 (1975-78) + Art' Yandex Zippy
15 comments:
Thanks for this enormous undertaking. Is it me though I find nothing to download on parts 2,3,4,6. Thanks again
2, 3, 4, 6 Are Blank Frank!!
Files 2 to 6 are lost in the Internet.
As usual, my mouth is agape. Thank you! (And looking forward to the reemergence of 2,3,4 and 6.)
Thanks all for your comments. Links are now fixed and working fine!
Thank you for this wonderful collection and to include the year of release is a bonus your efforts are commendable
Regards
Geoff
Man...I wish I could say a lot...but all that comes to mind is a big THANK YOU...
Silvio
Thanks
A huge thanx for this!
Would you have the time and interest in doing this for B.B. King? Some of his early singles are tough to find.
tsi&hrjs
WOW!! Thank you so much for compiling this set. Looks great!
Hessa
Lovely jubbly....many thanks Blank Frank.
This is a truly magnificent collection and I am very pleased to have it. Your brilliant hard work is much appreciated.
Muchas gracias!!
This is awesome.
Thank you very much...i discover i can make a GREAT 12 track album with the 1964 singles!
Muchas gracias. Frank!!!
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