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User Reviews about Walk Through This World With Me - The Complete Musicor Recordings - 1965-1971 (Part 1) (5CD)

I completely, totally! beg to differ with that off the wall negative review of this tremendous box set. That reviewer must have been reviewing the wrong box set, either that or his CD player must be worn out or broken. You ought to take that out immediately! I'm telling you folks, the sound quality on this 5 CD box set! Man! Is it ever out of this world! It is stupendous! I have been wanting to have Jones's Musicor works for years and finally! Bear have out done themselves with these 2 magnificent sets of his complete works with Musicor! I guess the highlight of this box set is on disc 5! I have been a life long fan of outtakes and studio chatter, and this 5th disc has a lot of that! It is just incredible! His first version of Walk Through This World With Me, in my opinion, is far better than the released version. In fact I played this song and sang it while my sweet friend was beside me and she started crying, and I did too. She's not what you might call a classic country fan, but hearing that song I think made her like it now! I sincerely hope Bear will do a set on George's works with Starday and Mercury. This set plus the A Good Year For The Roses set, are Highly, highly recommended! -- truly a must have!

Like at least one other reviewer I also consider G. Jones the finest country singer alive (or dead), so it's a huge relief to finally have this first collection of Jones' Musicor recordings, with the second also now available. I can't really comment about the sound, as I've mostly been listening in the car, but I wouldn't dismiss the listed opinion regarding the possibility of less-than-pristine master tapes from which Bear Family produced these CD's. In any case, the sound seems fine to me, without really anything to compare except for all those dubious Dutch and Spanish CD's of Musicor material, whose sound was sometimes awful. It seems to me that Bear Family has done the best (as they almost always do) with the source material(s) they have. I'm another one who is somewhat put off by the lukewarm sometimes condescending tone of Rich Kienzle in his notes. I've always enjoyed Kienzle's writing and I have great respect for his country music historical knowledge, but one significant aspect of George Jones' artistry has totally escaped Kienzle, and that is Jones' ability to elevate the material, to make a mediocre song good and a good song absolutely great. Come on, Rich! Calling "Flowers for Mama" "bathos-plagued," and complaining about Jones' recitation in the song?? Referring to "I Just Lost My Favorite Girl" as a "flat ballad?" Country Music was built on emotionally raw, maudlin songs like this and Jones proves his magnificence as a singer by carrying off these songs and many such others in this set. I hope no-one is discouraged from buying this set by my or any other review ... No one in country music history, and few other singers of any other genre can match the combination of raw emotion and assured grace which George Jones brings to a song. In terms of percentage, there is probably more good/great material here than on the UA set (also strongly recommended, nevertheless.) -- so good, it's almost worth the wait ....

For George Jones fans this set is a must have! Many of these tracks could only be found on vinyl but now the Bear Family has released them and remasted each track. The sound quality is excellent and the pictures /artwork included with set are historic. Tracks such as "Time Lock" and "Papa's Wagon" were previously released only as re-issues, yet on this set they can be found in their original form. I am convinced that the Bear Family makes the highest quality box sets. I'm looking forward to seeing the release of the work George did in the 70's and 80's. -- Out of the archives!

What can I say? This is great!!! Some of these tracks have been out of circulation for many years, and there are a few "alternate takes" here (some of which are better than the hit version of the songs... "Walk Through This World With Me" for one).
If you like George Jones, this is a must have collection. His absolute best work was done for United Artists and Musicor. Stay Tuned... Part Two is coming soon. -- A Must Have For Your Jones Collection

Georges voice has gone through many changes.The musicor years is his prime years in singing.Im so glad that Bear family got the master tapes and removed alot of the overdubbing that musicor had on a lot of georges lps and singels.
This is a dream that has come true.
This is what George Jones is all about -- His best years