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The Classic Years 1952-1962

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Bear Family Records ,with this collection has helped me complete one of my most valued collection's. I'm not sure when or if"Faron Young" will ever get his just recognition as to how great of an artist he was.This box set certainly will give you some of the very best recordings to come out of Nashville from the whole decade of the Fifties in c/d quality sound. Can't wait till Bear Family records releases "Faron Young" recordings from the Sixties & Seventies .

I bought this set basically to get just one song, one I couldn't find on any other CD, but wound up enjoying quite a few of the others on this comprehensive set.
Great set, outstanding booklet, looks great, sounds even better. Of course, there are some covers of other artist's work plus not very successful attempts to cross over into the '50's Rock and Roll and pop, but with his ultra smooth voice, who cares what he sings, it all sounds good. Vol 1 is the best, his early honky tonk tear jerkers. Vol 5 has some nice sacred numbers as well. Overall, really superior technical quality and appearance, typical of the other Bear Family sets I have purchased, including the three Flatt and Scruggs sets. Keep it up, Bear Family.

Worth every penny. You will never find another box set which covers an artist so completely. And the sound/recordings are clear and crisp. I absolutely love this box set and could not imagine anyone passing up a chance to own this.

This box set was one of my first purchases when I started writing Faron's biography. As well as enjoying listening to the songs, I found great value in the booklet and the discography.

Every song Faron recorded for Capitol records can be found on these five CDs. In addition to the songs that made him famous, listeners will hear his unsuccessful rock-n-roll attempts, his covers of old pop hits, and his sacred songs.

This Bear Family box set kicks ass. Faron Young was one of the greatest post-Hank Williams honkytonk stars of the 1950s, and this collection has all his best material from his years on Capitol Records.

Highly recommended!!