Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective [Box set]

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Sugarhill
• ASIN: B000GY73I2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #230,398 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Could You Love Me One More Time

2. Mis'ry River

3. Long Time Gone

4. Moonshiner

5. Hey Porter

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Freeborn Man

2. If You Ain't Lovin', You Ain't Livin'

3. Father I Stretch My Hand

4. High Hill

5. The Bigger the Fool

See all 20 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. When You Go Walking

2. All Night Radio

3. Can't You Hear Me Calling

4. Rolling & Rambling (The Death of Hank Williams)

5. Dry Run Creek

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Disc: 4

1. I Walk the Line (Revisited)

2. House of Tom Bombadil

3. I Won't Be There

4. Dear Sarah

5. Bound to Ride

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

With four discs containing 81 musical selections and a bonus DVD of artist interviews, videos, and photos, one of Americana's leading indie labels celebrates its first 25 years. Actually, Sugar Hill passed the quarter-century mark in 2003, but such a handsomely packaged and lovingly annotated set arrives better late than never. Label founder Barry Poss made the selections and contributes anecdotes about each, with the sequencing following a chronological progression from 1978 to 2003. From its base in bluegrass, both traditional and progressive, the North Carolina label has subsequently branched into maverick Texas songwriters (Robert Earl Keen, Townes Van Zandt, Terry Allen, Guy Clark, James McMurtry) and bands as diverse as the Gourds, Bad Livers, and Donna the Buffalo. Though label stars such as Jerry Douglas, Nickel Creek (as a trio and in their solo efforts), and Dolly Parton are inevitably represented, the set also features the underexposed artistry of country singer John Starling and harmony trio Uncle Walt's Band. Though never signed to the label, Emmylou Harris provides harmonies all over the set, while Johnny Cash guests on two cuts. As Vince Gill notes in the accompanying booklet, "Whenever you bought music on Sugar Hill, even if it was by an artist you were unfamiliar with, you'd be pretty sure it was something pretty great." --Don McLeese

Product Description

"Barry Poss was to contemporary, roots-based music in the last quarter of the twentieth century what Ahmet Ertegun and the Chesses and Phillips were to pop music a quarter-century earlier—the founder of a quality music label, a label that consumers came to trust on its own merits. Most of his bicentennial competitors have fallen away, but Poss and Sugar Hill continue to thrive." --Jay Orr, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, from the box set liner notes

For 25 years and counting, Sugar Hill has maintained a tradition of integrity and quality as it explores new frontiers in music. Today, the eclectic Sugar Hill roster includes adventurous artists such as Nickel Creek, the Duhks, Sonny Landreth, Scott Miller and Sam Bush, as well as award-winning traditionalists like Dolly Parton and Tim O'Brien.

Poss has handpicked tracks for SUGAR HILL RECORDS: A RETROSPECTIVE, a collection that illuminates 25-plus years of contributions to American roots music, and the evolution of the groundbreaking, Grammy-winning label.

The massive SUGAR HILL RECORDS: A RETROSPECTIVE box set includes FOUR discs with 81 songs and a bonus DVD with exclusive artist interviews (TIM O'BRIEN, DOYLE LAWSON, JERRY DOUGLAS, and more), music videos, and archival photo gallery.

The box set's 80-page booklet contains extensive liner notes by Poss including anecdotes and insights into the artists and times that shaped Sugar Hill’s legacy. Liners also include a historical perspective from Country Music Hall of Fame's Jay Orr, a well as artist reflections on the label and Poss.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great boxed set, January 21, 2008

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James W. Durney (Tampa Bay area) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective (Audio CD)

As the Nashville Sound developed, it ignored the market for traditional country music leading to the creation of Sugar Hill Records in 1978. This company was founded and continues to produce the best of traditional country music. They prefer to call their sound "roots-based contemporary music", which has merit. This is a combination of traditional sounds featuring old and new songs by some of our best artists.
The four music CDs are outstanding and I've found it impossible to find a pick of the litter. The first CD covers 1978 to 1986, starting with a fine Ricky Skaggs song and includes Doc Watson, The Osborne Brothers and The Country Gentleman. The second CD covers from 1982 to 1996 with The Seldom Scene, another Doc Watson, Townes Van Zant and some classic tracks. CD number three contains Del McCoury, another Seldom Scene track coupled with some classic and cotemporary songs. The fourth CD, 1998 to 2003, starts strong with Rodney Crowell doing I Walk the Line (Revisited) and never slows down. Don Rigsby, Nickel Creek and Dolly Parton keep the energy high and our foot tapping. The four CDs contain over eighty songs not one of which I consider a clinker. Included in the set is a 65-page booklet on the company, the artists and songs with photos on every page. A DVD of interviews, videos and a photo gallery complete the set. This is one collection that always is played both for the quality of the artists and the selection of songs.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Compilation, January 16, 2007

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Bill (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective (Audio CD)

This is a wonderful compilation of great songs from various Sugar Hill artists. They are all winners. It is a joy to listen to again and again. I strongly recommend it.

5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant album and a thorough, complete retrospective., April 16, 2011

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Ericofcourse "Appalachian American" - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective (Audio CD)

I waited on this for awhile since it isn't cheap, but man am i glad i finally got it! Full of gems from Sugar Hill's past. Really great selections and enough music to keep you busy for awhile! I haven't even touched the thick book or DVD that came with it (which i didn't expect) and the box is classy enough to display on your coffee table.
Don't wait! If you are a fan of classic country, bluegrass, roots, etc., you'll find plenty that you like on these 4 discs!