Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Hank Williams Jr.

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 20, 2000)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Umvd Special Markets
• ASIN: B00004TSB6
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,935 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the groundbreaking release of Bocephus, August 20, 2000

By	Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This new reissue of Hank Williams Jr. & Friends is well done for a budget product. There is hiss on some of the songs, but it is slight, but now that it is finally on CD, I'm happy this landmark album from 1975 is out there. If you have the "Living Proof" boxed set, you don't need this reissue as all 9 songs on this album are on the boxed set, but if you are on a budget and haven't experienced this album yet, you must get this CD of an album originally released in 1975, when he was 26 years old. Although the hits on MGM from this period were not doing as well as the earlier MGM hits, this is his first mature album which the "friends" on the album being the southern rock stars Charlie Daniels, Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker Band), and Chuck Leavell (Allman Brothers Band) who contribute lots of the instrumentation on the album. This is also the album that laid the groundwork of his hits during the late 1970's-early 1990's that were yet to come, so if you are a Bocephus fan, this is a must listen to. Enjoy listening to Bocephus at his peak.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hank Jr: Beyond the Shadow, August 12, 2000

By	William J. Macek (Texas) - See all my reviews

It's not really the songs, though they are all great songs, that make this album so extraordinary. This is the ground-breaking album for one of country music's most legendary performers--Five time Entertainer of the Year Hank Williams, Jr. Before these recordings Hank, or a.k.a. Junior back then, cast a shadow a mile long of his famous father. Combined with an elite group of musicians from different musical genres including Waylon Jennings, Toy Calwell, Dickie Bettes, and Charlie Daniels, Hank produces one hell of an album which was voted as one of country musics top albums of all time by Country Music Magazine. My favorite is "I really did", which expresses Hank's true love for his wife. Also, songs like "Living Proof", "Stoned at the Jukebox", "Montana Song", and "Clovis, New Mexico" so a personal side of Hank's experiences while "Can't you see", "Susan's Floor", and "Losing You", show Hank's southern rock flavored style. You can't go wrong with this album!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HANK WILLIAMS JR AND FRIENDS, August 17, 2000

By	cary blum (DESOTO MO) - See all my reviews

THIS IS ONE BEST ALBUMS BOCEPHUS HAS EVER RECORDED WITHOUT THIS MUSIC WE PROBALY WOULD NOT OF HAD FAMILY TRADITION, OLD HABITS, ETC. ALL THE SONGS ON THIS CD ARE GREAT BACK IN 1975 ROLLING STONE CALLED THIS ONE OF THE BEST OF THE YEAR. GO OUT AND BUY THIS CD AND YOU WONT BE DISSAPOINTED. MY FAVS ARE I REALLY DID AND CANT YOU SEE.