The Early Years

Tracklist

• 12" Vinyl 1: Vol. 1: ‘The Abbott Recordings’
• 1
  Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
• 2
  Devilish Love Light
• 3
  Candy Jones
• 4
  Bawlin’ Baby
• 5
  It’s a Long Rocky Road
• 6
  Plaid and Calico
• 7
  Done Rovin’
• 8
  On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile
• 9
  Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
• 10
  Happy Millionaire
• 11
  My Home in Shelby County
• 12
  Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
• 13
  Talk Gobbler, Talk
• 14
  Rhythm in My Baby’s Walk
• 15
  Birds ’n’ Butterflies
• 16
  Shadows on the Old Bayou
• 17
  Go and Wash Those Dirty Feet
• 18
  Words
• 19
  Betty Lorraine
• 20
  Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart
• 12" Vinyl 2: Vol. 2: ‘The Demo Recordings’ 1
• 1
  Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues (with Band)
• 2
  Love and Tell
• 3
  I Wish Heartaches Were Strangers
• 4
  Confusion
• 5
  Shadows on the Old Bayou
• 6
  Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (Duet)
• 7
  Talk Gobbler, Talk
• 8
  Two Eyed Sunday Pants
• 9
  Down That River Road
• 10
  Egg Money
• 11
  Confusion (2)
• 12
  First Train Headin’ South
• 13
  Somebody’s Rockin’ My Broken Heart (Solo)
• 14
  Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
• 15
  Betty Lorraine
• 16
  Honky Tonk Jelly Roll Blues
• 12" Vinyl 3: Vol. 3: ‘The Demo Recordings’ 2
• 1
  Won’t You Love Me, Love, Love Me
• 2
  Why Did It Happen to Me
• 3
  You, You, You
• 4
  Broken Heated Gypsy
• 5
  All for the Love of a Girl
• 6
  My Heart Stopped, Trembled and Died
• 7
  I’m a Fishin’ Man
• 8
  Where Do You Think You Would Stand
• 9
  The Devil Made a Masterpiece
• 10
  Because I’m a Jealous Man
• 11
  I’m the One That Breaks in Two
• 12
  The Train With the Rhumba Beat
• 13
  ’Cause You’re the One for Me
• 14
  None of You but All of Me
• 15
  Dark Haired Beauty From Cuba
• 12" Vinyl 4: Vol. 4 ‘The Mercury Recordings’ 1
• 1
  Tennessee Jive
• 2
  S.S. Lureline
• 3
  I Won’t Get Dreamy Eyed
• 4
  You, You, You
• 5
  Two Red Lips and Warm Red Wine
• 6
  All for the Love of a Girl
• 7
  I Won’t Forget
• 8
  First Train Headin’ South
• 9
  The Mansion You Stole
• 10
  The Rest of Your Life
• 11
  (I Wished on an Angel but) The Devil Sent Me You
• 12
  This Won’t Be the First Time
• 13
  Child’s Side of Live
• 14
  Another Woman Wears My Wedding Ring
• 12" Vinyl 5: Vol. 5 ‘The Mercury Recordings’ 2
• 1
  Move Down the Line
• 2
  Hey Sweet Thing
• 3
  No True Love
• 4
  Big Wheels Rollin’
• 5
  Journey With No End
• 6
  There’ll Never Be Another Mary
• 7
  The Devil Made a Masterpiece
• 8
  Back to My Back Street
• 9
  You Don’t Move Me Baby, Anymore
• 10
  Ha Ha and Moonface
• 11
  Ridin’ the Sunshine Special
• 12
  Where Are You
• 13
  The Train With the Rhumba Beat
• 14
  Broken Heated Gypsy
• 15
  Meant So Little to You
• 16
  You Cry in the Door of Your Mansion
• 12" Vinyl 6: Vol. 6 the ‘Dot’ Overdubs
• 1
  Plaid and Calico
• 2
  Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
• 3
  Devilish Lovelight
• 4
  Done Rovin’
• 5
  Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
• 6
  Talk Gobbler, Talk
• 7
  Shadows on the Old Bayou
• 8
  In My Home in Shelby County
• 9
  Go and Wash Those Dirty Feet
• 10
  Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
• 11
  It’s a Long Rocky Road
• 12
  Words
• 12" Vinyl 7: Vol. 7: The ‘Briar’ Overdubs
• 1
  Done Rovin’
• 2
  It’s a Long Rocky Road
• 3
  Smokey Joe’s Barbecue
• 4
  Mean, Mean Son of a Gun
• 5
  Devilish Lovelight
• 6
  Coal Smoke, Valve Oil and Steam
• 7
  Words
• 8
  Shadows on the Old Bayou
• 9
  On the Banks of the Beautiful Nile
• 10
  In My Home on Shelby Street
• 11
  Go and Wash Those Dirty Feet
• 12
  Talk Gobbler, Talk

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Issues

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  The Early Years

  7x 12" Vinyl
  1991