![]() ![]() The early Gold Star and Royalty sides come from decent masters, with a certain amount of noise (the bass tends to boom) that is unavoidable, but otherwise they're pretty impressive. They present Locklin doing a rougher, harder honky-tonk brand of music, derived from Texas dance-band roots, but different from the Nashville countrypolitan sound with which he achieved lasting fame - compared to his later, softer material, this stuff rocks. The majority of the tracks here will be new to most listeners, never having been reissued in any form (or in redubbed form) from their original 78 rpm appearances. ![]() This triple-CD set is fascinating as well as priceless - 66 sides cut by Hank Locklin between 19 for Gold Star, Four Star, and Decca. ![]()
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