Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68

Product Description:
Subtitled - Sessions 1966-68. Former Kentucky Colonel, future Byrd, & a true guitar legend, White defined the country guitar. Here he's showcased on country/folk-rock sessions from 1966-1968 including super rare singles, demos, & his first recordings as a soloist. Featuring previously unknown electrified demos by The Kentucky Colonels. 26 tracks plus a 20-page booklet featuring many rare photos & extensive liner notes. Ace. 2003.

Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68,Clarence White,Big Beat UK,Bakersfield Sound,Country,Country-Rock,Folk-Rock,Pop,Rock

Average customer rating: Finally! CD Fills a Major Gap CD Fills a Major Gap GREAT RARE CLARENCE!! BIG DISAPPOINTMENT-DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME

Tuff and Stringy Sessions 1966-68 Clarence White Manufacturer: Big Beat UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Honky-Tonk | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music Folk Rock | Rock | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Country Rock | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: 33 Acoustic Guitar Instrumentals Nashville West featuring Clarence White Appalachian Swing! Livin' In The Past: Legendary Live Recordings Guitar Workshop ASIN: B00008IUWD Release Date: 2003-04-07

Tracks:

1. Hong Kong Hillbilly (Nashville West) [Stereo]
2. Mother-In-Law [Stereo]
3. Make Up Your Mind [Stereo]
4. Grandma Funderbunk's Music Box [Stereo]
5. Guitar Pickin' Man [Stereo][#]
6. Vaccination for the Blues [Stereo]
7. Don't Pity Me [Mono Version] - Darrell Cotton, Clarence White
8. Gotta Go See the World [Mono Version] - Leon Chase Copeland, Clarence White
9. Everybody Has One But You [Mono Version][#] - The Kentucky Colonels, Clarence White
10. She's Gone [Stereo][#]
11. Tuff and Stringy [Stereo]
12. I'm Tied Down to You [Mono Version]
13. Hey Juliana [Stereo]
14. Last Date [Stereo]
15. I'll Live Today [Stereo] - Dennis Payne, Clarence White
16. Not Enough of Me to Go Round [Stereo]
17. Riff-Raff [Stereo]
18. If We Could Read [Mono Version] - Darrell Cotton, Clarence White
19. Rocks in My Head [Mono Version]
20. Made of Stone [Mono Version][#] - The Kentucky Colonels, Clarence White
21. Buckaroo [Stereo][#]
22. Adam and Eve [Backing Track][#][Version]
23. Why Can't We Be [Alternate Version]
24. Nature's Child [Stereo][#]
25. Tango for a Sad Mood [Stereo]
26. If We Could Read [Backing Track][#] - Darrell Cotton, Clarence White

Album Description

Subtitled - Sessions 1966-68. Former Kentucky Colonel, future Byrd, & a true guitar legend, White defined the country guitar. Here he's showcased on country/folk-rock sessions from 1966-1968 including super rare singles, demos, & his first recordings as a soloist. Featuring previously unknown electrified demos by The Kentucky Colonels. 26 tracks plus a 20-page booklet featuring many rare photos & extensive liner notes. Ace. 2003.

Album Details

Compilation of Rare Tracks by Future Byrds Guitar Hero, featuring his (Mainly Acoustic) Early Session Work, as Well as Tracks by the Kentucky Colonels and his First Recordings as a Soloist. Includes Detailed Sleevenotes.

Customer Reviews:

Finally!.......2003-09-23

I've spent decades collecting Clarence's session work, and I've even managed to locate three or four of the LPs that contain the Bakersfield International work... but to hear these tracks sans dust and wear, in pristine fidelity- I'm in heaven! Hong Kong Hillbilly (Nashville West) clocks in at around two minutes but contains so much music that it seems hours long (and no, I haven't been smoking anything). Tango for a Sad Mood alone is worth the price of the Cd, and is quite simply one of the most beautiful guitar instrumentals I have ever heard. All of these tracks provide a rare glimpse of a genius at his day job, if you will.
The Forward from Michelle White Bledsoe is quite moving, and Alec Palao's liner notes beatifully evoke this transitional period. A long awaited treasure for this Byrdnyrd!

CD Fills a Major Gap.......2003-06-12

I've listened to pretty much everything Clarence White recorded. He did a lot in his 29 years, and I find all of it interesting. This fascinating release reveals a transitional 2-year period in Clarence's career as a studio guitarist that has been virtually unheard until now. To criticize "Tuff & Stringy" as a previous writer did is to miss the point entirely. These recordings will enlighten and entertain any Clarence fan except the terminally narrowminded. Considering that some of the tracks are informal studio demos and "idea sketches" from the mid-1960s, the technical quality is unexpectedly good. As for the music, it shouldn't be compared to the Byrds or the Kentucky Colonels. It's neither rock nor bluegrass. This CD fills a major gap, further documenting and demonstrating Clarence's broad musical interests and brilliance.

CD Fills a Major Gap.......2003-06-11

I've listened to pretty much everything Clarence White recorded. He did a lot in his 29 years, and I find all of it interesting. This fascinating release reveals a transitional 2-year period in Clarence's career as a studio guitarist -- recordings that have been virtually unheard until now. To criticize "Tuff & Stringy" as a previous writer did is to miss the point entirely. These recordings will enlighten and entertain any Clarence fan except the terminally narrowminded. Considering that some of the tracks are informal studio demos and "idea sketches" from the mid-1960s, the technical quality is unexpectedly good. As for the music, it shouldn't be compared to the Byrds or the Kentucky Colonels. It's neither rock nor bluegrass. This CD fills a major gap, further documenting and demonstrating Clarence's broad musical interests and brilliance.

GREAT RARE CLARENCE!!.......2003-05-23

OK first off I'm biased- I helped with this CD on remastering and remixing some of the stuff that never saw the light of day- or was remixed in stereo, so I'm biased but , I must say I love it! I grew up watching the Kentucky Colonels on Sunday morning TV in LA!!
I mean -some of it isn't the best of Clarence White granted but, for most people who are just starting their Clarence White experience they will hear just how versatile he was and what was going on around him from 67 -72.
Even if you are a hard core Clarence fan this stuff is great! and I must say a lot of "love" and attention went into the remastering of these tracks when need be. Please don't be put off by this other review- and no I am not on the record company's (ACE) payroll-

BIG DISAPPOINTMENT-DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME.......2003-04-27

A truly unsatisfying release obviously with no care taken in all aspects (performance, sound, etc.) to the great talent that was Clarence White. You are better off buying albums by the Byrds, Kentucky Colonels, Muleskinner that he performed with.

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