5-CD Box (LP-Format) mit 40-seitigem Buch, 120 Einzeltitel. Spieldauer ca. 331 Minuten. -- Die frühen Aufnahmen von Eddy Arnold zählen zu den seltensten der modernen Country Music. Zwischen 1944 und 1950 etablierte Arnold einen neuen Stil, der die Verbindung zwischen traditioneller Country Music und Pop Music schuf. Schon in den ersten sechs Jahren landete er 35 Hits. Viele dieser Originale sind zum ersten Mal auf CD zu hören und waren auch nie auf LPs erhältlich, darunter folgende Eddy Arnold-Hits: 'It's A Sin', 'I Couldn't Believe It Was True', 'I'll Hold You In My Heart', 'Anytime', 'Bouquet Of Roses', 'Texarkana Baby', 'Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Way)', 'Don't Rob Another Man's Castle', 'I'm Throwing Rice', 'Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me' und 'Cuddle Buggin' Baby'. Diese Box enthält auch die frühen Aufnahmen von 'Cattle Call' aus den Jahren 1944 und 1949 sowie Versionen von diversen anderen Liedern, die neu aufgenommen wurden, während die Originalfassungen die Hitparade hoch kletterten. Insgesamt haben wir 120 Lieder auf 5 CDs sowie ein Buch mit neu recherchierter Biografie von Michael Streissguth und vielen seltenen und bisher unveröffentlichten Fotos zusammengestellt.

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5-CD box (LP-size) with 40-page book, 120 tracks. Playing time approx. 331 mns. -- Eddy Arnold's earliest recordings are among the greatest and rarest recordings in modern country music. Between 1944 and 1950, Eddy established an entirely new style of country music that bridged the traditional sounds he'd heard growing up with his love of pop. From the outset, he was astonishingly successful, racking up more than 35 hits during his first six years as a recording artist. Frequently re-recorded, many of those early hits are not only available here in their original versions for the first time on CD, but many are making their first appearance on any long-playing record. All-time Eddy Arnold favourites include 'It's A Sin', 'I Couldn't Believe It Was True', 'I'll Hold You In My Heart', 'Anytime', 'Bouquet Of Roses', 'Texarkana Baby', 'Just A Little Lovin' (Will Go A Long Way)', 'Don't Rob Another Man's Castle', 'I'm Throwing Rice', 'Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me', and 'Cuddle Buggin' Baby'. The set also includes Eddy's rare early versions of 'Cattle Call' from 1944 and 1949, as well as versions of several other songs that were actually re-recorded while the song was on the charts. Altogether, there are 120 songs on 5 CDs, plus a newly researched book on Eddy's career by Michael Streissguth and many rare and previously unpublished photographs.