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Release Date: 1998-09-22Label: Mercury
Deluxe box set containing 225 recordings including 53 previously unreleased and the complete early Sterling Records and MGM Records sessions, collecting almost all of the recorded works of Hank Williams from his first track released in 1947 to the last session prior to his death in 1953 at the age of 29. The box also comes with two books: "The Stories" with extensive liner notes and a 2500-word essay, complete discography, biographical chart, rare photographs, and "The Music" which contains the 10 discs as well as replica handwritten lyrics, LP covers, detailed track listings and other information. Also included are 8 postcards, some of which feature original art. It was released to coincide with what would have been Hank Williams' 75th birthday.