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Marty Robbins - Country 1951-58

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Tomorrow You'll Be Gone (1952) 2:45
  2. I Wish Somebody Loves Me (1952) 2:49
  3. Love Me Or Leave Me Alone (1952) 2:35
  4. Crying 'Cause I Love You (1952) 2:37
  5. I'll Go On Alone (1952) 2:40
  6. Pretty Words (1954) 2:35
  7. You're Breaking My Heart (1952) 2:52
  8. I Can Get Along (Without You Very Well) (1983) 2:43
  9. I Couldn't Keep From Crying (1953) 2:46
  10. Just In Time (1983) 3:00
  11. Crazy Little Heart (1983) 2:50
  12. After You Leave (1953) 2:32
  13. Lorelei (1956) 1:55
  14. A Castle In The Sky (1953) 3:00
  15. Your Heart's Turn To Break (1954) 2:46
  16. Why Keep Wishing (You Don't Care) (1983) 2:41
  17. A Half-Way Chance With You (1953) 2:33
  18. Sing Me Something Sentimental (1953) 2:55
  19. At The End Of A Long Lonely Day (1953) 2:33
  20. Blessed Jesus, Should I Fall Don't Let Me Lay (1953) 2:56
  21. Kneel And Let The Lord Take Your Load (1953) 2:54
  22. Don't Make Me Ashamed (1953) 2:47
  23. It's A Long, Long Ride (1953) 2:01
  24. It Looks Like I'm Just In Your Way (1983) 2:44
  25. I'm Happy 'Cause You're Hurtin' (1983) 2:22
  26. My Isle Of Golden Dreams (1954) 2:45
  27. Have Thine Own Way, Lord (1955) 2:42
  28. God Understands (1955) 3:02
  29. Aloha Oe (Farewell To Thee) (1954) 2:22
Volume 2
  1. What Made You Change Your Mind (1983) 2:46
  2. The Way Of A Hopeless Love (1983) 2:56
  3. Pain And Misery (1983) 2:21
  4. Juarez (1983) 2:38
  5. I'm Too Big To Cry (1954) 2:56
  6. Call Me Up (And I'll Come Calling On You) (1954) 2:09
  7. It's A Pity What Money Can Do (1954) 2:21
  8. Time Goes By (1954) 2:23
  9. This Broken Heart Of Mine (1955) 2:22
  10. It Looks Like I'm Just In Your Way (1955) 2:37
  11. I'll Love You Till The Day I Die 1955 2:35
  12. Don't Let Me Hang Around (If You Don't Care) (1955) 2:21
  13. Pray For Me Mother Of Mine (1955) 2:50
  14. Daddy Loves You (1955) 2:40
  15. That's All Right (1954) 2:37
  16. Gossip (1954) 2:45
  17. Maybelline (1955) 2:33
  18. Pretty Mama (1955) 2:43
  19. Mean Mama Blues (1955) 2:14
  20. Long Gone Lonesome Blues (1955) 2:32
  21. I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) (1956) 2:28
  22. Singing The Blues (1956) 2:28
  23. Tennessee Toddy (1955) 3:18
  24. Baby, I Need You (Like I Need You) (1982) 2:10
  25. Long Tall Sally (1956) 2:09
  26. Mister Teardrop (1956) 2:49
  27. Respectfully Miss Brooks (1956) 3:03
  28. You Don't Owe Me A Thing (1956) 2:48
  29. I'll Know You're Gone (1956) 1:51
  30. How Long Will It Be (1956) 2:22
Volume 3
  1. Where D'Ja Go? (1957) 2:02
  2. Most Of The Time (1983) 2:54
  3. The Same Two Lips (1956) 3:02
  4. Your Heart Of Blue Is Showing Through (1983) 2:46
  5. Knee Deep In The Blues (1956) 2:14
  6. The Little Rosewood Casket (1956) 3:05
  7. The Letter Edged In Black (1956) 2:57
  8. Twenty One Years (1983) 3:32
  9. The Convict And The Rose (1983) 2:51
  10. The Bus Stop Song (A Paper Of Sins) (1991) 1:57
  11. The Dream Of The Miner's Child (1956) 3:26
  12. The Little Box Of Pine In The 7:29 (1983) 3:36
  13. The Wreck Of The Number Nine (1983) 2:39
  14. The Sad Lover (1983) 2:10
  15. The Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me (1983) 2:43
  16. My Mother Was A Lady (1983) 3:09
  17. When It's Lamplighting Time In The Valley (1983) 2:26
  18. The Wreck Of The 12:56 (1983) 2:04
  19. It's Too Late Now (To Worry Anymore) (1957) 2:20
  20. I Never Let You Cross My Mind (1957) 3:02
  21. I'll Step Aside (1957) 2:18
  22. Bouquet Of Roses (1957) 2:20
  23. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (1957) 2:47
  24. Lovesick Blues (1957) 2:34
  25. Moanin' The Blues (1957) 2:01
  26. Rose Of Ol' Pawnee (1957) 3:19
  27. I Hang My Head And Cry (1957) 2:19
  28. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You (1957) 3:11
  29. All The World Is Lonely Now (1957) 2:14
Volume 5
  1. The Story Of My Life (Take 2) , False Start (1991) 1:01
  2. The Story Of My Life (Take 2) , Complete (1991) 3:09
  3. The Story Of My Life (Take 3) , Compete (1957) 2:34
  4. Once-A-Week Date (Take 1) , Complete (1991) 2:37
  5. Once-A-Week Date (Take 2) , False Start (1991) 0:26
  6. Once-A-Week Date (Take 3) , Complete (1957) 2:28
  7. She Was Only Seventeen , Rehearsal (1991) 2:22
  8. She Was Only Seventeen (Take 1) , False Start (1991) 1:03
  9. She Was Only Seventeen (Take 2) , Complete (1991) 2:19
  10. She Was Only Seventeen (Take 3) , Complete (1991) 3:30
  11. She Was Only Seventeen (Take 4) , Complete (1958) 2:29
  12. Wedding Bells (Take 1) , False Start (1991) 0:19
  13. Wedding Bells (Take 2) , Incomplete (1991) 1:32
  14. Wedding Bells (Take 3) , False Start (1991) 0:18
  15. Wedding Bells (Take 4) , Complete (1991) 3:32
  16. Wedding Bells (Take 5) , Complete (1991) 2:26
  17. Shackles And Chains (Take 6) , False Start (1991) 0:19
  18. Shackles And Chains (Take 7) , False Start (1991) 0:18
  19. Shackles And Chains (Take 8) , Complete (1991) 2:14
  20. Shackles And Chains (Take 9) , False Start (1991) 0:22
  21. Shackles And Chains (Take 10) , False Start (1991) 0:18
  22. Shackles And Chains (Take 11) , Complete (1958) 2:23
  23. Oh, How I Miss You (Since You Went Away) (Take 1) , Complete (1958) 2:15
  24. Footprints In The Snow (Take 1) , False Start (1991) 0:25
  25. Footprints In The Snow (Take 2) , Incomplete (1991) 1:08
  26. Footprints In The Snow (Take 3) , Complete (1982) 2:15
  27. Wedding Bells (Take 1) , Complete (1991) 2:25
  28. Wedding Bells (Take 2) , False Start (1991) 0:19
  29. Wedding Bells (Take 3) , False Start (1991) 0:21
  30. Wedding Bells (Take 4) , Complete (1958) 2:16
  31. It's Driving Me Crazy (Take 1) , False Start (1991) 0:13
  32. It's Driving Me Crazy (Take 2) , Complete (1983) 2:14

Notes

Nov 14, 1951-May 13, 1958

Listeners charmed by his pre-El Paso country have a motherlode to explore in this five-disc boxed set filled with dewy-eyed weepers (his earliest recordings), his rockabilly (he cut the first cover of "Maybellene"), ancient country-folk accompanied solely by acoustic guitar ("The Dream of the Miner's Chill"), Hawaiiana ("Aloha Oe"), and a handful of his country-pop outings arranged by Ray Conniff.