Original Album Series

to listen to like her voice.

Not a huge country fan, have always loved Emmylou's version of "Here, There and Everywhere", which was really the only song i knew by her for years as my dad had bought as the single back in the 70's. Bought Anthology a year or two ago to gain that track on cd. Enjoyed the whole set quite a bit. I came across this set, probably looking at Mark Knopfler albums, A lot of the tracks on the Anthology are included on all of these albums. The tracks I had before sound much better in context of original albums. I have also discovered quite a few tracks that should have been included in the Anthology compilation, like "Poncho and Lefty" and "Even Cowgirls get The Blues". The best two albums for me in this collection are "Luxury Liner" and "Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town", Great Albums. I think some of the original recordings might be showing signs of age as there seems to be a bit of I can only describe as a bit of a rattle on certain notes Emmylou is singing. Might be my headphones though. Don't regret this purchase at all, bought the "original album series Vol. 2" on the strength of this, which is ok, but I prefer this set.

Loved it

Well, I have a lot of later Emmylou albums, with Hard Bargain being (in my humble opinion) her best album of a fabulous set. These are early Emmylou and show just how good she was from the start. I don't consider anything is dated here; she sings incredibly well and has a great bunch of backing musicians and singers with her I have a couple of Gram Parsons album which feature EMmylou, but anything of his on these five albums are better than the versions he did. Add to that some excellent covers of song written by Lennon & McCartney and other more country-orientated writers show how intelligent she has been in picking others' song to sing. Add to the mix her own work and you see the full worth of her talent. These five are a brilliant set to add to a megastar collection - and here was me uncertain whether to buy them or not. It was a great decision to do so.

I've just discovered EmmyLou Harris. These CD's are really good. A good mix of fast and slow country songs. I definitely recommend it.

Back in the seventies,i all but gave up on country music.To my ears Nashville was churning out mainly pop sounds under the country banner.Two people rescued the music for me Ricky Skaggs,and Emmylou Harris.To be able to aquire the first five albums the lady recorded,for a very modest outlay,was something i jumped at.These albums represent Emmylou at her very best.All five albums were certified gold.ELITE HOTEL spent eight weeks at no.1 in the album charts.BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL stayed on the charts for 102 weeks.The voice as pure as it ever would be,coupled with many excellent song choices are evident throughout.Not only do you get all the early hits,but many lesser known masterpieces such as"Queen of the Silver Dollar","Wheels","Sin City","Satans Jewel Crown","Beneath Still Waters",and "Leaving Louisiana".These versions have never been bettered,and she clearly shows what respect,and integrity she has for country music. The dissapointing aspect is the very flimsy packaging.You will also need brilliant eyesight to read the musicians named on each track.Why a major reissue like this ,could not have been better presented by the record company is beyond me.It is for the music this set gets it five stars.Absolutely outstanding.

that it could have covered a bit more country type music but was ok apart from that

I bought EmmyLou Harris albums right from the beginning in the 70s and continued for one after another through the 80s. Sadly, years ago I had to sell everything I had to stay afloat in the rising credit and bank crisis. Imagine my joy when I just found they had reissued her albums, 5 at a time, for the price of one album. Once again, my home rings with the sound of her beautiful Country voice and her flawless delivery. The inflections in her voice as she lingers over some phrases piles meaning upon meaning into the songs. She is my Queen of the Silver Dollar, my San Anton Rose, and my Rose of Cimerron. Ignore complaints of flimsy packaging, I mean come on, 5 classic albums for the price of one? That's 5 stars from me for both Volume 1 and Volume 2.

Si eres fan de esta cantante es una colección que no te defraudará.

ci sono ben cinque cd in questa raccolta dei primi successi di emmylou harris che bigona conoscere per un profilo della spendida cantante

This is a great collection pf 5 CD set of Emmylou Harris early album release. The Collection includes Blue Kentucky Girl one of my favorite Emmylou Harris's albums. I want to thank the seller for making this set available to all AMAZON members. I highly recommend this collection to all other AMAZON members. Island Robert

Superb - die ersten 5 Alben der unvergleichlichen Emmylou Harris zum Schnäppchenpreis! Auch wenn es inzwischen einiges an Samplern über das Schaffenswerk dieser anmutigen Lady gibt, ist diese Zusammenstellung insofern interessant, dass man die Entwicklung der frühen Jahre wunderbar nachvollziehen kann. Mit Ausnahme des 2.Albums, dass meines Erachtens (aber nur aufgrund der 3 qualitativ minderwertigen Live-Aufnahmen) ein wenig schwächelt, kann man hier bedenkenlos 5 Sterne vergeben. Das hierauf versammelte ist in seiner Darbietung schlichtweg einzigartig und wenn man sich darauf einlässt, ist Gänsehaut garantiert. Der frühe Tod Ihres "Gefährten" (genaueres bleibt Legende) Gram Parsons, in dessen Band sie Anfang der 70-er Jahre Rhytmusgitarre und 2.Stimme bediente, scheint einen niemals endenwollenden Kummer in Ihre Seele eingebrannt zu haben, der vor allem in diesen frühen Solo-Werken zum Tragen zu kommt. And I love you so, Boulder to Birmingham, One of these Days,.. aber auch beschwingtes, Resultate ausufernder Parties oder bedingungsloser Partnersuche: Feelin' Single, seein' double, Bluebird Wine, Luxury Liner....dazu völlig zeitlose Klassiker : San Antone Rose, Blue Kentucky Girl, If I could only win your love, Two more bottles of wine... ach das macht doch alles keinen Sinn... KAUFEN !

ちょうど5年前に、この初期5枚セットを購入しました。声の良さ、演奏の良さ、編曲のすばらしさ、すべてに魅了され、その後EmmylouのCDは手に入るものはすべて購入するということに。 このセットの5枚も、すべてリマスター版で再入手。私の永遠のエバーグリーン集といったところでしょうか。 音質は、リマスター版の方が一段と良いのはもちろんですが、2曲ほどのボーナストラックは本編に比べると落ちます。 この初期5枚では、朋友ロドニー・クロウェルの曲と師匠のグラム・パーソンズの曲を2曲ずつ取り上げている点では、終始一貫しています。彼女にとって譲れないポリシーと言ってもいいかも知れませんね。 そこが、また、素晴らしい。 この5枚のうちどれが一番良いか。今聴いている、その1枚が一番よく思えるという傑作ぞろいです。