The Beginning And Then Some: The Albums of the ‘80s Box Set (4LP)

The Beginning And Then Some: The Albums of the ‘80s Box Set (4LP)

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Black vinyl 4LP box set

A collection of Dwight Yoakam's early work, remastered and packaged neatly in exclusive sets that span the first decade of his career. 

The Albums of the ‘80s includes the prolific singer, songwriter and accomplished musician’s debut album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc., alongside his other successful 1980’s releases: Hillbilly Deluxe and Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room. All three titles have the distinction of peaking at #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, with the latter boasting his fist ever #1 US Country Singles in “Streets of Bakersfield” and “I Sang Dixie”. 

Includes a full disc of rarities from the era that is exclusive to the set.

DISC 1
Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. (1986)         
SIDE A
              1. "Honky Tonk Man" - 2:48
              2. "It Won't Hurt" - 3:03
              3. "I'll Be Gone" - 2:44
              4. "South of Cincinnati" - 4:54
              5. "Bury Me" (with Maria McKee) - 3:19
SIDE B
              1. "Guitars, Cadillacs" - 3:02
              2. "Twenty Years" - 2:40
              3. "Ring of Fire" - 3:13
              4. "Miner's Prayer" - 2:17
              5. "Heartaches by the Number" - 3:13
             
DISC 2
Hillbilly Deluxe (1987)  
SIDE A
              1. "Little Ways" - 3:18
              2. "Smoke Along the Track" - 3:13
              3. "Johnson's Love" - 4:25
              4. "Please, Please Baby" - 3:36
              5. "Readin', Rightin', Rt. 23" - 3:32
SIDE B
              1. "Always Late with Your Kisses" - 2:10
              2. "1,000 Miles" - 4:10
              3. "Throughout All Time" - 3:54
              4. "Little Sister" - 3:01
              5. "This Drinkin' Will Kill Me" - 2:35
DISC 3
Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room (1988)       
SIDE A
              1. "I Got You" - 3:28
              2. "One More Name" - 3:05
              3. "What I Don't Know" - 3:46
              4. "Home of the Blues" - 2:52
              5. "Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" - 4:31
SIDE B
              1. "I Hear You Knockin'" - 3:12
              2. "I Sang Dixie" - 3:47
              3. "Streets of Bakersfield" (with Buck Owens) - 2:48
              4. "Floyd County" - 2:55
              5. "Send Me the Pillow" - 3:00
              6. "Hold On to God" - 3:14
DISC 4
80’s Rarities Disc            
SIDE A
              *1. “This Drinkin' Will Kill Me” - 3:11
              *2. “It Won't Hurt” - 3:46
              *3. "I’ll Be Gone” - 3:25
              *4. "Floyd County” - 2:38
              *5. "You’re The One” - 4:02
              *6. “Twenty Years” - 3:03
              *7. “Please Daddy” - 3:20
SIDE B
              *1. ""Miner’s Prayer” - 2:43
              *2. "I Sang Dixie" - 3:45
              *3. "Bury Me” - 3:01
              **4. “Long White Cadillac” - 5:19
              **5. “Sin City” (with K.D. Lang) - 3:56
              ***6. “Christmas Eve With The Babylonian Cowboys” - 2:15
           
*1981 demo, appears on Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc. Etc. Deluxe
**from Just Lookin’ For A Hit – Compilation Album
***B-side, appears on Santa Claus Is Back In Town Single