Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Their setup was primitive enough--guitar, Autoharp, and vocals--but in the late '20s the trio of A.P. Delaney Carter, his wife Sara, and his sister-in-law Maybelle would change (chart?) the course of country music forever. They did it with haunting harmonies, incredible guitar playing (thanks to Maybelle's driving strums on her Gibson L-5 guitar), and a vast repertoire that included murder ballads, gospel tunes, love songs, and Appalachian folk tunes--many of which would be covered by musicians for decades to come. Unlike their musical peers in the late '20s and early '30s, the Carters weren't just playing 'hillbilly' music; this was, quite simply, country music, and their timeless output still resonates with listeners today. JSP's bargain-priced, five-CD collection is easily the most complete, essential collection of their music available, capturing and remastering their RCA Victor recordings (their later, less-seminal sessions for Decca and the American Record Company are not included). Hearing five CDs' worth of music from the Carter Family is almost sensory overload--from the initial 1927 Bristol sessions, which Johnny Cash hailed as 'the single most important event in the history of country music,' to their depression-era recordings. Even today, Sara Carter's voice sounds aching, yet empowered. Whether they're yodeling through 'The Foggy Mountain Top,' singing a feminist anthem like 'Single Girl, Married Girl,' or harmonizing with Maybelle on 'Worried Man Blues,' you can hear the Carters' profound influence on country music. A must-have. --Jason Verlinde









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Disc 1:

1. Bury Me Under The Weeping Willow
2. Little Log Cabin By The Sea
3. The Poor Orphan Child
4. The Storms Are On The Ocean
5. Single Girl, Married Girl
6. The Wandering Boy
7. Meet Me By The Moonlight, Alone
8. Little Darling, Pal Of Mine
9. Keep On The Sunny Side
10. Anchored In Love
11. John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man
12. I Ain't Goin' To Work Tomorrow
13. Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone
14. River Of Jordan
15. Chewing Gum
16. Wildwood Flower
17. I Have No-One To Love Me (But The Sailor On The Deep Blue Sea)
18. Forsaken Love
19. Sweet Fern
20. My Clinch Mountain Home
21. God Gave Noah The Rainbow Sign
22. I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
23. Little Moses
24. Lulu Wall
25. The Grave On The Green Hillside

Disc 2:

1. Don't Forget This Song
2. The Foggy Mountain Top
3. Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me
4. Diamonds In The Rough
5. Engine One-Forty-Three
6. The Homestead On The Farm
7. The Cyclone Of Rye Cove
8. Motherless Children
9. When The Roses Bloom In Dixieland
10. No Telephone In Heaven
11. Western Hobo
12. Carter's Blues
13. Wabash Cannonball
14. A Distant Land To Roam
15. Jimmie Brown The Newsboy
16. Kitty Waltz
17. Fond Affection
18. The Cannonball
19. The Lover's Farewell
20. There's Someone Awaiting For Me
21. The Little Log Hut In The Lane
22. When The Springtime Comes Again
23. When The World's On Fire
24. I Have An Aged Mother
25. Dying Soldier
26. Worried Man Blues

Disc 3:

1. Lonesome Valley
2. On The Rock Where Moses Stood
3. Room In Heaven For Me
4. Lonesome Pine Special
5. No More The Moon Shines On Lorena
6. On My Way To Canaan's Land
7. Where Shall I Be?
8. Sow 'Em On The Mountain
9. Darling Nellie Across The Sea
10. The Birds Were Singing Of You
11. Weary Prodigal Son
12. My Old Cottage Home
13. When I'm Gone
14. Sunshine In The Mountain
15. Let The Church Roll On
16. Lonesome For You
17. Can't Feel At Home
18. Why There's A Tear In My Eye
19. The Wonderful City
20. Jimmie Rodgers Visits The Carter Family
21. The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas
22. 'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia
23. Happiest Days Of All
24. Picture On The Wall
25. Amber Tresses

Disc 4:

1. I Never Loved But One
2. Tell Me That You Love Me
3. Where We'll Never Grow Old
4. We Will March Through The Streets Of The City
5. Sweet As The Flowers In Maytime
6. Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven
7. My Little Home In Tennessee
8. The Sun Of The Soul
9. If One Won't, Another One Will
10. Broken Hearted Love
11. Two Sweethearts
12. The Winding Stream
13. I Wouldn't Mind Dying
14. The Spirit Of Love Watches Over Me
15. The Church In The Wildwood
16. Give Me Roses While I Live
17. I Will Never Marry
18. On The Sea Of Galilee
19. Home By The Sea
20. I Loved You Better Than You Knew
21. This Is Like Heaven To Me
22. See That My Grave Is Kept Green
23. Over The Garden Wall
24. Gold Watch And Chain
25. Will My Mother Know Me There?

Disc 5:

1. On A Hill Lone And Gray
2. Cowboy Jack
3. I'll Be All Smiles Tonight
4. Away Out On The Old Saint Sabbath
5. Happy Or Lonesome
6. One Little Word
7. Darling Daisies
8. The East Virginia Blues
9. Lovers Return
10. It'll Aggravate Your Soul
11. Hello Central! Give Me Heaven
12. I'm Working On A Building
13. You've Been Fooling Me, Baby
14. Longing For Old Virginia
15. March Winds Goin' To Blow My Blues All Away
16. There'll Be Joy, Joy, Joy
17. Are You Tired Of Me, My Darling
18. My Heart's Tonight In Texas
19. There's No Hiding Place Down Here
20. Cowboy's Wild Song To His Herd
21. The Evening Bells Are Ringing
22. The Mountains Of Tennessee
23. I'll Be Home Some Day
24. Faded Coat Of Blue
25. Sailor Boy

Rating: - Fantastic Gift!
I bought this for a friend for her retirement! She was smilin' from ear to ear!

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Rating: - Good Collection But Poor Quality
I have spent the past two year listening to every scrap of Carter Family music that I could find, and I was very excited to see this on Amazon. There are just so many songs! My only real complaint is that the sound quality is really bad. I realize that most of these were probably transferred from old records, but I have encountered other albums in the past where the sound quality was as crisp as a newly recorded song. I just feel like there was little effort put into the restoration of these tracks.

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Rating: - A new favorite
Almost no fluff, which is quite a statement for the amount of music here. There's a lot of music in my house - including my new Jimmie Rodgers JSP "box set" - that isn't being listened to because of this stuff. Gorgeous!

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Rating: - Mountain Classic
A major root of many types of modern musical expression. The Carter collection is a 'must have' for lovers of mountain and county music.

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Rating: - Indispensable
The Carter Family is the archetype of American Music. This JSP collection faithfully documents the original 78 rpm recordings in chronological order. Though the digital remastering is basic, having the complete sessions is indispensable.