Nice addition to your twang collection
If you are a fan of classic twang, this is a great addition to Thompson's recording on the Bloodshot label. The sound quality is good and the tunes are good old fashioned fun.

They done right by Hank.
I just got this in the mail today, and I'm really happy with it. The music, of course, is great. In my opinion, the finest country music of the 50's. the quality of the recordings is pristine and naturally, Hank and the Brazos Valley Boys sound perfect. If you've never heard Hank, he's got one of the most likable and distinctive voices you'll ever hear, and achieves a great balance between western swing and honky-tonk.

I was especially thrilled with the quality of the packaging. There are some wonderful photos of Hank, both publicity shots and candid pics, and you can tell that someone really took their time with the design. I'd never purchased a Capitol "Vintage Collections" but I'd say I'm pretty near inclined to do it again. I know it doesn't matter as much as we move more and more towards not even needing discs. But to me, it counts. And for the price, it's nearly unbelievable that the craftsmanship is so high.

The authentic original 40's & 50's Country + TRUE Country
I remember him from way back there in the late 40's to now. And whenever I couldn't buy anymore of his albums. That's ok, I just listened to my LPs and cassettes. Now I'm loading up on CDs. It's got everything: swing, western, honky tonk, blues and even twang(y) and "through the nose." I LOVE IT. I know better than to hope it'll come back. Because: it can NEVER be improved upon. I can live very well with what I've got. I've never seen the first thing bad written about him. He always seemed to be a very likable fella when I'd see him on TV (rarely), but we did use to get the Grand Ole Opry on Saturday nights on TV and the radio. And then there were the individual shows, like Porter, The Wilburn Brothers, and Hee Haw, etc, that he would be on.

Top Grade Honky Tonk
This is a real cracker of an album and at the price it's a true bargain. Some call Hank a Western Swing artist however I cannot agree with this moniker. He's much more in the honky tonk mould and quick listen to this album confirms such. Apart from the monster (in depth and price) Bear Family set this is the best Hank Thompson album out there. It covers his period with Capitol Records (1947 - 1961) and, while he made some excellent music after this time, he had his biggest hits with Capitol under the production guidance of Ken Nelson. This album covers just about all those hits plus a couple of Brazos Valley Boys instrumentals (which are more in the Bob Wills Western Swing mould). Hank wrote or co-wrote 12 of the numbers here and shows he was not only a great singer and arranger but a superb songwriter. Another interesting aspect to this album is the obvious development of the artist over time and the improvement in recording technology and techniques. Also, the Brazos Valley Boys were one hot band that could swing it out when required and throughout supply complex, interesting and sympathetic support. Merle Travis supplies his trademark guitar work to many of the songs and he is in fine form indeed. The CD comes with a very informative booklet and the sound/mastering is top shelf making it an essential purchase. I encourage anyone looking for an album of 50's honky tonk in the, then, more "commercial" style at an absolute bargain low price to pop this in the trolley when next ordering music from Amazon. Highly Recommended.

Vintage/Hank Thompson
I sincerely recommend this cd Vintage/Hank Thompson I can tell you it's not very hard to get your toes tapping,every song is a Winner!If you don't have this cd for heavens sake buy it!!! All of Hank Thompson's cd are [...]