https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 16:50:09 +0000 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:54:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.07 360 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9970 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum//images/Top-40-Music-on-CD-Forum-Logo.png https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/ https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63404&title=country-music#63404 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 4:54pm

C J Brown wrote: BGO in the UK just announced a large release of Charley Pride titles. Sold as two CD sets with four LPs each set, they have 40 albums across ten sets available now.

Those sets have been out for several years now. BGO just
included them in their latest email blast. Great job remastering.
Unfortunately no unreleased bonus tracks. Just a straight reissue.]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:54:15 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63404&title=country-music#63404 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63402&title=country-music#63402 Author: C J Brown
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 4:14pm

BGO in the UK just announced a large release of Charley
Pride titles. Sold as two CD sets with four LPs each set,
they have 40 albums across ten sets available now.
]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 16:14:01 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63402&title=country-music#63402 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63401&title=country-music#63401 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 1:24pm

EdisonLite wrote: John, I'll have to check out the qobuz albums. So if they are listed as on the Time-Life label, they're all original albums?

Audio samples & album covers are from the original Warner
Bros/Curb albums. Not sure how or why they have the Time/Life
imprint. ]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 13:24:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63401&title=country-music#63401 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63398&title=country-music#63398 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 12:45pm

John, I'll have to check out the qobuz albums. So if they are listed as on the
Time-Life label, they're all original albums?

Ken, I have that TG Sheppard comp with (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.

Hopefully, WB will digitally put out the comp that has the song.]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 12:45:54 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63398&title=country-music#63398 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63394&title=country-music#63394 Author: eriejwg
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 9:55am

There are some original T.G. Sheppard albums on Qobuz under
the Time-Life label. They are all original versions of his
songs. But, there's a lot of re-recorded tracks if you do a
search for his name.]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:55:51 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63394&title=country-music#63394 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63391&title=country-music#63391 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 02 August 2023 at 7:20am

"Without You" was the only brand new track on the 1983 T.G.
Sheppard's Greatest Hits Warner Brothers/Curb album. To date
WB has never reissued either of T.G.'s original two Greatest Hits
albums on CD. Instead they released two new compilations "All
Time Greatest Hits" [1991] and "Super Hits Series" [2000]
However both had the same 12 tracks in the same sequence.
Now that some of T.G's other Warner albums have been issued
as downloads perhaps WB will make those two original hit
collections available digitally to fill in some holes in his digital
discography.

So far I have not found "Without You" on any WB various artists
CD compilation so a vinyl dub would be the only source.

For the record, in 1992 Curb issued a 12 track Best Of T.G.
Sheppard CD. It contained one brand new track Everything I Do
(I Do For You) plus 10 Warner Brother singles and his first #1 hit
on Melodyland. Three tracks were new to CD - Devil In A Bottle
[Melodyland], Mister D.J. and his duet with Clint Eastwood Make
My Day. The other eight songs were issued on the WB comps.

T.G. has re-recorded his hits a time or two so it muddies the
water when searching for his original hit recordings.

Edited by CountryPD]]> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 07:20:12 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63391&title=country-music#63391 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63363&title=country-music#63363 Author: EdisonLite
Subject: 9970
Posted: 31 July 2023 at 1:17pm

Thanks Ken. I'll have to look into T.G.'s digital WB albums. I think one of the
singles I was looking for was his hit remake of Nilsson's "Without You", which
peaked at #10 or #12, I think.

Actually, I just checked Spotify, and the only version that continues to be there
is a live album version - not the original LP version. It amazes me that so many
top 10 country hits have yet to make it to CD. (I know a few pop top 10's
haven't either, but there's many more for country.)]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:17:01 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63363&title=country-music#63363 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63359&title=country-music#63359 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 31 July 2023 at 10:43am

EdisonLite wrote: Also, I agree that older (80s, 70s) country is very underrepresented on CD. In recent years, I listened to old country countdowns on radio, and I'd discover top 30 hits, for instance, that were quite good, but I checked and there never was a CD. Even top 10 hits by TG Sheppard are nowhere to be found on any of his CDs including his comps. And some really big country artists like Barbara Mandrell have not had too many albums released on CD (although recently, several of her "missing" CDs were released digitally.) Even icon Tanya Tucker falls into this same category. When I wanted to buy all their '80s and late '70s albums on CD, I was surprised at how much never came out by these 2 country icons.

The 2008 Universal vault fire is the major reason for the lack of
album reissues from MCA, Dot & ABC/Dot country artists. Tanya
Tucker & Barbara Mandrell are among the artists whose tapes
were destroyed. But recently UMG apparently located tapes
elsewhere in the world and has released downloads of albums
that were never issued on CD. Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn and
Don Williams have also had a significant number of their albums
added to the UMG download catalog.

Corporate disinterest in releasing vintage country albums on CD
pre-2008 fire is unforgivable. To their credit though the UMG
labels generally did a fairly good job of issuing hit compilations
by most of the major country acts on their roster so at least the
majority of big hits received CD release.

Agree that T.G. Sheppard is an act whose catalog has been
underserved by digital releases. Only a portion of his hits have
been released on CD. His 1975 – 1977 releases on Motown
subsidiaries Melodyland & Hitsville have been mostly
overlooked. Motown: The Complete #1’s box set included his
first two #1 hits Devil In A Bottle and Tryin’ To Beat The Morning
Home. Both are available as individual download tracks. Nine
T.G. Sheppard Warner Brothers albums are now available as
downloads and some contain singles that have not been issued
on CD.]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 10:43:03 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63359&title=country-music#63359 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63358&title=country-music#63358 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 31 July 2023 at 8:15am

Retail availability of country 45’s was mostly dictated by regional
factors. In areas where country music & country radio was a
significant factor it was much easier to find country records.
Generally better availability at retail locations in the south, mid-
west and southwestern locations than locations in the east and
northeast where country music generally did not become a
significant player until the late 80’s or 90’s. In my home area the
record departments at most chain stores did not carry country
45’s but several mom & pop music stores sold all the latest hits
as well as some older country 45’s. Clearly there was a decent
market for country music or they would not have carried it.

For many years other than the country crossover records that
had mass appeal, the largest purchaser of most country 45’s
was the jukebox operators. Because country fans tended to be
older back in the day the adults were more apt to purchase
country music on albums or tapes than on singles. Country
album sales were not tracked until the mid-60’s. Of course, it’s
very difficult to extrapolate if a particular song was the actual
motivation for an album purchase. ]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2023 08:15:03 +0000 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63358&title=country-music#63358 https://top40musiconcd.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9970&PID=63357&title=country-music#63357 Author: CountryPD
Subject: 9970
Posted: 31 July 2023 at 7:39am

Longtime reader that just registered to post in this forum. I’ve
gotten a LOT of great music info from this site over the years
and have great respect and admiration for the experts and
collectors that share their vast knowledge here.

Although I do enjoy older pop/Top 40 music too I’m primarily a
lifelong fan of country music. 40+ years in country radio both on-
air and as a program director. Very familiar with 20th century
country hits and have a huge personal library of country 45’s,
LP’s & CD’s.

Many radio promo 45’s, CD singles & compilations are in my
collection so hopefully I can answer some of the questions
concerning country single versions & radio edits as well as their
CD availability. As RichM921 noted in his post there were many
country single edits & remixes especially during the 1980’s &
90’s. I’m still discovering some of them to this day as my station
played the 45’s on the radio (or dubbed them to cartridge tapes)
so I did not do an A/B comparison to the album version for every
song. When CD singles became pervasive, we played those
until we transitioned to a digital system and played all music
from a hard drive.

Looking forward to participating in the conversation.

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