HANK WILLIAMS The Unreleased Recordings (2009 UK Collectors Edition vinyl LP - At the peak of his career in 1951, Hank Williams had a daily fifteen-minute show sponsored by Mother's Best flour and farm feeds. WSM Radio brought him into the studioto pre-record shows that would air when he was out of town. Hank sang with his regular studio band and performed his hits as well as songs he never recorded commercially anywhere else, like old hymns and family favourites. He recorded onto sixteen-inch acetate discs meant to be played only once or twice. Improbably, some of those discs have survived. These recordings give us a deeper insight into Hank's life and music, showing a personality that had never been revealed previously. They showcase his humour as he jokes with his band and the emcee, his love of music as he talks unguardedly about his favorite songs, and captures him in his prime. They are three-dimensional portraits of one of the giants of American music. Following 2008's 3-CD box edition, this vinyl edition features the best of some of these shows. One listen and you're in another place and time, hearing the history of country music up until 1951 filtered through the music's all-time greatest artist).