Cat. No. DVD 1100: MERLE TRAVIS ~ RARE PERFORMANCES 1946-1981. VESTAPOL 13012 (IMPORT).

STANDARD SCREEN 4x3 ASPECT RATIO. AUDIO: NOT STATED.                            FORMAT: NTSC.     REGION: ALL.     B&W/COLOUR.     RUNNING TIME: 60 MINS.

REVIEW: Superb collection of 19 rare performances from one of Country Music’s legends put together by Stefan Grossman’s Guitar Workshop. All clips are presented complete and are in excellent condition with exception of track twelve which has been lifted from a television performance. The first eleven performances have been lifted from Merle’s early days and are presented in Sepia and are truly in excellent condition considering their vintage. Whoever stored the footage should be congratulated. Performances thirteen to nineteen are presented in colour and again are of excellent quality. An absolute must for fans of country and in particular fans of Merle Travis.

SONG LISTING: No Vacancy (1946) / Nine Pound Hammer (1951) / Mus’rat (1951) / I’m A Natural Born Gamblin’ Man (1951) / Too Much Sugar For A Dime (1951) / Spoonin’ Moon (1951) / Lost John (1951) / Dark As A Dungeon (1951) / Petticoat Fever (1951) / Sweet Temptation (1951) / John Henry (1951) / I’ll See You In My Dreams (1960) / Midnight Special (1968) / Cannonball Rag (1970) / I Am A Pilgrim (1971) / Sixteen Tons (1977) / Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette (1977) / Barbecue Rag (1981) / I’ll See You In My Dreams (1981).

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