Disco de George Jones: “Jones by George”

I had high hopes for this set, given my appreciation for several other sets (Sarah Vaughan, Bob Wills) on the Proper label. This set falls somewhat short of the usual excellent job by this label -- the sound quality of many of the cuts is poor and muddy and many of the cuts sound like out-takes. The booklet provides no information about the recordings but is a summary mostly taken from the (poorly written and redundant) Jones biography written by Bob Allen. Overall, I do not recommend this 2 CD set. Although no company (come on get with it Bear Family!) has stepped up and done the definitive Jones anthology, most of the songs on this Proper set are available elsewhere with better sound quality.

DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!! This box set is pure garbage. There are way better George Jones collections out there!! Trust me and the other reviewers, get something else. I don't know how someone gave this 3 stars. I wish I could get a refund for the star that I had to give it.

Every Proper box set or "Introduction" I've purchased has been really great but this is the one exception. The sound is very poor and it seems the familiar songs might be different recordings (or maybe it's just the poor sound). By the track listing this seems like a great collection, but I found it so disappointing I didn't bother wasting the space in iTunes for it.