This is a decent intro to Hank, but this set is really seemingly without an audience. Casual fans are better serviced by a Greatest Hits collection (20 or 40) and major Hank fans will want either Singles Collection or Complete. For the budget conscious, this is not going to be something to be ashamed for picking up, but you are better served by other collections.
Hank was country's greatest singer and ranks with Frank Sinatra in the popular music field. Even the out-of-print "40 Greatest Hits" (a fantastic set) did not do him justice. Go ahead and buy the "Complete Hank Williams" 10-c.d. set. He's WORTH it! Besides, prices are firming up, a limited number were produced, and you can pass it down to your descendents. For them, listening to old Hank will be almost as earth-shaking as listening to a speech by George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.
