Jim Croce - The Studio Album Collection (1966-1973) (7CD Box Set Limited Edition 2015) FLAC/MP3

Edsel Records is delighted to present this box set spanning the entire career of Jim Croce and featuring all the studio recorded albums as well as a bonus disc of demo recordings. Singer-songwriter Jim Croce’s untimely death in an aeroplane crash (in September 1973, aged just 30) came at a point in his career when he seemed set for a lengthy and rewarding career. This box is the first time all the studio albums have ever been brought together in a single package, from the self-released debut ‘Facets’, recorded and released for just $500 – a wedding gift from Jim’s parents – to ‘I Got A Name’ which was released posthumously after his death whilst on tour promoting the previous album.
Discs two and three are collaborations with his wife Ingrid, and discs four, five and six were are recorded for and released by ABC Records. The final bonus disc of this set features demo recordings including those which when presented to ABC records secured the deal for the albums that followed. The booklet includes the lyrics and comprehensive 5000 word note by Alan Robinson.

TRACK LISTING:

Facets [Disc 1 of 7] - DR 9
01. Steel Rail Blues - 02:17
02. Coal Tattoo - 02:16
03. Texas Rodeo - 01:44
04. Charley Green, Play That Slide Trombone - 02:26
05. The Ballad Of Gunga Din - 04:05
06. Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp From Savannah) - 01:58
07. Sun Come Up - 02:05
08. The Blizzard - 02:53
09. Running Maggie - 01:51
10. Until It's Time For Me To Go - 03:05
11. Big Fat Woman - 01:57

Jim and Ingrid Too [Disc 2 of 7] - DR 10
01. Child Of Midnight - 02:49
02. Marianne - 02:35
03. Railroads And Riverboats - 03:12
04. Hard Times Are Over - 01:51
05. The Railroad Song - 02:55
06. Maybe Tomorrow - 02:28
07. Pa (Song For A Grandfather) - 01:50

Jim and Ingrid Croce [Disc 3 of 7] - DR 11
01. Age - 02:14
02. Spin, Spin, Spin - 02:46
03. I Am Who I Am - 02:30
04. What Do People Do - 01:54
05. Another Day, Another Town - 02:29
06. Vespers - 01:56
07. Big Wheel - 01:49
08. Just Another Day - 02:37
09. The Next Man That I Marry - 03:05
10. What The Hell - 03:11
11. The Man That Is Me - 02:53

You Don't Mess Around With Jim [Disc 4 of 7] - DR 10
01. You Don't Mess Around With Jim - 03:03
02. Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day - 02:54
03. New York's Not My Home - 03:09
04. Hard Time Losin' Man - 02:28
05. Photographs And Memories - 02:08
06. Walkin' Back To Georgia - 02:54
07. Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels) - 03:49
08. Time In A Bottle - 02:28
09. Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy) - 02:46
10. Box No. 10 - 02:28
11. A Long Time Ago - 02:22
12. Hey Tomorrow - 02:43

Life and Times [Disc 5 of 7] - DR 12
01. One Less Set Of Footsteps - 02:48
02. Roller Derby Queen - 03:30
03. Dreamin' Again - 02:41
04. Careful Man - 02:24
05. Alabama Rain - 02:14
06. A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singing The Blues) - 02:06
07. Next Time, This Time - 02:54
08. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown - 03:02
09. These Dreams - 03:13
10. Speedball Tucker - 02:27
11. It Doesn't Have To Be That Way - 02:32

I Got a Name [Disc 6 of 7] - DR 10
01. I Got A Name - 03:13
02. Lover's Cross - 03:05
03. Five Short Minutes - 03:35
04. Age - 03:50
05. Workin' At The Car Wash Blues - 02:36
06. I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - 02:33
07. Salon And Saloon - 02:34
08. Thursday - 02:29
09. Top Hat Bar And Grille - 02:50
10. Recently - 02:36
11. The Hard Way Every Time - 02:27

The Lost Recordings [Disc 7 of 7] - DR 12
01. You Don't Mess Around Wth Jim - 02:43
02. New York's Not My Home - 02:50
03. Tomorrow's Gonna Be A Brighter Day - 02:37
04. Walkin' Back To Georgia - 02:46
05. Hard Time Losin' Man - 02:15
06. Operator - 03:43
07. Time In A Bottle - 02:24
08. Seems Like Such A Long Time Ago - 02:23
09. Mississippi Lady - 03:00
10. These Dreams - 02:34
11. A Good Time Man Like Me Ain't Got No Business (Singin' The Blues) - 02:08
12. Lover's Cross - 02:24