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There are a lot of repackagings of Jim Reeves material going on around the world, some authorized and some bootleg. His recordings are still selling so well that one of his collections topped the Spice Girls on the charts in Denmark in March 1998. Jim had the #8 best-selling release for 1997 in Australia, and another of his repackagings hit the top of the British charts last Christmas. In America, two of Jim's compilations (issued through Readers Digest) were certified Platinum in April 1998 by the R.I.A.A.

One thing to keep in mind is that sometimes not all the songs contained in an offering are derivative of studio masters. Also, in certain instances, live recordings are used to supplement songs Jim did in the studio -- hence, their quality may not be as good. When in doubt, ask.

BMG has recently issued on CD some of Jim's greatest LPs (see below).

For a Selective Discography of Jim Reeves (vinyl) albums still available, Click Here.

Now there is a NEW release from Bear Family Records in Germany. Here are the details:

 

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JIM REEVES AND FRIENDS:
RADIO DAYS

Back in the late 1950s and early '60s, Jim Reeves recorded a series of transcription shows for the Air Force called "Country Music Time." It is these programs -- not one of which has been commercially available since the day it aired -- that make up this 116-song, 4 CD set. This is a fascinating look at the country legend at his relaxed, informal best, performing rare versions of hits like "He'll Have to Go" and "Four Walls" as well as personal favorites like "Roly Poly" and "The Wind-Up." Guests include Chet Atkins, the Louvin Brothers, Jean Shepard,
Stringbean and Del Wood among others, not to mention Jim's usual band, the Blue Boys. With the typical, big Bear Family booklet, this set is a nice bookend to the label's mammoth set of Jim's complete RCA sides. (CPBCD62742) -- CD $89.95

To order, call Margaret at: 615-833-6525

Plus this collection has been selling briskly worldwide:

THE ESSENTIAL JIM REEVES

Includes "Adios Amigo," "Am I Losing You," "Blue Boy," "Blue Side Of Lonesome," "Distant Drums," "Four Walls," "He'll Have To Go," "I Guess I'm Crazy," "I Know One," "I Love You Because," "I Won't Forget You," "I'm Gettin' Better," "I'm Gonna Change Everything," "Is It Really Over?", "Is This Me?", "Suppertime," "The Blizzard," "This Is It," and
"Welcome To My World."

(RCA 07863 66598-2)
  

This is a "must have" for any true Jim Reeves fan. To order it at a huge discount,
call Margaret Beeskau at 615-833-6526 or write her at
486 Ellenwood Drive, Nashville, TN. 37211.

 

WELCOME TO MY WORLD (Bear)

This comprehensive career retrospective includes all of Jim's recordings for Macy's, Fabor, Abbott, and RCA. All the overdubbed demos that charted are here, as well as many of Jim's known demo recordings. It's a colossal and fitting tribute to a man who did more than anyone to bring country music to a wider audience, particularly in Europe. All told, there are 447 recordings (some in stereo for the first time), and many rare recordings and collectors' items. Includes a 126-page oversize book.
(16 CDs + book)

(BEAR -- BCD 15656)

JIM REEVES - AT HIS BEST

(Song list not available)

This CD was released October 15, 1998. It's available at a discount price of $6.65 online at: http://cdu2.cduniverse.com

CAS (PLSCD215)
  

 

SINGS GREAT POP SONGS

Never mind that the CD cover has Jim in a cowboy pose -- he's singing pop songs in this collection! Included are: Carolina Moon, Moon River, When I Lost You, It's Only a Paper Moon, You'll Never Know, White Cliffs of Dover, Roses Are Red, Memories Are Made of This, Just Walkin' In the Rain, Blue Skies, My
Happiness, I Get the Blues, Charmaine, Mona Lisa, Marie, Ramona,
Maria Elena, Hawaiian Wedding Song, Danny Boy, Dear Hearts and Gentle People

(No other order information available at this time).

ALL-TIME GOSPEL FAVORITES

Whispering Hope, I'll Fly Away, Scarlet Ribbons, May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You, We Thank Thee, It Is No Secret, Padre of Old San Antone, Trouble In the Amen Corner, In the Garden, My Cathedral.

It's available at a discount price of $6.97 online at: http://www.musicforasong.com
  

 

24 KARAT GOLD

"He'll have to Go," "Distant Drums," "I Love You Because," "I Won't Forget You," "Jij is Mij Liefling," "Blue Side Of Lonesome," "The Blizzerd," "I Won't Come In While He's There," "Blue Boy," "Is It Really Over ?", "Am I Losing You?", "Angels Don't Lie," "I Heard A Heart Break Last Night," "It Hurts So Much To See You Go," "You're The Only Good Thing (That's Happened To Me)," "Not Until The Next Time," "Adios Amigos," "Moonlight And Roses," "Bimbo," "Snowflake," "There's A Heartache Following Me," "Welcome To My World," "Four Walls,"
"This World Is Not My Home," "Yonder Comes A Sucker," "I'm Gettin' Better," "When Two Worlds Collide," "Guilty," "Billy Bayou," "But You Love Me Daddy," "Trying To Forget."

1996 (RCA - BMG 74321 390042)

YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?," "Just Call Me Lonesome," "How's The World Treating You?", "If Heartaches Is the Fashion," "Home," "Dear Hearts And Gentle People," "I'm Beginning to Forget You," "Roly Poly," "The Wind Up," "Sweet Evening Breeze," "Your Old Love Letters," "Till The End Of The World," "Making Believe," "The Oklahoma Hills," "The Highway to Nowhere," "If You Were Mine," "Everywhere You Go,"  "I Love You More," "I've Lived a Lot in My Time."

MCPS (GRF 199)
  

 

BRILLIANT COLLECTION

"He'll Have to Go," "Bimbo," "I'd Like to Be," "Billy Bayou," "In a Mansion Stands My Love," "I'm Getting Better," "Old Time Religion," "I Know One," "I Missed Me," "Yonder Comes a Sucker," "Waiting for a Train," "When God Dips His Love in My Heart," "Am I Losing You?", "Four Walls," "Mexican Joe," "Anna Marie," "According to my Heart," "Blue Boy"

MCPS (951007)

JY IS MY LIEFLING

(South African)

"Jy Is My Liefling," "Tahiti," "Bolandse Nooienjie," "Ek Verlang Na Jou," "Die Ou Kalahari," "Daar Doer In Die Bosveld," "Ding Domg," "Draf Maar Aan Ou Ryperd," "Die Blonde Matroos," "In Die Skadu Van Ou," "Tafelberg," "Sarie Marais," "Geboorte Plaasie," "Net'n Stille Uurtjie," "Nooientjie Van Die Ou," "Transvaal," "Verre Land."

1996 - BMG Netherlands (74321 431152)
  

RCA/BMG has now issued these albums on CD!

 

 

 The Intimate Jim Reeves

We Thank Thee

Jim is also featured in these series.

 

 

 The Stars of Texas series

Nipper's Greatest Hits of the '50s

 

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