Best sounding Charley Pride compilations

What a great artist... I was wondering if anyone could recommend a Charley Pride compilation. The one disc Essential looks great for content, at least. It also looks like it's OOP here, but my local Walmart has it. If it sounds good I'll get it.

http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Charley-Pride/dp/B000002X20

 

look no further than the Time-Life 1995 single-disc collection....25 songs, every important tune, and mastered by Dennis Drake

 

Saw Charley Pride in concert last Saturday in Effingham, IL. Super voice and performance even at this age.
Amazing concert.

 

Is the 2006 2 disc essential a good comp? I assume it is remastered by Vic Anesini.

Sadly it does not include two of my favorite tracks "Crystal Chandeliers" and "Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger". So also, does anyone know a good place to find these two tracks if the Essential above is considered a good comp?

The Time-Life comp recommended above is OOP.

Thanks

 

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Charlie Pride's Country a 3 disc set from Readers Digest. Awesome set.

 

Looks good.

Sadly, it is OOP and selling used for $75.00.

Any other suggestions?

Does anyone have the Essential set mentioned above?

 

I have had that one-disc "Essential Charlie Pride" that you link to since 1998 and my memory of it is that the sound is fine--but I haven't ever thought about it from an audiophile viewpoint. It's definitely not some budget release of poorly mastered tracks, I can assure you. As you probably noticed, there is also a two-disc "Essential" that came out in 2006 in case you want more tracks for about the same price.

But sound-wise, I don't think you would go wrong with the one disc version, especially if the price is right.

 

Thanks! I was indeed looking at the two-disc and linked the wrong one. Anesini masters all of the Essential series doesn't he?

2 disc set: http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cha...77499&sr=8-2&keywords=charley+pride+essential

 

I'm also trying to find a good comp. I think The Essential Charley Pride is the best one going right now, but, as stated above, there are glaring omissions, like Crystal Chandeliers, I Don't Think She's in Love Anymore, Amy's Eyes, and Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger.

I'm trying to find a CD with the original version of Crystal Chandeliers, but everywhere I turn, most every comp is full of re-recordings. On iTunes, I found two CDs that each had a different re-recording of that song. It doesn't make sense that the original recording is so hard to find.

Side note: If anyone is interested, I see on Amazon that a two-fer was released of Pride's first two albums, Country Charley Pride and Pride Of Country Music. Perhaps we'll see other albums on CD in the future.

 

Is this the original ?

 

I have this one, I don't have anything to compare it to, but it sound fine to me. http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Cha...qid=1393537052&sr=1-16&keywords=charley+pride

 

The 2 CD Essential set mastered by Vic Anesini is the go to compilation. Has a better selection of his hits.

 

Yep, that's the original. Seems the only way to get it is to get the original LP.

 

For an artist who at one point in his career had outsold The Beatles and Elvis Presley, I find that Charley Pride's recording output from the 1960s and 1970s has been vastly neglected. Charley still puts on a great show in concert and continues to sell out in Canada and Europe. The sizes of his shows here in the U.S. are about comparable to those of Ronnie Milsap. One thing I really like about Charley's current band The Pridesmenn, is they have an organic approach which allows them to accurately re-create Charley's classic material. You won't hear synth keyboards or anything, although his 80s material was enjoyable for the times.

 

Does this one have the original recordings or the remakes? It's the Legendary Country Singers disc, right?

 

Right, it is the Legendary Country Singers disc and it does use the original recordings. Import CD comps have Crystal Chandeliers though.

 

The reason why it isn't on many comps is that it was not released as a single in the US, but it was released as a single in the UK

 

Amazing that so few of his studio albums are still available. Find the vinyl for "Roll On Mississippi" and "You're My Jamaica" they both sound great and are among his best albums top to bottom!!! There were others in that era (1977-83) that were bigger hits, but those are my personal favorites.

 

Christmas In My Hometown has just gotten reissued as well as a twofer of his first 2 albums. Real Gone reissued a twofer of his RCA Gospel albums.

 

Brad,

Do you know a good CD source for Crystal Chandeliers and Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger?

 

Separate CDs:
Does My Ring Hurt My Finger: Best of Charley Pride
Crystal Chandeliers: Charley Pride - The Best Of

For both on a one Sony UK CD: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Through-The-Years-Charley-Pride/dp/B000024TZ8/

 

I actually see both of those listed on the TimeLife disc.

 

For Amy's Eyes, go for the Varese comp or the Curb comp of the 16th Avenue recordings

 

Yep, those are the original recordings for both of those songs as BMG was who owned RCA back in 1996 so for Crystal Chandeliers, go for Time Life or an import RCA comp.