180g Vinyl 15LP Box Set!
Definitive Collection Spanning 2 Decades Of New West Records Releases!
Housed In Leatherette Record Carrying Case!
Only The Song Survives is the definitive collection of John Hiatt's musical output spanning two decades of releases on New West Records. The vast box set includes eleven albums, spread across fifteen long play records, all pressed on high quality 180g vinyl. Four releases - Crossing Muddy Waters (2000), The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001), Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003) and Master Of Disaster (2005) - have been remastered for vinyl and pressed on wax for the very first time. The box set's 48-page book is autographed by John Hiatt and features rare photos, testimonials, essays and insights from many of Hiatt's co-conspirators throughout his career - from Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, Sonny Landreth, Patterson Hood, Luther Dickinson, Rodney Crowell, James McMurtry and more.
It's a portable record suitcase that houses all the records and the autographed book, complete with buckle, handle, and gold foil stamping.
Four records are included that are pressed on vinyl for the very first time worldwide: Crossing Muddy Waters, The Tiki Bar Is Open, Beneath This Gruff Exterior, and Master Of Disaster
A 48-page book featuring photos by Jack Spencer, David McClister, Michael Wilson, Jim McGuire and C. Taylor Crothers and written contributions from Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Patterson Hood, Sonny Landreth, James McMurtry, Luther Dickinson, David Immerglück and more.
Features
- 15LP Box Set (11 Albums)
- 180g Vinyl
- 4 of the albums remastered and pressed on vinyl for the very first time
- 48-page autographed booklet featuring rare photos, testimonials, essays and insights
- Leatherette Record Carrying Case with buckle, handle, and gold foil stamping
- Suede Inlay with Collar
Selections
Crossing Muddy Waters (2000)*
- Lincoln Town
- Crossing Muddy Waters
- What Do We Do Now
- Only The Song Survives
- Lift Up Every Stone
- Take It Down
- Gone
- Take It Back
- Mr. Stanley
- God's Golden Eyes
- Before I Go
The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001)*
- Everybody Went Low
- Hangin' Round Here
- All The Lilacs In Ohio
- My Old Friend
- I Know A Place
- Something Broken
- Rock Of Your Love
- I'll Never Get Over You
- The Tiki Bar Is Open
- Come Home To You
- Farther Stars
Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003)*
- My Baby Blue
- Almost Fed Up With The Blues
- My Dog And Me
- Circle Back
- Window On The World
- Fly Back Home
- How Bad's The Coffee
- Missing Pieces
- Uncommon Connection
- The Nagging Dark
- The Most Original Sin
- The Last Time
Master Of Disaster (2005)*
- Master Of Disaster
- Howlin' Down The Cumberland
- Thunderbird
- Wintertime Blues
- When My Love Crosses Over
- Love's Not Where We Thought We Left It
- Ain't Ever Goin' Back
- Cold River
- Find You At Last
- Old School
- Back In The Corner
Live From Austin, TX (2005) - 2LP
- Icy Blue Heart
- Loving A Hurricane
- When You Hold Me Tight
- Your Dad Did
- Straight Outta Time
- Memphis In The Meantime
- Something Wild
- Have A Little Faith In Me
- Buffalo River Home
- Thing Called Love
- Angel
- Tennessee Plates
- Slow Turning
- Perfectly Good Guitar
Same Old Man (2008)
- Old Days
- Love You Again
- On With You
- Hurt My Baby
- What Love Can Do
- Ride My Pony
- Cherry Red
- Our Time
- Two Hearts
- Same Old Man
- Let's Give This Love A Try
The Open Road (2010) - 2LP
- The Open Road
- Haulin'
- Go Down Swingin'
- Like A Freight Train
- My Baby
- Homeland
- Wonder Of Love
- What Kind Of Man
- Movin' On
- Fireball Roberts
- Carry You Back Home
Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns (2011) - 2LP
- Damn This Town
- 'Til I Get My Lovin' Back
- I Love That Girl
- All The Way Under
- Don't Wanna Leave You Now
- Detroit Made
- Hold On For Your Love
- Train To Birmingham
- Down Around My Place
- Adios To California
- When New York Had Her Heart Broke
Mystic Pinball (2012) - 2LP
- We're Alright Now
- Bite Marks
- It All Comes Back Someday
- Wood Chipper
- My Business
- I Just Don't Know What To Say
- I Know How To Lose You
- You're All The Reason I Need
- One Of Them Damn Days
- No Wicked Grin
- Give It Up
- Blues Can't Even Find Me
Terms Of My Surrender (2014)
- Long Time Comin'
- Face Of God
- Marlene
- Wind Don't Have To Hurry
- Nobody Knew His Name
- Baby's Gonna Kick
- Nothin' I Love
- Terms Of My Surrender
- Here To Stay
- Old People
- Come Back Home
The Eclipse Sessions (2018)
- Cry To Me
- All The Way To The River
- Aces Up Your Sleeve
- Poor Imitation Of God
- Nothing In My Heart
- Over The Hill
- Outrunning My Soul
- Hide Your Tears
- The Odds Of Loving You
- One Stiff Breeze
- Robber's Highway
* First time ever on vinyl