The dark prince of the classic honky-tonk era, Porter Wagoner drew his best material from a dark source, as evidenced by this definitive three-disc collection of his finest work, THE COLD HARD FACTS OF LIFE. From the story song "Carroll County Accident" to the chilling murder ballad that gives this anthology its title, Wagoner excelled at a deadpan delivery of tunes that stared mortality square in the eye. But no matter how low-down Wagoner gets on his tales of woe and longing, the roadhouse-rocking feel of these tracks keeps things from ever leaning too far towards the morose.|
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Good, straight-ahead country is one reason to hunt for this LP. The other reason is the album cover -- a near-consensus choice as the hillbilly graphics howler of all time. Write to your congressman to get this back in print as is. ~ Dan Cooper
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