Noack,Eddie Ain'T The Reaping Ever Done (1962-1976) CD

A marginal but respected songwriter in his own lifetime, Eddie Noack has become a Honky-Tonk legend in the decades since his death. Best known today for an obscure 45 he cut in 1968 called 'Psycho', Noack was a stellar songwriter and consummate performer who never really got his due. Here, for the first time, are reissued some of Noack's very rarest recordings - a fine LP (recorded in Nashville 1973) that was only ever issued in the U.K (on a minuscule label) and a multitude of rare '60s/'70s 45 only cuts that are rescued from undeserved obscurity. Many of these cuts are the equal of anything in the Noack canon - dark empathic ballads and wry commentaries on the human condition. 'A Few Good Funerals' is a sardonic take on small-town mores, 'Before You Use That Gun' a desperate plea for mercy and 'The Memories Are Restless Tonight' a chilling elegy from a man at the end of his tether. Though schooled in journalism, Noack devoted his life to country music - he went largely unrewarded but left collectors a large body of stunning work. Equally adept at Honky-Tonk weepers, Gospel odes and grim murder ballads, Eddie Noack was always 'pure country.' ?Holy Grail of Hard Livin' Honky-Tonk.

1. These Hands 2. Too Hot to Handle 3. Barbara Joy 4. When the Bright Lights Grow Dim 5. Have Blues - Will Travel 6. Flowers for Mama 7. No Blues Is Good News 8. A Day in the Life of a Fool 9. We LL Still Be on Our Honeymoon 10. If It Ain't on the Menu 11. The Poor Chinee 12. God S Eyes 13. A Few Good Funerals 14. For Better or for Worse 15. Ain't the Reaping Ever Done? 16. Before You Use That Gun 17. One Light on in the Neighborhood 18. East Texas 19. Snowbird 20. When I Get to Nashville 21. Christ Is the Only Ark 22. Papa S Hands 23. Would We Crucify Jesus Again 24. Honeymoon with the Blues 25. The Countdown 26. Through These Doors 27. Mama Stays Home (Papa He Goes) 28. Born Yesterday 29. The Memories Are Restless Tonight