1. Guitar Blues (Picking the Blue)
2. Brown Eyes
3. Ain'tcha Tired of Makin' Me Blue
4. I'm Gonna Get Tight
5. Canned Heat
6. Standing Room Only
7. Don't Hand Me That Line
8. Bug Dance
9. (I Know My Baby Loves Me) In Her Own Peculiar Way
10. The Nashville Jump
11. My Guitar Is My Sweetheart
12. I'm Pickin' the Blues
13. Gone, Gone, Gone
14. Barnyard Shuffle
15. Save Your Money
16. (I May Be Color Blind But) I Know When I'm Blue
17. I've Been Working on the Guitar
18. Dizzy Strings
19. Money, Marbles and Chalk
20. Wednesday Night Waltz
21. Guitar Waltz
22. Tellin' My Troubles to My Old Guitar
23. Dance of the Goldenrod
24. Galloping on the Guitar
25. Barber Shop Rag
26. Centipede Boogie
27. Under the Hickory Nut Tree
28. I Was Bitten by the Same Bug Twice
29. One More Chance
30. The Old Buck Dance
31. Boogie Man Boogie
32. Main Street Breakdown
33. Confusin'
34. Music in My Heart
35. Indian Love Call
36. Birth of the Blues
37. Mountain Melody
38. You're Always Brand New
39. My Crazy Heart
40. Hybrid Corn
41. Jitterbug Waltz
42. One Man Boogie
43. Crazy Rhythm
44. Crazy Rhythm
45. Rustic Dance
46. Rainbow
47. In the Mood
48. Spanish Fandango
49. Midnight
50. Good-Bye Blues
51. Your Mean Little Heart
52. Sweet Bunch of Daisies
53. Blue Gypsy
54. The Third Man Theme
55. St. Louis Blues
56. Nobody's Sweetheart
57. Lover Come Back to Me
58. Stephen Foster Melody
59. Hangover Blues
60. Imagination
61. Black Mountain Rag
62. Guitar Polka
63. Dream Train
64. Meet Mister Callaghan
65. Chinatown, My Chinatown
66. High Rockin' Swing
67. Pig Leaf Rag
68. Oh by Jingo
69. Hello Ma Baby
70. The Bells of St. Mary's
71. Country Gentlemen
72. Memphis Blues
73. Alice Blue Gown
74. Twelfth Street Rag
75. Peeping Tom
76. Three O'Clock in the Morning
77. Georgia Camp Meeting
78. City Slicker
79. Dill Pickle Rag
80. Rubber Doll Rag
81. Beautiful Ohio
82. Kentucky Derby
83. Wildwood Flower
84. Guitars on Parade
85. Simple Simon
86. Get Up and Go
87. Pagan Love Song
88. Beautiful Ohio
89. Downhill Drag
90. Avalon
91. Sunrise Serenade
92. San Antonio Rose
93. Set a Spell
94. Mister Misery
95. Get Up and Go
96. South
97. Alabama Jubilee
98. Corinne, Corinna
99. Indiana
100. Red Wing
101. Frankie and Johnnie
102. A Gay Ranchero
103. Ballin' the Jack
104. Honeysuckle Rose
105. Darktown Strutters Ball
106. The Old Spinning Wheel
107. Silver Bell
108. Under the Double Eagle
109. The Birth of the Blues
110. Have You Ever Been Lonely
111. Caravan
112. Old Man River
113. Mister Sandman
114. New Spanish Two Step
115. Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White
116. Dance with Me Henry
117. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup
118. Tweedle Dee
119. Hey Mr Guitar
120. Unchained Melody
121. Blues in the Night
122. Somebody Stole My Gal
123. Shine on Harvest Moon
124. Intermezzo
125. Tenderly
126. Minute Waltz
127. Minuet
128. Schön Rosmarien
129. Tip Toe Through the Tulips
130. Arkansas Traveler
131. Little Rock Getaway
132. Ochi Chornya
133. Londonderry Air
134. La Golondrina
135. Black Mountain Rag
136. Cecilia
137. Poor People of Paris
138. Honey
139. The Lady Loves Me
140. Memphis Blues
141. Oh by Jingo
142. Hello Ma Baby
143. Indian Love Call
144. Alice Blue Gown
145. Third Man Theme
146. Blue Gypsy
147. St. Louis Blues
148. Dance of the Golden Rod
149. Gavotte in D
150. Malaguena
151. Glow Worm
152. In the Mood
153. Heartaches
154. Swedish Rhapsody
155. Waltz in A Flat
156. Adelita
157. Petite Waltz
158. Liza
The Early Years 1946-1957
- Audio CD: 0 pages (2007-08-07)
- Publisher: Jsp Records
- Label: Jsp Records
- Format: Box set
- Studio: Jsp Records
- Average Customer Review:
 based on 3 reviews
- Sales Rank in Music: #59077
Avg. Customer Review:
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Technical Brilliance, But Where's The Heart? 2008-02-10
Comment: As far as textbook perfection playing goes, Chet ranks at the top; however, as a player offering a unique stamp of his own, a heart, a soul, a spirit or whatever you want to call that special something that touches the listener inside, and makes good music the special ART that it is capable of being, he is lacking. A textbook gives us the facts, fascinating though they may be, but the well written story, with heart and soul, is what touches us; haunts us if you will, and stays with us well into the future, perhaps, sometimes, all the way through to the end of our lives. Music can do that also, when it carries that special something, that uniqueness, even that mistake, that makes the artist playing it special and one of a kind. Chet's playing is too perfect, too flawless, too monotonous. I can listen for short periods of time and enjoy his playing, in the context of that textbook perfection, but as far as that kind of playing you can listen to; sometimes for hours on end, and be truly touched by it; never tiring, Chet's playing does not have that inner spark.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: There's Not enough stars in the universe to state how great this box set is 2007-10-23
Comment: There are several reasons that you should get this.
1. Atkins is on the top ten list of greatest guitar players EVER.
2. The arpegio attacks in some of the songs will make your jaw drop.
3. Even though he's listed as country, he was respected by his peers IN ALL GENRES.
4. Many of the recordings are from the Joe (Down In The Basement) Broussard collection.
5. If you consider yourself a guitarist, this is a must have.
6. 95% of all his greatest hits is on these discs (Freight Train was recorded after 1957).
7. Each disc is no less than 70 minutes.
8. The sound remastering is great.
9. You wont find a collection this great at a lower price.
10. SO WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS? BUY IT!!!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Wonderful Set of Atkins 2007-09-09
Comment: This is a wonderful, affordable way to explore early Atkins. The sound is fantastic, as is typical of JSP. The packaging (individual jewel cases in a sleeve) is fine, but nothing special. There really aren't any substantial essays about the music, just some nice anecdotes and commentary. The sessionography is very thorough and makes up lack of more liner notes. I much prefer the instrumental tracks later, but Chet's vocals have a certain charm, despite not being a terribly accomplished singer. This set is a much more affordable way to get the music than the Bear Family set. If you love Chet Atkins, this should be in your collection.
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