Here it is, The Honky Tonk "Holy Grail".
Coveted, rare and brilliant, Johnny Paycheck's 1960s recordings for the
Little Darlin' label are sometimes dangerous, sometimes stunningly
beautiful, oftentimes both, Paycheck was the real deal, life and the
recording studio revealed a man tortured and talented beyond compare.
Paycheck cut his teeth on the road in the early 60s with the likes of
Porter Wagoner and George Jones (some even insist that Jones copped his
style, and Wagoner his content from Paycheck) until he burned out and hit
skid row, Maverick producer Aubrey Mayhew discovered him sleeping it off
under a bridge in Nashville, dusted Paycheck off and began the astounding
story contained herein, Apocalyptic visions, murder/suicides, delirium,
insanity and an awful lot of drinking - such was the haunting darkness
that followed Johnny Paycheck, Deluxe collector's edition remastered from
the original master tapes with exclusive scholarly liner notes and rare
photos, Most tracks make their first official appearance on CD and are
licensed direct from the Aubrey Mayhew estate, Remastered 2009 from the original master tapes, Deluxe packaging, 28 page full colour booklet with scholarly liner notes,
rare photos, memorabilia etc. 29 track CD, all original recordings.
