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Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks - The Roulette Years (1958-63) [2CD] {1994 Sequel Records}
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© 1994 Sequel Records | NED CD 266
Rock / Rockabilly / Jazz

This 57-track double-CD set seems like a no-brainer – get almost all of Ronnie Hawkins' rock & roll recordings in one place. The packaging here is good, thoughtful, and legitimate, but could also be a little misleading to those who are buying this expecting to hear a lot of early work by the musicians who later became the Band – Levon Helm was aboard on drums from the Hawks' first official recordings, but the remainder didn't begin arriving on the scene until almost two years later; they're only on hand more than one or two at a time for less than half of what's here.

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