Ah, Merle Haggard, there's someone I've heard of but never actually done much about when it comes to getting albums. He's one of those country legends that I haven't got into simply as I don't have a clue where to start with him. I'll be having a look for that one as well then.
Basically, my road to classic country coolness started with Elvis Costello's
Almost Blue - an album of c & w covers (he actually does a pretty good version of Haggard's own Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down as well). Took me a while to get into it, but it's led to me discovering some absolute gems down the years.
Anyway, top thread, top reviews. Both of those albums are now on my hitlist, so thanks for that
