Description
Waylon Jennings – Original Album Classics – 5 Compact Disc Set
Box is open on the right to slip in the 5 discs, each individually packaged in a mini-LP style case with original artwork.
Original Album Classics isn’t a traditional compilation—it’s more like a compressed archive. Instead of cherry-picking hits, this set drops you straight into multiple full albums from Waylon Jennings’ catalog, which makes it less about highlights and more about immersion. You’re not just hearing the big songs—you’re hearing the context they lived in.
The key thing with Waylon is control. This era of his career is tied directly to the outlaw country movement, where artists pushed back against the polished Nashville system and took ownership of their sound. That shows up immediately in the music. The production is cleaner than older country, but it’s not glossy—there’s grit in the guitars, space in the arrangements, and a sense that the band is playing with him, not behind him.
Waylon operates on presence more than range. His voice is steady, slightly rough, and completely unforced. He doesn’t chase emotion—he lets it sit in the phrasing. That restraint is what gives his delivery weight. When he leans into a line, it lands harder because he hasn’t overplayed everything else.
Across the albums in this set, the songwriting stays grounded in realism—working-class life, independence, relationships, and a constant push against authority or expectation. There’s no theatrical framing here. The stories feel lived-in, which is exactly what separates this era of country from more polished or commercial versions of the genre.
What makes this collection interesting is how consistent the identity is. Even as individual albums shift slightly in tone or production, the core never changes. You always know it’s Waylon—because the attitude, the pacing, and the voice stay locked in. That consistency is the point.
Not a highlight reel—a full-on immersion. Original Album Classics shows why Waylon Jennings mattered by letting the albums speak for themselves: controlled, grounded, and built on authenticity rather than polish.
Brand new, never played and still sealed in the factory plastic
Track Listing
Lonesome, On’ry And Mean
Lonesome, On’ry And Mean 3:41
Freedom To Stay 3:13
Lay It Down 3:19
Gone To Denver 2:32
Good Time Charlie’s Got The Blues 3:24
You Can Have Her 2:44
Pretend I Never Happened 3:05
San Francisco Mabel Joy 3:51
Sandy Sends Her Best 2:37
Me And Bobby McGee 4:41
Laid Back Country Picker 3:16
The Last One To Leave Seattle 3:27
Big, Big Love 2:26
This Time
This Time 2:26
Louisiana Women 4:03
Pick Up The Tempo 2:33
Slow Rollin’ Low 2:45
Heaven Or Hell 1:39
It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way 3:29
Slow Movin’ Outlaw 3:41
Mona 2:48
Walkin’ 2:28
If You Could Touch Her At All 3:03
That’ll Be The Day 2:25
It Doesn’t Matter Anymore 2:56
Lady In The Harbor 3:42
Medley: Well All Right / It’s So Easy / Maybe Baby / Peggy Sue 6:07
If You’re Goin’ Girl 3:45
The Ramblin’ Man
I’m A Ramblin’ Man 2:49
Rainy Day Woman 2:31
Cloudy Days 2:41
Midnight Rider 3:24
Oklahoma Sunshine 3:29
The Hunger 3:31
I Can’t Keep My Hands Off You 3:38
Memories Of You And I 4:16
It’ll Be Her 3:03
Amanda 2:56
Got A Lot Going For Me 2:32
The Last Letter 4:07
The One I Sing My Love Song To 2:49
Ol’ Waylon
Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) 3:22
If You See Me Getting Smaller 3:39
Lucille 4:07
Sweet Caroline 3:10
I Think I’m Gonna Kill Myself 2:23
Belle Of The Ball 3:26
Medley Of Elvis Hits: That’s All Right / My Baby Left Me 2:37
Till I Gain Control Again 4:18
Brand New Goodbye Song 2:54
Satin Sheets 2:43
This Is Getting Funny (But There Ain’t Nobody Laughing) 2:48
Waylon & Willie
Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 2:34
The Year 2003 Minus 25 3:04
Pick Up The Tempo 2:32
If You Can Touch Her At All 3:04
Lookin’ For A Feeling 2:38
It’s Not Supposed To Be That Way 3:20
I Can Get Off On You 2:24
Don’t Cuss The Fiddle 3:04
Gold Dust Woman 4:00
A Couple More Years 4:02
The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don’t Want To Get Over You)
