Collectors Edition

by Rick Nelson

Product Description:

Includes a bonus DVD.

Personnel: Rick Nelson (vocals, guitar, piano); Bobby Neal (guitar); Andy Chopin, Dave Morgan (piano); Pat Woodward (bass); Rick Intveld (drums).

Includes liner notes by Marc Allan.

COLLECTORS EDITION presents Rick Nelson--1950s child TV star turned rockabilly teen idol, early-'60s balladeer, and leader of late-'60s country-rock act the Stone Canyon Band--aging gracefully with all his stylistic irons in the fire. Recorded only a few months before Nelson died in a plane crash at the age of 45, this 1985 concert performance covers all facets of the singer's career, from rockabilly to ballads to country.

Backed by a tight band, Nelson delivers his hit singles, shifting easily from rock & roll ("Stood Up/Waitin' in School") to country twang (the wryly philosophical "Garden Party") to atmospheric pop ("Travelin' Man," "Poor Little Fool"), before closing out with the plaintive "Lonesome Town." While a cover of the Stones' "Honky Tonk Women" (with Nelson on piano), is the set's only big surprise, there are enough favorites here to satisfy. COLLECTORS EDITION also includes a DVD containing live footage of the concert.