･ As it’s been said many times by many people Marty Robbins was a truly original stage entertainer and a recording artist without music barriers although country was his natural forte. The two vintage albums in this collection clearly proved his country status and why he was - and remains in the view of numerous fans worldwide - one of this music’s finest.
･“R.F.D.” and “My Kind Of Country” released in 1964 and 1967 respectively well complemented each other and clearly showed the singer’s return to that decade’s root country sound. Neither contained any classics or covers but that hardly detracts from the quality of songs with spare instrumental accompaniment further highlighting the vocals. Several of the songs were penned by band members and Marty only contributed one original to each album. There were no chart singles though the albums themselves enjoyed high chart places (“R.F.D.” halted at #4 and “My Kind Of Country” at #9) and many fans regard both as among Marty Robbins’ finest work. Incidentally R.F.D. refers to the U.S. postal service Rural Free Delivery.
･ Both albums appear on CD for the first time.

R.F.D.:
1. MELBA FROM MELBOURNE
2. CHANGE THAT DIAL
3. ONLY A PICTURE STOPS TIME
4. SOUTHERN DIXIE FLYER
5. EVERYBODY’S DARLIN’ PLUS MINE
6. SHE MEANS NOTHING TO ME NOW
7. MAKING EXCUSES
8. RAINBOW
9. I LIVED A LIFETIME IN A DAY
10. YOU WON’T HAVE HER LONG
11. THE THINGS THAT I DON’T KNOW
12. URGENTLY NEEDED
MY KIND OF COUNTRY:
13. I’LL HAVE TO MAKE SOME CHANGES
14. NINE TENTHS OF THE LAW
15. SORTING MEMORIES
16. HELLO HEARTACHE
17. ONE WINDOW FOUR WALLS
18. WORKING MY WAY THROUGH A HEARTACHE
19. WOULD YOU TAKE ME BACK AGAIN
20. DO ME A FAVOR
21. SIXTEEN WEEKS
22. SECONDS TO REMEMBER
23. ANOTHER LOST WEEK-END