John Hiatt's definitive vinyl collection box set: 11 albums on 15 LPs out December 6

John Hiatt

Only The Song Survives

Box set available December 6

This definitive collection of John Hiatt’s musical output spans

 two decades of releases on New West Records.

COST $249.98

Preorder at Amazon.com or newwestrecords.com

The vast box set includes eleven albums, spread across fifteen long play records, all pressed on high quality 180g vinyl. Four releases - Crossing Muddy Waters (2000), The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001), Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003) and Master Of Disaster (2005) - have been remastered for vinyl and pressed on wax for the very first time. 

The box set's 48-page book is autographed by John Hiatt and features rare photos, testimonials, essays and insights from many of Hiatt’s co-conspirators throughout his career.

What Is The Box?:  It's a portable record suitcase (Leatherette Record Carrying Case Suede Inlay with Collar) that houses all the records and the autographed book, complete with buckle, handle, and gold foil stamping.

Included in the set:

• 11 albums, spread across 15 LPs, all pressed on 180g vinyl 
• 4 records are included that are pressed on vinyl for the very first time worldwide: Crossing Muddy Waters, The Tiki Bar Is Open, Beneath This Gruff Exterior, and Master Of Disaster
• Autographed 48-page book featuring photos by Jack Spencer, David McClister, Michael Wilson, Jim McGuire and C. Taylor Crothers and written contributions from Ry Cooder, Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell, Patterson Hood, Sonny Landreth, James McMurtry, Luther Dickinson, David Immerglück and more.

RECORDS INCLUDED: 

1. Crossing Muddy Waters (2000)*
2. The Tiki Bar Is Open (2001)*
3. Beneath This Gruff Exterior (2003)*
4. Master Of Disaster (2005)*
5. Live From Austin, TX (2005)
6. Same Old Man (2008)
7. The Open Road (2010)
8. Dirty Jeans And Mudslide Hymns (2011)
9. Mystic Pinball (2012)
10. Terms Of My Surrender (2014)
11. The Eclipse Sessions (2018)

*First time ever on vinyl

*First time ever on vinyl

"It's amazing. Twenty years. We packed a lot in, musically speaking."

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ABOUT JOHN HIATT

Over thirty-five years after the release of his debut album, John Hiatt remains one of America’s most respected and influential singer-songwriters.

As the Los Angeles Times once wrote, “(Hiatt) writes the funniest sad songs – and the saddest funny songs – of just about anybody alive.” John Hiatt’s songs have been covered by artists as diverse as Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt (“Thing Called Love”), Buddy Guy, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Milsap, Iggy Pop, the Neville Brothers, Rosanne Cash (the #1 country hit, “The Way We Make A Broken Heart”), the Jeff Healey Band (“Angel Eyes”), Willie Nelson, Steve Earle, Linda Ronstadt, and even the cartoon bear band of Disney’s 2002 film, The Country Bears.

He earned a Grammy nomination for his album Crossing Muddy Waters, and B.B. King and Eric Clapton shared a Grammy for their album Riding With The King, the title track from which was a Hiatt composition.

John Hiatt: Photo by David McClister

In 2007, John Hiatt was honored with his own star on Nashville’s Walk of Fame and his legacy was even further cemented with a pair of accolades in the fall of 2008: the Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in September, and his October induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. With seven solo albums already under his belt, Hiatt’s A&M debut, Bring The Family (1987), was his breakthrough.

His rootsy, rock-country-blues fusion – performed with guitarist Ry Cooder, bassist Nick Lowe, and drummer Jim Keltner – was Hiatt’s first charted effort, and he was subsequently named Best Male Vocalist in Rolling Stone’s annual Critics Poll.

Bonnie Raitt would later cover the album’s “Thing Called Love” on her multiplatinum smash, Nick Of Time, and fan favorites “Memphis In The Meantime” and “Have A Little Faith In Me” have been covered by artists from Joe Cocker and Delbert McClinton to Jewel.

In the last decade Hiatt released Same Old Man (2008), The Open Road (2010), Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns (2011) and Mystic Pinball (2012) all to critical acclaim as All Music Guide declares “And for a guy who has cranked out four studio albums in five years, Hiatt is having a great run as a songwriter…”

“He prowls the stage, delivering the bluesy stuff in a whiskey-burn howl, shouting the rock stuff and fronting a formidable band that can turn on a dime, from ballads to bombast.” The Tennessean

John Hiatt Honored by Elvis Costello, Lyle Lovett at BMI Troubadour Ceremony: John Hiatt was honored as the third recipient of the BMI Troubadour Award during a dinner Monday night (Sept 9, 2019) in Nashville. The songwriting mainstay, who moved to Nashville when he was just 18, follows John Prine and inaugural Troubadour recipient Robert Earl Keen in the honor… Read More & Photos at Rollingstone.com