The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection

The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection is a box set by country singer/songwriter Kris Kristofferson, released in 2016 on Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings.[1]

The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection
Box set by
ReleasedJune 10, 2016
Recorded1967–1993
GenreCountry
LabelLegacy/Columbia
ProducerFred Foster
Kris Kristofferson chronology
Feeling Mortal
(2013)
The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection
(2016)
The Cedar Creek Sessions
(2016)

The set consists of 16 CDs, the majority of which are reissues of albums released by Kristofferson during his 1970-1984 tenure with Monument Records. Included are all of his 10 studio albums from the period, plus a duet album by Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge. Each CD is packaged in a replica of the original LP cover, with any albums originally issued as two-LP set condensed onto one disc. Additional content consists of three live records (two of them previously unreleased), demos and a bonus disc called 'Extras', compiling non-album tracks and duets taken from other albums. For example, every Kristofferson song from The Winning Hand and Music from Songwriter list included there.

The CD set also includes a booklet featuring newly written essays and liner notes by Fred Foster, Don Was and Mikal Gilmore.

Alongside the CD version, digital download versions of the content were published (all songs/albums individually as well as the complete set containing all 16 albums).

Album list

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  1. Kristofferson (1970)
  2. The Silver Tongued Devil and I (1971)
  3. Border Lord (1972)
  4. Jesus Was a Capricorn (1972)
  5. Spooky Lady's Sideshow (1974)
  6. Breakaway - Kris Kristofferon & Rita Coolidge (1974)
  7. Who's to Bless and Who's to Blame (1975)
  8. Surreal Thing (1976)
  9. Easter Island (1978)
  10. Shake Hands with the Devil (1979)
  11. To the Bone (1981)
  12. Live At The Big Sur Folk Festival (recorded 1970, previously unreleased)
  13. The WPLJ-FM Broadcast (recorded 1972, previously unreleased)
  14. Live at the Philharmonic (recorded 1972/released 1992)
  15. Extras (previously released non-LP singles, outtakes and appearances)
  16. Demos (previously unreleased)

Track listing

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Track listings from the previously unreleased CDs.

Disc 12: Live At The Big Sur Folk Festival
No.TitleLength
1."If You Don't Like Hank Williams"2:10
2."The Law Is for Protection of the People"3:29
3."Band Introduction"1:29
4."The Pilgrim, Chapter 33"3:26
5."Duvalier's Dream"2:53
6."Help Me Make It Through the Night"3:01
7."Shake Hands With the Devil"2:50
8."To Beat the Devil"4:43
9."Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"3:35
10."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"4:46
11."Me and Bobby McGee"4:48
Disc 13: The WPLJ-FM Broadcast
No.TitleLength
1."Duvalier's Dream"2:55
2."When I Loved Her"3:24
3."Jesus Was a Capricorn"2:16
4."Same Old Song"3:17
5."Band Introduction"2:24
6."Smile at Me Again"2:40
7."Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)"3:43
8."Casey's Last Ride"3:55
9."Billy Dee"2:50
10."The Law Is for Protection of the People"2:26
11."Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down"3:02
12."Help Me Make It Through the Night"2:55
Disc 15: Extras
No.TitleOriginal ReleaseLength
1."The Golden Idol"Golden Idol (1967) Single A-Side2:23
2."Killing Time"Golden Idol (1967) Single B-Side2:31
3."Hello In There (Live) with Joan Baez"(Recorded live at the Big Sur Folk Festival 1971)3:33
4."The Junkie and the Juicehead, Minus Me"Kristofferson re-release bonus track3:24
5."Shadows of Her Mind"Kristofferson re-release bonus track3:12
6."The Lady's Not for Sale"Kristofferson re-release bonus track3:28
7."From the Bottle to the Bottom"recorded 1971, first released on 1991 album Singer/Songwriter3:00
8."The Bandits of Beverly Hills"The Winning Hand2:28
9."Here Comes That Rainbow Again"The Winning Hand2:55
10."The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall) with Brenda Lee"The Winning Hand3:45
11."Help Me Make It Through the Night with Brenda Lee"The Winning Hand3:50
12."Born to Love Me with Brenda Lee"The Winning Hand4:22
13."Put It Off Until Tomorrow with Dolly Parton"The Winning Hand2:28
14."Ping Pong with Dolly Parton"The Winning Hand2:22
15."Casey's Last Ride with Willie Nelson"The Winning Hand4:10
16."To Make a Long Story Short, She's Gone with Willie Nelson"The Winning Hand3:08
17."How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around with Willie Nelson"Music from Songwriter2:48
18."Eye of the Storm with Willie Nelson"Music from Songwriter3:18
19."Crossing the Border"Music from Songwriter5:17
20."Down to Her Socks"Music from Songwriter2:55
21."Under the Gun"Music from Songwriter6:35
22."The Final Attraction"Music from Songwriter3:39
23."I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Remastered)"Bob Dylan - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration3:08
Disc 16: Demos
No.TitleLength
1."Gypsy Rose and I Don't Give a Curse (Demo)"3:07
2."I Believe That I Believe (Demo)"2:44
3."Born to Die Alone (Demo)"2:23
4."The Hurricane and the Helicopter (Demo)"2:20
5."Bread for the Body (And Food for the Soul) (Demo)"2:47
6."I Can Be Had (Demo)"2:33
7."The Table, The Glass, The Wine (Demo)"2:17
8."A Stitch in the Hand (Demo)"2:23
9."File It Under Sick and Wrong (Demo)"2:24
10."Where She Stops Nobody Knows (Demo)"3:22
11."Lonesome Way of Dying (Demo)"2:45
12."Good for Nothing Blues (Demo)"2:18
13."Fallen Woman (Demo)"2:43
14."No One's Gonna Miss Me (Demo)"2:58
15."Hitting Close to Home (Demo)"2:38
16."Nobody Owns My Soul (Demo)"3:01

References

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  1. ^ "The Complete Monument & Columbia Album Collection". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 December 2016.