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 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).
Track listings from the previously unreleased CDs.
Disc 12: Live At The Big Sur Folk Festival Title 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 Title 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 Title Original Release 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/Songwriter 3:00 8. "The Bandits of Beverly Hills" The Winning Hand 2:28 9. "Here Comes That Rainbow Again" The Winning Hand 2:55 10. "The Bigger the Fool (The Harder the Fall) with Brenda Lee " The Winning Hand 3:45 11. "Help Me Make It Through the Night with Brenda Lee " The Winning Hand 3:50 12. "Born to Love Me with Brenda Lee " The Winning Hand 4:22 13. "Put It Off Until Tomorrow with Dolly Parton " The Winning Hand 2:28 14. "Ping Pong with Dolly Parton " The Winning Hand 2:22 15. "Casey's Last Ride with Willie Nelson " The Winning Hand 4:10 16. "To Make a Long Story Short, She's Gone with Willie Nelson " The Winning Hand 3:08 17. "How Do You Feel About Foolin' Around with Willie Nelson " Music from Songwriter 2:48 18. "Eye of the Storm with Willie Nelson " Music from Songwriter 3:18 19. "Crossing the Border" Music from Songwriter 5:17 20. "Down to Her Socks" Music from Songwriter 2:55 21. "Under the Gun" Music from Songwriter 6:35 22. "The Final Attraction" Music from Songwriter 3:39 23. "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (Remastered)" Bob Dylan - The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration 3:08
Disc 16: Demos Title 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