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'''''Columbia Country Classics''''' was a multi-volume set of recordings released in 1990 by [[Legacy Recordings]]. The collection contains 128 tracks from the [[Columbia Records|Columbia]], Epic and associated recording labels, and covers a span from the mid-1930s through the late 1980s.<br />
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''Columbia Country Classics'' was issued on either five [[compact disc]]s or [[cassette tape]]s; for a time, customers could also purchase the series on [[vinyl record|vinyl albums]]. Each volume contained annotated essays covering the periods featured on each disc.<br />
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==The discs==<br />
The five discs covered a different era, as follows:<br />
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* "'''Vol. 1''': The Golden Age" — Featuring country music's pioneers.<br />
* "'''Vol. 2''': Honky Tonk Heroes" — The golden age of honky tonk, from the late 1940s through early 1960s.<br />
* "'''Vol. 3''': Americana" — Covering folk, historical and saga songs.<br />
* "'''Vol. 4''': The Nashville Sound" — Chronicling the rise of country pop through the 1950s through mid-1970s.<br />
* "'''Vol. 5''': A New Tradition" — Alternative country and the rise of new traditionalists of the 1980s.<br />
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Significant artists whose works were included were the [[Carter Family]], [[Sons of the Pioneers]], [[Bob Wills]], [[Roy Acuff]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]], [[Willie Nelson]], [[George Jones]], [[Merle Haggard]], [[Charlie Rich]], [[Tanya Tucker]], [[Statler Brothers]] and [[Larry Gatlin]].<br />
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[[Category:Country albums by American artists]]<br />
[[Category:1990 compilation albums]]<br />
[[Category:Country music compilation albums]]<br />
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