Anne Kirkpatrick - 5 Album Set: The Early Years 1974-1987 [5CD Box Set] (2014)

The daughter of Australian country music legends Slim Dusty and Joy McKean, this collection of Anne Kirkpatricks' early work contains her first 5 complete studio albums released between 1974 and 1987. Unearthed from the EMI archives, the albums were originally released on vinyl but have been unavailable as complete albums for many years now - each album has been digitally remastered by Don Bartley from Benchmark Mastering.

The five albums featured in the set include:

Down Home (1974): Anne's first solo album, released while she was on the road with the Slim Dusty Show - it features some very distinctive family harmonies from parents Slim and Joy, plus some great acoustic playing from Colin Watson on guitar and Paul and Colleen Trenwith (banjo and fiddle).

Let The Songs Keep Flowing Strong & Naturally (1976): Features some great cameo playing (Hawaiian steel, dobro, mandolin) from Kerryn Tolhurst (Dingoes), vocals from Doug Ashdown and Russell Hitchcock (Air Supply) and a host of musicians that would later form the basis of Anne's live touring band.

Shoot The Moon (1978): This was essentially an Anne Kirkpatrick Band album as it featured her highly respected full time touring band. The track "Grievous Angel" won Anne her 1st Golden Guitar Award at Tamworth.

Annie's Songs (1980): A compilation album with a bonus of 2 new studio tracks plus a live version of the classic Patsy Cline track ,"Crazy", recorded at the Sydney Opera House.

Come Back Again (1987): Covering the Daddy Cool classic as the title track, it features the fine fiddle playing of the late Wayne Goodwin.