Cold Hard Facts of Life

With songs penned by such writers as Bill Anderson, Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Dolly Parton and Mel Tillis, Porter Wagoner's mind-numbing country noir sagas are filled with as much despair as any low-budget grindhouse movie or cheesy paperback novel. Since their original release, these albums gained a cult following among the psychotronic set, alt-country fans and the Goth subculture.