Gene Watson CD Giveaway: June 2008
Courtesy of London-based Hux Records,
the Gene Watson Fan Site had 2
copies (each) to give away of the special Gene Watson re-issue
(2-on-1) albums 'Love in the Hot Afternoon/Paper
Rosie' (Hux Records, 2002) & 'Because
You Believed in Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records,
2005).
This special online competition, which commenced on Monday 9 June 2008,
closed on Monday 30 June 2008.
The closing date for the Gene Watson (Hux Records) CD Giveaway Competition
was Monday 30 June 2008 - 4 lucky winners were selected by Brian O'Reilly of
Hux Records in London on Friday 4 July 2008.
The 4 lucky winners, who each received a copy of Gene Watson's Hux Records
albums, were drawn by Brian O'Reilly
at Hux Records
in London on Friday 4 July 2008 & are
listed thus:
1
Paula Shook, Dresden, Tennessee, USA
2
Louise McHargue, Warner Robins, Georgia, USA
3
Sue Lawhorn, Ridgeley, West Virginia, USA
4
Nikki Welcher, Burns, Tennessee, USA
All personal information collected, such as names &
addresses, during the course of the Gene Watson CD Giveaway were only used
by the Gene Watson Fan Site for the purposes of administering the
competition & were not given to any third parties.
Congratulations to all 4 winners & thank you to everyone who took the time
to enter the CD Giveaway.
Special thanks to Brian O'Reilly at Hux Records in London, England for
donating 4 copies of these wonderful Gene Watson re-issues.
Hux Records, based in London, England was launched in 1998 & have built an
enviable reputation as specialists in releasing classic archive recordings.
All of their titles include material which has never been available on CD
before now; in fact most Hux Records recordings have never been available
before in any form.
Hux Records work directly with each featured artist wherever possible & they
often assist with the studio mastering, artwork & packaging. Hux Records CD
booklets include informative liner notes, full recording details & artist
photographs.
To date, Hux Records have served the music career of Gene Watson extremely
well; they have released two '2-for-1' albums - 'Love in the Hot
Afternoon/Paper Rosie' (Hux Records, 2002)
& 'Because You Believed in
Me/Beautiful Country' (Hux Records, 2005).
Hux Records have also celebrated other country music artists with fine
re-issues of their material including albums from Clint Black ('Killin'
Time/Put Yourself in My Shoes'), Stoney Edwards ('Stoney Edwards/She's My
Rock'), Tom T. Hall ('In search of a Song/The Rhymer & Other Five & Dimers'
& 'We All Got Together and.../The Storyteller'), Connie Smith ('Connie
Smith/Cute 'n' Country') & Billie Jo Spears ('Mr. Walker, It's All Over/Just
Singing').
Hux Records are always looking for good ideas for possible album re-issues,
so if you have any interesting (Gene Watson re-issue) suggestions please get
in touch via the Hux Records Contact Page.
Special thanks to Sarah Brosmer at Lytle Management in Nashville (Gene
Watson's Management Team), Stuart Cameron at
HotDisc in Scotland & Ray
Grundy at Metro Country in England for their kind & generous promotion of
the Hux Records CD Giveaway Competition.