Not only does it sport one of the greatest album covers of all time, but 1968’s ‘The Bottom Of The Bottle’ is also one of the very finest of Porter Wagoner’s legendary string of concept LPs. Alcoholic cautionary-tales fashioned from pedal steel, string bass and pure pathos – Porter’s cast of inebriates shuffle from barstool to gutter to grave. ‘Wino’ opens proceedings with surreal back-alley sound-scapes and heart-rending narration, ‘Daddy And The Wine’ charts the downfall of a heartbroken man and ‘One Dime For The Wine’ a rural man’s obliteration in the faceless urban jungle. The ‘Confessions Of A Broken Man’ LP is another highlight from Porter’s deep catalog. It chronicles destitutes and drifters, those abandoned to the rats (by the rat race). ‘Men With Broken Hearts’ laments those fallen beyond repair while 1966 chart hit ‘Skid Row Joe’ personifies the misunderstood and forgotten. Deluxe remastered edition with exclusive liner notes, rare photos and a clutch of excellent extra tracks. A distillery of pickled wastrels, a flophouse of flotsam. More tales of life’s dark underbelly from the florid mind of one Porter Wayne Wagoner.