Although most of his releases under his own name were reissued earlier on the BEFORE THE FUNK cd, this collection adds some of the work he did with other artists.  Today Nolen's fame rests almost entirely on the innovative work he did as lead guitarist for the James Brown Orchestra between 1965 and his death in 1983 which is not covered in this set.

Disc 1

MONTE EASTER And HIS BAND
1. NEW ORLEANS HOP
2. AFTER DARK
3. JUST A ROCKIN'
4. BLUES IN THE EVENING
MONTE EASTER And HIS BAND
5. MIDNIGHT RIDER
6. GOING BACK TO KANSAS CITY
CHUCK HIGGINS And HIS JOY BOYS
7. I'LL BE THERE
JIMMY NOLEN
8. SLOW FREIGHT BACK HOME
9. LET'S TRY AGAIN
JIMMY NOLEN
10. I CAN'T STAND YOU NO MORE
11. YOU'VE BEEN GOOFING
12. STROLLIN' WITH NOLEN
13. STROLLIN' WITH NOLEN (Alt Take)
14. AFTER HOURS
CHUCK HIGGINS And HIS BAND
15. HERE I'M IS
16. WETBACK HOP
MOOSE JOHN
17. WRONG DOIN' WOMAN
18. TALKIN' 'BOUT ME
RUDY RAY MOORE
19. THE BUGGY RIDE
20. I'M MAD WITH YOU
21. MY LITTLE ANGEL
JIMMY NOLEN
22. STRAWBERRY JAM
23. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 1)
24. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 2)
25. STRAWBERRY JAM (Alt Take 3)
26. THE LOST TRAIN
27. DON'T LEAVE ME NO MORE
28. WIPE YOUR TEARS

Disc 2

JIMMY NOLEN
1. THE WAY YOU DO
2. MOVIN' ON DOWN THE LINE
3. IT HURTS ME TOO
4. HOW FINE CAN YOU BE
RUDY RAY MOORE
5. I'LL BE HOME TO SEE YOU TOMORROW NIGHT
LITTLE ARTHUR MATHEWS With JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
6. BAD BAD BULLDOG
7. HOT DIGGITTY DOG
JOHNNY OTIS
8. HEY! HEY! HEY! HEY!
9. THE MIDNITE CREEPER (Part 1)
10. THE MIDNITE CREEPER (Part 2)
BILLY ROBBINS
11. BRING HER BACK TO ME
12. BABY PLEASE COME HOME
SAILOR BOY
13 COUNTRY HOME
14. WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG (Part 1)
15. WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG (Part 2)
JIMMY NOLEN With THE JOHNNY OTIS ORCHESTRA
16. COME ON HOME
17. JIMMY'S JIVE
JIMMY NOLEN
18. SWINGIN' PETER GUNN (Part 1)
MONTE EASTER & HIS BAND
19. WEEKEND BLUES
GEORGE ALLEN AKA GEORGE SMITH
20. TIMES WON'T BE HARD ALWAYS
21. TIGHT DRESS
22. LOOSE SCREWS
23. THE WILL TO GO ON
GEORGE ALLEN AKA GEORGE SMITH With JIMMY NOLEN BAND
24. SOMETIMES YOU WIN WHEN YOU LOSE
25. COME ON HOME
26. YOU CAN'T UNDO WHAT'S BEEN DONE
27. ROPE THAT TWIST