(Mercury FDX-9063-4) 1974
This is a Japanese double LP compilation from 1974 of Mercury era material, which follows on from the The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys album. Togther they contain practically all of the material The Stanley Brothers cut for Mercury, with the exception of A Lonesome Night which remained unreleased until 1993, and Maple On The Hill (which, like Little Maggie) was recorded I think for Starday & licenced to Mercury during the short-lived Mercury-Starday tie-in.
The gatefold cover is another unusual one... Carter could only dream about owning a tour bus!
The inner gatefold includes lyrics to the songs in English and some Japanese text.
Nowadays probably the best way to get all the Mercury material is on the 2xCD The Complete Mercury Recordings set.
For a detailed breakdown and background to these sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 41-41, 45-51, 56, 57-58, 60-61, 62-64, 66-69, 71-74 and 81-83.
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Title: |
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Date: |
Original Release: |
Guitar: |
Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Mandolin: |
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A-1 |
No School Bus In Heaven |
02:51 |
?? Mar 1958 |
Mercury 71302 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Bill Napier |
Curley King |
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Jack Adkins / Buddy Dee |
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A-2 |
(Say) Won't You Be Mine |
02:49 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Mercury 70270 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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A-3 |
This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart) |
02:41 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Mercury 70217 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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A-4 |
I'm Lonesome Without You |
02:33 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Mercury 70217 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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R. Stanley |
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A-5 |
Could You Love Me (One More Time) |
02:37 |
30 May 1954 |
Mercury 70400 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Lightning Chance |
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C. Stanley |
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A-6 |
I Just Got Wise |
02:35 |
30 May 1954 |
Mercury 70453 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Lightning Chance |
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C. Stanley |
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B-1 |
Close By |
02:08 |
29 Aug 1954 |
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
Bill Monroe / Robert H. Van Winkle |
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B-2 |
Calling From Heaven |
02:19 |
29 Aug 1954 |
Mercury 70483 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
C. Stanley |
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B-3 |
Say You'll Take Me Back |
02:00 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Mercury 70886 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
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R. Stanley |
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B-4 |
I Worship You |
02:27 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Mercury 70546 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
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R. Stanley |
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B-5 |
I Hear My Savior Calling |
02:12 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70718 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Bill Monroe |
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C-1 |
Just A Little Talk With Jesus |
02:17 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70718 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Cleavant Derricks |
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C-2 |
You'd Better Get Right |
02:26 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70612 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Bill Monroe |
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C-3 |
Lonesome And Blue |
02:19 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70663 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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C. Stanley |
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C-4 |
Will He Wait A Little Longer |
02:24 |
19 Dec 1955 |
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Lowe |
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C. Stanley / R. Stanley |
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C-5 |
I'm Lost, I'll Never Find The Way |
01:59 |
16 Jul 1956 |
Mercury 71064 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony / Ralph Mayo |
Curley Lambert |
Doug Morris |
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C. Stanley |
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C-6 |
Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side |
02:53 |
16 Jul 1956 |
Mercury 71135 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony / Ralph Mayo |
Curley Lambert |
Doug Morris |
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C. Stanley |
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D-1 |
I'll Never Grow Tired Of You |
02:12 |
27 Feb 1957 |
Mercury 71302 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Pee Wee Lambert |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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D-2 |
Loving You Too Well |
02:13 |
27 Feb 1957 |
Mercury-Starday 71207 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Pee Wee Lambert |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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D-3 |
If That's The Way You Feel |
02:33 |
15 Nov 1957 |
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Benny Martin / Howard Forrester |
Bill Napier |
Curley Lambert |
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R. Stanley / Peggy Stanley |
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D-4 |
A Life Of Sorrow |
02:34 |
15 Nov 1957 |
Mercury-Starday 71258 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Benny Martin / Howard Forrester |
Bill Napier |
Curley Lambert |
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C. Stanley |
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D-5 |
I'd Rather Be Forgotten |
02:19 |
15 Nov 1957 |
Mercury-Starday 71258 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Benny Martin / Howard Forrester |
Bill Napier |
Curley Lambert |
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E.P. Williams |