(No Label No #) c2004
This 'No label' CD was released by Ralph and sold through his fan-club and at gigs. The show is from New River Ranch, Rising Sun, Md. on the 15th May 1960, and although tracks 13-19 are duplicated with Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 2, the source sounds like it is different. To me it sounds like this is at the correct pitch, whereas the tape used on Vol. 1 No. 2 runs slightly fast.
The previous evening, the band had played at Antioch College[1], in Yellow Springs, Ohio, and had to travel roughly 500 miles overnight to make the show! That probably meant a non-stop road trip, and very little rest, so it is suprising that the band put in a good performance and aren't half- asleep.
Sound quality is mostly excellent, although as usual with field recordings, there is a little extraneous noise, including an occasional slightly annoying cyclic scraping sound from the tape reel.
Live versions of most of the songs can be found on other releases, but I don't think two of the gospel songs (Let The Church Roll On and Paul And Silas) have resurfaced from any other show, and there's also a version of Jim Eanes' Baby Blue Eyes with Curley Lambert on lead vocal.
As well as Stanley Series, Vol. 1 No. 2, other material from this New River Ranch show also appears on The Legendary Stanley Brothers Recorded Live, Vol. 1
NB: (*) Curley Lambert sings lead on Baby Blue Eyes.
For more detailed breakdown and background to the show, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 107-108 and 147-149.
Track: |
Title: |
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CD: |
(57:48) |
1 |
Intro / So Blue |
R. Stanley / Peggy Stanley |
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2 |
Uncle Pen |
Bill Monroe |
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3 |
Come All You Tender Hearted |
P.D. |
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4 |
Mountain Dew |
Bascom Lamar Lunsford / Scotty Wiseman |
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5 |
Baby Blue Eyes |
Jim Eanes |
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6 |
How Far To Little Rock |
Ruby Rakes |
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7 |
Let The Church Roll On |
A.P. Carter |
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8 |
He'll Set Your Fields On Fire |
Clyde Moody / Chubby Wise |
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9 |
Paul And Silas |
P.D. |
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10 |
The Cry From The Cross |
Johnnie Masters |
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11 |
John Henry |
P.D. |
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12 |
No School Bus In Heaven |
Jack Adkins / Buddy Dee |
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13 |
Man Of Constant Sorrow |
R.D. Burnett |
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14 |
Climate (comedy) |
N/A |
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15 |
Are You Afraid To Die |
Ira Louvin / Charlie Louvin / Eddie Hill |
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16 |
Black Mountain Blues |
Leslie Keith |
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17 |
In Heaven We'll Never Grow Old |
N.D. Johnson / L.D. Huffstutler |
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18 |
Cumberland Gap |
P.D. |
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19 |
God Gave You To Me |
R. Stanley |
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20 |
How Mountain Girls Can Love |
Ruby Rakes |
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21 |
Don't Go Out Tonight |
G.B. Grayson |
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22 |
Little Glass Of Wine |
C. Stanley |