(Rebel REB-CD-1131) 2014
This 49 minute CD is quite a decent compilation featuring eighteen tracks. The sound quality is top notch and the sequence of tracks flows well.
The material is drawn from the 1970s with eleven cuts from Roy Lee Centers time as lead vocalist; five from Keith Whitley's tenure; and just one from the Charlie Sizemore era.
The final 'bonus' track, a version of the Carter Family classic Single Girl, Married Girl, was recorded in 1996 and to be honest doesn't match the standard set by the earlier works. It was previously released on a 78rpm disc coupled with Little Birdie (Tompkins Square TSQ22527) 2012. The 'Tompkins Square' 78's were released as limited editions on 'Record Store Day' 21 April 2012, and only available in independent record stores.[1]
The liner notes on this compilation are fairly scant, with no indication of where the tracks originate.
Ed Ferris plays bass on one cut, as on The Old Home Place album, he took over bass duties whenever Jack Cooke was required to sing.
Track: |
Title: |
Time: |
Date: |
Original Release: |
Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Guitar/Lead vocal: |
Lead Guitar: |
Bass: |
Mandolin: |
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1 |
Little Maggie |
02:46 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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2 |
Man Of Constant Sorrow |
02:51 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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R.D. Burnett |
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3 |
Bootleg John |
02:05 |
16 Feb 1976 |
Old Home Place |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Danny Marshall |
Ed Ferris |
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Marvin Charles Davis |
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4 |
Clinch Mountain Backstep |
02:22 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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Ruby Rakes |
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5 |
Little Birdie |
02:17 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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6 |
Dream Of A Miner's Child |
02:56 |
29 Mar 1978 |
Down Where The River Bends |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Charlie Sizemore |
Junior Blankenship |
Jack Cooke |
Danny Marshall |
Robert Donnelly / Will Geddes |
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7 |
I've Just Seen The Rock Of Ages |
03:11 |
12 May 1977 |
Clinch Mountain Gospel |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt |
Jack Cooke |
Danny Marshall |
John B. Preston |
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8 |
Little Glass Of Wine |
03:54 |
6 May 1971 |
John Henry |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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C. Stanley |
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9 |
Train 45 |
02:20 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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G.B. Grayson |
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10 |
Pretty Polly |
03:35 |
31 Aug 1971 |
Play Requests |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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P.D. |
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11 |
Rocky Island |
01:51 |
22 Mar 1973 |
A Man And His Music |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Ricky Lee |
Jack Cooke |
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R. Stanley |
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12 |
Hemlocks And Primroses |
02:55 |
16 Feb 1976 |
Old Home Place |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Danny Marshall |
Jack Cooke |
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Landon Messer |
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13 |
John Henry |
03:08 |
6 May 1971 |
John Henry |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Jack Cooke |
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R. Stanley |
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14 |
Oh, Death |
02:59 |
12 May 1977 |
Clinch Mountain Gospel |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt |
Jack Cooke |
Danny Marshall |
P.D. |
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15 |
Old Time Pickin' |
01:45 |
23 Feb 1971 |
Rebel F-310 |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
R. Stanley |
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16 |
Katy Daley |
02:08 |
30 Jun 1971 |
Something Old, Something New |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Roy Lee Centers |
Keith Whitley |
Jack Cooke |
Ricky Skaggs |
Eamon O'Shea arr Paul Mullins |
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17 |
Amazing Grace |
03:32 |
12 May 1977 |
Clinch Mountain Gospel |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Keith Whitley |
Troy 'Renfro' Profitt |
Jack Cooke |
Danny Marshall |
P.D. |
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18 |
Single Girl, Married Girl |
02:23 |
1994 or 2005 |
Tompins Square TSQ-22527 |
Steve Sparkman |
Dewey Brown |
Ralph II Stanley? |
James Alan Shelton |
Jack Cooke |
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A.P. Carter |