(Snapper/Complete Country SCOUNTCD001) 2011
This is a UK compilation which seems to be another of those seeking to exploit the 50 year expiration in the UK recording copyright period.[1] The featured material covers tracks from the 1947 - 1960, with selections from the Rich-R-Tone, Columbia, Mercury and King/Starday labels, yet there is no credit or licensing info on the artwork.
With a playing time of 65:36 mins and twenty five tracks, the CD acts as quite a good introduction to the Stanley Brothers, but the liner notes are dreadfully inaccurate.
The version of The Little Glass Of Wine is also the second the Stanley's cut for Rich-R-Tone, with the fiddle intro. The sound quality of this is much better than the one on the Rounder Earliest Recordings CD.
For detailed information on the songs/sessions check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book. For page references, see the Original Release entries.
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1 |
Mother No Longer Awaits Me At Home |
02:43 |
Early/mid 1947 |
Rich-R-Tone RRT-420 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Leslie Keith |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ray Lambert |
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R. Stanley / C. Stanley |
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2 |
The Little Glass Of Wine |
02:57 |
Mid 1952 |
Rich-R-Tone RRT-1056 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
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C. Stanley |
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3 |
The White Dove |
03:12 |
01 Mar 1949 |
Columbia 20577 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Bobby Sumner |
Pee Wee Lambert |
James 'Jay' Hughes |
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C. Stanley |
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4 |
Pretty Polly |
02:49 |
03 Nov 1950 |
Columbia 20770 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
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P.D. |
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5 |
The Lonesome River |
02:43 |
03 Nov 1950 |
Columbia 20816 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
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C. Stanley |
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6 |
I'm A Man Of Constant Sorrow |
02:55 |
03 Nov 1950 |
Columbia 20816 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Les Woodie |
Pee Wee Lambert |
Ernest 'Ernie' Newton |
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R.D. Burnett |
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7 |
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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8 |
(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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9 |
Blue Moon Of Kentucky |
02:15 |
29 Aug 1954 |
Mercury 70453 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
Bill Monroe |
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10 |
Memories Of Mother |
02:23 |
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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11 |
Angel Band |
02:18 |
19 Dec 1955 |
Country Pickin' & Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Lowe |
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Jefferson Hascall / William B. Bradbury |
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12 |
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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13 |
Orange Blossom Special |
02:29 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70663 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Ervin T. Rouse |
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14 |
Nobody's Love Is Like Mine |
02:29 |
30 May 1954 |
Mercury 70789 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Lightning Chance |
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C. Stanley |
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15 |
The Cry From The Cross |
02:53 |
16 Jul 1956 |
Mercury 71135 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony / Ralph Mayo |
Curley Lambert |
Doug Morris |
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Johnnie Masters |
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16 |
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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17 |
Gonna Paint The Town |
02:21 |
Summer 1958 |
Starday 406 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Joe Meadows |
Bill Napier |
Al Elliot |
Gene Meadows |
R. Stanley |
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18 |
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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19 |
Ridin' That Midnight Train |
02:03 |
Summer 1959 |
Mountain Song Favorites | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Bill Napier |
Al Elliot |
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R. Stanley |
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20 |
Highway Of Regret |
02:04 |
Summer 1959 |
Mountain Song Favorites | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Bill Napier |
Al Elliot |
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Donald 'Chubby' Anthony |
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21 |
Wings Of Angels |
02:22 |
11 Feb 1959 |
Hymns And Sacred Songs | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Al Elliot |
George Shuffler |
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Ruby Rakes |
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22 |
The Angel Of Death |
03:11 |
11 Feb 1959 |
Hymns And Sacred Songs | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony |
Al Elliot |
George Shuffler |
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Ruby Rakes |
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23 |
Rank Stranger |
03:09 |
?? May 1960 |
Starday 506 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Curley Lambert |
Audie Webster |
Ralph Mayo |
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Albert E. Brumley |
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24 |
Gathering Flowers For The Master's Bouquet |
02:29 |
?? May 1960 |
Starday 506 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Audie Webster |
Curley Lambert |
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Marvin E. Baumgardner |
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25 |
In Heaven We'll Never Grow Old |
02:31 |
?? Feb 1960 |
Starday SEP-123 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Johnnie Bonds |
Bill Napier |
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N.D. Johnson / L.D. Huffstutler |