Mary Kay Place ~ Almost Grown (2011)

This album was apparently recorded in 1979 and then shelved by Columbia until this 2011 release on Wounded Bird Records.

 

Title: Almost Grown

Year: 2011

Label: Wounded Bird Records/Sony Music Entertainment

Source: CD

# of tracks: 11

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The Stonemans ~ A Stoneman Christmas (1968)

Title: A Stoneman Christmas

Year: 1968

Label: MGM Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 11

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The Stonemans ~ The Great Stonemans (1968)

Title: The Great Stonemans

Year: 1968

Label: MGM Records

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)

# of tracks: 11

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The Beverly Hillbillies Featuring the Stars of the CBS Network Television Series (1965)

Title: The Beverly Hillbillies Featuring the Stars of the CBS Network Television Series

Year: 1965

Label: Columbia/CBS

Source: CD

# of tracks: 13

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Margie Singleton & Leon Ashley ~ Ode to Billie Joe (1969)

Title: Ode to Billie Joe

Year: 1969
Label: Pickwick
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Wilma Burgess ~ Tear Time (1968)

Title: Tear Time

Year: 1968

Label: Decca Records

Source: CD (Seems to be sourced from original master tapes. Sound quality is fairly good.)

# of tracks: 12

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Vicki Lawrence ~ The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia (1973)

Posting this because it is no longer available digitally and the CD releases of it are all out of print. This is a rip of a CD made from Varese Sarabande's digital re-release.

 

Title: The Night the Lights Went Out In Georgia

Year: 1973

Label: Bell Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 11

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Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ~ Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill (1975)

Title: Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill

Year: 1975

Label: Gusto Records (Hollywood Records)

Source: CD

# of tracks: 12

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Jimmie Davis ~ Golden Hits, Vol. 2 (1978)

A mixture of new songs that had just been released as singles and some very good new recordings of his older hits.

 

Title: Golden Hits, Vol. 2

Year: 1978

Label: Plantation Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 12

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Roy Acuff ~ The King of Country Music (1993)

Title: The King of Country Music

Year: 1993

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD (2 CD's)

# of tracks: 57

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Melba Montgomery ~ Miss Country Music (1965)

Title: Miss Country Music

Year: 1965

Label: Hilltop Records (Pickwick)

Source: CD

# of tracks: 10

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Minnie Pearl ~ A Visit with Minnie Pearl - EP (1960)

Title: A Visit with Minnie Pearl - EP

Year: 1960

Label: No label indicated

Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)

# of tracks: 4

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Ray Pillow ~ Slippin' Around with Ray Pillow (1972)

Title: Slippin' Around with Ray Pillow

Year: 1972

Label: Mega Records

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# of tracks: 10

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The Louvin Brothers ~ Close Harmony (1992)

Thanks to Jess Norrick for providing this in FLAC.

 

Title: Close Harmony

Year: 1992

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 220 (8 CD's)

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The Chuck Wagon Gang ~ Complete Recordings 1936-1955 (2014)

Their complete early recordings. Sound fantastic as Bear Family releases usually do.

Title: Complete Recordings 1936-1955

Year: 2014

Label: Bear Family Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 152 (5 CD's)

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Lesley Riddle ~ Step By Step - Lesley Riddle Meets The Carter Family (1993)

Field recordings of the legendary Lesley Riddle who was a close personal friend of A.P. Carter and the Carter Family.

 

Title: Step By Step - Lesley Riddle Meets The Carter Family

Year: 1993

Label: Rounder Records

Source: CD

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The Carter Family ~ The Acme Sessions 1952/56 (2008)

A decent retrospective of their Acme recordings, but it should be noted that this is not the COMPLETE Acme Recordings.

 

Title: The Acme Sessions 1952/56

Year: 2008

Label: JSP Records

Source: CD (2 discs)

# of tracks: 57

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Linda Martell ~ Color Me Country (1970)

The only album from her short lived career. Her and Ruby Falls are the only two black women I know of that sang mainstream country in the 60's and 70's.

 

Title: Color Me Country

Year: 1970

Label: Plantation Records

Source: CD

# of tracks: 11

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Jean Shepard ~ Greatest Hits (All Original Recordings) [2011]

Title: Greatest Hits (All Original Recordings)

Year: 2011

Label: Capitol Records Nashville

Source: Digital Download

# of tracks: 21 (Bonus track "At the Time" from another Capitol compilation included.)

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