Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Ralph Stanley ~ Poor Rambler (2002)

The Complete King and Gusto Recordings.
 
Title: Poor Rambler
Year: 2002
Label: Gusto Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 48 (3 CD's)

DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
 
 

Hank Snow ~ Four Original RCA Albums (Railroad Man / Sings In Memory Of Jimmie Rodgers / Tracks & Trains /Jimmie Rodgers Story) [2019]


Title: Four Original RCA Albums (Railroad Man / Sings In Memory Of Jimmie Rodgers / Tracks & Trains /Jimmie Rodgers Story)
Year: 2019
Label: Morello Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 45 (2 CD's)

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Monday, December 27, 2021

Friday, December 24, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ Christmas - EP (2008)

This 4 track CD is made up of tracks she apparently recorded for a Christmas compilation with other country stars in the 90's. It was sold on her now defunct website. Just a reminder, you can find all the other Christmas albums I've posted in the past by clicking on the "Christmas" label under any Christmas post or under the "Labels" bar on the right.
 
Title: Christmas - EP
Year: 2008
Label: None
Source: CD
# of tracks: 4

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The Chuck Wagon Gang ~ Going Home For Christmas (1970)


Title: Going Home for Christmas
Year: 1970
Label: Columbia/CBS
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital downloads.)
# of tracks: 10

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

The Stonemans ~ Family Bible (1988)


Title: Family Bible
Year: 1988
Label: Rutabaga Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 11

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Lefty Frizzell ~ An Article From Life: The Complete Recordings (2018)


Title: An Article From Life: The Complete Recordings
Year: 2018
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 361 (20 CD's)

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Connie Smith ~ Joy to the World (Extended Edition) [1975]

2017 CD reissue of her awesome 1975 Christmas album with bonus duet with Willie Nelson.
 
Title: Joy to the World
Year: 1975/2017
Label: Real Gone Music/Sony Music Entertainment
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11 (Bonus track: Silent Night, Holy Night)

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Friday, December 17, 2021

Dean Turner ~ Dean Turner & His Guitar (1963)

Special thanks to Jess Norrick for this one.
 
Title: Dean Turner & His Guitar
Year: 1963
Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: C-.)
# of tracks: 12

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Red Simpson ~ Hello, I'm Red Simpson (2012)


Title: Hello, I'm Red Simpson
Year: 2012
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 165 (5 CD's)

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Connie Smith ~ Born to Sing (2001)

Covers the first few years of her career on RCA.
 
Title: Born to Sing
Year: 2001
Label: Bear Family Records
    Source: CD
# of tracks: 127 (4 CD's)

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Connie Smith ~ The Latest Shade of Blue (2021)

The Complete Recordings 1973-1976.
 
Title: The Latest Shade of Blue
Year: 2021
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 96 (4 CD's)

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

Blind Alfred Reed ~ Appalachian Visionary (2016)

I love this collection, so I decided to share it. However, these links will only be valid until next Thursday and then the files will be deleted. I love this label and the work they do and this set is readily available from them here.
 
Title: Appalachian Visionary
Year: 2016
Label: Dust-to-Digital
Source: CD
# of tracks: 22
 
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of full hardcover book included.)
 
FLAC, 16 bit, 44.1 khz
 
MP3, 320 kbps, LAME-encoded

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 7 (1982)

Thanks to "Rounder" for the original rip of this. I re-equalized it to my liking.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 7
Year: 1982
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 21

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The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 6 (1982)

Thanks to Jess Norrick for the transfer of this album.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 6
Year: 1982
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)
# of tracks: 21

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Sam and Kirk McGee & The Crook Brothers ~ Opry Old Timers (1962)

Scans from the inactive Lonesome Lefty's Scratchy Attic blog.
 
Title: Opry Old Timers
Year:1962
Label: Starday Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 15

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The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 5 (1980)

Thanks to Jess Norrick for providing a transfer of this.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 5
Year: 1980
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 20

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Monday, December 13, 2021

George Morgan ~ Candy Kisses (1996)


Title: Candy Kisses
Year: 1996
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 201 (8 CD's)

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Elmo & Patsy ~ Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (1984)

This is a rip of the original CD release from the 80's. The sound quality is far superior to the more recent reissues that are now available. One of my favorite Christmas songs since childhood, judge me if you must, haha.
 
Title: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Year: 1984
Label: Epic Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Find all Christmas albums I've posted by clicking on the "Christmas" label.

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Lew Childre ~ On The Air: 1946, Volume 1 (1981)

Both sides are continuous radio shows so I just posted them as two separate tracks.
 
Title: On The Air: 1946, Volume 1
Year: 1981
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 2

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Lew Childre ~ Old Time Get Together (1962)

Was recorded in the style of a radio show and was very difficult to edit into tracks, so the two sides are presented here as two tracks.

 
Title: Old Time Get Together
Year: 1962
Label: Starday Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 2

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Thursday, December 9, 2021

The Phipps Family ~ The Phipps Family - EP (1960)


Title: The Phipps Family - EP
Year: 1960
Label: Starday Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 4

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The Old Hickory Singers ~ A Little Close Harmony from Dixie (1962)


Title: A Little Close Harmony from Dixie
Year: 1962
Label: Starday Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 14

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Wednesday, December 8, 2021

The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 4 (1979)

Special thanks to Jess Norrick for providing a transfer of this album.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 4
Year: 1979
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 20

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Friday, December 3, 2021

The Stonemans ~ California Blues (1971)

 
Title: California Blues
Year: 1971
Label: RCA
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/192-khz digital downloads.)
# of tracks: 10

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Thursday, December 2, 2021

Bradley Kincaid ~ The Chronological Classics (1934-1950) [2020]

The fifth and final volume that I put together myself.
 
Title: The Chronological Classics (1934-1950)
Year: 2020
Label: Warped Records
Source: Vinyl, Shellac, CD (All restored and re-equalized for my personal listening)
# of tracks: 22
 
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Bradley Kincaid ~ The Chronological Classics (1934) [2019]

The fourth of the five volumes.
 
Title: The Chronological Classics (1934)
Year: 2019
Label: Warped Records
Source: Vinyl, Shellac, CD (All restored and re-equalized for my personal listening)
# of tracks: 21
 
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Bradley Kincaid ~ The Chronological Classics (1931-1933) [2019]

Here's the third volume of five.
 
Title: The Chronological Classics (1931-1933)
Year: 2019
Label: Warped Records
Source: Vinyl, Shellac, CD (All restored and re-equalized for my personal listening)
# of tracks: 24
 
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Bradley Kincaid ~ The Chronological Classics (1929-1930) [2018]

I'm still working on getting one more track for the first volume of this, that is the Gennett recording of When The Work's All Done This Fall. As is the case with all of the Classics I post, I just use the artwork and track list and the tracks themselves are my own restorations from vinyl, shellac, and other CD's. With these I had to split some of the track listing of these volumes up so that they'd fit on a single CD, resulting in a fifth volume being added to fit his entire discography. I've worked pretty hard on these the past year. Please enjoy.
 
Title: The Chronological Classics (1929-1930)
Year: 2018
Label: Warped Records
Source: Vinyl, Shellac, CD (All restored and re-equalized for my personal listening)
# of tracks: 23
 
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Wednesday, November 24, 2021

The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 2 (1978)

Thanks to Jess Norrick for providing a transfer of this.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 2
Year:1978
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 18

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Volume 3 was posted awhile back and is available here.

Thursday, November 11, 2021

The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 1 (1978)

Thank you to Jess Norrick for providing a transfer of this addition. From Border Radio transcriptions.
 
Title: The Carter Family In Texas, Volume 1
Year: 1978
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 24

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Thursday, October 28, 2021

Wilma Lee Cooper ~ Classic Country Favorites (1996)

This CD compilation features almost all of her two albums recorded for Rebel except for two tracks from each album. I've included these two tracks in a separate folder, two sourced from a digital download and the other two sourced and restored from vinyl.
 
Title: Classic Country Favorites
Year: 1996
Label: Rebel Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 18
 
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The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family On Border Radio (1974)

If anyone has the booklet that accompanied this, please email me at glenne3@yahoo.com !
 
Title: The Carter Family On Border Radio
Year: 1974
Label: John Edwards Memorial Foundation (JEMF)
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 23

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Monday, October 25, 2021

J.R. Hall ~ Utah Sings Again, Album Number One (1966)

Thanks so much to Jess Norrick for this one!
 
Title: Utah Sings Again, Album Number One
Year: 1966
Label: Bluebonnet Recording Studios
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 13

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Thursday, October 21, 2021

Walter Brennan ~ Dutchman's Gold (1960)

Tribute to a Dog is a treasure, in my opinion, and my favorite track on this album.
 
Title: Dutchman's Gold
Year: 1960
Label: Dot Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Walter Brennan ~ 'Twas the Night Before Christmas ... Back Home (1962)


Title: 'Twas the Night Before Christmas ... Back Home
Year: 1962
Label: Liberty Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11

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Walter Brennan ~ Old Rivers (1962)

Despite Walter Brennan's questionable (to say the VERY least) political views, I love the stuff he did for Liberty. I believe the single "Old Rivers" was a #1 for him.
 
Title: Old Rivers
Year: 1962
Label: Liberty Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Patsy Cline ~ The Patsy Cline Story (1963)

This is from the 1989 CD reissue from MCA, I just used the original cover art.
 
Title: The Patsy Cline Story
Year: 1963
Label: Decca Records (MCA Records)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 24

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ Just Jeannie (1973)

Her final album for MGM. I included the B-side of o "Mother America" as a bonus track.
 
Title: Just Jeannie
Year: 1973
Label: MGM Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 11 (Bonus track: Another Football Year)
 
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Loretta Lynn ~ Coal Miner's Daughter (1970)


Title: Coal Miner's Daughter
Year: 1970
Label: Decca Records (MCA CD reissue)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11

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Sunday, October 10, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ When Love Has Gone Away (1973)

Her third album for MGM. For some reason, the last two tracks were recycled from what were her two previous albums.
 
Title: When Love Has Gone Away
Year: 1973
Label: MGM Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 10

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Saturday, October 9, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ Down to Earth (1972)

One of my favorites of her MGM albums. Features her final top 40 hit, "Good Morning Country Rain" ...
 
Title: Down to Earth
Year: 1972
Label: MGM Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 10

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Kitty Wells ~ The Queen of Country Music (1993)

Her complete recordings, 1949-1958. It's sad that besides what's in this set and the exception of a few later tracks on compilations, MCA has never put out anything more of hers on CD or digital.
 
Title: The Queen of Country Music
Year: 1993
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 114 (4 CD's)

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Thursday, October 7, 2021

Kitty Wells ~ Sincerely (1972)


Title: Sincerely
Year: 1972
Label: Decca Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my own personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 11

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Sunday, October 3, 2021

Glenn Ohrlin ~ The Hell-Bound Train (1971)

Most of this album was recorded live at a concert he gave for the University of Illinois Campus Folksong Club on December 14, 1963. This was pressed poorly on cheap vinyl and this is the cause of the less than stellar sound quality.
 
Title: The Hell-Bound Train
Year: 1971
Label: University of Illinois Campus Folksong Club Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)
# of tracks: 19

DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes booklet included.)
 
 

Thursday, September 30, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ Sock Soul (1968)

This album was rush released to cash in on Jeannie's overnight success with "Harper Valley PTA" and consists of recordings she made with Little Darlin' and Aubrey Mayhew prior to signing with Plantation Records.
 
Title: Sock Soul
Year: 1968
Label: Little Darlin'
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 12

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Mary Kay Place ~ Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers / Aimin' To Please (2011)

Both of her albums released in 1976 and 1977. The first one features her hit single "Baby Boy" that she made famous on the satirical soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman as Loretta Haggers, the aspiring country singer. The second album features a duet with Willie Nelson. Both are great albums.
 
Title: Tonite! At The Capri Lounge: Loretta Haggers / Aimin' To Please
Year: 2011 (1976/1977)
Label: Wounded Bird Records (Sony Music)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 22 (2 bonus tracks)
 
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Wednesday, September 29, 2021

Eddie Noack ~ Ain't the Reaping Ever Done (2015)

Rare recordings from various points in his career.
 
Title: Ain't the Reaping Ever Done
Year: 2015
Label: The Omni Recording Corporation
Source: CD
# of tracks: 30

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Eddie Noack - Psycho: The K-Ark and Allstar Recordings, 1962-1969 (2013)

The title track is probably one of the oddest and creepiest country songs I've ever heard, but it's a favorite of mine.
 
Title: Psycho: The K-Ark and Allstar Recordings, 1962-1969
Year: 2013
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 24
 
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