Monday, August 30, 2021

Sammi Smith ~ New Winds, All Quadrants (1978)

I still like her Elektra albums, even though the material and arrangements are all extremely odd and sometimes sound out of place.
 
Title: New Winds, All Quadrants
Year: 1978
Label: Elektra Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 10
 
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Jeannie C. Riley ~ Sings the Gospel (1995)

CD reissue of her 1981 album "From Harper Valley to the Mountaintop" ...
 
Title: Sings the Gospel
Year: 1995
Label: MCA Special Products
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Kitty Wells ~ Dust on the Bible (1992)

CD reissue of 1959 Decca album, in mono.
 
Title: Dust on the Bible
Year: 1992
Label: MCA Special Products
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Melba Montgomery ~ Do You Know Where Your Man Is (1992)


Title: Do You Know Where Your Man Is
Year: 1992
Label: Playback Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 9

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Jeannie C. Riley ~ Praise Him (1995)


Title: Praise Him
Year: 1995
Label: Playback Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Jeannie C. Riley ~ Here's Jeannie C. (1992)


Title: Here's Jeannie C.
Year: 1992
Label: Playback Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 9

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The Carter Family ~ RCA Country Legends: The Carter Family (2004)


Title: RCA Country Legends: The Carter Family
Year: 2004
Label: BMG Heritage
Source: CD
# of tracks: 16

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Sammi Smith ~ The Best of Sammi Smith (1996)


Title: The Best of Sammi Smith
Year: 1996
Source: CD
Label: Varèse Sarabande
# of tracks: 16
 
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Saturday, August 28, 2021

Rattlesnake Annie ~ Indian Dream (1991)

Original Japanese release.
 
Title: Indian Dream
Year: 1991
Label: Sony Music
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Hank Williams ~ Alone With His Guitar (1995)

Undubbed demos with his guitar.
 
Title: Alone With His Guitar
Year: 1995
Label: Mercury Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 18

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Friday, August 27, 2021

The Carter Family ~ Rare & Unissued Sides (1962-1984)

This is one I put together myself. I got these tracks from CD's when possible as well as mint condition vinyl 45's and two came from cassettes. Two of the tracks came from the Time-Life LP box set on The Carter Family. This of course consists of tracks by Maybelle and her daughters and one track by Sara & Maybelle Carter. The software I use to convert the WAV files from my vinyl transfers and other projects doesn't save the tags in FLAC files so I went in and manually edited tags to these like I usually try to do with projects with lots of tracks. I worked really hard on this one, as I'm a completest when it comes to the Carters. Enjoy.
 
Tracks (in chronological order):

1. Send a Picture of Mother (Johnny Cash & The Carter Family)
2. Fourteen Carat Nothing (Non-album Liberty single)
3. Get Up Early In the Morning (Non-album Liberty single)
4. Single Girl, Married Girl (Unissued track with Johnny Cash from the sessions for their "Keep On the Sunny Side" album)
5. Strummin' My Guitaro (Maybelle Carter Smash single)
6. Sail Away Ladies (Maybelle Carter Smash single)
7. Farewell (Columbia single)
8. You Win Again (Columbia single)
9. That's What It's Like to Be Lonesome (Unissued Columbia track)
10. There's a Big Wheel (Unissued Columbia track)
11. Mama's Irish Jig (Unissued instrumental track from sessions for Maybelle's 1965 Columbia album "A Living Legend")
12. No More Goodbyes (Unissued track by Sara & Maybelle from the 1966 sessions for "An Historical Reunion")
13. Bye Bye (Columbia single)
14. Once Around the Briar Patch (Columbia single)
15. Break My Mind (Columbia single)
16. If I Live Long Enough (Columbia single)
17. One More Summer In Virginia (Columbia single B-side from 1972)
18. Pick the Wildwood Flower (Non-album single with Maybelle Carter & Johnny Cash)
19. Diamonds In the Rough (Non-album single with Maybelle Carter & Johnny Cash)
20. Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup (Non-album Johnny Cash single with The Oakridge Boys)
21. Right Back Lovin' You Again (Unissued 1982 Audiograph track)
22. He's a Goner (Unissued 1982 Audiograph track)
23. The Three Bells (Non-album Johnny Cash single)
 
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Hank Williams ~ 40 Greatest Hits (1978)

This is a rip of my original CD release from the mid-80's.
 
Title: 40 Greatest Hits
Year: 1978
Label: Polydor/Mercury Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 40 (2 CD's)

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Thursday, August 26, 2021

Jeannie C. Riley ~ Daddy's French Harp / Rotten Apple Blues - Single (1975)

Very rare single released independently in 1975. Both sides are songs she wrote.
 
Title: Daddy's French Harp / Rotten Apple Blues
Year: 1975
Label: God's Country
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 2

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Sammi Smith ~ Better Than Ever (1985)


Title: Better Than Ever
Year: 1985
Label: Step One Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 10

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Tom Tall & Ginny Wright ~ Are You Mine (2005)


Title: Are You Mine
Year: 2005
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 31

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Cal Smith ~ The Best of Cal Smith (2009)

I bought this CD years ago and I'm posting it because I've noticed it's now out of print and very hard to find. Consists of his Decca/MCA recordings.
 
Title: The Best of Cal Smith
Year: 2009
Label: Hux Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 16

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Tom T. Hall ~ In Search of a Song / The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers (2005)

Another 2 for 1 CD of Tom T. This one has been out of print and hard to find for awhile.
 
Title: In Search of a Song / The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers
Year: 2005
Label: Hux Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 24

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Tom T. Hall ~ I Witness Life / 100 Children (1992)

More Tom T. also thanks to Armin in Germany ...
 
Title: I Witness Life / 100 Children
Year: 1992
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 22

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Tom T. Hall ~ Ballad of Forty Dollars / Homecoming (1992)

More Tom T. thanks to Armin in Germany. Two of his early Mercury albums.
 
Title: Ballad of Forty Dollars / Homecoming
Year: 1992
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 23

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Monday, August 23, 2021

Del Wood ~ Honky Tonk Piano (1962)


Title: Honky Tonk Piano
Year: 1962
Label: RCA Camden
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)
# of tracks: 10

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Tom T. Hall ~ The Essential Tom T. Hall: Twentieth Anniversary Collection/The Story Songs (1988)

This CD is easily obtainable and still in print, so I may take it down after a week or so. But, this is definitely my favorite compilation of his. Almost all of my personal favorites are here. RIP, Tom.
 
Title: The Essential Tom T. Hall: Twentieth Anniversary Collection/The Story Songs
Year: 1988
Label: Mercury Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 20

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Tom T. Hall ~ In Concert! / Saturday Morning Songs (1983/1979/2017)

Two more RCA albums.
 
Title: In Concert! / Saturday Morning Songs
Year: 1983/1979/2017
Label: Morello Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 22

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Tom T. Hall ~ Ol' T's In Town / A Soldier of Fortune (1979/1980/2017)

Two other RCA albums.
 
Title: Ol' T's In Town / A Soldier of Fortune
Year: 1979/1980/2017
Label: Morello Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 20

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Tom T. Hall ~ New Train Same Rider / Places I've Done Time (1978/2017)

Tom T. Hall passed away on August 20, 2021. He is one of my favorite mainstream country songwriters and singers. May he rest in peace! This CD consists of two of his later RCA albums.
 
Title: New Train Same Rider / Places I've Done Time
Year: 1978/2017
Label: Morello Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 20

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Sunday, August 22, 2021

Johnny Cash ~ The Man In Black 1963-69, Plus (1995)


Title: The Man In Black 1963-69, Plus
Year: 1995
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 152 (6 CD's)

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Sammi Smith ~ Here Comes That Rainbow Again (1991)

To my knowledge, the last thing she recorded. Pretty good album despite some of the music being kind of cheesy, but Playback releases sometime suffer from this. Best track, in my opinion, is the Kristofferson title track.
 
Title: Here Comes That Rainbow Again
Year: 1991
Label: Playback Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ Today I Started Loving You Again (1975)


Title: Today I Started Loving You Again
Year: 1975
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ Sunshine (1975)


Title: Sunshine
Year: 1975
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ The Rainbow In Daddy's Eyes (1974)


Title: The Rainbow In Daddy's Eyes
Year: 1974
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ The Toast of '45 (1973)

 

Title: The Toast of '45
Year: 1973
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ Something Old, Something New, Something Blue (1972)


Title: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
Year: 1972
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Sammi Smith ~ Lonesome (1971)


Title: Lonesome
Year: 1971
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 11

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Sammi Smith ~ Help Me Make It Through The Night (1970)

A couple of years back, Gulf Coast Records started releasing digital remasters of Mega Records catalogue and this included all of Sammi Smith's Mega albums aside from the compilations. They all actually sound like they were sourced from master tapes or at least very good copies of them. I bought them all in HD FLAC and shortly after that, they pulled them from all digital music vendors. Luckily, I backed all the files up. Sammi Smith is in my top 5 most underrated female country vocalists of all time. These are sourced from CD's I made with the files, but if anyone would like the original files, just shoot me an email. Enjoy.
 
Title: Help Me Make It Through The Night
Year: 1970
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/ 96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 11

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Patsy Sledd ~ Chip Chip (1974)


Title: Chip Chip
Year: 1974
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Patsy Sledd ~ Yours Sincerely, Patsy Sledd (1973)


Title: Yours Sincerely, Patsy Sledd
Year: 1973
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 11

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Ray Pillow ~ People Music (1969)


Title: People Music
Year: 1969
Label: Plantation Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11

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Johnny Cash ~ Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash (1963)

Original 90's Legacy CD reissue in original stereo.
 
Title: Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash
Year: 1963
Label: Columbia/CBS
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Saturday, August 21, 2021

Wilf Carter ~ 32 Wonderful Years (1965)

Re-channeled to original mono.
 
Title: 32 Wonderful Years
Year: 1965
Label: RCA Camden
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 11

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Lena Hughes ~ Queen of The Flat Top Guitar (2013)

CD reissue of extremely rare self-released instrumental album released sometime in the 60's by this legendary banjo and guitar player. Pretty sure they sourced it from a very clean original vinyl copy, sounds great nonetheless. Plus, the master tapes for this are more than likely long, long gone.
 
Title: Queen of The Flat Top Guitar
Year: 2013
Label: Tompkins Square
Source: CD
# of tracks: 11

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Lois Johnson ~ Singles (1965-1969) [2017]

All of her Columbia/Epic singles.
 
Title: Singles (1965-1969)
Year: 2017
Label: Sony Music Entertainment
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 23

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Friday, August 20, 2021

Lawton Williams ~ Between Truck Stops (1971)


Title: Between Truck Stops
Year: 1971
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Don Ho ~ Home In the Country (1974)


Title: Home In the Country
Year: 1974
Label: Mega Records
Source: CD (Made with 24-bit/96 khz digital download.)
# of tracks: 10

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Justin Wilson with Burt Peck and the Kings of Dixieland ~ A Cajun Christmas with Justin Wilson (1973)


Title: A Cajun Christmas with Justin Wilson
Year: 1973
Label: Paula Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Rod Hart ~ Breakeroo! (1976)

His only album and contains his only hit, the incredibly odd "C.B. Savage" ...
 
Title: Breakeroo!
Year: 1976
Label: Plantation Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Sammi Smith ~ The World of Sammi Smith (1971)

The majority of her early Columbia recordings from the 60's.
 
Title: The World of Sammi Smith
Year: 1971
Label: Harmony (Columbia/CBS)
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 9
 
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Thursday, August 19, 2021

Frank Luther & Zora Layman ~ Songs of Old New York (1650-1906) [1939]

Decca Album No. 47 with Frank Luther and his wife Zora Layman with the Century Quartet singing New York folk songs. Just a cool album I had high quality transfers of all the discs. Even though Frank Luther is considered by some to be an old-time country singer, I definitely consider him to be more pop than anything. Enjoy.
 
Title: Songs of Old New York (1650-1906)
Year: 1939
Label: Decca Records
Source: Shellac (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A+.)
# of tracks: 8

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Johnny Cash ~ Blood, Sweat and Tears (1962)

This is the 1994 Legacy stereo CD reissue.
 
Title: Blood, Sweat and Tears
Year: 1962
Label: Columbia/CBS
Source: CD
# of tracks: 9

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Johnny Cash & June Carter ~ Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter (1967)


Title: Carryin' On With Johnny Cash & June Carter
Year: 1967
Label: Columbia/CBS
Source: CD
# of tracks: 13 (2 bonus tracks.)

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Lester Flatt & Earl Scruggs ~ Songs of The Famous Carter Family (1961)

Mother Maybelle Carter played backup on her autoharp.
 
Title: Songs of The Famous Carter Family
Year: 1961
Label: Columbia/CBS
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12

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Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Molly O'Day ~ Radio Favorites (1982)

Aside from a few tracks on the first side that are from radio transcriptions, the majority of this album is made up of commercial recordings for Columbia Records.
 
Title: Radio Favorites
Year: 1982
Label: Old Homestead Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)
# of tracks: 18

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