Title: Old Time Singing & Playing
Year: 2018
Label: B.A.C.M. (British Archive of Country Music)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 23
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Sharing my archive of digitally restored country vinyl and shellac as well as rare and out of print CD's along with other rare country music materials. Contact me @ glenne3@yahoo.com
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Ray Hicks ~ Jack Alive! (1989)
Title: Jack Alive!
Year: 1989
Label: June Appal Recordings
Source: CD
# of tracks: 7
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Ray Hicks ~ Ray Hicks of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, Tells Four Authentic Jack Tales (1964)
The famous mountain storyteller.
Title: Ray Hicks of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, Tells Four Authentic Jack Tales
Year: 1964
Label: Folk-Legacy Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 4
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Almeda Riddle ~ How Firm a Foundation (1985)
Her final album recorded in the field very shortly before her death the same year. Mostly her favorite old hymns.
Title: How Firm a Foundation
Year: 1985
Label: Arkansas Traditions
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 13
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
If interested in learning more about Granny Riddle, click here to download a short documentary on her in MP4 format produced for Arkansas public television in 1985.
Almeda Riddle ~ More Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks (1978)
Title: More Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks
Year: 1978
Label: Rounder Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 12
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Almeda Riddle ~ Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks (1972)
Title: Ballads and Hymns from the Ozarks
Year: 1972
Label: Rounder Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 12
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Addie Graham ~ Been a Long Time Traveling (2008)
Another one of my favorite traditional singers. Reissue of her only album released in 1978.
Title: Been a Long Time Traveling
Year: 2008
Label: June Appal Recordings
Source: CD
# of tracks: 30
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Monday, February 21, 2022
Almeda Riddle ~ Granny Riddle's Songs and Ballads (1977)
One of my all-time favorite traditional singers.
Title: Granny Riddle's Songs and Ballads
Year: 1977
Label: Minstrel Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Sarah Ogan Gunning ~ The Silver Dagger (1976)
Field recordings of her and her brother, Jim Garland, made by Mark Wilson. I've included some bonus tracks from these sessions taken from some CD's of Mark Wilson's recordings from Musical Traditions in a separate folder.
Title: The Silver Dagger
Year: 1976
Label: Rounder Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B+.)
# of tracks: 17
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes booklet included.)
Sarah Ogan Gunning ~ Girl of Constant Sorrow (1965)
Definitely not for everyone and I am definitely not making a political statement by posting this. I love unaccompanied ballad singing and I love her voice (most do not) and this is the reason I am posting her two albums, not because of her anti-Capitalist protest songs (even though I enjoy hearing her sing these, too) ... so, give a listen to these old songs.
Title: Girl of Constant Sorrow
Year: 1965
Label: Folk-Legacy Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 20
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Sunday, February 20, 2022
J.P. & Annadeene Fraley ~ Maysville (1995)
Title: Maysville
Year: 1995
Label: Rounder Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 26
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Woody Guthrie ~ Dust Bowl Ballads (2000)
Obviously not country, but I've always loved this album for some reason.
Title: Dust Bowl Ballads
Year: 2000
Label: Buddha Records (Sony/Legacy)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 15
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
The Phipps Family ~ Faith, Love and Tragedy (1965)
Title: Faith, Love and Tragedy
Year: 1965
Label: Folkways Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 13
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes included.)
Various Artists ~ Mississippi Hillbillies (2019)
Various Mississippi string bands. This rip was originally posted on Holland Tunnel Drive.
Title: Mississippi Hillbillies
Year: 2019
Label: JSP Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 94 (4 CD's)
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Rose Maddox ~ The Legendary Queen of The West (2000)
Rare Austrian CD reissue of her 1986 album on the Rounder Record's Varrick label with Merle Haggard and his band and Emmylou Harris. There are three bonus tracks and Jean Shepard accompanies her on one of them. I only have an MP3 rip of this CD, if anyone has it in FLAC, please contact me.
Title: The Legendary Queen of The West
Year: 2000
Label: Boothill Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 13
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Wednesday, February 16, 2022
The Stonemans ~ All In the Family (1968)
Title: All In the Family
Year: 1969
Label: MGM Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 11
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Rusty & Doug Kershaw ~ Louisiana Men: The Complete Hickory Recordings (2004)
Thanks to all who offered to help me find this and thanks to Armin in Germany for this great rip.
Title: Louisiana Men: The Complete Hickory Recordings
Year: 2004
Label: Ace Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 56 (2 CD's)
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Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Jimmy Driftwood ~ Precious Peace of Mind / Grapevine News - Single (1952)
Jimmy Driftwood's first recording.
Title: Precious Peace of Mind / Grapevine News - Single
Year: 1952
Label: Cardinal Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)
# of tracks: 2
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Melba Montgomery ~ The Big, Wonderful Country World of Melba Montgomery (1969)
Title: The Big, Wonderful Country World of Melba Montgomery
Year: 1969
Label: Capitol Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 10
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E.C. Ball & Orna Ball ~ Through The Years: 1937-1975 (1997)
Various radio transcription excerpts, Library of Congress recordings, studio recordings.
Title: Through The Years: 1937-1975
Year: 1997
Label: Copper Creek Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 28
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Skeeter Davis & NRBQ ~ She Sings, They Play (1986)
Title: She Sings, They Play
Year: 1986
Label: Red Rooster (Rounder Records CD reissue)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 12
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Sunday, February 13, 2022
Helen Carter ~ The Hickory Recordings (2022)
I put this together with digital downloads from various Sony/ATV compilations of Hickory content. So, all tracks are from the original master tapes. 1956-1957, 8 tracks in chronological order.
Title: The Hickory Recordings
Year: 2022
Label: None
Source: Digital Download
# of tracks: 8
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Thursday, February 10, 2022
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ~ Big Midnight Special (2007)
Their Rich-R-Tone, Columbia and Hickory recordings.
Title: Big Midnight Special
Year: 2007
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 122
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Fields Ward ~ Bury Me Not on the Prairie (1974)
I included a track from the same sessions I found on a Rounder sampler album as a bonus track.
Title: Bury Me Not on the Prairie
Year: 1974
Label: Rounder Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: A-.)
# of tracks: 16 (Bonus track: Riley and Spencer)
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Dock Boggs ~ Country Blues: Complete Early Recordings (1927-29) [1997]
Title: Country Blues: Complete Early Recordings (1927-29)
Year: 1997
Label: Revenant
Source: CD
# of tracks: 21
DOWNLOAD: (PDF of original liner notes booklet included.)
Merle Haggard ~ His Best (1985)
Title: His Best
Year: 1985
Label: MCA Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022
The Carter Family ~ The Carter Family, Volume 2 - EP (1958)
Title: The Carter Family, Volume 2 - EP
Year: 1958
Label: Bell Records
Source: Vinyl (Restored for my personal listening. Sound quality grade: B-.)
# of tracks: 6
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper ~ 24 Greatest All-Time Hits (2006)
Contains all tracks from their "Walking My Lord Up Calvary Hill" album plus an unissued track from those sessions and all the tracks from their Carter Family tribute album for Starday.
Title: 24 Greatest All-Time Hits
Year: 2006
Label: Gusto Records (Starday Records)
Source: CD
# of tracks: 24
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Tuesday, February 1, 2022
The Carter Family ~ On Border Radio XERA In 1941 - EP (1941)
These tracks are from later transcriptions made for Border Radio in Texas as A.P. is the MC. These were sourced from the County LP CO-550 of Border Radio performances by various artists. I will post the full LP at a later date.
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Jean Shepard ~ Stars of the Grand Ole Opry: Jean Shepard (1981)
Title: Stars of the Grand Ole Opry: Jean Shepard
Year: 1981
Label: First Generation Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 10
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Wanda Jackson ~ Santo Domingo: Ihre deutschen Aufnahmen (1991)
Features 18 German sides, recorded between 1965 and 1970 in Hollywood and Cologne. Except a translated version of My Gal Sal, all tracks are German originals, four of which climbed into the charts. Santo Domingo became an all-time 60s classic in Germany.
Title: Santo Domingo: Ihre deutschen Aufnahmen
Year: 1991
Label: Bear Family Records
Source: CD
# of tracks: 18
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