(Mercury 32PD-236) 1987
This Japanese compilation is, I think, the first time the Stanley Brothers appeared on CD.
The collection contains material from their Mercury era, which nowadays is covered in full on the 2xCD The Complete Mercury Recordings.
The only non-Mercury cut is Little Maggie, which was recorded for Starday. Under the brief link-up between the two labels, it was issued on the Mercury 'Smash' subsidiary.
It's a shame the top of Carter's hat got cut off on the front cover!
For more detailed breakdown and background to the show, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 41-51, 56-58, 66-68, 71-74, 82-83, 108-111 and 149.
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1 |
Clinch Mountain Blues |
02:04 |
19 Dec 1955 |
Country Pickin And Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Lowe |
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Leslie Keith |
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2 |
Poison Lies |
02:42 |
25 Nov 1953 |
Mercury 70437 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Jim Williams |
John Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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3 |
You're Still On My Mind |
02:02 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Country Pickin' & Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
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R. Stanley |
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4 |
Tragic Love |
02:29 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Country Pickin' & Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Buddy Dee |
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5 |
Harbor Of Love |
02:20 |
29 Aug 1954 |
Mercury 70483 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
C. Stanley |
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6 |
Daybreak In Dixie |
02:00 |
15 Nov 1957 |
Hard Times | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Benny Martin / Howard Forrester |
Bill Napier |
Curley Lambert |
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Bill Napier |
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7 |
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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8 |
A Voice From On High |
02:35 |
25 Nov 1953 |
Mercury 70340 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Jim Williams |
John Shuffler |
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Bill Monroe / Bessie Maudlin |
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9 |
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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10 |
I Long To See The Old Folks |
03:06 |
25 Nov 1953 |
Mercury 70340 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
Jim Williams |
John Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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11 |
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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12 |
Little Maggie |
02:44 |
?? Jun 1960 |
Country Oldies But Goodies (Smash LP 27016) | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph Mayo |
James Austin 'Audie' Webster |
Curley Lambert |
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R. Stanley / C. Stanley |
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13 |
Baby Girl |
02:20 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Mercury 70886 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
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C. Stanley |
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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 |
Our Last Goodbye |
02:39 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Hard Times | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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16 |
Hard Times |
02:47 |
29 Aug 1954 |
Mercury 70546 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
R. Stanley |