Ralph Stanley - East Virginia Blues / Cackling Hen
(Jalyn 45-335) 1968
This 7" was recorded at the Aug. 1967 sessions Ralph recorded at Jack Lynch's home studio in Dayton Ohio.[1]
From the label font design it looks like the single either came out around the time of the Old Time Music album and it includes the same unadulterated mono mix of the songs, as found on the 'Cream' cover version of that LP.
The 'A' side is noteworthy as it features Ralph's party piece of playing '3-finger banjo style' mandolin!
Judging by the scarcity of copies, this 45 seems to be much rarer than the earlier Jalyn 45-323 45. My copy has a DJ-Strip card, which mis-prints the release number as "341".
| Track: |
Title: |
Time: |
Date: |
Original Release: |
Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Guitar/Lead vocal: |
Guitar: |
Bass: |
Mandolin: |
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| A-1 |
East Virginia Blues |
02:52 |
Aug 1967 |
Jalyn 335 |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Melvin Goins |
Jack Lynch |
Curley Lambert |
| P.D. |
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| B-1 |
Cackling Hen |
02:08 |
Aug 1967 |
Jalyn 335 |
Ralph Stanley |
Curly Ray Cline |
Larry Sparks |
Melvin Goins |
Jack Lynch |
Curley Lambert |
| P.D. |
[1] John Wright's "Travelling The High Way Home" book (p164/252).