(Mercury MERC-314-528-191-2) 1995
I don't have a copy of this, but from the track list, it looks to be a fairly decent compilaton of their Mercury era. Nowadays, however, it has been superceded by the 2xCD Complete Mercury Recordings, which can usually be found quite cheap on ebay etc, and has 48 tracks rather than the 18 selections found here.
Many consider the Mercury period to have some of the finest material Carter and Ralph ever recorded.
For more detailed breakdown and background to these sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 41-51, 56-58, 60-61, 66-68, 71-74, 78 and 82-83.
Track: |
Title: |
Time: |
Date: |
Original Source: |
Guitar: |
Banjo: |
Fiddle: |
Mandolin: |
Bass: |
Lead Guitar: |
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1 |
(Say) Won't You Be Mine |
02:49 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Mercury 70270 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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2 |
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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3 |
This Weary Heart You Stole Away (Wake Up, Sweetheart) |
02:41 |
09 Aug 1953 |
Mercury 70217 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Jim Williams |
George Shuffler |
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C. Stanley |
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4 |
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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5 |
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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6 |
Could You Love Me (One More Time) |
02:37 |
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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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 |
Close By |
02:08 |
29 Aug 1954 |
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
Bill Monroe / Robert H. Van Winkle |
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9 |
Just A Little Talk With Jesus |
02:17 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Mercury 70718 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
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Cleavant Derricks |
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10 |
I Worship You |
02:27 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Mercury 70546 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
|
R. Stanley |
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11 |
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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12 |
Tragic Love |
02:29 |
05 Apr 1955 |
Country Pickin' & Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Jim Williams |
Bill Lowe |
|
Buddy Dee |
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13 |
Calling From Heaven |
02:19 |
29 Aug 1954 |
Mercury 70483 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
Charlie Cline |
C. Stanley |
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14 |
A Life Of Sorrow |
02:34 |
15 Nov 1957 |
Mercury-Starday 71258 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Benny Martin / Howard Forrester |
Bill Napier |
Curley Lambert |
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C. Stanley |
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15 |
Baby Girl |
02:20 |
28 Nov 1954 |
Mercury 70886 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Ralph 'Joe' Meadows |
Bill Lowe |
Lightning Chance |
|
C. Stanley |
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16 |
Let Me Walk, Lord, By Your Side |
02:53 |
16 Jul 1956 |
Mercury 71135 | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Chubby Anthony / Ralph Mayo |
Curley Lambert |
Doug Morris |
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C. Stanley |
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17 |
Will He Wait A Little Longer |
02:24 |
19 Dec 1955 |
The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Lowe |
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C. Stanley / R. Stanley |
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18 |
Angel Band |
02:18 |
19 Dec 1955 |
Country Pickin' & Singin' | Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
Art Stamper |
Curley Lambert |
Bill Lowe |
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Jefferson Hascall / William B. Bradbury |