(Wango 1784) c1965/66
The 4 songs on this rare EP all appear to have been recorded at the sesssion for the Wango John's Country Quartet (Wango 104) LP in Mid-1964.
All the material has also resurfaced on Wango Various Artists compilations: Life's Railway To Heaven on Freight Train Special, Vol. 2 and Freight Trains Ride Again, Vol. 2; If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again on Memories Of Mother; What Would You Give In Exchange on It's Hymn Time, Vol. 1; and Hold Fast To The Right on Wango EP-108, Memories Of Mother and It's Hymn Time, Vol. 1.
For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 180-183, 211-212.
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A-1 |
Life's Railway To Heaven |
02:26 |
1964 |
Wango 1784 |
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Charlie Davis Tillman / M.E. Abbey |
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Vcl - Gtr | Vcl - Bjo | Vcl - Bs | |||||||||||||||||||
Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
George Shuffler |
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A-2 |
If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again |
02:14 |
1964 |
Wango 1784 |
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John W. Vaughan |
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Gtr | Vcl - Bjo | Vcl - Ld Gtr | |||||||||||||||||||
Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
George Shuffler |
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B-1 |
What Would You Give In Exchange |
02:18 |
1964 |
Wango 1784 |
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F.J. Berry / James J. Carr |
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Gtr | Bjo | Ld Gtr | |||||||||||||||||||
Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
George Shuffler |
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B-2 |
Hold Fast To The Right |
02:00 |
1964 |
Wango 1784 |
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Peter P. Bilhorn |
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Vcl - Gtr | Vcl - Bjo | Ld Gtr | |||||||||||||||||||
Carter Stanley |
Ralph Stanley |
George Shuffler |
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[1] https://www.discogs.com/Emry-Arthur-Six-Months-In-Jail-Aint-Long/release/7024159