Clinch Mountain Echo

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 May 1922 - Harold 'Red' Stanley. Born 'Harold Oplis Stanley' in Fentress, Tennessee.

18 May 1938 - Henry Dockery. Walnut Marsh, North Carolina.

28 May 1956 - Ralph 'Hank' Smith. Born 'Ralph Dewayne Smith' in Elliott County, Kentucky.


In Memoriam:

02 May 1974 - Roy Lee Centers. Breathitt County, Kentucky.

03 May 2000 - Bill Napier. Johnson City, Tennessee.

09 May 1989 - Keith Whitley. Goodlettsville, Davidson County, Tennessee.

23 May 2022 - James Price. Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia.


For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com


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Clinch Mountain Echo

The Stanley Brothers - The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys Vol. 3

(King EP-441) c1959


EP-441 Front Sleeve

This 7" EP was the third of three releases, each of which consisted of four tracks from the Stanley's King debut LP, The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys (aka King 615).

The EP comes housed in a card cover, with B&W print on front and rear. The colour front picture is printed on a separate piece of paper and stuck over the top.

Not all copies came with the picture sleeve cover, judging by the number of EPs for sale with generic bags... I don't have one with the picture sleeve, so the sleeve images are above are cobbled together from auction listings & a bit of photoshop...

All four tracks can now be found on The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961 4xCD box set.

 

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's sessions, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 91-93 and 139.

 

Track:
Title:
Time:
Date:
Original Release:
A-1
Clinch Mountain Backstep
02:19
01 Oct 1958
Stanley Bros. & The Clinch Mtn Boys

Ruby Rakes
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Bill Napier
Al Elliot
 
 
A-2
Keep A Memory
02:42
01 Oct 1958
King 5180

C. Stanley
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bt Vcl - Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Bill Napier
Al Elliot
 
 
B-1
Love Me, Darling, Just Tonight
02:15
30 Sep 1958
King 5165

M.H. 'Red' Malone / Ruby Rakes
  Ld Vcl - Gtr Tn Vcl - Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Bill Napier
Al Elliot
 
 
B-2
Midnight Ramble
02:06
01 Oct 1958
King 5165

Ruby Rakes
  Gtr Bjo Fid Mnd Bs    
  Carter Stanley
Ralph Stanley
Ralph Mayo
Bill Napier
Al Elliot
 
 
Other artwork / related images:
Rear Cover Side One Side Two

For the Official Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys site, visit:

Ralph II ralph2.com

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