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Viewers highest rated albums from the Discography:

No.	Title:	Score
1	Cry From The Cross	5.00
2	Classic Stanley	5.00
3	Live In Japan	4.92
4	Poor Rambler: His Complete King and Gusto Recordings	4.91
5	The Stanley Sound Around The World	4.91
6	Live At The Smithsonian Institution	4.91
7	1971 - 1973	4.85
8	Play Requests	4.82
9	Something Old, Something New	4.82
10	Sing Michigan Bluegrass	4.69

No.	Title:	Score
1	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1953 - 1958 & 1959	5.00
2	The Definitive Collection (1947 - 1966)	5.00
3	The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys	4.94
4	The Stanley Brothers & The Clinch Mountain Boys 1949-52	4.93
5	Mountain Song Favorites	4.92
6	The Early Starday/King Years, 1958-1961	4.92
7	The King Years, 1961-1965	4.92
8	On Radio	4.91
9	Folk Festival	4.82
10	Riding That New River Train	4.82

CMB Birthdays this month:

04 Jan 1930 - Ralph Mayo. Born 'Ralph Eugene Mayo' in Surgeonsville, Tennessee.

06 Jan 1934 - Al Elliott.

10 Jan 1923 - Curly Ray Cline. Born in Baisden, Mingo, West Virginia.

16 Jan 1931 - John Shuffler. Valdese, North Carolina.

24 Jan 1947 - Joe Isaacs. Born in Big Hill, Kentucky.

In Memoriam:

04 Jan 2008 - Vernon Derrick. Marshall, Alabama.

23 Jan 2005 - Art Stamper. Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

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Ralph Stanley - Best Pack

(Seven Seas GSW-17) 1974

This is a Japanese 2xLP compilation of Ralph's classic early '70s Rebel material, that was released in 1974. Actually it's the first compilation to appear of Ralph's music, and there wasn't another until the Classic Bluegrass CD came out in 1990.

On the front gatefold cover, the artwork is re-used from Something Old, Something New, while the rear makes use of the cropped picture from the back of I Want To Preach The Gospel. The inside gatefold includes liner notes in Japanese and English lyrics to eight of the songs.

The album is also notable for including three tracks from Curly Ray Cline's 'solo' albums, which the CMB's recorded in the same era, but which are not credited as such on the artwork!

Track:	Title:		Time:	Date:		Original Release:
A-1	Don't Ask Me Why		01:51	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	Roy Lee Centers
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-2	Pretty Polly		03:36	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-3	Flood Of '57		03:01	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-4	Clinch Mountain Backstep		02:21	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	C. Stanley / R. Stanley
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-5	Maple On The Hill		02:00	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	Gussie L. Davis
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-6	Man Of Constant Sorrow		02:51	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	R.D. Burnett
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
A-7	Lost Indian		02:37	13 Oct 1971		My Little Home In West Virginia
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
B-1	Going To Georgia		02:27	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	P.D.
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
B-2	Brand New Tennessee Waltz		02:44	22 Feb 1971		Rebel F-310
	Jesse Winchester
	Ld Vcl	Bt Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Fid	Ld Gtr		Tn Vcl	Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke	Ed Ferris
B-3	Katy Daley		02:10	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	R. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
B-4	Cluck Old Hen		02:50	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	P.D.
	Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
B-5	A Little Boy Called Joe		03:06	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	Marijohn Wilkin / Wayne P. Walker
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Fid	Ld Gtr		Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
B-6	Little Maggie		02:47	31 Aug 1971		Play Requests
	Roy Lee Centers
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke
B-7	Take Me Back To Tennessee		02:14	13 Oct 1971		My Little Home In West Virginia
	Curly Ray Cline
	Bjo	Bt Vcl - Gtr	Ld Vcl - Fid	Tn Vcl - Tamb	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke	Ed Ferris
C-1	Walkin' In My Sleep		02:07	14 Jan 1971		Chicken Reel
	Curly Ray Cline
	Bjo	Gtr	Ld Vcl - Fid	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Jack Cooke	&mnsp;
C-2	Prettiest Bed Of Flowers		02:16	23 Feb 1971		Something Old, Something New
	Albert E. Brumley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
C-3	All The Love I Had Is Gone		02:25	30 Jun 1971		Play Requests
	Roy Lee Centers / Achie E. Jones
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
C-4	Rocky Island		01:53	22 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	Arthur Leroy Smith
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
C-5	Gold Watch And Chain		01:58	23 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	A.P. Carter
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
C-6	You Know I'll Be Lonesome		02:09	23 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	R. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
C-7	The Lonesome River		02:52	22 Mar 1973		A Man And His Music
	P.D.
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bs		H Bt Vcl - Mnd
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke		John Duffey
D-1	Brighter Mansion		01:40	23 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	Don Reno / Red Smiley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke
D-2	The Fields Have Turned Brown		02:49	22 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	C. Stanley
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs		H Bt Vcl - Mnd
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke		John Duffey
D-3	Old Country Church		02:16	10 Dec 1971		The Old Country Church
	J.W. Vaughan
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mdn	Bs Vcl - Ld Gtr		Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
D-4	Give Me The Roses Now		02:16	10 Dec 1971		The Old Country Church
	P.D.
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
D-5	Death Is Only A Dream		02:48	22 Feb 1971		Cry From The Cross
	C.W. Ray / A.J. Buchanan
	Tn Vcl	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Mnd		Bt Vcl - Bass
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Keith Whitley	Ricky Skaggs		Ed Ferris
D-6	Six More Miles		02:49	30 Jun 1971		Something Old, Something New
	Hank Williams
	Ld Vcl - Bjo	Gtr	Fid	Mnd	Ld Gtr		Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Skaggs	Keith Whitley		Jack Cooke
D-7	Angel Band		01:53	23 Mar 1971		I Want To Preach The Gospel
	Jefferson Hascall / William B. Bradbury
	Tn Vcl - Bjo	Ld Vcl - Gtr	Fid	Ld Gtr	Bt Vcl - Bs
	Ralph Stanley	Roy Lee Centers	Curly Ray Cline	Ricky Lee	Jack Cooke