Various Artists - Little Old Country Church House

(Wango CD-108) 1997

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This 'Various Artists' compilation has seven Stanley Brothers tracks from their 1963/1964 Ray Davis sessions.

Standing In The Need Of Prayer was originally released as by John's Gospel Quarter on the Wango 1783 7" and later reissued on Wango EP-107; The Old Crossroads, I Am A Pilgrim, I'll Fly Away / Sweet Bye & Bye, Uncloudy Day and Precious Memories first appeared on John's Gospel Quartet (reissued as Stanley Brothers Of Virginia, Vol. 3: Uncloudy Day); and That Little Old Country Church House is on Songs Of Mother And Home (reissued as Stanley Brothers Of Virginia, Vol. 1: That Little Old Country Church House).

i.e. All of the Stanley's cuts except Standing In The Need Of Prayer can be found relatively easily elsewhere...

Thanks to Chris Wing for the scans and letting me hear this one!

For a detailed breakdown and background to the Stanley's session, check Gary B. Reid's The Music Of The Stanley Brothers book, pages 173-174, 180-183, 186-189, 210, 212 and 215-216.

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