Album
Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952)
1997 · Folk, World, & Country

Earliest Recordings: The Complete Rich-R-Tone 78s (1947-1952) is a Folk album by Stanley Brothers, originally released in 1997. On Gatefold: 4 pressings tracked.
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Sound DNA
- Folk
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Tracks: 1, 2 recorded mid 1948.
Tracks: 3, 4, 9, 12 recorded early 1947.
Tracks: 5, 6, 7, 8 recorded late 1947 or early 1948.
Tracks: 10, 11, 13, 14 recorded mid 1952.
CD mastering and noise reduction at Airshow, Inc., Boulder, Colorado.
Packaged in a Digipak with an eighteen-page booklet and obi.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Art StamperFIDDLE
- Art WootenFIDDLE
- Carter StanleyGUITAR GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
- Leslie KeithFIDDLE
- Pee Wee LambertMANDOLIN MANDOLIN, VOCALS
- Ralph StanleyBANJO BANJO, TENOR VOCALS
- Ray LambertBASS BASS VOCALS
- Jim WilliamsMANDOLIN
4 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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