The Rich-R-Tone Folk Star Story: Appalachia on Record 1946-1954 (deluxe edition)

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Released as a LP-sized box set, limited to 1000 copies

Includes 12 CDs in four six-panel digisleeves, and a 148-page book with liner notes on the history of the Rich-R-Tone label, biographical notes for the artists included on the box set, as well as a session discography and a label discography.

© 2025 Bear Family Records GmbH

Some copies come with a bonus disc of "Various – Tell It To Me / Revisiting The Johnson City Sessions 1928-1929" inside the box.

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 05197
Rights Society: GEMA
Other (Cat.nr. CD1/CD2/CD3): BCD 17549-1/2/3
Other (Cat.nr. CD1): BCD 17549-1
Other (Cat.nr. CD2): BCD 17549-2
Other (Cat.nr. CD3): BCD 17549-3
Other (Cat.nr. CD4/CD5/CD6): BCD 17549-4/5/6
Other (Cat.nr. CD4): BCD 17549-4
Other (Cat.nr. CD5): BCD 17549-5
Other (Cat.nr. CD6): BCD 17549-6
Other (Cat.nr. CD7/CD8/CD9): BCD 17549-7/8/9
Other (Cat.nr. CD7): BCD 17549-7
Other (Cat.nr. CD8): BCD 17549-8
Other (Cat.nr. CD9): BCD 17549-9
Other (Cat.nr. CD10/11/12): BCD 17549-10/11/12
Other (Cat.nr. CD10): BCD 17549-10
Other (Cat.nr. CD11): BCD 17549-11
Other (Cat.nr. CD12): BCD 17549-12
Matrix / Runout (CD1): 2100012383400 BCD17549 CD1
Mastering SID Code (CD1): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD1): IFPI AEW11
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Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD2): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD3): 2100012383462 BCD 17549 CD3
Mastering SID Code (CD3): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD3): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD4): 2100012383493 BCD17549 CD4
Mastering SID Code (CD4): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD4): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD5): 2100012383523 BCD17549 CD5
Mastering SID Code (CD5): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD5): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD6): 2100012383554 BCD17549 CD6
Mastering SID Code (CD6): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD6): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD7): 2100012383592 BCD17549 CD7
Mastering SID Code (CD7): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD7): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD8): 2100012383622 BCD17549 CD8
Mastering SID Code (CD8): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD8): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD9): 2100012383653 BCD17549 CD9
Mastering SID Code (CD9): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD9): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD10): 2100012383684 BCD17549 CD10
Mastering SID Code (CD10): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD10): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD11): 2100012383714 BCD17549 CD11
Mastering SID Code (CD11): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD11): IFPI AEW11
Matrix / Runout (CD12): 2100012383745 BCD17549 CD12
Mastering SID Code (CD12): IFPI LK97
Mould SID Code (CD12): IFPI AEW11

Annotation last modified on 2025-12-13 09:21 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 398-411
2▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 412 - 427
3▼CD: Rich-R-Tone 431-452
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(You're Just a Ray of) Carolina Sunshine
George Allen2:09
2Blue Days
George Allen2:55
3A Prepared Place
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers2:51
4Two Little Rosebuds
Curley King & His Tennessee Hilltoppers2:56
5Our Darling's Gone
The Stanley Brothers2:15
6The Jealous Lover
recording engineer:
Mike Seeger (on 1956-08-08)
banjo and tenor vocals:
Ralph Stanley (US bluegrass singer and banjo player) (on 1956-08-08)
guitar and lead vocals:
Carter Stanley (on 1956-08-08)
recorded at:
Silver Creek Ranch in Prince William County, Virginia, United States (on 1956-08-08)
The Stanley Brothers2:15
7I'm Gonna Let It Shine
The Dixie Sweethearts2:45
8When He Heard My Plea
The Dixie Sweethearts2:49
9I've Got That Old Time Religion in My Heart
Crusaders Quartet2:47
10Rainbow of Love
Crusaders Quartet2:31
11When He Reached Down His Hand
Crusaders Quartet2:48
12Rank Strangers
Crusaders Quartet2:41
13Matthew Twenty-Four
Stoney Cooper2:30
14My Dreamboat Is Drifting
Stoney Cooper2:41
15Just a Faded Petal From a Beautiful Bouquet
Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers2:28
16Careless Hands
Carl Sauceman & His Hillbilly Ramblers2:07
17I Am Free
The Mullins Family with Cline2:54
18Cabin on the Hill
The Mullins Family with Cline2:55
19Things That Might Have Been
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper0:58
20Blue Mountain Girl
Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper2:22
21Alabama
The Bailey Brothers2:57
22The Sweetest Gift, a Mother's Smile
The Bailey Brothers3:00
23John Henry
The Bailey Brothers2:43
24I Will Never Marry
The Bailey Brothers2:58
25The San Marino Tragedy
Shorty Morris2:37
26Capital Letters (Write Your Name in My Heart)
Shorty Morris2:23
27The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
Stoney Cooper & his Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee2:33
28What Good Will It Do
Stoney Cooper & his Clinch Mountain Clan with Wilma Lee2:44
4▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 453-476
5▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 701-703 / Eureka 801 / Rich-R-Tone 1002-1013
6▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1014-1031
7▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1032-1049
8▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1050-1062
9▶CD: Rich-R-Tone 1063-1067 / Folk Star 500-601
10▶CD: Folk Star 602-619
11▶CD: Folk Star 621-655
12▶CD: Champion 901-902 / Folk Star 1000-1007

Credits

Release

copyrighted (©) by:Bear Family Records
pressed by:TAKT (Polish manufacturer)
glass mastered at:TAKT in Olkusz, Małopolskie (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), Poland
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/34882697 [info]