Alvin Crow

By Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Lillie Ohlsson, Holger Josefsen, Goran Adolph
SESSIONS
1975 Odyssey Sound, Austin, TX - Alvin Crow & Pleasant Valley Boys (Alvin Crow [vcl/fiddle], Rick Crow [ld gt], Bobby Earl Smith [rh gt], Gary ”Smoothie” Roller [bass], John Holly [drums], Herb Steiner [steel] Jesse Ashlock [fiddle-1], Roger Crabtree [french harp]. Producer Alvin Crow and the Pleasant Valley Boys)
001 FIDDLER AND LADY Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
002 CHAINS ON ME Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
003 REARVIEW WINDOW Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
004 I JUST DROPPED BY TO SEE THE SHOW Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
005 NYQUIL BLUES Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-14437/PD-1-6124
006 DYNAMITE DIANA Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
007 WHEN I STOP LOVING YOU -1 Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
008 THAT'S A TOUCH I LIKE -1 Long Neck NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
009 FOOLISH FAITH Long Neck NR-6872/NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
010 ALL NIGHT LONG Long Neck NR-6872/NR-6751 Polydor PD-1-6124
ca February 1977 Nashville, TN - Alvin Crow & Pleasant Valley Boys (Alvin Crow [vcl/fiddle], Leon Rausch [duet vcl with Alvin-1] Rick Crow [ld gt], Bobby Earl Smith [rh gt], Tommy Allsup [gt], Diane Tignor [banjo], Herb Steiner [steel], Gary ”Smoothie” Roller [bass], T.J. ”Tiny” McFarland [drums], ”Big Dan” Espedal [piano] Al Stricklin [piano], Ed Vizard [sax], Roger Crabtree [french harp].Producer: Tommy Allsup)
011 77N-2640 YES SHE DO, NO SHE DON'T -1 Polydor PD-14387/PD-1-6102
012 CAN'T SHAKE THE SANDS OF TEXAS FROM MY SHOES PD-1-6102
013 HIGH STEPPER PD-1-6102
014 ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE PD-14387/ PD-1-6102
015 (TEXAS KID'S) RETIREMENT RUN PD-1-6102
016 BROKEN SPOKE WALTZ PD-14437/PD-1-6102
017 CRAZY LITTLE MAMA (AT MY FRONT DOOR) PD-14410/ PD-1-6102
018 YOU'RE THE ONE I THOUGHT I'D NEVER LOSE PD-1-6102
019 TURKEY TEXAS: HOME OF BOB WILLS PD-1-6102
020 WINE ME UP PD-1-6102
021 COTTON-EYED JOE PD-1-6102
ca 1979 unknown – Alvin Crow & The Neon Angels
022 DYNAMITE DIANA Big Wheel BW-1003
023 TROUBLE LONESOME AND SORROW Big Wheel BW-1003
024 CHAINS ON ME Big Wheel BW-1003
025 FADED LOVE/A MAIDEN'S PRAYER Big Wheel BW-1003
026 ROLY POLY Big Wheel BW-1003
027 SAN ANTONIO ROSE Big Wheel BW-1003
028 A FOOL SUCH AS I Big Wheel BW-1003
029 OKLAHOMA HILLS Big Wheel BW-1003
030 HEART OVER MIND Big Wheel BW-1003
031 TOO LONELY TOO LONG Big Wheel BW-1003
1984 Wink Tyler’s Studio, Austin, TX/Pedernales Studio, Spicewood, TX – Alvin Crow (Alvin Crow [vcl/fiddle], Rick Crow [gt]. Junior Brown/Jimmy Day [steel], Speedy Sparks [bass], David Apke [drums], Marcia Ball [piano]. Producer: Alvin Crow)
032 WORLD FULL OF LOVE TRP 851
033 TOO MANY NIGHTS IN A ROADHOUSE TRP 851
034 TOWN AND COUNTRY TAVERNS TRP 851
035 REAL THING TRP 851
036 WEST TEXAS WIND TRP 851
037 WISHING FOR YOU TRP 851
038 QUEEN OF THE BAYOU TRP 851
039 GONNA HAVE A PARTY TRP 851
040 DON’T LET ME LOVE YOU TRP 851
041 THINK IT OVER TRP 851
1988 [live] Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar, Austin, TX – Alvin Crow, * & Leon Rausch
04101 FIDDLER'S LADY Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04102 WINE ME UP Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04103 LIVING ON MEMORIES Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04104 DYNAMITE DIANA Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04105 SANDS OF TEXAS Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04106 ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04107 BROKEN SPOKE LEGEND Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04108 BIG BALLS IN COWTOWN Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04109 FADED LOVE Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04110 BRING IT ON DOWN TO MY HOUSE* Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04111 YOU SEND ME Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
04112 SO LONG Broken Spoke NR-17697 NR-18110
1986 unknown – Alvin Crow
042 COMIN´ BACK TO TEXAS Austex ATX 003
043 LOVIN´ ON BORROWED TIME Austex ATX 003
044 NEON ANGEL Austex ATX 003
045 FEEL LIKE A FOOL Austex ATX 003
046 UNDERNEATH THE TEXAS SKY Austex ATX 003
047 WHERE´D YOU STAY LAST NIGHTS Austex ATX 003
048 LONG TEXAS NIGHTS Austex ATX 003
049 LOWDOWN BLUES Austex ATX 003
050 BROWN EYES WALTZ Austex ATX 003
051 LOVE PLAYED A JOKE Austex ATX 003
1988 unknown – Alvin Crow (Producer: Alvin Crow)
052 HONKY TONK TRAIL Broken Spoke NR-18110
053 TOO COUNTRY Broken Spoke NR-18110
054 DANCE WITH WHO BRUNG YOU Broken Spoke NR-18110
055 I'LL GO DOWN SWINGING Broken Spoke NR-18110
056 RED NECK ROCK Broken Spoke NR-18110
057 REAL THING Broken Spoke NR-18110
058 SWEETWATER WALTZ Broken Spoke NR-18110
059 ABOUT THAT TIME AGAIN Broken Spoke NR-18110
060 BE MY MOMMA AGAIN Broken Spoke NR-18110
061 THE WAY IT IS Broken Spoke NR-18110
1992 Broken Spoke, 3201 S. Lamar, Austin, TX – Alvin Crow (Alvin Crow [vcl/fiddle/gt/Mandocaster], Rick Crow [vcl/gt], James M. White [vcl], Scott Wall [steel], Don Bacoch [bass], John Chandler [drums]. Producer: Alvin Crow) [overdubs recorded at production Block, Austin, TX]
06101 BIG IRON Broken Spoke NR-18895
06102 STREETS OF LAREDO Broken Spoke NR-18895
06103 RIDING DOWN THE CANYON Broken Spoke NR-18895
06104 EL PASO Broken Spoke NR-18895
06105 GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY Broken Spoke NR-18895
06106 HIGH NOON Broken Spoke NR-18895
06107 BACK IN THE SADDLE Broken Spoke NR-18895
06108 OUT ON THE LONELY PRAIRIE Broken Spoke NR-18895
06109 COMING BACK TO TEXAS Broken Spoke NR-18895
06110 BRIGHT SHERMAN VALLEY Broken Spoke NR-18895
06111 STRAWBERRY ROAN Broken Spoke NR-18895
06112 PATONIA Broken Spoke NR-18895
06113 RUNNING GUN Broken Spoke NR-18895
Alvin Crow recorded after 1992, some info in albums list


ALBUMS
Long Neck NR-6751Alvin Crow And The Pleasant Valley Boys: Fiddler's Lady; Chains On Me; Rearview Mirror; I Just Dropped By To See The Show; Nyquil Blues; Dynamite Diana; When I Stop Loving You; That's A Touch I Like; Foolish Faith; All Night Long – 76 (reissued on Polydor PD-1-6124 in 1977)
Polydor PD-1-6102 High Riding: Yes She Do, No She Don't (I'm Satisfied With My Gal); Can't Shake The Sands Of Texas From My Shoes; High Stepper; One Foot In The Grave; (The Texas Kid's) Retirement Run; Broken Spoke Waltz; Crazy Little Mama (At My Front Door); You're The One I Thought I'd Never Lose; Turkey, Texas : Home Of Bob Wills; Wine Me Up; Cotton-Eyed Joe – 04-77
Bog Wheel BW-1003 Alvin Crow And The Neon Angels: Dynamite Diana; Trouble, Lonesome And Sorrow; Chains On Me; Faded Love/A Maiden's Prayer; Roly Poly; San Antonio Rose; Fool Such As I; Oklahoma Hills; Heart Over Mind; Too Lonely Too Long - ca. 80
Austex/TRP-851 Welcome To Texas: World Full Of Love; Too Many Nights In A Roadhouse; Town And Country Taverns; Real Thing; West Texas; Wishing For You ; Queen Of The Bayou; Gonna Have A Party; Don’t Let Me Love You; Think It Over – 84
Austex ATX 003 Long Texas Nights: Comin´ Back To Texas; Lovin´ On Borrowed Time; Neon Angel; Feel Like A Fool; Underneath The Texas Sky; Where´d You Stay Last Nights; Long texas Nights; Lowdown Blues; Brown Eyes Waltz; Love Played A Joke - 86
Broken Spoke NR-17697 Pure Country: Fiddler's Lady;Wine Me Up; Living On Memories; Dynamite Diana; Sands Of Texas; One Foot In The Grave; Broken Spoke Legend; Big Balls In Cowtown; Faded Love; Bring It On Down To My House; You Send Me; So Long – 88
Broken Spoke NR-18110 Honkytonk Trail: Honky Tonk Trail; Too Country; Dance With Who Brung You; I'll Go Down Swinging; Red Neck Rock; Real Thing; Sweetwater Waltz; About That Time Again; Be My Momma Again; The Way It Is; Fiddler's Lady; Wine Me Up; Living On Memories; Dynamite Diana; Sands Of Texas; One Foot In The Grave; Broken Spoke Legend; Big Ball's In Cowtown; Faded Love; Bring It Down To My House [Leon Rausch]; You Send Me; So Long - ca. 88 (double)
Broken Spoke NR-18895 Cowboy!: Big Iron; Streets Of Laredo; Riding Down The Canyon; El Paso; Ghost Riders In The Sky; High Noon; Back In The Saddle; Out On The Lonely Prairie; Coming Back To Texas; Bright Sherman Valley; Strawberry Roan; Patonia; Running Gun - 92
Broken Spoke CD-9608 Texas Classics: Fiddler's Lady; Sands of Texas; One Foot in the Grave; Dynamite Diana; Turkey Texas; Rearview Mirror; Chains on Me; Nyquil Blues; When I Stop Lovin' You; Foolish Faith; Just Dropped by to See the Show - ca.96
? White Trash Opera: Dixie (Dog) [w.Charlie Edwards]; Boom Town; Thick And Thin;The Good Life In Texas; Trailer On The Edge Of Town; Free At Last (Male); Free At Last (Female); Yesterday's Oatmeal; This Old Bar Room; Can't Let You Say Goodbye; The Last Day Of My Life; Free At Last (Reprise) - 04

SINGLES
Long Neck (1976)
NR 6872-1 All Night Long / Foolish Faith - 76
Polydor (1977)
PD 14387 One Foot In The Grave / Yes, She Do, No, She Don't - 04-77
PD 14410 Crazy Little Mama / At My Front Door - 08-77
PD 14437 Nyquil Blues / Broken Spoke Waltz - 11-77