Monday, August 1, 2011

Nashville String Band



by Mario Manciotti, Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Hans Sandberg
SESSIONS

September 1969 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Atkins [gt], Homer Haynes [gt], Jethro Burns [mandolin] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson)
001 XWA4-2427 YELLOW BIRD 47-9781/LSP-4274
002 XWA4-2428 CARIBBEAN 47-9781/ LSP-4274
003 GRANADA LSP-4274
004 ADIOS AMIGOS LSP-4274
005 LA GOLONDRINA (THE SWALLOW) LSP-4274
006 XWA4-2432 LA FIESTA 47-9878/LSP-4274
007 EL PASO LSP-4274
008 TOMORROW'S TEARS LSP-4274
009 MARIA ELENA LSP-4274
010 DRINA LSP-4274
011 IN A LITTLE SPANISH TOWN LSP-4274
ca. March 1970 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Atkins [gt], Homer Haynes [gt], Jethro Burns [mandolin] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson)
012 ZWA4-1065 UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE 47-9878/LSP-4363
013 JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE LSP-4363
014 ARKANSAS TRAVELER LSP-4363
015 COLD COLD HEART LSP-4363
016 FRAULEIN LSP-4363
017 WILDWOOD FLOWER LSP-4363
018 TENNESSEE RAG LSP-4363
019 MAIDEN'S PRAYER LSP-4363
020 SOUTH LSP-4363
021 MOCKINGBIRD HILL LSP-4363
ca. October 1970 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Atkins [gt], Homer Haynes [gt], Jethro Burns [mandolin] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Chet Atkins and Bob Ferguson)
022 COLONEL BOGEY LSP-4472
023 WHITE SILVER SANDS LSP-4472
024 ZWA4-1873 RED WING 74-0410/ LSP-4472
025 THREE BELLS LSP-4472
026 OKLAHOMA HILLS LSP-4472
027 SWEET DREAMS LSP-4472
028 ZWA4-1877 STROLLIN' 74-0410/ LSP-4472
029 ROCKY TOP LSP-4472
030 RELEASE ME LSP-4472
031 GREEN, GREEN GRASS OF HOME LSP-4472
March 1971 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Akins [ld gt], Pete Wade [ld gt], Homer Haynes [rh gt], Jerry Shook [rh gt], Uncle Josh Graves [dobro], Johnny Gimble [mandolin], Jethro Burns [mandolin], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Larry Londin [drums], Lee Womack [piano]. Producer: Bob Ferguson, Chet Atkins)
032 LAST TRAIN TO CLARKSVILLE LSP-4553
033 NOLA LSP-4553
034 AWA4-1314 HAPPY ENDING 74-0500/ LSP-4553
035 OPRYLAND LSP-4553
036 ALHAMBRA LSP-4553
037 AWA4-1317 GENEVIEVE (SHAWN-VEE-EV) 74-0500/ LSP-4553
038 EL CONDOR PASA LSP-4553
039 TENNESSEE WALTZ LSP-4553
040 BIRTH OF THE BLUES LSP-4553
041 FLAKY LSP-4553
ca. October 1971 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Atkins [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Pete Wade [el gt], Jimmy Capps [el gt], Kenneth Burns [mandolin], Bob Moore/Henry Strzelecki [bass], Ralph Gallant/Buddy Harman [drums], Farrell Morris [marimbas], Hargus Robbins/Floyd Cramer [piano], Bill McElhiney [trumpet], Don Sheffield [trumpet/flugelhorn] + Sheldon Kurland Strings. Producer: Chet Atkins and Ronny Light)
042 BWA4-1078* BANDIT  LSP-4659  [ed.:*] 74-0666
043 ESTRELLITA LSP-4659
044 CIELITO LINDO LSP-4659
045 GAY RANCHERO LSP-4659
046 MARCHETA LSP-4659
047 GREAT EL TIGRE LSP-4659
048 SPANISH EYES LSP-4659
049 CUMBANCHERO LSP-4659
050 AWA4-1931 BANDERA 74-0666/LSP-4659
051 VAYA CON DIOS LSP-4659
*remeastered, edited or re-recorded version
ca. May 1972 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Nashville String Band (Chet Atkins [gt], Jerry Shook [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Pete Wade [el gt], Johnny Gimble/Kenneth Burns [mandolin], Jerry Byrd [steel], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Kenneth Buttrey/Jim Isbell [drums], Farrell Morris [percussion], Floyd Cramer [piano], Bill Puett [woodwind] + Sheldon Kurland Strings. Producer: Chet Atkins and Ronny Light) (poss. BWA4-1434-43)
052 BWA4-1434 BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC 74-0833/LSP-4771
053 STEEL GUITAR RAG LSP-4771
054 FASCINATION LSP-4771
055 THIRD MAN THEME LSP-4771
056 BWA4-1436 DIXIE 74-0833/ LSP-4771
057 MEDLEY: I'M THINKING OF MY BLUE EYES/WABASH CANNONBALL/HAWAIIAN WEDDING SONG LSP-4771
058 LARA'S THEME LSP-4771
059 LA PALOMA LSP-4771
060 ST. LOUIS BLUES LSP-4771
061 BEER BARREL POLKA LSP-4771

ALBUMS
RCA Victor LSP-4274 Nashville String Band:
La Fiesta; Yellow Bird; El Paso; Granada; Adios Amigos; La Golondrina; Caribbean; Tomorrow's Tears; Maria Elena; Drina; In A Little Spanish Town – 12-69 (XPRS-2491/2)
RCA Victor LSP-4363 Down Home: Under The Double Eagle; Just A Closer Walk With Thee; Arkansas Traveler; Cold Cold Heart; Fraulein; Wildwood Flower; Tennessee Rag; Maiden's Prayer; South; Mockingbird Hill – 06-70
RCA Victor LSP-4472 Identified: Colonel Bogey; White Silver Sands; Red Wing; Three Bells; Oklahoma Hills; Strollin'; Sweet Dreams; Rocky Top; Release Me; Green Green Grass Of Home – 01-71
RCA Victor LSP-4553 Strung Up: Last Train To Clarksville; Nola; Genevieve; Opryland; Happy Ending; Alhambra; El Condor Pasa; Tennessee Waltz; Birth Of The Blues; Flaky – 05-71
RCA Victor LSP-4659 The Bandit: Bandit; Estrellita; Cielito Lindo; Gay Ranchero; Marcheta; The Great El Tigre; Spanish Eyes; You Belong To My Heart; Cumbanchero; Bandera; Vaya Con Dios – 01-72 (MX: APRS-1981/2)
RCA Victor LSP-4771 The World's Greatest Melodies: Battle Hymn Of The Republic; Steel Guitar Rag; Fascination; Third Man Theme; I'm Thinking of My Blue Eyes; Wabash Cannonball; Hawaiian Wedding Song; Lara's Theme; La Paloma; St Louis Blues; Beer Barrel Polka; Dixie – 20-06-72

SINGLES
RCA Victor (1969-73)
47-9781 Caribbean / Yellow Bird - 12-69
74-0410 Strollin' / Red Wing - 70
47-9878 La Fiesta / Under The Double Eagle - 07-70
74-0500 Happy Ending / Genevieve (Shawn-Vee-Ev) - ca. 07-71
74-0666 Bandera / The Bandit - 02-72
74-0833 The Battle Hymn Of Republic / Dixie - 09-72
 

Larry Sasser

by Praguefrak, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS

1990 Oak Valley Studios, 105 Oak Valley Drive, Nashville, TN – Larry Sasser (Larry Sasser [steel], Fred Newell [ld gt], John Clausi [rh gt], David Smith [bass], Clay Claire [drums], Hoot Hester [fiddle], Bunky Keels [piano]. Producer: Ray Pennington, Larry Sasser)
001 SASSY FRASSIN' Step One SOR-0058
002 ALWAYS ON MY MIND SOR-0058
003 TAKE ME AS I AM SOR-0058
004 ARE YOU SURE SOR-0058
005 DOGWOOD TRAIL SOR-0058
006 REAL COUNTRY SOR-0058
007 NASHWOOD SOR-0058
008 MERCY MERCY SOR-0058
009 HEALING HANDS OF TIME SOR-0058
010 GARDENIA WALTZ SOR-0058
011 COLD COLD HEART SOR-0058
012 EASY GOIN' SOR-0058

Ca 1991 [sessions for Slide]  Nashville, TN – Larry Sasser (Producer: Pete Drake)
013 SLEEPWALK First Generation
014 AS TIME GOES BY First Generation
 


ALBUMS
Step One SOR-0058 Sassy Country: Sassy Frassin'; Always On My Mind; Take Me As I Am; Are You Sure; Dogwood Trail; Real Country; Nashwood; Mercy Mercy; Healing Hands Of Time; Gardenia Waltz; Cold Cold Heart; Easy Goin' - 03-91

Free Beer

by Praguefrank
SESSIONS

Spring 1975 New York City – Free Beer (Sandy "Sandman" Allen [vcl/gt/bass], Michael Packer [vcl/gt/bass], Caleb Potter [vcl/gt/percussion] + Brendan Harkin [vcl/gt], Ronnie Renninger [gt], Eric Weissberg [dobro/violin], Dan Daley [steel], Joe X. Dube/Richard Crooks/Bernard "Pretty" Purdie/Paul Schwartz [drums], Jack Jennings [percussion], Ned Albright/ Richard Harbert [piano], Larry Gonsky [keyboards/synthesizer], John Harris [harmonica], George Marge [sax], Irwin "Marky" Markowitz [horn], Bob Mintzer [sax]. Pattie Dardy Harkin [bck vcl]. Producer: Alan Lorber, Brendan Harkin)
001 I'M IN LOVE Southwind SWS-6402
002 COUPE DE VILLE Southwind SWS-6402
003 CRUISIN' Southwind SWS-6402
004 BRANDY AND BEER Southwind SWS-6402
005 OUT ON THE ROAD Southwind SWS-6402
006 RIDING SHOTGUN ON A DREAM WAGON Southwind SWS-6402
007 THE LETDOWN Southwind SWS-6402
008 WE CAN CALL IT HOME Southwind SWS-6402
009 GOOD TIMES, SAD TIMES Southwind SWS-6402
010 ZANZIBAR Southwind SWS-6402
011 RIVER OF WINE Southwind SWS-6402
012 NEW ENGLAND GIRLS Southwind SWS-6402
ca Spring 1976 New York City – Free Beer (Michael Packer [vcl/gt/bass], Sandy Allen [vcl/gt/bass], Caleb Potter [vcl/gt/percussion], Werner Fritzsching [gt], Jerry Marotta [drums], Daniel Ben Zebulon [percussion], Ralph Schuckett [keyboards]. Producer: Alan Lorber)
013 WALKING THE FLOOR RCA Victor PB-10763/APL1-1733
014 GETTING THERE IS A DRAG APL1-1733
015 UPTOWN LOVER PB-10719/APL1-1733
016 SHE LEFT THIS MORNING APL1-1733
017 SAME OLD GARBAGE APL1-1733
018 IT'S GONNA BE ALRIGHT APL1-1733
019 FINE TIME APL1-1733
020 LOVE OF A WOMAN APL1-1733
021 FAMILY PIE PB-10719/APL1-1733
022 RUN WILD PB-10763/APL1-1733
023 SPRING TO ME APL1-1733
Fall 1976 New York City - Free Beer (Michael Packer [vcl/gt/bass], Sandy Allen [vcl/gt/bass], Caleb Potter [vcl/gt/percussion], Werner Fritzsching [gt], Jerry Marotta [drums], Ralph Schuckett [keyboards] +Hugh McCracken [gt], Steve Kahan [gt], Stu Woods [bass], Chris Parker [drums], Ken Ascher [piano]. Producer: Alan Lorber)
024 QUEEN OF THE PURPLE SAGE RCA Victor PB-10881/APL1-2072
025 NOUVEAU CHAPEAU RCA Victor APL1-2072
026 TIME, TIME, TIME RCA Victor APL1-2072
027 GOIN' AWAY RCA Victor APL1-2072
028 I'VE JUST SEEN A FACE RCA Victor APL1-2072
029 YOU BETTER WATCH OUT RCA Victor APL1-2072
030 WANNA GET BACK TO YOU RCA Victor APL1-2072
031 ONE EYED JACKASS RCA Victor APL1-2072
032 CALIFORNIA RCA Victor PB-10881/APL1-2072
033 BULLFROG BLUES RCA Victor APL1-2072



ALBUMS
Southwind SWS-6402 Free Beer: I'm In Love; Coupe De Ville; Cruisin'; Brandy And Beer; Out On The Road; Riding Shotgun On A Dream Wagon; The Letdown;We Can Call It Home; Good Times, Sad Times; Zanzibar; River Of Wine; New England Girls - 75
RCA Victor APL1-1733 Highway Robbery: Walking The Floor; Getting There Is A Drag; Uptown Lover; She Left This Morning; Same Old Garbage; It's Gonna Be Alright; Fine Time; Love Of A Woman; Family Pie; Run Wild; Spring To Me - 76
RCA Victor APL1-2072 Nouveau Chapeau: Queen Of The Purple Sage;. Nouveau Chapeau; Time, Time, Time; Goin' Away; I've Just Seen A Face; You Better Watch Out; Wanna Get Back To You; One Eyed Jackass; California; Bullfrog Blues - 77

SINGLES
RCA Victor (1976-77)
PB-10719 Uptown Lover / Family Pie – 07-76
PB-10763 Walking The Floor / Run Wild – 09-76
PB-10881 California / Queen Of The Purple Sage – 02-77