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The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys: The Complete Mercury Recordings

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I purchased this CD for research on a brother duet recording project that my friend and I are recording. This is a GREAT collection of Stanley classics, that showcase both the "High Lonesome" sound of Ralphs high tenor, and their wonderful song writing skills. If you are a fan of bluegrass, this is a CD that needs to be on your "must have" list/collection.

As for the packaging, it came all the way over here to Afghanistan in PERFECT condition... I will definately order from this seller again!

I recently gave this CD to my husband for his birthday. He was delighted with it. There are many songs---all of them good.

I saw Ralph Stanley and his Clinch Mtn Boys when I was a university student years ago. This album is one of the best collections of Stanley Bro's works and the quality of the restoration is wonderful.

This is truly a classic Cd for Bluegrass lovers. Wonderful old time Bluegrass from days gone by. Loved it.

I bought this as a download from Napster and when I bought a new computer the license wouldn't transfer. This is a definite must-have for anyone that has a bluegrass/old-time music collection. It's especially nice because it has so many of the old mountain-music gospel songs, which is sorta uncommon. Buy the disk so that you have a permanent copy. In summation; BUY IT, YOU WON"T BE DISAPPOINTED!!!

Bluegrass music was isolated to a time and area, the same as to what we now call "classic" country or rock. Music birthed from it's time. Anything "born" now, is imitation and not legitimate. The Stanley Brothers Mercury Recordings is real bluegrass. Raw, real, felt bluegrass. If you love it the way that it was, in it's infancy or midlife form, these [re]recordings are for you. Simply to the bone - or to the marrow - of bluegrass music. Bill Monroe called it "Bluegrass." Ralph Stanley is quoted as saying, "I never called it "bluegrass" music, just real good country music." Buying these "Stanley Brothers - Mercury Recordings" is buying a piece of history that you can lead and teach your children or grandchildren with to ensure they don't confuse todays music with the "Real Thing."