June 21, 2021

The Carter Family: Last Sessions - Their Complete Victor Recordings 1934-1941

Rounder Records – CD 1072
Rounder Records – CD 1072

Format: CD, Compilation
Country: US
Released: 1998
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk, Country
[Tracklist]
01 I'll Be Home Someday (2:30)
02 Faded Coat Of Blue (3:10)
03 Sailor Boy (3:11)
04 Why Do You Cry Little Darling (3:09)
05 You Tied A Love Knot In My Heart (2:48)
06 Lonesome Homesick Blues (2:31)
07 Dark And Stormy Weather (2:28)
08 In The Valley Of The Shenandoah (2:46)
09 Girl On The Greenbriar Shore (2:58)
10 Something Got A Hold Of Me (2:47)
11 Fifty Miles Of Elbow Room (2:49)
12 Keep On The Firing Line (3:04)
13 Waves On The Sea (2:41)
14 Rambling Boy (2:55)
15 You're Gonna Be Sorry You Let Me Down (2:48)
16 The Mountains Of Tennessee (2:48)
[Credits]
Sara Carter (autoharp/guitar/vocals) Maybelle Carter (guitar/vocals) A.P. Carter (vocals)
Designer: Scott Billington, Liner Notes: Charles Wolfe
[Notes]
There was a remarkable seven-year gap in the recording of the tracks on this disc. After years of struggling for widespread success, the members of this seminal family trio finally parted ways. The material is terrific as usual, though some tracks sound a bit flat in the delivery. Perhaps the strain of maintaining a family group began to show in the performance of the tunes, as daughters Maybelle and Sara struggled for their own identity. Not the best of the Carter Family recordings, but certainly great. -- AllMusic Review by Tim Sheridan

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