Stars Of The Grand Ole Opry 1926-1974
1974 2x Vinyl Orange Labels; Gatefold Sleeve
Bluegrass
Country
Country Blues
Folk

Main image
RCA Victor
a&r, coordinator [a&r co-ordinator] Roy Dea
engineer, remastered by [remastering engineer] Bill Vandervort
narrator [narration by] Grant Turner
photography by Les Leverett
technician, remastered by [remastering technician] Mike Shockley
Phonographic Copyright (p) RCA Corporation
Copyright (c) RCA Records
Designed At Pinwheel Studios
Nearly identical sleeve printed in the U.K.; U.S. sponsor was Martha White Foods, who included a swatch of their stage backdrop adhered to the paper booklet, History of the Artists, attached to the gatefold (see image of swatch).

RCA CPL2 0466 orange label, dynaflex, Made in U.S.A..

From right gatefold:
Biography information furnished by The Country Music Association. Special thanks to Bob Tubert. This album prepared with permission and assistance from WSM, Inc., and The Grand Ole Opry.

Tracks A1 to A4, A7, B3 to B8, and C8 are original monophonic recordings. All other tracks are stereo.

All tracks have been remastered to include applause and the narrator's banter between songs is intended to give the illusion that this is a live performance.

Autocoupled (A/D, B/C)


Matrix / Runout: CPL2-0466-A-5S (Scribed, Side A)
Matrix / Runout: CPL2--0466-B-5S (Stamper, Side B)
Matrix / Runout: C[scribbled-out and x'd out 7]PL[scribbled out number]2-0466-C-5S (Stamper With Hand-Etched Edits, Side C)
Matrix / Runout: CPL2-0466-D-5S (Stamper, Side D)



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