Session #129
September 17-18, 1963 (19:00-22:00 & 23:00-02:00)
Columbia Recording Studio, Nashville, TN.
Session Facts
Year
1963
Date
September 17-18, 1963 (19:00-22:00 & 23:00-02:00)
Producer
Don Law - Frank Jones
Session Personnel
Johnny Cash (nar, g), Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm), Jack Clement (g), Luther Perkins (eg), Maybelle Carter (ath), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Bill Pursell (org), Johnny Cash (v, g), Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm), Jack Clement (g), Luther Perkins (eg), Maybelle Carter (ath), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Bill Pursell (org), Johnny Cash (v, g), Carter Family: Maybelle, Anita, Helen, June (vhm), Jack Clement (g), Luther Perkins (eg), Bob Johnson (5lt), Maybelle Carter (ath), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d), Johnny Cash (nar), Bob Johnson (5lt), Johnny Cash (v, g), Jack Clement (g), Luther Perkins (eg), Maybelle Carter (ath), Marshall Grant (b), W.S. 'Fluke' Holland (d)
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Context
The difference between take 1 and take 2 of Ballad Of The Harpweaver becomes very obvious when listening to the phrase: " laid it on the floor and wove another one ". Cash appears to stumble slightly on the word " wove ".
Takes / Recordings
6Where known, matrix numbers identify the official master recordings. Take numbers identify individual takes and do not by themselves indicate the released master.
| Ref | Matrix/Take | Title | Duration | Composer | Media |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | NCO 80030 | Here Was A Man 👥 | 2:43 | Johnny Bond, Tex Ritter | — |
| b | NCO 80031 | Ring The Bells For Jim 👥 | 2:46 | June Carter, Jan Howard | — |
| c | NCO 80032 | We Are The Shepherds 👥 | 3:13 | John R. Cash | — |
| d | NCO 80033-1 | Ballad Of The Harpweaver 👥 | - | Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis | — |
| e | NCO 80033-2 | Ballad Of The Harpweaver 👥 | 4:23 | Edna St. Vincent Millay, Norma Millay Ellis | — |
| f | NCO 80034 | Who Kept The Sheep 👥 | 1:56 | E.J. Carter, John R. Cash | — |