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Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (1953 album)

1953 studio album by Chet Atkins From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (1953 album)
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Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins is the second studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins on the RCA Victor label. It was available as a 10-inch vinyl record. RCA subsequently released it as a 12-inch LP in 1955 with additional and omitted tracks.

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The song "Main Street Breakdown" had been released as a single in 1949 and was a minor success.[1] Chet commented in his autobiography, "It had a lot of notes and fast runs and DJs apparently loved it."[2] Homer & Jethro played on the song with Anita Carter playing bass.[3]

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Reception

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Track listing

  • The gold cover release had a different track listing and order, substituting "12th Street Rag" for "Boogie Man Boogie"
  1. "Blue Gypsy" (Atkins, Boudleaux Bryant) – 2:19
  2. "Oh by Jingo!" (Lew Brown, Albert Von Tilzer) – 2:14
  3. "Hello Ma Baby" (Joseph Howard, Ida Emerson) – 2:09
  4. "Memphis Blues" (W. C. Handy, George Norton) – 2:11
  5. "Alice Blue Gown" (Joseph McCarthy, Harry Tierney) – 2:06
  6. "Indian Love Call" (Rudolf Friml, Oscar Hammerstein, Otto Harbach) – 2:39
  7. "Main Street Breakdown" (Atkins) – 2:18
  8. "Boogie Man Boogie" (Atkins) – 2:49

It was also released under the same title with the red cover as a two-disc gatefold 45 rpm EP (RCA EPB-1236) with a different track listing.

A gold cover 45rpm gatefold set EPB-3163 was released in the 1950s containing,

EPB-3163

  • Disc 1:
    • Side 1 – "Oh, By Jingo!" / "Indian Love Call"
    • Side 2 – "Memphis Blues" / "Twelfth Street Rag"
  • Disc 2:
    • Side 1 – "Main Street Breakdown" / "Hello Ma Baby"
    • Side 2 – "Alice Blue Gown" / "Blue Gypsy"
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