Thumper Jones - Folsom Prison Blues

Jan 1956 Dixie 502 EP. Never released on cd.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rockabilly
• Country
• Johnny
• Cash
• George
• Jones

[CountryLance]

I think it's Leon Payne. I can tell by the phrasing, sounds like Leon

[1950sRockabilly]

@CountryLance I think your right. Because both Leon Payne and George Jones recorded Rockablly under the name Thumper Jones on Starday-Records.

[trail8059]

CONGRATS to Country Lance...I knew Leon and you are correct.

[KojiRecords]

@mlebagley I am doing a retro vinyl project which will be identical to this record, a new 78 rpm EP but with only (2) songs per side; I am trying to shoot for at least 7-8 minutes a side, which I know is really pushing it; however, I did see another YouTube video of a European record pressing plant that used the Fairchild margin control which allowed the selection of the width of the groove; Fairchild was the system used by the Mercury Records labels from their inception in the 40's through 60's

[mlebagley]

@KojiRecords later 78 rpm EP like these often cut microgroove, and that and other recording factors aloud them to fit so much music on a side. note this was used by top hits (not to be confused with tops) made records just like this in this fashion.

[bluegoose340]

That's not George.

[buelligan123]

George Jones did release some rockabillly music under the name Thumper Jones for his manager Harold "Pappy" Daily who was a partner in Starday. In 1955 he released his first single to chart for Starday, the wonderful "Why Baby Why " under the name George Jones. Back in those days they would record 3 songs in 3 hours, but Pappy was known for speed and liked to do 6 songs in 3 hours. Must have been just crazy.

[KojiRecords]

From a technical point of view, how did they get (3) songs each side at 78 rpm? Was it that 1) all songs mono; 2) no bass or loud passages to take up extra grooves; and 3) songs ran only 1:50-2 minutes max each? Sound on this one is good, but don't know if volume is just turned up to compensate.

[Starday]

That's not George Jones. I don't know who, but surely not George.