Decca matrix NA 2240. I'm free (from the chain gang now) / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I'm free (from the chain gang now) (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes Hide Additional Titles |
| The Texas Troubadours (Musical group) | |
| Ernest Tubb (vocalist) | |
| Jack Drake (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Dickie Harris (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| Billy Byrd (instrumentalist : electric guitar) | |
| Loren Otis "Jack" Shook (instrumentalist : guitar) |
| Notes |
|---|
| Ruppli session personnel note: Ernest Tubb (vocals), with Billy Byrd (electric lead guitar), Dickie Harris (steel guitar), Jack Shook (rhythm guitar), Jack Drake (bass). |
| Ruppli session note: 46306/7/8 (78 rpm) were issued in album A-858 and also issued as 9-46306/7/B (45 rpm) in album 9-238. 91180/81 (45 EPs) were issued in album ED-588. All titles also issued on Decca DL-5336, CD Bear Family(Germany) BCD 15498/3. |
| Master renumbered by Decca as 80024. |
| Documentation of Decca Records derives from Michel Ruppli's "The Decca labels: a discography" (Greenwood Press, 1996). Data has not been systematically reviewed or edited by ADP staff, except as indicated. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Format | Note Hide Additional Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11/1950 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 46307 | 10-in. | |
| 10/11/1950 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca [9-]91180 | 45-rpm | |
| 10/11/1950 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 9-46307 | 45-rpm | |
| 10/11/1950 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL-5336 | LP | |
| 10/11/1950 Nashville, Tennessee. Castle Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15498/3 | Compact disc |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 2240. I'm free (from the chain gang now) / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345958/NA_2240-Im_free_from_the_chain_gang_now.
Decca matrix NA 2240. I'm free (from the chain gang now) / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000345958/NA_2240-Im_free_from_the_chain_gang_now.
"Decca matrix NA 2240. I'm free (from the chain gang now) / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.
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