Decca matrix NA 9261. How far is heaven / Kitty Wells
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| How far is heaven (Primary title) | Ruppli Decca |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Kitty Wells (vocalist) | |
| Carol Sue Wright (vocalist) | |
| Ray Crisp (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Eddie Hill (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Shot Jackson (instrumentalist : electric steel guitar) | |
| Tommy Jackson (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Johnnie (Johnny) Wright (instrumentalist : guitar) |
Additional Information
| Notes |
|---|
| Master renumbered by Decca as 89049. |
| Ruppli session personnel note: Kitty Wells, Carol Sue Wright (vocals), with Ray Crisp, Tommy Jackson (fiddle), Eddie Hill, Johnnie Wright (guitar), Harold B. "Shot" Jackson (steel guitar). |
| 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 | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 29823 | |
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | Decca 9-29823 | |
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | MCA MCA-60101 | |
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | Decca DL-4270 | |
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BFX 15239/3 | |
| 12/17/1955 Nashville, Tennessee. Owen Bradley Studio | [A] | Master | Bear Family (Germany) BCD 15638/2 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Decca matrix NA 9261. How far is heaven / Kitty Wells," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000347347/NA_9261-How_far_is_heaven.
Decca matrix NA 9261. How far is heaven / Kitty Wells. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000347347/NA_9261-How_far_is_heaven.
"Decca matrix NA 9261. How far is heaven / Kitty Wells." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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