FolkLib Index - Mountain Railroad Records Discography

FolkLib Index - Mountain Railroad Records Discography
(in Madison, WI)

This page lists every Mountain Railroad Records release I have seen or ever heard of, and all the information I know about each one. Someday, when I have time, I will add complete track lists for all the titles I have seen. There are links to a few albums which are listed in detail on my other Wisconsin musician discography pages. Please write if you can fill in any of the missing information on this page, release dates, missing or incorrect titles, etc.

Mountain Railroad Records (ca. 1973-1983)

   P = LP (I have never seen a single Cassette on this label, and it
           went out of business before the CD era)
   D = CD (MR-52709 re-released on CD by Sigmund Snopek III)
  45 = 45 rpm 7" single
   a = Address of Mountain Railroad Records as listed in the liner notes
 {A} = I have a copy of this LP
{AD} = Mills Music Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
 {?} = various other Wisconsin libraries listed by searching in WISCAT

Known addresses (from liner notes):
       (#) = number of albums I have seen with this address
             and the dates on the albums I have seen with this address
   A = 728 1st Ave., Rockford, IL 61108        (2) 1973,1974
   B = 906 Merrill Ave., Loves Park, IL 61111  (1) 1975
   G = Rte. 1, Box 330, Cambridge, WI 53523    (1) 1975
   C = 2103 Pleasant Dr., Cambridge, WI 53523  (5) 1977,1978
   D = 3602 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53714     (4) 1979,1980,1981
   E = 3602 Atwood Ave., Madison, WI 53704     (1) 1981
   - = no address listed in the liner notes    (1) 1981
   F = P.O. Box 1681, Madison, WI 53701        (1) 1982

Cat.#  P a Year Title                             Artist                 Owner
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MR-
 52670 P   1980 Gathering at the Earl of Old Town Steve Goodman
 52671 P   19   Best of Mountain Railroad, Vol. 1 various artists
 52672 P   19   Jug Band Blues                    Jim Kweskin Jugband
   ...
 52773 P A 1973 Get Folked! (Live at Charlotte's  various artists      {AD}{A}
                                             Web)
 52774 P A 1974 Hacklebarney                      Dick Pinney/Greg Brown   {A}
 52775 P B 1975 One Kind Favor                    Ron & Ann Holm           {A}
                                                    with Dave Zimmerman
 52776 P G 1975 Honky-Tonk Man                    Steve Young
 52777 P C 1977 Devil Take My Shiny Coins         Dick Pinney              {A}
 52778 P C 1977 Back on the Street Again          Jim Post                 {A}
 52779 P C 1977 The Lord Give Me Grace & The      Gamble Rogers         {?}{A}
                             Devil Gives Me Style
 52780  ?  1977 Kid Man                           Dave Ray
 52781 P   1978 Homemade Music                    Bob Gibson/Hamilton Camp
 52782 P C 1977 Lives Again                       Jim Kweskin              {A}
 52783 P   1974 Funky in the Country              Bob Gibson
 52784 P C 1978 I Love My Life                    Jim Post                 {A}
 52785
 52786 P   1980 The Warm Way Home: Live           Gamble Rogers           {AD}
 52787
 52788 P D 1980 Last Night in Town!               Betsy Kaske          {AD}{A}
 52789 P   1979 Thinking Out Loud                 Sigmund Snopek III      {AD}
       D   1979 Thinking Out Loud                 Sigmund Snopek III       {A}
                (re-released on CD by One Way Records, Albany, NY)
 52790 P D 1979 Side By Side                      Jim Kweskin              {A}
                  on the album I have, the jacket looks normal (I've never
                  seen another copy), but the LP has plain white labels
                  with printing: 'Test Pressing / Side / Selection / Date",
                  with hand writing in ink: "A", "B", "MR52790" and "12-6-79"
 52791 P   19   Sing a Rainbow                    Josh White, Jr.
 52792 P   1979 Up & Up                           Tom Paxton
 52793 P   19   Swing on a Star                   Jim Kweskin
 52794 P   1980 The Perfect High                  Bob Gibson
 52795 P D 1980 First Band on the Moon            Snopek (the band)    {AD}{A}
                  (see also SR-293)
                  unlike all other albums I have actually seen, this is the
                  only one that has no copyright date in the liner notes or
                  on the LP
 52796 P   1980 Paxton Report                     Tom Paxton
 52797
 52798
 52799 P E 1981 Lowdown                           Pat MacDonald        {AD}{A}
                                                    & the Essentials
   107 45- 1980 A If You Love Me Kill Yourself    Sigmund Snopek           {A}
                B Solalex
                

HR-
  8001 P   1982 Prisoners in Paradise             Tony Brown Band         {AD}
  8002 P - 1981 Cupid's Trash Truck               Lou & Peter Berryman {AD}{A}
  8003 P D 1981 Between Planes                    Emery Christiansen       {A}
  8004 P   1982 Roy Rogers meets Albert Einstein  Sigmund Snopek III      {AD}
  8005 P   1982 Every Corner Dance                Spooner                 {AD}
  8006 P F 1982 Wa-Ha Music                       Free Hot Lunch       {AD}{A}

SR-
   253 P   1983 Rhino Reggae; Say Wah Choo Mean   Java                    {AD}
   293 P   19   First Band on the Moon            Sigmund Snopek          {AD}
                  (see also MR-52795)

prefix unknown
   105 P   1979 Kathleen                          Sigmund Snopek           {?}
 82819     19   Livin' Ain't Easy                 Jerry Giddens

Known links to this page:

None. Please write if you know of anyone who links to this page.

URL: http://www.folklib.net/index/discog/labels/mountain2_rr.shtml
Please send additions and/or corrections to Doug Henkle: henkle@pobox.com
P.O. Box 1447, Oshkosh, WI 54903-1447