Singer: Bill Monroe
Title: The Best Of Bill Monroe
Label: MCA Records ‎– MCA2-4090
Type: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country: US
Date of released: 1975
Category: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Bluegrass
Size MP3 zip: 1583 mb
Size FLAC zip: 1725 mb
Rating: 4.2✭
Format: MP3 FLAC MP2 AAC MMF AUD ASF VQF FLAC

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Uncle Pen Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:42
A2	Let Me Rest At The End Of My Journey	2:36
A3	Blue Grass Twist Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:44
A4	It's Mighty Dark To Travel Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:00
A5	Pretty Fair Maiden In The Garden Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:45
B1	Blue Moon Of Kentucky Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:05
B2	The Gold Rush Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:55
B3	Close By Written-By – Monroe*, Van Winkle*	2:28
B4	Memories Of Mother And Dad Written-By – Albert Price	2:54
B5	Is The Blue Moon Still Shining Arranged By, Adapted By – Melissa Monroe	3:25
C1	Kentucky Mandolin Written-By – Bill Monroe	3:02
C2	Footprints In The Snow Written-By – Rupert Jones	2:37
C3	I'm Going Back To Old Kentucky Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:22
C4	The Little Girl And The Dreadful Snake Written-By – Albert Price	3:01
C5	Highway Of Sorrow Written-By – Bill Monroe, Pete Pyle	2:20
D1	Roane County Prison Written-By – Joe Ahr	3:10
D2	I Live In The Past Written-By – Virginia Stauffer	2:55
D3	The First Whippoorwill Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:50
D4	Come Back To Me In My Dreams Written-By – Bill Monroe	2:24
D5	Put My Little Shoes Away Arranged By, Adapted By – Wilbur Jones	2:31

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records, Inc.
• Manufactured By – MCA Records, Inc.
• Pressed By – MCA Pressing Plant, Gloversville

Credits

• Mastered By – B.D.I.*

Notes

Black MCA labels. Issued in gatefold cover.

©1975 MCA Records, Inc.
℗1975 MCA Records, Inc.

This is an auto-coupled release (Record 1=Side 1 &4, Record 2=Side 2 & 3). Please see label photos for details.

Includes folded 11¼" x 22" insert with liner notes and recording dates & personnel for each track.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A etched runout): MCA 762 WI B.D.I.
• Matrix / Runout (Side B etched runout): MCA 764 WI B.D.I.
• Matrix / Runout (Side C etched runout): MCA 765 WI B.D.I.
• Matrix / Runout (Side D etched runout): MCA 763 WI B.D.I.
• Matrix / Runout (Side A, B, C & D stamped runout): □-G-□

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MCA2-4090	Bill Monroe	The Best Of Bill Monroe ‎(2xLP, Comp, RE)	MCA Records	MCA2-4090	US	1977
MCA2-4090	Bill Monroe	The Best Of Bill Monroe ‎(2xLP, Comp, RP)	MCA Records	MCA2-4090	US	1980

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