Rare Grand Ole Opry Patsy Cline Live Fall to Pieces Pet Milk Broadcast LP 275

$

200

Pet Milk Grand Ole Opry Broadcasts 275 (July 7, 1961) and 276 (Jul 14, 1961) vg condition of side one with Patsy and side 2 is g. one skip during a pet milk commerical. Some surface pops in 276 on the Jordainaires song. All have been cleaned on my record cleaner and stored inside in LP sleeves.

This contains a rare live performance from Patsy Cline performing I fall to pieces which is considered by many to be her best recording of it. It also contains an error by her in the lyrics whereas the Jordainaires sing the correct lyrics in the background of it. I've see a couple of her other broadcasts with Jim Reeves sell but this is the first I've ever seen this broadcast for sale which must make it pretty rare. I've heard a recording of it on YouTube under this search: Patsy Cline ~I fall to pieces (April 14, 1961) [Live]. She also performs Lovin' in vain.

For those of you those aren't familiar with these, they were used by radio stations in the 60s as a weekly segment for the Grand Ole Opry. Radio stations were instructed to air the 2 shows and then destroy the record after airing. Since most radio stations followed the rules, almost all were destroyed and that is why the rarity of these exists. Very few are in circulation today and they probably belong in a country museum or Opry archive, or serious country collectors collection.

I found a collection of these, all from 1961 with a total of 12 LPs or 24 radio shows. I will be listing each as I play grade them and try to make a track listing of each which is difficult since no online info exists hardly. I will be willing to sell all in a package deal if the price is right, just shoot me an offer.

What's neat about these is how they use the artists to work in a Pet product every couple of songs as sort of built in advertisements kind of like how radio station jockeys do now. I am not familiar with most of these artists except for the more famous ones, so please bear with my track listings as I'm just going off of show introductions and google:

Artist and song

275

Hank Snow : I'm moving on
Commercial
The Jordainaires : light of Love
Comm
chubby Wise : peacock rag
Patsy Cline : lovin' in vain
Hank snow : Beggar to a king
Comm
Hank Snow : wheels
The Jordainaires : if I could help somebody
Comm
Patsy Cline : I Fall to Pieces
Comm
Hank Snow : poor little Jimmy

276

Porter Wagoner : Rock-A-Bye Boogie
Archie Campbell : joke
The Jordainaires : Everybody is gonna have a wonderful time up there (surface pops)
Comm
Jack Little : old Joe Clark
Archie Campbell : jokes
Porter Wagoner : your old love letters
Comm (skips)
Benny Williams : Home Sweet Home
The Jordainaires : Just A Closer Walk with Thee (surface pops)
Comm
Archie Campbell with the Jordainaires : Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Marvin Hughes Cheek of?? (light pops)
Porter wagoner : Sugar Foot rag