Carter Family discography

This is a discography of the Carter Family —Sara Carter, her husband A.P. Carter, and their sister-in-law Maybelle Carter—often cited as "the most influential group in country music history": (For recordings by the second generation of the Carter Family see The Carter Sisters.)

Selected 78 rpm records
The Carter Family's career predated any sort of best-selling chart of country music records. (Billboard did not have a country best sellers chart until 1944.) Below is a select list of their 78 rpm releases.

Bluebird Records Montgomery Ward Records Decca Records
 * "Anchored in Love"
 * "I'll Be All Smiles Tonight"
 * "Keep on the Sunny Side"
 * "Little Moses"
 * "Mid the Green Fields of Virginia"
 * "My Clinch Mountain Home"
 * "Picture on the Wall"
 * "Wabash Cannonball"
 * "Wildwood Flower"
 * "Worried Man Blues"
 * "Lonesome Pine Special"
 * "Two Sweethearts"
 * "Where We'll Never Grow Old"
 * "Coal Miner Blues"
 * "Hello Stranger"
 * "My Dixie Darling"
 * "You Are My Flower"

Victor Records
 * "Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow"
 * "Foggy Mountain Top"
 * "Gold Watch and Chain"
 * "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes"
 * "Keep on the Firing Line"
 * "My Old Cottage Home"
 * "On the Sea of Gallee"
 * "The Church in the Wildwood"
 * "The Storms Are on the Ocean"

Vocalion Records
 * "Broken Hearted Love"
 * "Can the Circle Be Unbroken"

Selected vinyl albums
The long-playing album did not debut until several years after the Carter Family disbanded. Most of the full-length LPs issued under "the Carter Family" were budget albums as was traditional on most vintage recordings.

Singles & EPs

 * River Of Jordan / Keep On the Sunny Side (Shellac, 10")	Victor	21434	1927
 * I Have No One To Love Me (Shellac, 10")	Victor	V-40036	1928
 * Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? / Little Darling, Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10")	Victor	21638	1928
 * Engine One-Forty-Three / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10")	Victor	V-40089	1929
 * Wildwood Flower / Forsaken Love (Shellac, 10")	Victor	V-40000	1929
 * My Clinch Mountain Home / The Foggy Mountain Top (Shellac, 10")	Victor	V-40058	1929
 * Worried Man Blues / The Cannon Ball (Shellac, 10")	Victor	V-40317	1930
 * Sweet As The Flowers In May Time / If One Won't Another One Will (Shellac, 10", Single)	Victor	23761	1932
 * Will The Roses Bloom In Heaven / We Will March Through The Streets Of The City (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-5161	1933
 * When The Springtime Comes Again / I'm Thinking To-Night Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-5122	1933
 * Happy Or Lonesome / The East Virginia Blues (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-5650	1934
 * Hello, Central! Give Me Heaven / I'll Be All Smiles Tonight (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-5529	1934
 * Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By) / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10")	Perfect (3)	13155	1935
 * My Texas Girl (Shellac, 10")	Banner	17481	1935
 * He Took A White Rose From Her Hair (Shellac, 10")	Melotone	13429	1935
 * Little Darling Pal Of Mine (Shellac, 10")	Romeo	17504	1935
 * Diamonds In The Rough / John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-6033	1935
 * Can The Circle Be Unbroken / Glory To The Lamb (Shellac, 10")	Conqueror	8529	1935
 * The Homestead On The Farm (Shellac, 10")	Perfect (3)	17520	1937
 * Just A Few More Days / Little Joe (Shellac, 10")	Decca	5632	1939
 * Wabash Cannonball / I Never Will Marry (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	B-8350	1939
 * Heaven's Radio / Meeting In The Air (Shellac, 10")	Okeh	05931	1940
 * The Wave On The Sea / The Rambling Boy (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	33-0512	1944
 * When The World's On Fire / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10")	Bluebird (3)	33-0537	1945
 * Jealous Hearted Me / Lay My Head Beneath The Rose (Shellac, 10")	Decca	46005	1946
 * Picture On The Wall / Keep On The Sunny Side (Shellac, 10")	RCA Victor	20-3259	1948
 * Mountain Music Volume 2 (7", EP)	Brunswick	OE 9168	1956
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 3  2 versions	RCA Victor, RCA Victor		1962
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 1 (7", EP, Mono)	RCA Victor	RCX-7100	1962
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 2 (7", EP, Mono)	RCA Victor, RCA Victor	RCX-7101, 45-RCX-7101	1962
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 6 (7", Mono)	RCA Victor	RCX-7111	1963
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 5 (7", EP, Mono)	RCA Victor	RCX-7110	1963
 * The Original And Great Carter Family Vol. 4 (7", EP, Mono)	RCA Victor	RCX-7109	1963
 * Jealous Hearted Me (7", EP)	Decca	ED 2788	1965
 * Anchored In Love (7", EP)	Acme Records (6)	DF-103	Unknown
 * The Titanic (7", EP)	Acme Records (6)	DF-102	Unknown
 * Sweet Fern (7", EP)	RCA Victor	20369	Unknown
 * Get Up Early In The Morning / Fourteen Carat Nothing (7", Promo)	Liberty	F55501	Unknown
 * Picture On The Wall / Will You Miss Me When I'm Gone? (Shellac, 10")	Montgomery Ward	M-4228	Unknown
 * No More The Moon Shines On Lorena / Jimmie Brow, The Newsboy (Shellac, 10")	Montgomery Ward	m-5027	Unknown
 * The Spirit Of Her Watches Over Me / When The Springtime Comes Again (10")	Montgomery Ward	M-4227	Unknown
 * Tell Me That You Love Me / I‘m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (Shellac, 10")	Montgomery Ward	M-4230	Unknown
 * Honey In The Rock (Shellac, 10")	Montgomery Ward	8024	Unknown
 * Two Sweethearts / The Broken-hearted Lover (Shellac, 10")	Montgomery Ward	M-4433	Unknown

Albums

 * Keep On The Sunny Side: In Memory Of A P Carter (LP)	Acme Records (6)	LP No. 2	1961
 * The Carter Family Album  3 versions	Liberty		1962
 * The Original And Great Carter Family  5 versions	RCA Camden		1962
 * The Original And Great Carter Family (LP, Mono)	RCA Camden	CAL 586	1962
 * A Collection Of Favorites By The Carter Family  3 versions	Decca		1963
 * Great Original Recordings By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono)	Harmony (4)	HL 7300	1963
 * More Favorites By The Carter Family (LP, Album, Mono)	Decca	DL 4557	1965
 * The Famous Carter Family  2 versions	Harmony (4)		1970
 * More Golden Gems From The Original Carter Family (LP)	RCA	CAS-2554 (e)	1972
 * 'Mid The Green Fields Of Virginia  3 versions	RCA		1963
 * The Original Carter Family From 1936 Radio Transcripts 2 versions	Old Homestead Records		1975
 * The Original Carter Family Legendary Performers, Volume 1 (LP)	RCA	CPM1-2763	1979
 * Clinch Mountain Treasures  2 versions	County Records, Sony Music Special Products		1991
 * Carter Family Favorites (CD, Album, Alb)	Jasmine Records	JASMCD 3592	2009
 * A. P. Carter Memorial Album (7", Album)	Acme Records (6)	CF-105	Unknown
 * Country Favorites (LP, Album, Mono)	Sunset Records	SUM-1153	Unknown
 * The Carter Family In Texas Volume 7 (LP)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS 139	Unknown
 * Look! (LP)	Old Time Classics	6001	Unknown
 * Country Sounds Of The Original Carter Family (LP, Mono)	Harmony (4)	HL 7422	Unknown
 * Home Among The Hills (LP, Album)	Harmony (4)	HL 7344	Unknown
 * Diamonds In The Rough (LP, Album)	Copper Creek Records	CCLP-0107	Unknown
 * Great Sacred Songs (LP)	Harmony (4)	HL 7396	Unknown
 * Gold Watch And Chain Vol. 3 (LP)	Anthology Of Country Music	ACM 22	Unknown
 * A Sacred Collection (LP)	Anthology Of Country Music	ACM - 8	Unknown
 * Early Classics (LP)	Anthology Of Country Music	ACM-15	Unknown

Compilations

 * Carter Family, The, Uncle Dave Macon, Gid Tanner & Riley Puckett - Authentic Country Music (LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Camden	CDN-5111	1963
 * Blackwood Brothers Quartet*, Stuart Hamblen, Original Carter Family, The*, Statesmen Quartet, The, Porter Wagoner, Speer Family, The - All-Night Sing (LP, Comp)	RCA Camden	CAL 767	1963
 * The Best Of  3 versions	Columbia		1965
 * Carter Family, The Featuring A. P. Carter - Lonesome Pine Special 2 versions	RCA Camden		1971
 * My Old Cottage Home  2 versions	RCA Camden		1973
 * The Legendary Collection (1927-'34, '41) (10xLP, Comp, Mono + Box)	RCA	RA5641-50	1974
 * Original Carter Family, The* Featuring A.P. Carter* - The Happiest Days Of All (LP, Comp, RM)	RCA Camden	ACL1-0501(e)	1974
 * The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 2  2 versions	Old Homestead Records		1978
 * Gospel Songs By The Carter Family In Texas / Volume 3 (LP, Comp, Mono)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS 116	1978
 * Country & Western Classics (3xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	TLCW-06	1982
 * The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 5 (LP, Comp, Ltd)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS 130	1984
 * The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume I (LP, Comp)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS 111	1984
 * Volume 4 (LP, Comp)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS-117	1984
 * 20 Of The Best (LP, Comp)	RCA International	NL 89369	1984
 * The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp)	MCA Records	MCAD-10088	1991
 * The Country Music Hall Of Fame (CD, Comp, Club)	MCA Records	MCAD-10088	1991
 * My Clinch Mountain Home: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1928-1929) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1065	1993
 * Anchored in Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1927-1928) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1064	1993
 * Worried Man Blues: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1930) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1067	1995
 * When the Roses Bloom in Dixieland: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1929-1930) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1066	1995
 * On Border Radio, Vol. 1 (CD, Comp)	Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records	CD 411, 411	1995
 * Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-1932) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1068	1996
 * Greatest Hits (CD, Comp)	KRB Music Companies	KRB5155-2	1997
 * Give Me the Roses While I Live: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1932-1933) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1069	1997
 * Best Of The Best Of The Original Carter Family (CD, Comp)	King Records (3), King Records (3), BMG Special Products	KCD-1478, KSCD-1478, DRC11839	1997
 * On Border Radio, Vol. 2 (CD, Comp)	Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records	CD 412, 412	1997
 * Last Sessions: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934-1941) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1072	1998
 * Longing for Old Virginia: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1934) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1071	1998
 * Gold Watch and Chain: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1933-1934) (CD, Comp)	Rounder Records	CD 1070	1998
 * On Border Radio, Vol. 3 (CD, Comp)	Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records	CD 413, 413	1999
 * The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp)	Prism Leisure	PLATCD 548	1999
 * Can The Circle Be Unbroken: Country Music's First Family  2 versions	Columbia, Legacy		2000
 * Famous Country Music Makers (CD, Comp)	Castle Pulse	PLS CD 358	2000
 * The Best Of The Carter Family Volume Two (Wildwood Flower) (CD, Comp)	Country Stars	CTS 55465	2000
 * In The Shadow Of Clinch Mountain (12xCD, Comp + Box)	Bear Family Records	BCD 15865 LK	2000
 * Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp, Mono)	ASV, Living Era	CD AJA 5323	2000
 * 1927-1934  3 versions	JSP Records		2001
 * The Decca Sessions Volume One (1936) (CD, Comp)	Catfish Records	KATCD188X	2001
 * The Decca Sessions Vol. II (CD, Comp)	Catfish Records	KATCD218	2002
 * Country & Folk Roots (CD, Comp)	Castle Pulse	PLSCD 651	2003
 * Volume 2: 1935-1941 (5xCD, Comp, RM + Box)	JSP Records	JSP7708	2003
 * RCA Country Legends (CD, Album, Comp)	BMG Heritage	82876 59266 2	2004
 * A Proper Introduction To The Carter Family - Keep On The Sunny Side (CD, Comp, RM)	Proper Records Ltd.	INTRO CD 2060	2004
 * The Best Of The Carter Family (2xCD, Comp)	Performance (7)	38126	2005
 * The Best Of The Carter Family (CD, Comp, Club)	MCA Nashville, Decca	B0004544-02	2005
 * Can The Circle Be Unbroken (2xCD, Comp, RM)	Primo (2), Primo (2)	PRMCD 6014, PRMCD6014	2006
 * The Carter Family (CD, Comp)	Direct Source Special Products Inc.	AD 59012	2006
 * Wildwood Flower (CD, Comp)	Weton-Wesgram	LATA188	2007
 * Country Folk (4xCD, Comp, Album + Box)	Proper Records Ltd.	PROPERBOX 127	2007
 * Wildwood Flower (2xCD, Comp)	Not Now Music	NOT2CD280	2008
 * The Carter Family (Roots Of Country) (2xCD, Comp)	Music Club Deluxe	MCDLX102	2009
 * I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes (LP, Comp)	Monk (4)	MK314	2010
 * Bring Back My Blue-Eyed Boy To Me (LP, Comp)	Monk (4)	MK332	2010
 * Greatest Hits 1927-1934 (CDr, Comp)	Fabulous (3)	FABCD146	2011
 * American Epic: The Best of The Carter Family (Digital download)	Lo-Max, Sony Legacy 2017
 * The Carter Family On Border Radio (LP, Comp, Mono)	John Edwards Memorial Foundation	JEMF 101	Unknown
 * The Original Carter Family In Texas Volume 6 (LP, Comp, Ltd)	Old Homestead Records	OHCS 136	Unknown
 * Volume 3 (LP, Comp)	CMH Records	CMH 116	Unknown
 * Volume 2 (LP, Comp)	CMH Records	CMH 112	Unknown
 * Famous Country-Music Makers (2xLP, Comp, Gat)	RCA	DPM 2046	Unknown
 * Volume 1 (LP, Comp)	CMH Records	CMH 107	Unknown
 * Volume 4 (LP, Comp)	CMH Records	CMH 118	Unknown
 * Famous Country Music Makers (LP, Comp, Mono)	RCA Victor	DPM 2046	Unknown