Bob, I have two 78 rpm records of Walt, which I bought in 1951 or 52. The first time I ever heard Walt was on these records. Claire had them, and I bought my copies from Campus Music and Gallery before I actually met Walt. The record label is Linden, and both records are red. Red translucent vinyl. The four sides he recorded are Wanderin', Blue Mountain Lake, Life is a Toil, and Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill.

I've never heard of a Stinson recording of Walt (originally "Ashe-Stinson," as in Moses Ashe, founder of Folkways). I did ask Walt once (in the Fifties) how many records he actually had out, and he said that he had one on Folkways (American Northwest Ballads) and the two 78rpm records, which he had done locally. This was before the second Folkways he did in 1959. Next time you're here, I'll show you the Linden records. I'll bet they're what you're thinking of.

Don Firth