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Lycurgus (album)

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Released
  
1975

Artist
  
Peter Lang

Label
  
Horus

Genres
  
Folk music, Blues

Lycurgus (1975)
  
Prime Cuts (1977)

Release date
  
1975

Place recorded
  
Minneapolis

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Peter Lang albums
  
Prime Cuts, Back to the Wall, The Thing at the Nursery, Guitar, Leo Kottke - Peter Lang & John F

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Lycurgus is the title of a recording by American folk and blues guitarist Peter Lang, released in 1975. It was nominated for a Grammy award in the Folk music category. Lycurgus was a "Top National Add-on" and "Breakout" in Billboard Magazine. It was reissued in 2003 on the Horus label with additional tracks.

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Peter Lang unless otherwise noted.

  1. "Round Worm Reel" – 2:05
  2. "That Will Never Happen No More" (Blind Blake) – 2:46
  3. "Green Apple Quick Step" – 2:16
  4. "Untitled Oblivion" – 3:03
  5. "Lycurgus" – 3:44
  6. "Poor Howard" (Leadb Belly) – 2:43
  7. "Let the Old Boy Go" – 2:23
  8. "V/ The Connecticut Promissory" – 2:54
  9. "Zero Adjustment" – 2:55
  10. "Flames Along the Monongahela" – 7:46
  11. "Untitled Oblivion" (instrumental) – 3:18
  12. "V/The Connecticut Promissory Rag" (alternate take) – 2:44
  13. "Zero Adjustment" (instrumental) – 3:15
  14. "Hello Baby Blues" (Danny Kalb) – 1:58
  15. "Stackolee" – 1:18

Personnel

  • Peter Lang – guitar, vocals
  • Cal Hand – dobro, pedal steel guitar
  • Dick Hedlund – bass
  • Bill Hinkley – mandolin
  • John Lang – voices
  • Craig Ruble – violin
  • Bill Evans – bass
  • Peter Ostroushko – mandolin
  • Butch Thompson – clarinet, piano

    • Production

  • Produced by Peter Lang
  • Engineered by Paul Martinson, Tom Mudge and Dave "Snaker" Ray
  • Editing and remastering by Michael McKern
  • Cover art by Patrick Finnerty

    • Songs

    1Round Worm Reel2:06
    2That Will Never Happen No More2:46
    3Green Apple Quickstep2:17

    References

    Lycurgus (album) Wikipedia
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