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The Early Years (Phil Ochs album)

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Released
  
June 20, 2000

Artist
  
Phil Ochs

Label
  
Vanguard Records

Recorded
  
1963-1966

Release date
  
20 June 2000

Genre
  
Folk music

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The Early Years is a compilation of seven recordings Phil Ochs made for a Vanguard compilation in 1964 and twelve made at three Newport Folk Festivals in 1963, 1964 and 1966, the latter tracks previously released on the 1996 compilation Live at Newport.

Contents

Of the seven studio tracks, only five had actually been released by Vanguard on the compilation The Original New Folks, Vol. 2, "How Long" and "Davey Moore" making their debut here. They are all in the vein of Ochs' first two albums, with their focus on human and civil rights stories seemingly pulled from Newsweek. The seminal "There But For Fortune" made its debut here.

Track listing

All songs by Phil Ochs.

  1. "William Moore" – 3:08
  2. "What Are You Fighting For?" – 2:47
  3. "There But for Fortune"– 2:15
  4. "Paul Crump" – 3:18
  5. "Talking Airplane Disaster" – 3:47
  6. "How Long" – 3:08
  7. "Davey Moore" – 3:03
  8. "Introduction by Peter Yarrow" – 0:56
  9. "The Ballad of Medgar Evers" – 2:44
  10. "Talking Birmingham Jam" – 3:22
  11. "The Power and the Glory" – 2:11
  12. "Draft Dodger Rag" – 2:21
  13. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" – 2:36
  14. "Links on the Chain" – 5:05
  15. "Talkin' Vietnam" – 3:42
  16. "Cross My Heart" – 4:44
  17. "Half a Century High" – 7:06
  18. "Is There Anybody Here" – 3:11
  19. "The Party" – 8:11
  20. "Pleasures of the Harbor" – 6:25

Personnel

  • Phil Ochs – guitar, vocals
  • Tom Vickers – reissue producer

    • Songs

    1William Moore3:08
    2What Are You Fighting For2:47
    3There but for Fortune2:15

    References

    The Early Years (Phil Ochs album) Wikipedia
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