Peter Paul and MaryRecensioni

1 The Kid
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Bass – David Finck
Flute [Synth] – Doug Katsaros
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Peter, Paul & Mary
Lyrics By, Music By – Buddy Mondlock
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
5:06
2 Wanderin' / Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Bass – David Finck
Guitar – Dean Parks
Harmonica – John Sebastian
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Dave Van Ronk, Peter, Paul & Mary
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
3:33
2a Wanderin'
Lyrics By [New], Music By – Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob DeCormier*
2b Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out
Lyrics By, Music By – Jimmy Cox
3 For The Love Of It All
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey
Bass – David Finck
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Emmylou Harris, Noel Paul Stookey
Lyrics By, Music By – Noel Paul Stookey
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
4:51
4 Home Is Where The Heart Is
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Arranged By [Strings] – Doug Katsaros
Bass – Dick Kniss
Cello – Charles McCracken
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Holly Near, Mary Travers
Lyrics By, Music By – Sally Fingerett
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
Viola – Lamar Alsop
Violin – David Nadian*, Matthew Raimondi
5:02
5 Babylon / Oh Sinner Man
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Bass – David Finck
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Peter, Paul & Mary
Lyrics By [New], Music By – Peter, Paul & Mary, Bob DeCormier*
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
3:55
6 House Of The Rising Sun
Bass – David Finck
Electric Guitar – B.B. King
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – B.B. King, Mary Travers
Lyrics By [New], Music By – Mary Travers
Percussion – Sue Evans
3:56
7 Take The Chance
Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow
Arranged By [Strings] – Doug Katsaros
Bass – David Finck
Cello – Charles McCracken
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Judy Collins, Peter Yarrow
Lyrics By, Music By – Peter Yarrow
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
Viola – Lamar Alsop
Violin – David Nadian*, Matthew Raimondi
4:41
8 September Song
Arranged By [Choral] – Bob DeCormier*
Backing Vocals – Darryl Tookes, Diva Gray, Doug Katsaros, Elise Morris, Jill Dell'Abate, Karen Ramone, Vaneese Thomas
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey
Lyrics By – Maxwell Anderson
Music By – Kurt Weill
3:02
9 Old Enough (Ode To An Aging Rocker)
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Backing Vocals – Darryl Tookes, Diva Gray, Doug Katsaros, Elise Morris, Jill Dell'Abate, Karen Ramone, Vaneese Thomas
Bass – David Finck
Drums – Tony Beard
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Peter, Paul & Mary
Lyrics By – Noel Paul Stookey
Lyrics By [Excerpt] – Lee Hayes*, Millard Lampell, Pete Seeger
Lyrics By [Inspired By] – Woody Guthrie
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
4:32
10 24 Green Street
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Arranged By [Strings] – Doug Katsaros
Bass – David Finck
Cello – Charles McCracken
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – John Gorka, Mary Travers
Lyrics By, Music By – John Fischer
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
Saxophone [Alto] – Sean McNamara
Viola – Lamar Alsop
Violin – David Nadian*, Matthew Raimondi
3:10
11 The Great Mandala (The Wheel Of Life)
Acoustic Guitar – Peter Yarrow
Bass – David Finck
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Carly Simon, Lucy Simon, Peter Yarrow, Richie Havens
Lyrics By, Music By – Albert Grossman*, Mary Travers, Peter Yarrow
Percussion – Sue Evans
6:10
12 Deportee
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Bass – David Finck
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Peter, Paul, Mary*, Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Lyrics By – Woody Guthrie
Music By – Martin Hoffman (2)
Percussion – Sue Evans
5:02
13 75 Septembers
Accordion – Dominick Cortese*
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Bass – Dick Kniss
Guitar – Dean Parks
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Peter, Paul & Mary
Lyrics By, Music By – Cheryl Wheeler
Percussion – Sue Evans
3:51
14 But A Moment
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey
Arranged By [Cello] – Noel Paul Stookey, Bob DeCormier*
Cello – Charles McCracken
Lead Vocals – Mary Travers
Lyrics By – Mary Travers
Music By – Noel Paul Stookey
3:41
15 River Of Jordan
Acoustic Guitar – Noel Paul Stookey, Peter Yarrow
Backing Vocals – Darryl Tookes, Diva Gray, Doug Katsaros, Elise Morris, Jill Dell'Abate, Karen Ramone, Vaneese Thomas
Banjo – Pete Seeger
Bass – David Finck
Drums – Tony Beard
Guitar – Dean Parks
Harmonica – John Sebastian
Keyboards – Doug Katsaros
Lead Vocals – Fred Hellerman, Pete Seeger, Peter, Paul & Mary, Ronnie Gilbert
Lyrics By, Music By – Peter Yarrow
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson, Sue Evans
Performer [River Crew] – B.B. King, Dave Van Ronk, Emmylou Harris, Holly Near, John Sebastian, Tom Paxton

1 Union Medley: You Gotta Go Down And Join The Union / Put It On The Ground / Union Maid / We Shall Not Be Moved / Which Side Are You On? 6:55
2 Have You Been To Jail For Justice? 2:36
3 Jesus Is On The Wire 3:30
4 Don't Laugh At Me 4:49
5 Wayfaring Stranger 3:20
6 How Can I Keep From Singing? / The Great Storm Is Over 4:17
7 Invisible People 3:26
8 Of This World 3:28
9 Some Walls 2:42
10 All God's Critters 2:36
11 It's Magic 4:12
12 Oh, Had I A Golden Thread 2:56

Early In The Morning
500 Miles
Sorrow
This Train
Bamboo
It's Raining
If I Had My Way
Cruel War
Lemon Tree
If I Had A Hammer
Autumn To May
Where Have All The Flowers Gone

1 Blowin' In The Wind
2:56
2 Too Much Of Nothing
2:32
3 Lemon Tree
2:52
4 Stewball
3:09
5 Early Mornin' Rain
3:13
6 500 Miles
2:55
7 I Dig Rock And Roll Music
2:31
8 Leaving On A Jet Plane
3:27
9 Puff (The Magic Dragon)
3:25
10 For Lovin' Me
2:08
11 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right
3:12
12 If I Had A Hammer (The Hammer Song)
2:06
13 Day Is Done
3:22

This is the third album released by Peter, Paul & Mary. It has their cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," and "Quit Your Low Down Ways." I also liked their arrangements of traditional folk songs such as "Hush-A-Bye," "Tell It on the Mountain," "Polly Von," "Stewball," and "All My Trials." It also has one of my favorites, "Long Chain On."

All in all, it is chock full of excellent songs and well worth listening to multiple times. Anyone who likes Bob Dylan, folk music, and/or Peter, Paul & Mary would enjoy this CD I believe.

This is the second album Peter, Paul & Mary released. It is chock full of songs I love, I suspect mostly because it was played frequently when I was a child. The harmonies are rich and there are a wide selection of songs. This album released Puff, the Magic Dragon, a true classic. It also includes This Land Is your Land, a song they are known for performing, along with A 'Soalin.' Other favorites include Gone the Rainbow, Flora, and Tiny Sparrow. I love the energy in Settle Down, Man Come into Egypt, and Big Boat.

If you like Peter, Paul & Mary, I think this an essential recording. If you are just starting to explore folk music or the trio, this is a good place to start listening to their music.

So many memories here! As a child, I learned all of Mary's parts (and wore out the LP). I was delighted to discover the CD. I still sing along.

I love the energy in Early in the Morning. 500 Miles and Sorrow tell such sorrowful stories. This Train, Cruel War, If I Had My Way, If I Had a Hammer, and Where Have All the Flowers Gone are all among my favorite songs of all time. In all honesty, there's not a bad track on this recording.

If you want to hear Peter, Paul & Mary in one of their best releases, then you can start here.

This is the first Peter, Paul & Mary LP that I bought (others belonged to my father). I replaced the worn-out LP with the CD. To me, this is a shining example of what a live recording should be. The songs are quite clear, even though you can hear the audience must have been huge (just listen to the applause!). The introductions to the songs are interesting. The comedy bits are funny and nothing you would worry about sharing.

The music is a mix of folk, politically aware songs, religious songs, and children's songs. Most are well known from studio albums. Some gain a synergy from the live performance. I love the combinaton of music and humor found here.

Who would enjoy this? Anyone who enjoys Peter, Paul & Mary. If you are just starting to explore the group, you might want to try Peter, Paul and Mary (their first recording) first.

Once upon a time my father bought this as an LP. When I discovered it, I played it incessantly. I learned all of Mary's parts and sang along with the songs. I loved the complex harmonies and the stories told. I wore out that LP, even though I didn't realize it.

Flash forward to 2011 and I inherited the LP from my father. I still loved it with all its hisses and pops. In 2012 I realized I would be moving halfway across the country and needed to convert my LPs to CDs.

This was one of the CDs I bought. All of a sudden, the clarity returned. I was a child again, rediscovering this beautiful music.

This CD doesn't have a bad track on it. To understand the dynamics, you have to remember that LPs had two sides and "Wasn't That a Time" with its driving tempo started the second side.

I'd recommend this CD to anyone exploring folk music or who is interested in exploring the musical culture in the mid-1960s. It is one of my favorite albums by the trio.

(And yes, I still sing Mary's part along with them!)

Blowin' in the Wind,

Selections from the PBS television special "A Peter, Paul and Mary Holiday Concert" (1988?); not all have a Christmas connection.
Characteristic of their sixties folk sound.

Mary's vocal on "I Wonder" has some weakness and is too harsh on the high notes.

The quintessential "folk music" group of the 1960s, and some of their best songs. I miss them so much.

INFORMATION-This album contains the following tracks:
1 Very Last Day (Noel Paul Stookey / Peter Yarrow), 2:33
2 Hush-A-Bye (Noel Paul Stookey / Peter Yarrow), 2:23
3 Long Chain On (Jimmie Driftwood), 4:38
4 Rocky Road (Noel Paul Stookey / Peter Yarrow), 3:42
5 Tell It on the Mountain (Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers / Peter Yarrow), 2:58
6 Polly Von (Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers / Peter Yarrow), 4:10
7 Stewball (Elena Mezzetti / Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers), 3:12
8 All My Trials (Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey / Traditional / Peter Yarrow), 3:19
9 Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Bob Dylan), 3:16
10 Freight Man (Elena Mezzetti / Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers), 2:47
11 Quit Your Low Down Ways (Bob Dylan), 2:07
12 Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan), 2:57

INFORMATION-This album contains the following tracks:
1 Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway) (Mike Settle), 1:44
2 Gone the Rainbow (Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers / Peter Yarrow), 2:40
3 Flora (Elena Mezzetti / Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers), 3:09
4 Pretty Mary, 1:57
5 Puff (The Magic Dragon) (Leonard Lipton / Peter Yarrow), 3:26
6 This Land Is Your Land (Woody Guthrie), 2:26
7 Man Come into Egypt, 2:18
8 Old Coat (Noel Paul Stookey / Mary Travers), 3:48
9 Tiny Sparrow (Phil Mezzetti / Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey), 3:33
10 Big Boat (Phil Mezzetti / Milton Okun / Noel Paul Stookey), 2:43
11 Morning Train (Phil Mezzetti), 3:37
12 A'soalin' (Noel Paul Stookey), 3:16