Prestige
Folksinger
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| Recorded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | PRST 7527 |
| Released | 1967 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 565749 |
The record
Thirteen songs with Van Ronk credited on vocals and guitar and no other player listed -- "Samson & Delilah," "Fixin' To Die," "He Was A Friend Of Mine," "Poor Lazarus." A record this bare lives or dies on the voice, and this one lives. Prestige put out the stereo reissue in 1967 as PRST 7527, Rudy Van Gelder cutting the lacquer, J.R. Goddard supplying the notes.
Tracks
- Samson & Delilah
- Cocaine Blues
- You've Been A Good Old Wagon
- Fixin' To Die
- Hang Me, Oh Hang Me
- Long John
- Chicken Is Nice
- He Was A Friend Of Mine
- Motherless Children
- Stackalee
- Mr. Noah
- Come Back Baby
- Poor Lazarus
Session personnel
- Rudy Van Gelder — Lacquer Cut By
- J.R. Goddard — Liner Notes
- Dave Van Ronk — Vocals, Guitar
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1962 | Prestige International · INT 13056 — Vinyl, LP, Mono, Orange Labels earliest on file |
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| 1963 | Prestige Folklore · FL 14012 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove; RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige Folklore · FL 14012 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Blue Prestige Labels · RVG stamp |
| — | Prestige Folklore · FL 14012 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Mono, Blue Prestige Labels · RVG stamp |
| 1964 | Prestige Folklore · FL 14012 — Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Repress, Mono, Blue Prestige Labels |
| 1967 | Prestige · PRST 7527 — Vinyl LP Album Reissue Stereo |
| 1967 | Prestige · PRST 7527 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Prestige · PR 7527 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | Prestige · PR 7527 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Indianapolis Pressing, Purple label |
| 1997 | P-Vine Records · PCD-5144 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2023 | Prestige Folklore · CR00571 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180 g |
| 2023 | SoundsGood Original Recordings · 66407 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono, 180g, Bonus Tracks |
| — | Prestige · PRT-7527 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Green Labels |
| — | Prestige · PR 7527 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Yellow Labels |
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