Their Complete General Recordings

1996 compilation album by Almanac Singers
The Almanac Singers: Their Complete General Recordings
Compilation album by
Almanac Singers
Released1996
RecordedJuly 7, 1941
GenreFolk
LabelMCA (1996 reissue)
ProducerAlan Lomax (original); reissue produced by Andy McKaie

Their Complete General Recordings is a 1996 album of 1941 recordings by the Almanac Singers.

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Allmusic[1]

Bruce Eder, writing for Allmusic wrote of the compilation "there isn't a bad song here" but about the liner notes commented "The notes are the only flaw, presenting an oversimplified history of the Almanacs that is a bit vague on details."[1]

Track listing

Track Song Title Lead Vocals
1. Blow Ye Winds Heigh Ho Pete Seeger
2. Away, Rio Pete Hawes
3. Blow The Man Down Woody Guthrie
4. House of the Rising Sun Woody Guthrie
5. Ground Hog Pete Seeger
6. State of Arkansas Lee Hays
7. The Weaver's Song Ensemble
8. I Ride An Old Paint Woody Guthrie
9. Hard, Ain't It Hard Woody Guthrie
10. The Dodger Song Lee Hays
11. Greenland Fishing Pete Seeger
12. The Golden Vanity Pete Seeger
13. The Coast of High Barbary Pete Seeger
14. Haul Away, Joe Pete Hawes

Personnel

  • Woody Guthrie – guitar, harmonica, vocal
  • Pete Hawes – vocal, possibly guitar
  • Lee Hays – vocal
  • Millard Lampell – vocal
  • Pete Seeger as Pete Bowers – banjo, recorder, vocal

References

  1. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Their Complete General Recordings> Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 10, 2009.
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