Peter, Paul And Mary

2 LPs ON 1 CD

INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

The most popular acoustic folk music group of the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary mixed great songs with political and social activism. They brought folk music to a new prominence in the post-McCarthy era, putting lyrics about politics and morality on the radio amid the syrupy boygirl love tunes that dominated the airwaves when the trio began playing together. This quintessential release features their first two albums, originally issued by Warner Bros. in the early 1960s: the splendid self-titled debut album, Peter, Paul and Mary and their followup LP, (Moving).

The former record included original compositions like “Early in the Morning” and “Cruel War,” as well as a rendition of Pete Seeger’s song, “If I Had a Hammer” (a hit that was the first record to bring protest music to a mainstream audience), while the latter boasted such highlights as the haunting “Pretty Mary,” the beautiful “Flora,” the startlingly intricate “A’ Soalin’,” and the smash “Puff, The Magic Dragon.” Both LPs have been remastered and packaged together in this special collector’s edition, which also contains 3 bonus tracks (covers of Bob Dylan, Blind Lemon Jefferson, and Reverend Gary Davis) recorded live during that same period.

PERSONNEL:

PETER YARROW, guitar
NOEL "PAUL" STOOKEY, vocals, guitar
MARY TRAVERS, vocals
Arranged by Milton Okun.

Recorded by Bill Schwartau in New York, 1962.

(25-27) Bonus tracks:
Recorded live, probably in San Francisco and Long Beach, California, in late 1962.

INCLUDES 16-PAGE BOOKLET

TRACKS:

PETER, PAUL and MARY [Debut album]
01 EARLY IN THE MORNING
02 500 MILES
03 SORROW
04 THIS TRAIN
05 BAMBOO
06 IT’S RAINING
07 IF I HAD MY WAY
08 CRUEL WAR
09 LEMON TREE
10 IF I HAD A HAMMER
11 AUTUMN TO MAY
12 WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE?

MOVING
13 SETTLE DOWN
14 GONE THE RAINBOW
15 FLORA
16 PRETTY MARY
17 PUFF, THE MAGIC DRAGON
18 THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
19 MAN COME INTO EGYPT
20 OLD COAT
21 TINY SPARROW
22 BIG BOAT
23 MORNING TRAIN
24 A’ SOALIN’

Bonus tracks
25 THE TIMES THEY ARE A’ CHANGIN’ (Live)
26 ONE KIND FAVOR (Live)
27 IF I HAD MY WAY (Live)

TOTAL TIME: 78:13