The Broadside Tapes 1, alternatively known as Broadside Ballads, Vol. 14, was a compilation of demo recordings done by Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

Philip David Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice...

 for Broadside

Broadside Magazine

Broadside Magazine was a small mimeographed publication founded in 1962 by Agnes "Sis" Cunningham and her husband, Gordon Friesen. Hugely influential in the folk-revival, it was often controversial. Issues of what is folk music, what is folk rock, and who is folk were roundly discussed and debated...

magazine in the early-to-late 1960s. Of the sixteen songs that appeared, ranging from the humorous ("The Ballad of Alferd Packer") to the depressing ("The Passing of My Life"), all were new to listeners. It also included a song about the Profumo affair

Profumo Affair

The Profumo Affair was a 1963 British political scandal named after John Profumo, Secretary of State for War. His affair with Christine Keeler, the reputed mistress of an alleged Russian spy, followed by lying in the House of Commons when he was questioned about it, forced the resignation of...

 ("Christine Keeler") and it closed with a live cover of The Beatles

The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...

' "I Should Have Known Better" (retitled "I Shoulda Known Better") featuring Eric Andersen

Eric Andersen

Eric Andersen is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:In the early 1960s, Eric Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York...

 on harmony vocals and harmonica.

Track listing

All songs by Phil Ochs unless otherwise noted.

1. "The Ballad of Alferd Packer" – 2:11
2. "If I Knew" – 2:18
3. "The Ballad of John Henry Faulk" – 3:08
4. "Spaceman" – 2:09
5. "On My Way" – 1:40
6. "Hazard, Kentucky" – 2:09
7. "The Passing of My Life" – 2:21
8. "That's The Way It's Gonna Be" (P. Ochs, B. Gibson) – 2:35
9. "Rivers of the Blood" – 1:59
10. "Remember Me" – 2:22
11. "Talkin' Pay TV" – 2:33
12. "Christine Keeler" – 1:30
13. "Spanish Civil War Song" – 2:11
14. "Another Country" – 2:21
15. "Time Was" – 1:38
16. "I Shoulda Known Better
    I Should Have Known Better
    "I Should Have Known Better" is a song composed by John Lennon , and originally released by The Beatles on the United Kingdom version of A Hard Day's Night, their soundtrack for the film of the same name....
    
    " (John Lennon
    John Lennon
    John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
    
    , Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
    
    ) – 3:32

Participants

• Phil Ochs - guitar, vocals
• Eric Andersen
  Eric Andersen
  Eric Andersen is an American singer-songwriter.-Biography:In the early 1960s, Eric Andersen was part of the Greenwich Village folk scene in New York...
  
  - harmonica, vocals on "I Shoulda Known Better"
• Paul Kaplan - producer