The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1
Encyclopedia
The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1 is an album by the American
folk music
group The Kingston Trio
, recorded in 1967 and released in 2007 (see 2007 in music
).
, Nick Reynolds
and John Stewart
) had disbanded after their final concert in June of 1967 at the hungry i
club in San Francisco. This album of mostly contemporary covers was recorded but never released. The original recording was produced by Frank Werber, the Trio's manager since their inception.
Collector's Choice released another volume of unreleased recordings in 2008 titled Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
folk music
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
group The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio
The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds...
, recorded in 1967 and released in 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
).
History
The Trio (consisting of Bob ShaneBob Shane
Bob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
, Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds
Nick Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.- Early life :Growing up in Coronado, California, his...
and John Stewart
John Stewart (musician)
John Coburn Stewart was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with The Kingston Trio and as the songwriter of The Monkees' #1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own #5 hit "Gold", among several hundred original...
) had disbanded after their final concert in June of 1967 at the hungry i
Hungry i
The hungry i was originally a nightclub in North Beach, San Francisco. It was launched by Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, who sold it to Enrico Banducci in 1950.-The name:How the club's name came about is something of a mystery...
club in San Francisco. This album of mostly contemporary covers was recorded but never released. The original recording was produced by Frank Werber, the Trio's manager since their inception.
Collector's Choice released another volume of unreleased recordings in 2008 titled Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2 is an album by the American folk music group The Kingston Trio, released in 2008 . It contains previously unreleased material as well as alternate takes and a large number of promotional radio spots and advertising endorsements...
.
Reception
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Lindsay Planer wrote of the album; "this pair of early 1967 sessions that yielded thoroughly excellent covers of some well-known contemporaneous folk-rock sides."Track listing
- "Love Me Not Tomorrow" (John Stewart) – 2:32
- "Homeward BoundHomeward Bound (song)"Homeward Bound" is an American folk song written by Paul Simon, performed by Simon and Garfunkel, produced by Bob Johnston and recorded on December 14, 1965. The song describes his longing to return home, both to his then girlfriend, Kathy Chitty in Brentwood, Essex, England, and to return to the...
" (Paul SimonPaul SimonPaul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
) – 2:30 - "The Other Side of This Life" (Fred NeilFred NeilFred Neil was an American folk singer-songwriter in the 1960s and early 1970s. He did not achieve commercial success as a performer, and is mainly known through other people's recordings of his material – particularly "Everybody's Talkin'", which became a hit for Harry Nilsson after being...
) – 2:17 - "The Dolphins" (Neil) – 3:38
- "To Try for the Sun" (DonovanDonovanDonovan Donovan Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch (born 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist. Emerging from the British folk scene, he developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music...
) – 2:06 - "Elusive ButterflyElusive Butterfly"Elusive Butterfly" is a popular song by Bob Lind released in 1966, which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also recorded and released in 1966 in the UK by the Irish singer Val Doonican...
" (Bob LindBob LindBob Lind is an American folk music singer-songwriter who reached the height of his success during the 1960s...
) – 2:21 - "Nashville Cats" (John SebastianJohn SebastianJohn Benson Sebastian Jr. is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and autoharpist. He is best known as a founder of The Lovin' Spoonful, a band inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000...
) – 3:02 - "Darcy Farrow" (Steve GilletteSteve Gillette And Cindy MangsenSince their marriage in 1989, Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen have been traveling, performing and recording together.Their album Live In Concert, recorded at The Ark in Ann Arbor in 1991, is available from their own company, Compass Rose Music. A second duet album, The Light Of The Day, was named...
, Tom Campbell) – 3:56 - "Don't Make PromisesDon't Make Promises-Other versions:Bobby Darin included "Don't Make Promises," as well as four other Tim Hardin songs, on Darin's 1966 If I Were a Carpenter album. In 1967, the song was covered by Marianne Faithfull, Scott McKenzie, Rick Nelson, and Gary Lewis & the Playboys...
" (Tim HardinTim HardinJames Timothy "Tim" Hardin was an American folk musician and composer. He wrote the Top 40 hits "If I Were a Carpenter", covered by, among others, Joan Baez, Bobby Darin, Johnny Cash, Ramblin' Jack Elliot, and Robert Plant, and "Reason to Believe", covered by many, including Rod Stewart, as well...
) – 3:10 - "Running out of Tomorrow's" (Stewart) – 3:55
- "Catch the WindCatch the Wind (song)"Catch the Wind" is a song written and recorded by Scottish singer-songwriter Donovan. It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on March 12, 1965 through Pye Records and a few months later in the United States through Hickory Records...
" (Donovan) – 2:19 - "Reason to BelieveReason to Believe"Reason to Believe" is a song written and first recorded by American folk singer Tim Hardin in 1965, which has since been recorded by a number of other artists, the most known of which is by Rod Stewart in 1971 and 1993...
" (Hardin) – 2:24 - "Fun with the Trio in the Studio" – 8:34
Personnel
- Bob ShaneBob ShaneBob Shane is an American singer and guitarist and, with Nick Reynolds' passing in October 2008, the only surviving founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revival of folk and other acoustic music as a popular art form in the U.S...
– vocals, guitar - Nick ReynoldsNick ReynoldsNick Reynolds was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose largely folk-based material captured international attention during the late fifties and early sixties.- Early life :Growing up in Coronado, California, his...
– vocals, tenor guitar - John StewartJohn Stewart (musician)John Coburn Stewart was an American songwriter and singer. He is known for his contributions to the American folk music movement of the 1960s while with The Kingston Trio and as the songwriter of The Monkees' #1 hit "Daydream Believer" and his own #5 hit "Gold", among several hundred original...
– vocals, banjo, guitar
Production notes
- Frank Weber – original recording producer
- Ron FurmanekRon FurmanekRon Furmanek is a Grammy nominated music producer and filmographer who has produced over 200 CDs. His most recent work, which includes six Kingston Trio titles, is currently released on RichKat Records, through Collectors Choice Music in the USA.-Biography:...
– producer, compilation, mixing - Gordon Anderson – executive producer
- Peter Abbott – engineer
- Joe Gannon – engineer
- Hank McGill – engineer
- Ben Blake – liner notes
- Tom DeLisle – liner notes
- Henry DiltzHenry DiltzHenry Stanford Diltz is a folk musician and photographer, who has been active since the 1960s....
– photography