The Early Years (Phil Ochs album)

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The Early Years
The Early Years cover
Compilation album by Phil Ochs
Released June 20, 2000
Recorded 1963-1966
Genre Folk
Professional reviews

The Early Years is a compilation of seven recordings Phil Ochs made for a Vanguard compilation in 1964 and twelve made at three Newport Folk Festivals in 1963, 1964 and 1966, the latter tracks previously released on the 1996 compilation Live at Newport.

Of the seven studio tracks, only five had actually been released by Vanguard on the compilation The Original New Folks, Vol. 2, "How Long" and "Davey Moore" making their debut here. They are all in the vein of Ochs' first two albums, with their focus on human and civil rights stories seemingly pulled from Newsweek. The seminal "There But For Fortune" made its debut here.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "William Moore" (P. Ochs) – 3:08
  2. "What Are You Fighting For?" (P. Ochs) – 2:47
  3. "There But for Fortune" (P. Ochs) – 2:15
  4. "Paul Crump" (P. Ochs) – 3:18
  5. "Talking Airplane Disaster" (P. Ochs) – 3:47
  6. "How Long" (P. Ochs) – 3:08
  7. "Davey Moore" (P. Ochs) – 3:03
  8. "Introduction by Peter Yarrow" – 0:56
  9. "The Ballad of Medgar Evers" (P. Ochs) – 2:44
  10. "Talking Birmingham Jam" (P. Ochs) – 3:22
  11. "The Power and the Glory" (P. Ochs) – 2:11
  12. "Draft Dodger Rag" (P. Ochs) – 2:21
  13. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (P. Ochs) – 2:36
  14. "Links on the Chain" (P. Ochs) – 5:05
  15. "Talkin' Vietnam" (P. Ochs, 342
  16. "Cross My Heart" (P. Ochs) – 4:44
  17. "Half a Century High" (P. Ochs) – 7:06
  18. "Is There Anybody Here" (P. Ochs) – 3:11
  19. "The Party" (P. Ochs) – 8:11
  20. "Pleasures of the Harbor" (P. Ochs) – 6:25

[edit] Credits

  • Phil Ochs – guitar, vocals
  • Tom Vickers – reissue producer
Phil Ochs
Discography
Studio albums: All the News That's Fit to Sing • I Ain't Marching Anymore • Pleasures of the Harbor • Tape from California • Rehearsals for Retirement • Greatest Hits
Live albums: Phil Ochs in Concert • Gunfight at Carnegie Hall • There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968 • Live at Newport
Other albums: The Campers: Camp Favorites • Interviews with Phil Ochs
Posthumous releases: Songs for Broadside • The Broadside Tapes 1 • A Toast to Those Who Are Gone • The Early Years
Posthumous compilations: Chords of Fame • The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs • There But for Fortune • Farewells & Fantasies • American Troubadour • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs • Cross My Heart: An Introduction to Phil Ochs
Related articles
Topical song • Protest song • Civil Rights Movement • Opposition to the Vietnam War
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