Phil Ochs, The Early Years - 1h 14m 7s

Tracks & Durations

1. William Moore	3:08
2. What Are You Fighting For	2:47
3. There But For Fortune	2:15
4. Paul Crump	3:19
5. Talking Airplane Disaster	3:47
6. How Long	3:09
7. Davey Moore	3:03
8. Introduction by Peter Yarrow	0:56
9. Ballad of Medgar Evers	2:44
10. Talking Birmingham Jam	3:21
11. Power and The Gory	2:11
12. Draft Dodget Rag	2:22
13. I Ain't Marching Anymore	2:36
14. Links On The Chain	5:04
15. Talking Vietnam Blues	3:42
16. Cross My Heart	4:43
17. Half a Century High	6:37
18. Is There Anybody Here	3:53
19. The Party	7:56
20. Pleasures of The Harbor	6:23

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Review

It was Phil Ochs's burden to have emerged just as Bob Dylan was hitting his stride. It seemed that Ochs was constantly playing catch-up, if not in his own mind, certainly in the consciousness of 1960s folk fans. Vanguard's 20-song Early Years collection offers seven tracks recorded in the early-60s for their Original New Folks anthology series while the remainder come from Newport Folk Festival performances from the mid-1960s. (Two previously unreleased tracks from the New Folks sessions, including "Davey Moore," surface here; interestingly enough, the ill-fated boxer chronicled in Ochs's song was also the subject of a Dylan tune.) Ochs, like Dylan, would become more introspective with the changing times, but this set captures the Texas-born firebrand at his most idealistic and topical, as he rails against war ("Draft Dodger Rag," "What Are You Fighting For") and oppression ("Ballad of Medgar Evers," "Talking Birmingham Jam"). The from-the-headlines tirades that dominate The Early Years may be dated, but Ochs sings them with such rousing conviction that a strange sense of immediacy seeps through. --Steven StolderThe earliest Vanguard recordings by this beloved Dylan contemporary plus live performances from the Newport Folk Festival and the unreleased tracks, 'Davey Moore' & 'How Long'. This CD release contains 21 tracks of Phil's early material.

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