Peter, Paul & Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary (2LP, 45RPM)
ORDER LIMITED TO ONE ITEM PER CUSTOMER
Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar
Mary Travers – vocals
2LP, Double gatefold jacket
Numbered limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 45RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Original Recordings Group (ORG)
Original label : Warner
Recorded and engineered by Bill Schwartau
Remastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Produced by Albert Grossman
Originaly released in 1962
Reissued in 2014
Tracks:
Side A:
- Early In the Morning
- 500 Miles
- Sorrow
Side B:
- This Train
- Bamboo
- It's Raining
Side C:
- If I Had My Way
- Cruel War
- Lemon Tree
Side D:
- If I Had A Hammer
- Autumn To May
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone
Awards :
TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal
Michael Fremer's 100 Recommended All-Analog LP Reissues Worth Owning - Rated 83/100!
At the 1963 Grammy Awards "If I Had a Hammer" won the Best Folk Recording Award and the Best Performance by a Vocal Group Grammies.
Reviews :
"Bernie Grundman cut from the original master tape and the transparency and clarity are a dead giveaway to that. If this album doesn't produce occasional chills, your system needs some work or you do! A long awaited reissue (for aging folkies at least) done perfectly!" Michael Fremer, Analog Planet
« The debut album by Peter, Paul & Mary is still one of the best albums to come out of the 1960s folk music revival. It's a beautifully harmonized collection of the best songs that the group knew, stirring in its sensibilities and its haunting melodies as it crosses between folk, children's songs, and even gospel ("If I Had My Way"). Light-hearted fare ("Lemon Tree," which became their first hit single) co-existed with more earnest material, particularly "If I Had a Hammer." Ironically, the trio's version of the latter song, which Pete Seeger and Lee Hayes had written in the early days of the Weavers' history, helped push popular folk music in a more political direction at the time, but it was another song in their repertory, Seeger's "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," that also indirectly helped jump start that movement. The group had performed it in Boston at a concert attended by the Kingston Trio, who immediately returned to New York and cut their own version, which charted as a single early in 1962. Other highlights include "It's Raining" and "500 Miles." Peter, Paul & Mary, which hit the top spot on the album charts as part of a 185-week run, is the purest of the trio's albums, laced with innocent good spirits and an optimism that remains infectious. » AllMusic Review by Bruce Eder
Ratings :
AllMusic 4 / 5 , Discogs : 3.77 / 5 , Michael Fremer : Music 9/10, Sound 9/10