STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - PETER, PAUL, AND MARY - THE PETER, PAUL, AND MARY ALBUM

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Good Tuesday morning to you all and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again. Today we remember Kentucky born singer songwriter, Mary Travers, on what would have been her 85th Birthday. She passed away in 2009, age 72, from complications of bone marrow surgery. To honor her legacy, we spotlight the sixth studio album, from folk rock trio, Peter, Paul, And Mary. The Peter, Paul, And Mary Album, commonly referred to simply as Album, was released in 1966 on the Warner Brothers label and produced by  Albert Grossman and Milton Okun. It peaked at #22 on the Billboard 200 . "The Other Side of This Life" (#100 Hot 100, #33 Adult Contemporary) and "Hurry Sundown" (#123 Hot 100, #37 Adult Contemporary) were released as singles. Our copy is an unofficial Taiwanese release (read bootleg) from 1967 on Cathay Records. It is on red vinyl and has both English and Asian writing on it. We got this years ago at the now Legendary J.R.'s Junk Trunk. It sounds pretty good considering what it is.

Side one

"And When I Die" (Laura Nyro) – 2:45

"Sometime Lovin'" (Gary Shearston) – 3:05

"Pack up Your Sorrows" (Richard Fariña, Pauline Marden) – 3:04

"The King of Names" (Peter Yarrow) – 4:05

"For Baby (For Bobbie)" (John Denver) – 2:45

"Hurry Sundown" (Yip Harburg, Earl Robinson) – 2:55

Side two

"The Other Side of This Life" (Fred Neil) – 3:01

"The Good Times We Had" (Paul Stookey) – 2:35

"Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" (Paul Campbell, Joel Newman, Pete Seeger, Lee Hays) – 3:05

"Norman Normal" (Stookey) – 2:15

"Mon Vrai Destin" (Stookey, Mary Travers, Yarrow) – 2:19

"Well, Well, Well" (Bob Gibson, Bob Camp) – 3:15

Peter Yarrow – vocals, guitar
Noel "Paul" Stookey – vocals, guitar
Mary Travers – vocals

With:

Michael Bloomfield – guitar on "The King of Names"

Paul Butterfield – harmonica on "The King of Names"

Kenny Buttrey – drums on "Sometime Lovin'"

Pete Childs – Dobro on "Pack Up Your Sorrows"

Bobby Gregg – drums on "The Other Side of Life"

Ernie Hayes – piano on "The Other Side of Life"

Dick Kniss – bass on "Mon Vrai Destin"

Al Kooper – organ on "Well, Well, Well"

Bill Lee – bass on all tracks except 5, 10, 11

Charlie McCoy – harmonica on "Sometime Lovin'"

Wayne Moss – guitar on "Sometime Lovin'"

Mark Naftalin – organ on "The King of Names"

Walter Raim – guitar on "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"

Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano on "Sometime Lovin'"

Buddy Saltzman – drums on "The King of Names"

Russ Savakus – bass on "For Baby (For Bobbie)"

Melvin Tax – bass flute on "The Good Times We Had"

Irving Horowitz – English horn on "The Good Times We Had"

Charles H. DeAngelis – bass clarinet, alto flute on "The Good Times We Had"

Technical

Brooks Arthur - engineer
Barry Feinstein - photography