Not On CD: Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1988)

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1988)

Rounder 0207

John Hartford is a personal favorite. He is one of the most musical people I've ever heard. Hartford is ostensibly a bluegrass musician, but he does something unique with the genre, and this LP is unique in his oeuvre. It is not on CD.

Vassar Clements: violin
John Hartford: banjo, guitar, voice
Dave Holland: bass
Mark Howard: guitar, mandolin

Memories of Home

Till Something Better Comes Along

Bonus Track, from Hartford's not-on-CD You and Me at Home (Flying Fish 228, 1980):
Imagination Fired by Books

9 comments:

tut-tutMay 7, 2011 at 3:18 PM
Flying Fish! this brings back so many memories. Thanks
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KurtMay 9, 2011 at 5:28 AM
A great record label.
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murtryJuly 26, 2011 at 10:05 PM
Oh how I wish you had the whole album. But thanks for what you do have! Vassar, John H.. great guys
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KurtJuly 27, 2011 at 5:41 AM
Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.
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DavidOctober 18, 2012 at 5:03 PM
Wow! I'm a life-long Hartford fan, saw him several times, even spoke with him but Never heard this one. Thanks for the tunes!
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KurtOctober 18, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Glad you found it. It is great music.
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DavidFebruary 2, 2013 at 6:29 PM
Excuse me Kurt. I've been searching ebay since I happened on this page and I can't seem to run across any available lp version of this one. Would you consider posting any additional songs?
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KurtFebruary 2, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Sadly, I don't own this LP anymore. These tracks are the songs I digitized before selling my Hartford LPs. I did think these were the best two tracks, however.
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drizzzApril 24, 2014 at 4:57 PM
The only Hartford I have in my collection is John Hartford Looks at Life, a good one and seems to be pretty obscure, worth looking for if you don't have it.
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(Update: my digitization process was foiled by advancing technology; I mostly post work that others have digitized for YouTube. Older tracks should still be accessible per the following procedure) Click on any song title to go to a box.net page for that song. Our goal is to post only tracks that are not available on CD or as mp3s – songs that cannot be purchased anywhere. We hope to raise interest in these out-of-print LPs without taking away a single cent of revenue from those who profit from the sale of music. If you find any of these tracks available digitally, please contact us and they will be promptly removed.

If you enjoyed any of the music, please leave a comment. I hope that these sample tracks will inspire you to track down this out-of-print music.

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