Jack Elliott at the Second Fret
1962 live album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott at the Second Fret | ||||
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Live album by Ramblin' Jack Elliott | ||||
Released | 1962 [*Discogs shows released 1963] | |||
Recorded | May 18, 1962 | |||
Venue | The Second Fret, Philadelphia, PA | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | Prestige/International | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards, Shel Kagen | |||
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Jack Elliott at the Second Fret is a live album by American folk musician Ramblin' Jack Elliott, released in 1962. [*Discogs shows released 1963]
Reception
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Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger wrote the album "It's perhaps a little more fun to hear than the average early 1960s Jack Elliott album, because the live ambience and spoken introductions and asides give it a warmer atmosphere than the earnest but plain studio recordings."[1]
Reissues
- Jack Elliott at the Second Fret was reissued as Hootenanny with Jack Elliott in 1964 on the Prestige/Folklore label.
- Jack Elliott at the Second Fret was reissued on CD by Fantasy Records in 1999 along with Country Style.[2]
Track listing
Side one
- "Mule Skinner Blues" (Jimmie Rodgers, Vaughn Horton)
- "Cool Water" (Bob Nolan)
- "Talking Miner" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Boll Weevil" (Traditional)
- "How Long Blues"
Side two
- "Salty Dog" (Traditional)
- "Tyin' Knots in the Devil's Tail"
- "Hobo's Lullaby" (Goebel Reeves)
- "Talking Sailor" (Woody Guthrie)
- "Rock Island Line" (Lead Belly)
Personnel
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott – vocals, harmonica, guitar
- Technical
- Rudy Van Gelder - mastering
- Don Schlitten - design, photography
References
External links
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott Illustrated discography
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- Woody Guthrie's Blues
- Jack Elliot Sings
- Jack Takes the Floor
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott in London
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott Sings Songs by Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers
- Jack Elliott Sings the Songs of Woody Guthrie
- Songs to Grow On by Woody Guthrie, Sung by Jack Elliott
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Country Style
- Jack Elliott
- Young Brigham
- Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks
- Kerouac's Last Dream
- South Coast
- Friends of Mine
- The Long Ride
- I Stand Alone
- A Stranger Here
- Jack Elliott at the Second Fret
- The Essential Ramblin' Jack Elliott
- Best of the Vanguard Years
- The Lost Topic Tapes: Cowes Harbour 1957
- The Lost Topic Tapes: Isle of Wight 1957
- Vanguard Visionaries