Extremely rare John "Marmaduke" Dawson record - Guitar and Autoharp - 1964

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John Dawson - Guitar and Autoharp
This private press album by John Dawson, a founding member of New Riders Of The Purple Sage, was discovered at the Alemany Flea Market in San Francisco a few years ago, and may be the only copy still in existence. The album includes two original Dawson compositions and is undoubtedly his first and only solo album. Dawson displays awesome fingerpicking chops and travis expertise on this record that do not show up in his later work. His talent and youthful idealism shine through beautifully on this nascent effort.
Grateful Dead and NRPS fans, collectors and historians were unaware of its existence until very recently.
Two cuts - ‘Birmingham Town’ a Dawson original and John’s cover of Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice’ were debuted March 11th 2017 on David Gans’ Grateful Dead Marathon on KPFA.
The album was recorded in 1964 at W. A. Palmer Films Inc. Belmont CA laboratory by an an engineer named Forrest Boothe. John’s father, also a film maker, was a friend of Palmer’s and arranged the recording session to showcase his nineteen year old son’s talents.
The album was pressed by RCA Victor Custom Records in Hollywood.
This stereo album was found in an inner sleeve only, no jacket, and is in near mint condition, with almost no surface noise. The recording is just John singing and playing guitar or autoharp, the sound quality is very good. On a high resolution stereo John sounds like he’s right there in the room.
Here are the tracks:
John Dawson - Guitar and Autoharp (MP3)
Side 1
1. The Three Rogues (Traditional)
2. Freight Train (Elizabeth Cotten)
3. Birmingham Town (John Dawson)
4. Soldier Boy (John Dawson)
5. He Had A Long Chain On (Jimmy Driftwood)
6. Study War No More (Traditional)
Side 2
1. Alberta (Folk Blues)
2. Don’t Think Twice (Bob Dylan)
3. Song Of The Deportees (Woody Guthrie)
4. La Bamba (Son Jarocho)
5. Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan)
 For more information concerning the discovery of this record, please see my blog entry http://www.blueheronblast dot com/2016/12/marmaduke.html
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