Phil Ochs 'Chords Of Fame' A&M AMLM 64599 2xLP compilation g/fold UK 1st 1976
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Phil Ochs 'Chords Of Fame' A&M Records AMLM 64599 UK 1st press 2 x Compilation Vinyl, LPs, housed in printed inner sleeves, which are in turn in a gate-fold sleeve. The album was released in 1976.
Both LPs appear to have been lightly played and are in greats shape. They played through beautifully on my stereo - no skip or stick. They are housed in A&M printed inner sleeves, both of which are a little creased and have splits along seams. The gate-fold sleeve has a sticker on the front saying it was printed in the USA and is in good condition, with no rips or writing. The spine is intact and legible. Matrix/Run Out Side 1 : AMLH 64599 A1 Matrix/Run Out Side 2 : AMLH 64599 B1 Matrix/Run Out Side 3 : AMLH 64599 C1 Matrix/Run Out Side 4 : AMLH 64599 D1
'Chords of Fame' is a two-LP compilation from American folk singer Phil Ochs, compiled by his brother Michael Ochs shortly after Phil's death and released in 1976 on A&M Records. With the exception of 1969's 'Rehearsals for Retirement', all studio albums are represented, as well as a number of live releases.
The compilation also included several rarities not previously available on an album:
An electric version of "I Ain't Marching Anymore", released as a single in the UK in 1966. Both sides of a 1974 single: "Power and the Glory", recorded with a fife and drum corps. "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon", a revision of "Here's to the State of Mississippi", taped live at Max's Kansas City. An acoustic version of "Crucifixion" recorded at Carnegie Hall on March 27, 1970, at the show that had produced 'Gunfight at Carnegie Hall'.
Notably, 'Chords of Fame' compiled tracks Ochs had recorded for both A&M and Elektra Records. With the exception of the 1997 box set 'Farewells & Fantasies', the album marked the last time Ochs' Elektra material would be released on A&M, or vice versa.
Ed Sanders wrote the liner notes, which were printed on the back of the album.
AllMusic review by Mark Deming 'Compiled by noted music archivist Michael Ochs (who was also Phil Ochs' brother and manager), Chords of Fame is a peerless overview of Phil Ochs' career in music, from his early days as a "singing journalist" penning topical numbers like "Draft Dodger Rag" and "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" to the deeply personal introspection of his later work, as typified by "No More Songs" and "Jim Dean of Indiana." The first (and still one of the only) Phil Ochs compilations that covers material from his albums for both Elektra and A&M, Chords of Fame includes most of Ochs' best-known songs (including "There But for Fortune" and "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends") as well as a handful of rare and otherwise unavailable cuts, such as an absorbing live take of "Crucifixion" and a version of "I Ain't Marchin' Anymore" recorded with an electric rock band. Featuring a superb liner essay by poet and musician Ed Sanders, Chords of Fame was an obvious labor of love released only a few months after Ochs' suicide in 1976; sadly, it's fallen out of print and has never been reissued on CD, but anyone interested in Phil Ochs who runs across it at a library or used record store is well advised to pick it up and introduce themselves to one of the finest songwriters of his generation'.
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