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It's easy to rate the group's debut album too low, since its two best-known songs ("Tom Dooley," "Scotch and Soda") have had no shortage of appearances elsewhere in the decades since, and the group went on to cut more than 20 additional albums in their prime years. A little less polished and accomplished than, say, the music that Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders were cutting at Columbia around this time, it makes up for those shortcomings with youthful spring, exuberance, freshness, and a number of song choices that spoke of a new generation of folk singing --- not only their hits but the first version of the comedic piece "Coplas" and "Sloop John B," which would become a rock standard in the hands of the trio's fellow stripe-shirted labelmates the Beach Boys. Dave Guard was the most influential member of the group here, in terms of song selections and arrangements, but the entire trio is well represented. Additionally, producer Voyle Gilmore made their singing on "Bay of Mexico" and "Fast Freight" into something slightly larger than life. "Sara Jane," which the group learned from Louis Gottlieb of the Gateway Singers and, later, the Limeliters, who also arranged it, isn't far behind, a potential hit single in the same league with "Wimoweh." Listening to this album, one also gets a sense of just how strong the trio was musically right out of the starting gate -- The Kingston Trio was essentially an idealized version of the group's stage show of the era, recorded over three days in the studio, and a fine, bracing body of music.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Traditional, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Traditional, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - ALAN LOMAX, ComposerLyricist - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist - John Avery Lomax, ComposerLyricist - Frank Warner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Gilkyson, Composer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Woody Guthrie, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Arranged By, Composer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist - Louis Gottlieb (Adap), Composer
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Traditional, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Traditional, Composer - Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records, LLC
Voyle Gilmore, Producer - Dave Guard, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - The Kingston Trio, MainArtist
℗ 1958 Capitol Records
Album review
It's easy to rate the group's debut album too low, since its two best-known songs ("Tom Dooley," "Scotch and Soda") have had no shortage of appearances elsewhere in the decades since, and the group went on to cut more than 20 additional albums in their prime years. A little less polished and accomplished than, say, the music that Terry Gilkyson and the Easy Riders were cutting at Columbia around this time, it makes up for those shortcomings with youthful spring, exuberance, freshness, and a number of song choices that spoke of a new generation of folk singing --- not only their hits but the first version of the comedic piece "Coplas" and "Sloop John B," which would become a rock standard in the hands of the trio's fellow stripe-shirted labelmates the Beach Boys. Dave Guard was the most influential member of the group here, in terms of song selections and arrangements, but the entire trio is well represented. Additionally, producer Voyle Gilmore made their singing on "Bay of Mexico" and "Fast Freight" into something slightly larger than life. "Sara Jane," which the group learned from Louis Gottlieb of the Gateway Singers and, later, the Limeliters, who also arranged it, isn't far behind, a potential hit single in the same league with "Wimoweh." Listening to this album, one also gets a sense of just how strong the trio was musically right out of the starting gate -- The Kingston Trio was essentially an idealized version of the group's stage show of the era, recorded over three days in the studio, and a fine, bracing body of music.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:30:41
- Main artists: The Kingston Trio
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 1958 Capitol Records ℗ 1958 Capitol Records
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