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John Hartford: Aereo-Plain

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In September 1971, “Warner Bros” label released “Aereo-Plain”, the eight John Hartford studio album. It was recorded in 1971, and was produced by David Bromberg.

Personnel:

  • John Hartford – vocals, banjo, guitar, violin
  • Norman Blake – vocals, guitar, mandolin
  • Vassar Clements – vocals, violin, cello, viola
  • Tut Taylor– vocals, dobro
  • Randy Scruggs – vocals, electric bass
  • Warren Dewey, Claude Hill – engineer
  • Toby Mountain – mixing
  • Peter Amft – photography
  • Sam Bush– liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by John Hartford; except where noted.

  1. Turn Your Radio On – Albert E. Brumley
  2. Steamboat Whistle Blues
  3. Back in the Goodle Days
  4. Up on the Hill Where They Do the Boogie
  5. Boogie
  6. First Girl I Loved
  7. Presbyterian Guitar
  8. With a Vamp in the Middle
  9. Symphony Hall Rag
  10. Because of You
  11. Steam Powered Aereo Plane
  12. Holding
  13. Tear Down The Grand Ole Opry – John Hartford, Robert Taylor
  14. Leather Britches – traditional
  15. Station Break
  16. Turn Your Radio On

The Incredible String Band: The 5000 Spirits Or The Layers of the Onion

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In July 1967, “Elektra” label released “The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion”, the second Incredible String Band (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1967 at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd.

Personnel:

  • Robin Williamson- vocals, guitar, mandolin, oud, bowed and bass gimbri, flute, percussion
  • Mike Heron- vocals, guitar, harmonica
  • John Hopkins- piano
  • Soma (Nazir Jairazbhoy) – sitar, tanpura
  • Danny Thompson- double bass
  • Licorice McKechnie- vocals, percussion

Track listing:

  1. Chinese White – Mike Heron
  2. No Sleep Blues – Robin Williamson
  3. Painting Box – Mike Heron
  4. The Mad’s Hatter’s Song – Robin Williamson
  5. Little Cloud – Mike Heron
  6. The Eyes of Fate – Robin Williamson
  7. Blues for the Muse – Robin Williamson
  8. The Hedgehog’s Song – Mike Heron
  9. First Girl I Loved – Robin Williamson
  10. You Know What You Could Be – Mike Heron
  11. My Name Is Death – Robin Williamson
  12. Gently Tender – Mike Heron
  13. Way Back in the 1960s – Robin Williamson