So somewhere about 1968 or ’69 I used my first few paychecks that I got from working for my father to buy a Panasonic reel to reel tape recorder and started making my first tapes and playlists. I kept that recorder and those tapes for a long time and years after it had broken I bought another reel to reel machine so I could play those tapes even though I had most of the songs by then on albums. A few weeks ago I found some old typed lists of the songs on the tapes and tonight with the aid of Rhapsody I remade and listened to the play list. Here it is:
“Ramblin’ Scramblin'” – Jerry Jeff Walker – still a favorite and a song that just flat out made me laugh!
I can remember recording the next few tracks, that were from a new young singer from England Elton John (only I heard and typed Elkton)
“Your Song”, “I Need You to Turn To”, “Take Me to Your Pilot” and “No Shoestrings for Louise” – what a great debut album that was!
“Who Do You Love” (Part 1) – from Quicksilver Messenger Service – listening to this track when it came to the end I wanted it go to the next track because that’s the way it should be heard – the album just flows!
Rhapsody didn’t have the next two tracks “Julie,Judy, Angel Rain” by John Stewart and one of my favorite Tom Paxton songs “Angeline is Always Friday”. I know I have them on vinyl somewhere!
“Blossom” from James Taylor’s Fire and Rain A forgotten song! It was good to hear!
“Margery” Pearls Before Swine from The Use of Ashes a favorite all time album. I saw them at the University of Florida one time and Tom Rapp told a story of how the had been recently miss billed and opened for Bob Hope needless to say it did not go well!
“Dear Mary” from The Steve Miller Band’s Sailor album. Another psychedelic favorite!
Shifting gears totally “Peggy Day” – Bob Dylan Nashville Skyline a favorite Dylan album of mine and I imagine there’s not many of us! Except that “Lay, Lady, Lay” was pretty popular at the University of Florida on Friday and Saturday nights!
“Guinevere” Crosby, Stills and Nash – probably my favorite David Crosby penned song. Well maybe tied with “Triad”!
“Mary Ann” from the Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper. I’ve recently written how Mike Bloomfield influenced a lot of guitar players and though I don’t play he was always a hero! and AL Kooper ain’t to shabby on organ!
“Thoughts About Roxanne” from John Mayall’s Turning Point album. While “Room to Move” was the big song from this album” Thoughts and “California” with Jon Mark and Johnny ALmond were my favorites!!
The night ended with “Who Do You Love – Part 2” from Happy Trails by Quicksilver Messenger Service – now I know I’ll have to listen to the whole album tomorrow!
All and all the night’s music brought back lots of memories of 1969!
So I had always know this as a Tom Paxton songs but when I went to look for “Angeline is Always Friday” I found this version by The Seeker. Looking it up on Tom Paxton 6 I see that Tom wrote the lyrics and Bruce Woodley of The Seekers wrote the music! Anyway this is a great version of the song!
