Aspen Gold
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Studio album by The Kingston Trio | ||||
Released | May 1979 | |||
Recorded | January 25–26, 1979 | |||
Studio | Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California | |||
Genre | Folk | |||
Label | Nautilus Records | |||
Producer | Steve Clark | |||
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Aspen Gold is an album by the American folk music group the Kingston Trio, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). The group consisted of the line up of Bob Shane, George Grove, and Roger Gambill.[1]
History
Aspen Gold included re-recordings of nine previously released songs done regularly by the Trio in their live act along with two new songs — "Aspen Gold" and "Longest Beer of the Night" — the latter two released as a single but distributed only for radio promotional purposes. The album was minimally distributed and did not chart.[1] It is out of print although Folk Era has essentially reissued the album as Once Again with the inclusion of the 1977 single "Johnson Party of Four" b/w "Big Ship Glory".
Reception
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While noting that Once Again is a reissue of Aspen Gold with two additional tracks, Allmusic critic Steve Leggett noted "It is interesting to hear a hard-charging, drum-paced version of "Greenback Dollar," and both "Aspen Gold" and the group's version of Gordon Lightfoot's classic "Early Morning Rain" are pleasantly done, but Aspen Gold/Once Again is hardly essential unless you're a die-hard fan."[3]
Track listing
"California" was previously recorded under the title "I'm Goin' Home".[4]
Side one
- "A Worried Man" (Dave Guard, Tom Glazer) – 2:37
- "Greenback Dollar" (Hoyt Axton, Kennard Ramsey) – 2:20
- "Reuben James" (Woody Guthrie) – 2:38
- "Hard Ain't It Hard'" (Guthrie) – 2:04
- "California" (Fred Geis) – 2:46
Side two
- "Aspen Gold" (Harold Payne) – 2:33
- "Early Morning Rain" (Gordon Lightfoot) – 3:06
- "Scotch and Soda" (Guard) – 2:17
- "M.T.A./Tom Dooley" (Bess Lomax Hawes, Jacqueline Steiner / (Alan Lomax, Frank Warner) – 4:01
- "The Longest Beer of the Night" (Carson Parks) – 2:29
Personnel
- Bob Shane – vocals, guitar
- Roger Gambill – vocals, guitar
- George Grove – vocals, banjo, guitar
- Stan Kaess – bass
- Tom Green – drums
- Ben Schubert – fiddle, mandolin
References
- ^ a b Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) The Kingston Trio On Record. Kingston Korner Inc, ILL: ISBN 0-9614594-0-9
- ^ "Aspen Gold > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ a b Leggett, Steve. "Once Again > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 31, 2011.
- ^ Allmusic entry for "I'm Going Home"
External links
- Liner notes for Aspen Gold
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- Bob Shane
- Nick Reynolds
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- John Stewart
- Jim Connor
- Pat Horine
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- Bill Zorn
- Rick Dougherty
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- At Large
- Here We Go Again!
- Sold Out
- String Along
- The Last Month of the Year
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- Something Special
- New Frontier
- The Kingston Trio #16
- Sunny Side!
- Time to Think
- The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John)
- Stay Awhile
- Somethin' Else
- Children of the Morning
- The World Needs a Melody
- Aspen Gold
- Looking for the Sunshine
- The Lost 1967 Album: Rarities Vol. 1
- Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2
- ...From the Hungry i
- Stereo Concert
- College Concert
- Back in Town
- Once Upon a Time
- Everybody's Talking
- An Evening with The Kingston Trio
- Live at Newport
- Live at the Crazy Horse
- The Final Concert
- Live at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
- Twice Upon a Time
- Capitol Collectors Series
- Treasure Chest
- The Capitol Years
- The Lost Masters 1969–1972
- The Kingston Trio: The Guard Years
- The Best of the Decca Years
- The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years
- The Decca Years
- Once Again