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- SKU: GRCD010
- Format: CD
- UPC: 823564668321
- Street Date: 04/08/16
- PreBook Date: 03/04/16
- Label: Golden Rain »
- Genre: Pop/Rock
- Run Time: 83 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Audio: STEREO
- Year of Production: 1970
- Region Code: 0
- Box Lot: 30
- Territory: US,CA
- Language: English
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John Prine - The 1970 Broadcasts
Two 'pre-debut album' radio sessions with one of America's finest songwriters and folk artists
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One of the finest American songwriters and folk artists of all time, John Prine was the new kid on the block in 1970, and at the time the two radio broadcasts included on this CD were recorded, he had yet to release his first album. Discovered by Kris Kristofferson and spotted supporting the county performer at New York's Bottom Line by an Atlantic A&R, his eponymously titled debut, with classic after classic included, came out in 1971 to impressive reviews. Prine had cut his teeth around the Chicago clubs of the late 1960s and most notable of these was the city's 5th Peg which held open mic nights which he would attend, initially as a spectator but later as a performer who quickly became a favourite when those attending realised the strength of the material John was composing. In August of 1970, one such show was broadcast on WMIR FM and is the oldest surviving recording of Prine's. This event is featured as the first 18 tracks on this album and is a superb introduction to John Prine in his very earliest phase. The second show featured is a radio session and interview with the legendary Studs Terkel on Studs' well-known radio program, aired on 98.7 WFMT Chicago between 1952 and 1997. This session is traditionally believed to have been recorded on 1st July 1970, however more recent research has shown that it must have been later in the year as the pair speak about Prine's pending recording sessions for his debut album, and these didn't begin until October 1970 - in July he was not even signed. Nevertheless this session remains a dynamic piece of history in the John Prince archive as it not only illustrates quite what a natural and consummate performer the man was when simply strumming an acoustic guitar at a time when he had only been performing for a number of months, but also how the man's songs were destined to become instant classics once distributed to a wider audience.
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