The first attempt at converting music from the turntable to mp3 was with this album, which happened to be at the very top of the pile. Unlike CDs, where I could rip 50 CDs to mp3 in one day, I think converting one album a day will be a noteworthy feat. Want to convert some of Dad’s library; want to convert almost all of Kevin’s burgeoning library.
This album made me consider how certain albums came to be in Dad’s library. Were they simply the ones Mom didn’t want? Guess I will need to ask this question the next time I talk to Mom. Certainly there are albums, like this one, where I don’t think any reasonable person would know who the heck this person is. Wonder when the last time it was listened to?
I had to go to the ‘wiki’…..
John Cowan Hartford (December 30, 1937 – June 4, 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass composer and musician known for his mastery of the fiddle and banjo, as well as for his witty lyrics, unique vocal style, and extensive knowledge of Mississippi River lore. Hartford performed with a variety of ensembles throughout his career, and is perhaps best known for his solo performances where he would interchange the guitar, banjo, and fiddle from song to song. He also invented his own shuffle tap dance move, and clogged on an amplified piece of plywood while he played and sang
Specific to the album……"RCA probably thought they were just signing the guy who wrote "Gentle on My Mind" when they signed John Hartford back in 1966, but his own albums just kept getting stranger and stranger during the late '60s, culminating in this bizarre piece of orchestrated country-tinged art rock from 1969"
Love that description!
