This time John boldly had 300 copies pressed, and with some friends silk-screened all the covers in one riotous evening. John was delighted to find that his clandestine reputation had enlarged sufficiently for the 300 copies to sell out in a matter of months, and was sufficiently emboldened to begin performing publicly in the saloons and coffeehouses of Berkeley and environs.

- Takoma press release dated Sept 1972 (by Barry Hansen)

Notes on the Songs

Original Liner Notes

Reissue Notes

Album Art

Review

Methods of Composition


Recorded Berkeley, CA, late 1963
¤ DDD 20


Sunflower River Blues Real Audio
[2:33] 1963, [3:19] 1967

When The Springtime Comes Again
[3:50] 1963, [4:53] 1967

Stomping Tonight On The Pennsylvania/Alabama Border
[6:58] 1963, [5:36] 1967

Some Summer Day Real Audio
[3:20] 1963, [3:25] 1967

On The Beach At Waikiki
[2:55] 1963, [2:40] 1967

Spanish Dance
[1:53] 1963, [2:05] 1967

The Downfall Of The Adelphi Rolling Grist Mill real audio
[3:35] 1963

John Henry Variations
[5:40] 1963, [5:11] 1967

Take A Look At That Baby
[1:25] 1963, [1:25] 1967

Dance Of The Inhabitants Of The Palace Of King Phillip XIV
[2:28] 1963

America Real Audio
[7:52] 1963, [5:00] 1967

Episcopal Hymn
[1:10] 1963, [1:22] 1967


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