On My Way, 1963 Demo Session by Phil Ochs - Uhune

ALBUM

On April 4, 1963 -- a good year or so before the release of his first album, All the News That's Fit to Sing -- Phil Ochs recorded the 25 songs on this CD onto a friend's reel-to-reel tape recorder while in the midst of an engagement at a Fort Lauderdale, FL coffee house. Most of them were, as you'd expect, topical folk songs; only a few appeared on his official albums, though versions of some others surfaced on posthumous compilations. The only reasons this CD doesn't get a higher rating are that the fidelity is a bit imperfect, and, for the most part, the songwriting is a bit less developed than the work he'd put into his first batch of albums for Elektra in the mid-'60s. This limits the collection's interest to serious Ochs fans for the most part, but as such archival projects go, it's quite worthwhile, and quite listenable despite the slight sonic flaws. If nothing else, it's a testament to how amazingly prolific Ochs was at an early age, with songs about all manner of current events, from the civil rights movement and the Cuban missile crisis to more obscure issues like Mexican land reform. The songs are unflaggingly committed and sharply observational, and if Ochs' way with a tune and a vocal wasn't as impressive as his talents as a lyricist at this stage, the songs are passably melodic and sung with pleasing warmth (and occasional wit). "The Power and the Glory" (also included on his first album) is by far the most famous composition, though a few others would also appear on his debut LP ("The Ballad of William Worthy," "Talking Cuban Crisis," "Lou Marsh"). But while his "singing journalist" persona dominates, there are hints at budding personal and affecting concerns in songs like "New Town" (actually covered by the Four Seasons, but never issued on an Ochs record), "Morning" (referred to in the spoken introduction as having been done by his friends Jim & Jean), "Time Was," "I'll Be There," "How Long," and "First Snow," although the satire of "Bobby Dylan Record" hasn't dated well.

1. The AMA Song

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2. The Ballad Of Davy Moore

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3. On My Way

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4. Morning

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5. Ballad Of US Steel

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6. Once I Lived The Life Of Commisar

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7. Lou Marsh

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8. New Town

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9. Hazard, Kentucky

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10. Time Was

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11. I'll Be There

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12. Paul Crump

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13. Ballad Of William Worthy

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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14. Power And The Glory

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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15. Ballad Of Oxford, Mississippi

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16. Talking Cuban Crisis

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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17. How Long

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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18. Never Again

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19. Don't Try Again

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20. First Snow

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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21. Bobby Dylan Record

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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22. Ballad Of Ruben Jaramillo

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23. Ballad Of Alfred Packer

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24. Talking Airplane Disaster

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25. Spanish Lement

Performer: Phil Ochs; Performer
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Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

25 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 5 minutes and 20 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1000x1000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

12/25 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Country, Political Folk & Protest Songs

Label

Resurfaced Records

Music Distribution Service

Believe Digital

Country

France

Language

No language found

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 17, 2014

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

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UPC

3614979157411