The Story of Vanguard (First edition limited to 1000)

~ Release by The Weavers, Odetta, Joan Baez, Buffy Sainte‐Marie, Doc Watson & Skip James (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

First edition limited to 1000
All six albums were AAA cut from the mono master tapes by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound.
All albums were lacquered from their original mono master tapes.
Includes 36-page liner notes booklet

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-16 16:20 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl: At Carnegie Hall
#TitleArtistRatingLength
A1Darling Corey
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live recording of:
Darling Corey (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 5723)
The Weavers?:??
A2Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
A3Pay Me My Money Down
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
recording of:
Pay Me My Money Down
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 21449)
The Weavers?:??
A4Greensleeves
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
A5Rock Island Line
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live recording of:
Rock Island Line (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Wilson
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
The Weavers?:??
A6Around the World
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
A7Wimoweh
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live recording of:
Wimoweh (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and arranger:
Paul Campbell (songwriting pseudonym used by The Weavers)
composer:
Solomon Linda
version of:
Mbube
The Weavers?:??
A8Venga Jaleo
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
A9Suliram (I’ll Be There)
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
A10Shalom Chaverim
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B1Lonesome Traveller
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live recording of:
Lonesome Traveler (“I’m (just) a Lonely and a Lonesome Traveller”) (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
Lee Hays
publisher:
Essex Musikverlag and Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
The Weavers?:??
B2I Know Where I’m Going
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B3Woody’s Rag / 900 Miles
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B4Sixteen Tons
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live cover recording of:
Sixteen Tons (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
Merle Travis
arranger:
Paul Brody
publisher:
American Music, Inc. and Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd.
The Weavers?:??
B5Follow the Drinking Gourd
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B6When the Saints Go Marching In
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B7I’ve Got a Home in That Rock
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B8Hush Little Baby
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B9Go Where I Send Thee
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
The Weavers?:??
B10Goodnight Irene
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1955-12-24)
live cover recording of:
Goodnight Irene (on 1955-12-24)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Ledbetter and John A. Lomax
publisher:
Lodlow Music, Spencer Music Corp., TRO-Ludlow Music, Inc. and Tyler Music Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 11681)
translated version of:
Godnatt Irene
The Weavers?:??
2▼12" Vinyl: My Eyes Have Seen
#TitleArtistRatingLength
C1Poor Little Jesus
Odetta1:56
C2Bald Headed Woman
Odetta2:20
C3Motherless Children
Odetta2:10
C4I Know Where I'm Going
Odetta2:00
C5The Foggy Dew
Odetta5:44
C6I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain / Water Boy
Odetta6:46
D1Ox-Driver Song
Odetta2:33
D2Down on Me
Odetta2:56
D3Saro Jane
Odetta2:46
D4Three Pigs
Odetta1:22
D5No More Cane on the Brazos
Odetta3:38
D6Jumpin' Judy
Odetta2:26
D7Battle Hymn of the Republic
Odetta3:54
3▼12" Vinyl: Joan Baez
#TitleArtistRatingLength
E1Silver Dagger
recording of:
Silver Dagger
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez2:30
E2East Virginia
recording of:
East Virginia (Joan Baez arrangement)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joan Baez (US folk singer)
arrangement of:
East Virginia
Joan Baez3:38
E3Fare Thee Well (10,000 Miles)
Joan Baez3:15
E4House of the Rising Sun
recording of:
House of the Rising Sun
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Ole Cantaloupe Music and Sonet Publishing Ltd.
Joan Baez2:52
E5All My Trials
recording of:
All My Trials
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez4:36
E6Wildwood Flower
recording of:
Wildwood Flower (traditional song, no arrangement credits)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 757)
is based on:
I'll Twine 'mid the Ringlets (parlour song, source for Wildwood Flower)
Joan Baez2:30
E7Donna Donna
Joan Baez3:09
F1John Riley
recording of:
John Riley
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ricky Neff
publisher:
Harvard Music
Joan Baez3:50
F2Rake and Rambling Boy
recording of:
Rake and a Rambling Boy
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
Joan Baez1:52
F3Little Moses
recording of:
Little Moses
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3546)
Joan Baez3:25
F4Mary Hamilton
recording of:
Mary Hamilton (child ballad 173)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 79) and Child Ballads (number: 173)
Joan Baez5:54
F5Henry Martin
recording of:
Henry Martin
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 104) and Child Ballads (number: 250)
Joan Baez4:10
F6El preso número nueve
recording of:
El preso número nueve
lyricist and composer:
Hermanos Cantoral
Joan Baez2:47
4▼12" Vinyl: It's My Way
#TitleArtistRatingLength
G1Now That the Buffalo’s Gone
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:45
G2The Old Man’s Lament
Buffy Sainte‐Marie3:55
G3Ananias
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:35
G4Mayoo sto hoon
Buffy Sainte‐Marie1:19
G5Cod’ine
Buffy Sainte‐Marie5:01
G6Cripple Creek
Buffy Sainte‐Marie1:45
G7The Universal Soldier
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:15
H1Babe in Arms
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:30
H2He Lived Alone in Town
Buffy Sainte‐Marie4:35
H3You’re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:45
H4The Incest Song
Buffy Sainte‐Marie4:11
H5Eyes of Amber
Buffy Sainte‐Marie2:16
H6It’s My Way
Buffy Sainte‐Marie3:29
5▼12" Vinyl: Doc Watson
#TitleArtistRatingLength
I1Nashville Blues
Doc Watson1:55
I2Sitting on Top of the World
Doc Watson2:35
I3Intoxicated Rat
Doc Watson2:28
I4Country Blues
Doc Watson3:26
I5Talk About Suffering
Doc Watson2:45
I6Six Thousand Years Ago
Doc Watson2:57
I7Black Mountain Rag
Doc Watson1:29
J1Omie Wise
Doc Watson4:23
J2Georgie Buck
Doc Watson2:13
J3Doc's Guitar
Doc Watson1:14
J4Deep River Blues
Doc Watson3:07
J5St. James Hospital
Doc Watson3:25
J6Tom Dooley
guitar and harmonica:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
vocals:
Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
recording of:
Tom Dooley (in 1964-01)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 4192)
Doc Watson43:13
6▼12" Vinyl: Skip James Today!
#TitleArtistRatingLength
K1Hard Times Killing Floor Blues
Skip James3:21
K2Crow Jane
Skip James2:56
K3Washington D.C Hospital Center Blues
Skip James4:10
K4Special Rider Blues
Skip James5:05
K5Drunken Spree
Skip James2:50
K6Cherryball
Skip James4:25
L1How Long
Skip James2:53
L2All Night Long
Skip James5:00
L3Cypress Grove
Skip James4:21
L4Look Down the Road
Skip James3:15
L5My Gal
Skip James6:10
L6I'm So Glad
Skip James1:55

Credits

Release group

includes:Doc Watson by Doc Watson (US guitarist, singer & songwriter)
It’s My Way! by Buffy Sainte‐Marie
Joan Baez by Joan Baez (US folk singer)
My Eyes Have Seen by Odetta (American singer Odetta Holmes)
The Weavers at Carnegie Hall by The Weavers
Today! by Skip James