Thank you. Right now, I am struggling with no voice at all and some rough side effects that doctors did not tell me about. But CDs and box sets are coming in the mail almost every day. That is a side effect that my wife predicted.
I used to have one of those and maybe still do - the WLP used the CSG process and sounded fuzzy and weird.
My copy of Rehearsals was Canadian on the brown label, and the CSG was clearly marked on the front cover next to the A&M logo.
"Chords of Fame" and "my Kingdom For a Car" are a couple of faves. Ochs and this band did some great stuff.
It's one of those shames of an untimely death - thinking about what he could've done in the following few years. The political climate of the late '70s to 1980s would've given Phil tons of inspiration - Gees, the rise of Ronald Reagan to the presidency ALONE was enough for a decent crop of songs - let along Margaret Thatcher, Apartheid South Africa, the stagnation of the Soviet Union, the rise of free-market economics, Televangelism.. the list goes on.. That mid-70s lull when Nixon had been defeated & the conservatives were on the retreat didn't last forever. It's the left's loss that he wasn’t around to fight against their revenge.
Notice that this picture was taken in the same basic spot that the Fred Neil cover shot was taken. That's the San Remo Restaurant next to Phil's guitar and the bottom of the LIQUORS sign is visible. About the same time period, but a different day. Here is William S. Burroughs at same spot, earlier
What version of Crucifixion is on Farewells and Fantasies? Is it the same version as on Chords of Fame or something different?
Yes. According to the F&F liner notes, two tracks are from CoF: Crucifixion and I Ain’t Marching Anymore (electric version). I’ve also just played both versions and can confirm this. The liner notes also give the source for Crucifixion as Carnegie Hall 3/27/1970.
It does say that, but it's not. Audience tapes of the whole shows of 3/27/70 which were excerpted for Gunfight have been floating around for years, here (today anyway) is one where that night's rendition of Crucifixion starts at about 1:30. That's clearly not the one on COF, anyway - can't put my hands on F&F right now. I always thought the one on COF (which was uncredited except for "live") came from this European TV broadcast. Not only is Phil's singing and playing considerably more controlled than it was on Gunfight night, the length is correct.
It's funny that both Ochs and Arlo Guthrie are half Scottish, half Jewish. At of the more recent Guthrie family concerts (not last night's) at Carnegie Hall, Arlo's daughter Sarah Lee did a wonderful version of When I'm Gone.
Hmm. Either the Swedish TV performance you've linked to is not the same performance as that on Chords Of Fame/ Farewells & Fantasies, or else the performance was doctored for use on Chords of Fame. The Chords Of Fame (and F&F) version is followed by applause from a much larger audience than that of the TV show. It also has a guitar introduction (though this might, of course, simply have been cut off the YouTube video).
Ok, so this is just slightly related to Phil, but here is the Jim & Jean Changes LP in mono, which has three Ochs songs on it, in case anyone wanted to hear. Jim & Jean Changes LP 1966 (mono version) - YouTube
Translated from the you tube page Sound shot made by Antonello Branca. Phil Ochs performs in a park the song "I ain't marching anymore" live in front of an audience composed of young people. It is identified in the last frames, Jerry Rubin rising from the crowd. A comment from the Yahoo Ochs group At UCLA, I think, based on Meyerhoff Park written on the performing stand.... Personally I would call this as late 67/68. Probably an anti war rally or an early Yippie thing.
The first time I met Phil, he was wearing his glasses and I did not recognize him immediately. Then, as he sat next to me on the floor, he grabbed a guitar.
