The group that transformed American folk music into '60s pop,
legendary Peter, Paul & Mary's debut 1962 self-titled album will
be released on Hybrid SACD by Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity on March 4, 2014. One of
the best albums to come out of the 1960s folk music revival, the
trio's debut release featured two of the biggest folk hits of all
time, “Lemon Tree” and “If I Had A Hammer”, along with such
classics as “500 Miles” and “Where Have All The Flowers Gone.”
Peter, Paul & Mary's first album introduced one of the most
popular, innovative and enduring folk music groups of all time!
'Peter,
Paul & Mary' is a collection of the best songs that the group
knew, stirring in its sensibilities and its haunting melodies,
crossing between folk, children's songs, and even gospel;
light-hearted just where it needed to be and earnest where it has to
be. For a young group on their first album, this was meticulously
produced and already showed their incredible sense of
professionalism. The angelic voice of Mary Travers blends with Peter
Yarrow's tenor and Paul Stookey's bass on some gorgeous harmonies.
It's
one of the rare folk albums to reach US #1, staying in the Billboard
Magazine Top Ten for 10 months, including seven weeks in the #1
position. At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of “If I
Had A Hammer” won the Best Folk Recording and Best Pop Performance
by a Vocal Group awards. This classic recording helped to bring
modern folk stylings to a mass audience for the first time. The
album's innocent good spirit and optimism remains infectious even 50
years later!
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