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Peter, Paul And Mary (1st LP) | 
 enlarge | Artist: Paul And Mary Peter
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 2807
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 1449
UPC: 075992715720
EAN: 0075992715720
ASIN: B000002K9W
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Early in the Morning | | • | 500 Miles - Peter, Paul and Mary, West, Hedy | | • | Sorrow | | • | This Train | | • | Bamboo - Peter, Paul and Mary, VanRonk, Dave | | • | It's Raining | | • | If I Had My Way - Peter, Paul and Mary, Davis, Gary [1] | | • | Cruel War | | • | Lemon Tree - Peter, Paul and Mary, Holt, Will | | • | If I Had a Hammer - Peter, Paul and Mary, Hays, Lee | | • | Autumn to May | | • | Where Have All the Flowers Gone? - Peter, Paul and Mary, Seeger, Pete |
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Amazon.com essential recording
The legendary trio's eponymous 1962 debut produced two classics--"Lemon Tree" and Pete Seeger's "If I Had a Hammer." Because they were always hipper and more political than the Kingston Trio, Peter, Paul & Mary were soon frequently credited as the group that transformed American folk music into '60s pop. It would be another six months before they really exploded with "Puff the Magic Dragon," and then another six before they brought Bob Dylan into the mainstream via their hit covers of "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Don't Think Twice." Which is why 1970's 10 Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary remains the essential buy; nevertheless, the debut features their gorgeous covers of "Cruel War" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," making this disc mandatory for folk fans. --Bill Holdship
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 their beauty astounds October 17, 2008
the purity of peter, paul and mary's voices is beyond words. their harmonies, clarity and conviction would only be diminished by words. this is a must have piece of work in anyones collection.
give this group a spotlight !!! April 22, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Peter, Paul And Mary is a self-titled album that gives us here on CD all the songs from their first record album. The sound quality is great and I love that artwork! Peter, Paul & Mary could never be forgotten.
"Early In The Morning" starts off the CD with a stunning melody--Peter, Paul & Mary sing and play this without a superfluous note! The beat is somewhat sped up, a tad more so than I've heard it before, but it still holds its own very well. Peter, Paul & Mary sound absolutely great on this track! "500 Miles" is another touching ballad that moves me whenever I hear it; they harmonize so well and the guitar work again enhances the natural beauty of this classic folk rock ballad.
"This Train" has them harmonizing in such a way that they mimic the sound of a train whistle; and when they break into song this number really takes off like a jet! The guitars weave their usual magic and all together "This Train" is a very solid number on this CD. Great! Listen also for "Bamboo;" this number uses percussion and drums as they sing a song that sounds somewhat like a Caribbean melody. Peter, Paul & Mary again harmonize to perfection and this really impresses me a lot.
"It's Raining" features Peter, Paul & Mary singing a classic children's song; but they do this so well you'd never know it's a children's song unless you had heard it as a child or sung it to your own child! "It's Raining" truly gets the royal treatment from Peter, Paul & Mary. "If I Had My Way" picks up the pace a bit and Peter, Paul & Mary really belt this out!
"Lemon Tree" is a great song that compares love to a lemon tree; they explore just how difficult and painful love can be when things don't work out well. "Lemon Tree" is a major highlight of this album and it's also one of their best hits of all time. "If I Had A Hammer" features Peter, Paul & Mary squarely front and center--and that's all right by me! This folk rock song about the need for a better way of life reflects the mood of the turbulent 1960s in America.
"Autumn To May" is a very pretty ballad; and the CD ends very well with Peter, Paul & Mary performing "Where Have All The Flowers Gone." "Where Have All The Flowers Gone" is a tender, poignant ballad and Peter, Paul & Mary ace this effortlessly.
Overall, this is one fine debut album from the great trio named Peter, Paul & Mary. I highly recommend this for their fans who don't already have this CD and people who enjoy folk rock will like this album too.
clipped but still good November 7, 2007
I was sorry to read on a previous review that the ends of the songs are clipped, as I know from an Elvis CD how disappointing that is. But with no other choice, I bought this PP&M disk anyway. The songs are so wonderful to hear again. As with the Elvis CD, there isn't a long enough pause between tracks. One song shouldn't follow on the heels of the last, and I don't understand why music companies don't get this. CD issues of original albums should play the full ending of the song and leave time before the next begins. I still recommend this CD because PP&M were so great.
 Solid Debut of A Classic Folk Act May 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you were alive in the early 60s, you certainly heard Peter,Paul and Mary on the radio and occasionally saw them on TV. Of course, back then the sound quality of either medium was less than stellar and those beautiful harmonies were very likely blurred. People fortunate enough to have then state-of-the-art hi-fi's or early stereos fared better, of course, and certainly the group's elegant vocals and skillful, straightforward instrumentals are even better served on today's equipment.
It's easy to treat this, their first album, as a trip down memory lane for aging boomers and pre-boomers. Their numerous PBS appearances in recent years are certainly nostalgia fests (not that there's anything wrong with that), but they're more than that. Musically this recording holds up well 45 years after its release. "Lemon Tree" and "If I Had a Hammer" were bona fide hits, of course, but the group's versions of "500 Miles," "Man of Constant Sorrow," and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" could just have easily have charted during those early days of the folk boom. I'll let others debate over which of the many versions of these tunes are "definitive." Suffice to say, that PP&M's are excellent.
The lesser cuts are all performed with polish and understated passion. A novelty number like "It's Raining" holds up only to just so many hearings, however. Gospel purists may find "This Train" or even Paul Stookey's own gospel-tinged "Early In the Morning" a bit on the tepid side. Most listeners will accept them for what they are, however, earnest, understated interpretations of a tradition that the singers chose to honor even though it wasn't quite their own.
Of course, later on, PP&M would occasionally be criticized for "pretty-fying" the edgier contemporary folk compositions of Bob Dylan and other young troubadors of the era. They'd say the same thing about Judy and Joan, of course. But all those singers did their bit to popularize the genre, and make those compositions more palatable to the masses. And, yes, unless you really are an absolute purist, you have to admit that their takes on the material--and I'm talkin' Dave Van Ronk or Rev. Gary Davis here as well as Dylan--were certainly valid.
 Very Disappointed March 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The music and songs are great except on every song, the recording stops before the song (and/or music is finished) and after paying almost $19.00, I am not very satisfied with the recording.
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