''Aspen Gold'' is an

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the Kingston Trio The Kingston Trio is an American folk and pop music group that helped launch the folk revival of the late 1950s to the late 1960s. The group started as a San Francisco Bay Area nightclub act with an original lineup of Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and ...

, released in 1979 (see

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). The group consisted of the line up of

Bob Shane Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revi ...

, George Grove, and Roger Gambill.Blake, B., Rubeck, J., Shaw, A. (1986) ''The Kingston Trio On Record.'' Kingston Korner Inc, ILL:

History

''Aspen Gold'' included re-recordings of nine previously released songs done regularly by the Trio in their live act along with two new songs — "Aspen Gold" and "Longest Beer of the Night" — the latter two released as a single but distributed only for radio promotional purposes. The album was minimally distributed and did not chart. It is out of print although Folk Era has essentially reissued the album as '' Once Again'' with the inclusion of the 1977 single "Johnson Party of Four" b/w "Big Ship Glory".

Reception

While noting that '' Once Again'' is a reissue of ''Aspen Gold'' with two additional tracks,

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critic Steve Leggett noted "It is interesting to hear a hard-charging, drum-paced version of "Greenback Dollar," and both "Aspen Gold" and the group's version of Gordon Lightfoot's classic "Early Morning Rain" are pleasantly done, but Aspen Gold/Once Again is hardly essential unless you're a die-hard fan."

Track listing

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Side one

#"A Worried Man" (

Dave Guard Donald David Guard (October 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991) was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio. Guard was born in ...

, Tom Glazer) – 2:37 # "Greenback Dollar" (

Hoyt Axton Hoyt Wayne Axton (March 25, 1938 – October 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He became prominent in the early 1960s, establishing himself on the West Coast as a folk singer with an earthy style and powerful voic ...

, Kennard Ramsey) – 2:20 # "Reuben James" (

Woody Guthrie Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (; July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) was an American singer-songwriter, one of the most significant figures in American folk music. His work focused on themes of American socialism and anti-fascism. He has inspired ...

) – 2:38 # "Hard Ain't It Hard'" (Guthrie) – 2:04 # "California" (Fred Geis) – 2:46

Side two

#"Aspen Gold" (Harold Payne) – 2:33 # "Early Morning Rain" (

Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960 ...

) – 3:06 #"

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" (Guard) – 2:17 #" M.T.A./ Tom Dooley" (

Bess Lomax Hawes Bess Lomax Hawes (January 21, 1921 – November 27, 2009) was an American folk musician, folklorist, and researcher. She was the daughter of John Avery Lomax and Bess Bauman-Brown Lomax, and the sister of Alan Lomax and John Lomax Jr. Early ...

Jacqueline Steiner Jacqueline Steiner (September 11, 1924 – January 25, 2019) was an American folk singer, songwriter and social activist. Steiner is known for having written the lyrics to the song " M.T.A.", about a man stuck on the Boston subway because he could ...

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Alan Lomax Alan Lomax (; January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an American ethnomusicologist, best known for his numerous field recordings of folk music of the 20th century. He was also a musician himself, as well as a folklorist, archivist, writer, sch ...

, Frank Warner) – 4:01 #"The Longest Beer of the Night" (Carson Parks) – 2:29

Personnel

– vocals, guitar *Roger Gambill – vocals, guitar *George Grove – vocals, banjo, guitar *Stan Kaess – bass *Tom Green – drums *Ben Schubert – fiddle, mandolin

References

External links

Liner notes for ''Aspen Gold''
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