''Camp Favorites'' is a

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by "The Campers" that was released in 1962 or 1963 by

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. It is the first known commercial record made by folksinger, songwriter, and social activist

Phil Ochs Philip David Ochs (; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and ...

. "The Campers" consist of Ochs (who is not credited on the record), an unknown female vocalist, and a group of young singers, accompanied by Dick Weissman on

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. The tracks on ''Camp Favorites'' are traditional songs that children might sing at summer camp, and the

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is illustrated with a group of youngsters singing around a

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. ''Camp Favorites'' was unknown among Phil Ochs fans until 2000, when David Cohen prepared his comprehensive catalog of Ochs' works (''Phil Ochs: A Bio-Bibliography'', ). Michael Ochs, Ochs' brother and former manager, told Cohen that Phil had recorded a record of campfire songs, but that his name was not used on the album. Nobody in the Ochs family had ever seen a copy of the album. After considerable research, Cohen was able to identify ''Camp Favorites'' and locate a copy. This album can be listened to online.Camp Favorites - YouTube
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Track listing

Side one

# "The Welcome Song" (Traditional – 1:46) # "We'll Build a Bungalow" (Traditional – 2:02) # "Polly Wolly Doodle" (Traditional – 2:08) # "Gee Mom" (Traditional – 2:13) # "Patsy Ory Ory Aye" (Traditional – 2:11) # "Cannibal King" (Traditional – 2:21)

Side two

# "Hambone" (Traditional – 3:11) # "Friends Friends Friends" (Traditional – 1:49) # "I've Got Sixpence" (Traditional – 2:00) # "A Thousand Years Ago" (Traditional – 2:10) # "Adam and Eve" (Traditional – 2:05) # "Hand Me Down My Walkin' Cane" (Traditional – 2:01)

Participants

* Phil Ochs — vocals * Other unknown vocalists * Dick Weissman — banjo

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