Rare Junk

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This, the group's third album release, was actually an odds-and-sods type compilation of leftover tracks and singles that formed a respectable 10-song 30-minute plus LP. As a sign of just how strong the band was, it still represented a step forward from their second album, and is one of the great unknown albums of 1968. ~ Bruce Eder, Rovi

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Rare JUnk
Studio album by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Released 1968
Genre Country/Country rock/Folk rock/Bluegrass
Label Liberty
Producer Dallas Smith
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band chronology
Ricochet
(1967)
Rare Junk
(1968)
Alive
(1969)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]

Rare Junk is the 1968 album from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (aka The Dirt Band) is notable for having many charting albums and singles. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Mournin' Blues" (Tony Sbarbaro) - 3:24
  2. "Collegiana" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:38
  3. "Willie the Weeper" (Grant Rymal, Walter Melrose, Marty Bloom) - 2:26
  4. "Cornbread and 'Lasses (Sassafrass Tea)" (Lloyd George, Roland Sullivan) - 2:31
  5. "These Days" (Jackson Browne) - 3:13
  6. "Sadie Green The Vamp of New Orleans" (Gilbert Wells, Johnny Dunn) - 2:25
  7. "Dr. Heckle and Mr. Jibe" (Dick McDonough) - 2:37
  8. "End Of Your Line" (Farrell) - 2:22
  9. "Reason to Believe" (Tim Hardin) - 2:54
  10. "Hesitation Blues (Oh! Baby Must I Hesitate?)" (Billy Smythe, Scott Middleton, Art Gillham) - 3:26
  11. "A Number and a Name" (Steve Gillette, Tom Campbell) -3:20

Personnel

  • Ralph Barr – electric guitar, clarinet, acoustic guitar
  • John McEuen – piano, plectrum banjo, five string banjar
  • Jeff Hanna – washboard, tambourine, drum, guitar, harmonica, electric guitar ...and other rare junk
  • Jimmie Fadden – tube, jug, mouth harp, harmonica, washtub bass, drums
  • Les Thompson – guitar, mandolin, electric bass, tambourine, plectrum banjo
  • Bruce Kunkel – guitar, mandolin, violin, fiddle, electric bass, string bass

Contributing Musicians:

Production

  • Producer - Dallas Smith

Discography

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography

References

All information is from the album liner notes, unless otherwise noted. [3] [4]

  1. ^ Bruce Eder. "Allmusic review". Rovi Corporation. http://allmusic.com/album/rare-junk-r107980. Retrieved 2011-01-05. 
  2. ^ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band discography
  3. ^ "Rare Junk", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Liberty LST-7540 (1968) LP
  4. ^ "Alive/Rare Junk", The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, BGO Records BGOCD245 (1994) CD

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Alive/Rare Junk (1995 Album by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band)
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (Country Band, '60s-2000s)
These Days (Jackson Browne song)