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Jack Elliott
Topic released their Jack Elliott recordings three times: First on three 8" and 10" LPs in 1957/8, then with additional material on three 12" LPs in 1963/4, and finally on a compilation CD in 1995.
See also Stefan Wirz’s full discography of Jack Elliott.
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Woody Guthrie’s Blues
Jack Elliott: Woody Guthrie’s Blues
Woody Guthrie’s Blues Topic Records T.5 (8T5) (8" LP, UK, 1957) |
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tracks
Side 1
- Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
- 1913 Massacre (Roud 17663) (3.39)
- Hard Travelling (Roud 13926) (3.26)
Side 2
- Talking Dust Bowl Blues (Roud 16650) (2.56)
- The Ludlow Massacre (Roud 17650) (4.10)
- Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: The Rambling Boys
Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: The Rambling Boys
The Rambling Boys Topic Records 10T14 (10" LP, UK, 1958) |
Recorded and produced by Bill Leader;
Sleeve notes by John Hasted;
Design by Gloria Leader
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals [1-2, 4-6, 8-9],
guitar;
Derroll Adams: vocals [1, 3, 5-7, 9],
banjo [8]
Tracks
Side 1
- Rich and Rambling Boys (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (2.45)
- Buffalo Skinners (Roud 634; Laws B10)
- I Wish I Was a Rock
- State of Arkansas (Roud 257; Laws H1; Henry H0)
- Mother’s Not Dead (Roud 21008) (2.03)
Side 2
- East Virginia Blues (Roud 3396) (2.37)
- The Old Bachelor (Roud 3771 or 6371)
- Danville Girl (Roud 7046) (2.53)
- Roll On Buddy (Roud 6686) (2.00)
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 A.P. Carter;
Track 3 Derroll Adams
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Jack Takes the Floor
Jack Elliott: Jack Takes the Floor
Jack Takes the Floor Topic Records 10T15 (10" LP, UK, 1958) |
Recorded and produced by Bill Leader;
Design by James Boswell
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals, guitar, harmonica;
Woody Guthrie: guitar, vocals [5]
Tracks
Side 1
- San Francisco Bay Blues (Roud 20960) (3.01)
- Ol’ Riley (Roud 16151) (2.03)
- The Boll Weevil (Roud 3124) (3.05)
- Bad Bug Blues
- New York Town (3.22)
- Grey Goose (Roud 11684)
Side 2
- Mule Skinner’s Blues (Roud 3437) (5.22)
- Cocaine (Roud 17558)
- Dink’s Song (Roud 10057) (3.21)
- Black Baby
- Salty Dog (Roud 11661)
All songs trad. except
Track 1 Jesse Fuller;
Track 5 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 7 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Talking Woody Guthrie
Jack Elliott: Talking Woody Guthrie
Talking Woody Guthrie Topic Records 12T93 (LP, UK, 1963) |
A reissue of material on
Woody Guthrie’s Blues (8T5, 1957)
with additional songs:
Tracks 2, 4 are from the 10" 78 rpm album Topic TRC98 (1956),
recorded November/December 1955 by Alan Lomax;
Track 9 is from the 10" 78 rpm album Topic TRC103 (1957),
recorded November/December 1955 by Alan Lomax;
I don’t know the source of track 6
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tracks
Side 1
- Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
- Pretty Boy Floyd (Roud 11504) (3.01)
- The Ludlow Massacre (Roud 17650) (4.10)
- Talking Miner Blues (1.59)
- Hard Travelling (Roud 13926) (3.26)
Side 2
- So Long It’s Been Good to Know You (Roud 15161) (2.58)
- Talking Dust Bowl Blues (Roud 16650) (2.56)
- 1913 Massacre (Roud 17663) (3.39)
- Rambling Blues (2.44)
- Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: Roll On Buddy
Jack Elliott and Derroll Adams: Roll On Buddy
Roll On Buddy Topic Records 12T105 (LP, UK, 1964) |
A reissue of material on The Rambling Boys (10T14, 1958) with additional songs.
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals [1-2, 4-7,9-10, 12],
guitar;
Derroll Adams: vocals [1, 3, 6-8, 11-12],
banjo
Tracks
Side 1
- Rich and Rambling Boys (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (2.45)
- Buffalo Skinners (Roud 634; Laws B10)
- I Wish I Was a Rock
- It’s Hard, Ain’t It Hard (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.19)
- All Around the Watertank (2.56)
- Mother’s Not Dead (Roud 21008) (2.03)
Side 2
- East Virginia Blues (Roud 3396) (2.37)
- The Old Bachelor (Roud 3771 or 6371)
- Danville Girl (Roud 7046) (2.53)
- The State of Arkansas (Roud 257; Laws H1; Henry H0)
- The Death of Mr. Garfield (Roud 9138)
- Roll On Buddy (Roud 6686) (2.00)
All tracks trad. except
Track 1 A.P. Carter;
Track 3 Derroll Adams;
Track 5 Jimmie Rodgers
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Muleskinner
Jack Elliott: Muleskinner
Muleskinner Topic Records 12T106 (LP, UK, 1964) |
A reissue of material on
Jack Takes the Floor (10T15, 1958)
with two additional songs:
[6] is from the 10" 78 rpm album
Topic TRC103 (1957),
recorded November/December 1955 by Alan Lomax;
[9| (1964)
Recorded by Bill Leader and Dick Swettenham
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals, guitar, harmonica;
Woody Guthrie: guitar, vocals [5]
Tracks
Side 1
- San Francisco Bay Blues (Roud 20960) (3.01)
- Ol’ Riley (Roud 16151) (2.03)
- The Boll Weevil (Roud 3124) (3.05)
- Bad Bug Blues
- New York Town (3.22)
- Old Blue (Roud 4313)
- Grey Goose (Roud 11684)
Side 2
- Mule Skinner’s Blues (Roud 3437) (5.22)
- East Texas Talking Blues (2.34)
- Cocaine (Roud 17558)
- Dink’s Song (Roud 10057) (3.21)
- Black Baby
- Salty Dog (Roud 11661)
All songs trad. except
Track 1 Jesse Fuller;
Track 5 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 8 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott: Ramblin’ Jack
Jack Elliott: Ramblin’ Jack
Ramblin’ Jack Topic Records TSCD477 (CD, UK, 1995) |
This collection is a shortened compilation of three Topic albums by Jack Elliott, recorded in 1963-64.
Musicians
Jack Elliott: vocals, guitar, mouth organ;
Woody Guthrie: guitar, vocals [14];
Derroll Adams: vocals, banjo [20-24]
Tracks
From Talking Woody Guthrie (12T93, 1963)
- Talking Columbia Blues (3.46)
- Pretty Boy Floyd (Roud 11504) (3.01)
- Ludlow Massacre (Roud 17650) (4.10)
- Talking Miner Blues (1.59)
- Hard Travelling (Roud 13926) (3.26)
- So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You (Roud 15161) (2.58)
- Talking Dustbowl Blues (2.56)
- 1913 Massacre (Roud 17663) (3.39)
- Rambling Blues (2.44)
- Talking Sailor Blues (4.00)
From Muleskinner (12T106, 1964)
- San Francisco Bay Blues (Roud 20960) (3.01)
- Ol’ Riley (Roud 16151) (2.03)
- The Boll Weevil (Roud 3124) (3.05)
- New York Town (3.22)
- Mule Skinner’s Blues (Roud 3437) (5.22)
- East Texas Talking Blues (2.34)
- Dink’s Song (Roud 10057) (3.21)
From Roll On Buddy (12T105, 1964)
- It’s Hard, Ain’t It Hard (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.19)
- All Around the Water Tank (2.56)
- Mother’s Not Dead (Roud 21008) (2.03)
- East Virginia Blues (Roud 3396) (2.37)
- Danville Girl (Roud 7046) (2.53)
- Rich and Rambling Boys (Roud 490; Laws L12; G/D 2:260; Henry H691) (2.45)
- Roll On Buddy (Roud 6686) (2.00)
Tracks 1, 4, 6-7, 9-10 Woody Guthrie;
Tracks 2-3, 5, 8, 14, 18 trad. Woody Guthrie;
Track 11 Jesse Fuller;
Track 15 Jimmie Rodgers, George Vaughn;
Track 19 Jimmie Rodgers;
Track 23 A.P. Carter
> Folk Music > Records > Jack Elliott
Other records with Jack Elliott
Various Artists, Folk Friends 2, 2 LP, Folk Freak FF 3003/4, 1981; CD, Wundertüte CD TÜT 72.150, 1990
Various Artists, Hullabaloo—The Complete Series, 2 DVD, Network/ABC Collection, 2020