The Very Best of the Journeymen (1998)

About this title: This anthology compiles over two dozen sides from the traditional folk trio, the Journeymen. During their brief existence, Dick Weissman (banjo/vocals), Scott McKenzie (guitar/vocals), and future Mamas & the Papas founder, John Phillips (guitar/vocals), created a powerful blend of intricate vocals and ambitious instrumentation. The selections on Very Best of the Journeymen (1998) come from their three early-'60s long-players, The Journeymen (1961), Coming Attraction: Live! (1962) -- which was recorded at the Padded Cell in June of 1962 -- and New Directions in Folk Music (1963). Plus, there ... read more

Tracks:

1. Greenland Whale Fisheries [Traditional]
2. Oh, Miss Mary [Stewart/Phillips]
3. Mary Wore Three Links of Chain [Traditional]
4. I May Be Right [Weissman]
5. River, She Come Down [Phillips/Weissman]
6. 500 Miles [West]
7. Chase the Rising Sun [Phillips/Weismann]
8. Make Me a Pallet on the Floor [Phillips/Weismann]
9. Fennario [Phillips/Weismann]
10. Cotton Mill Girls [Live] [West]
11. Dark as a Dungeon [Live] [Travis]
12. Old Joe Clarke's Blues [Live] [Phillips/Weissman]
13. The Wagoner's Lad [Live] [Phillips/Weissman]
14. Stack-O-Lee [Traditional]
15. Bay of Mexico [Phillips/Weissman]
16. All the Pretty Little Horses [Phillips/Weissman]
17. Virgin Mary [Phillips/Weissman]
18. Two Hoboes [Weissman/Gellert]
19. Environment [Harnick/Baker]
20. Someone to Talk My Troubles To [Weissman]
21. Ja-Da [Carlton]
22. Four Strong Winds [Tyson]
23. What'll I Do? [Berlin]
24. Don't Turn Around [Stewart/Phillips]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.