The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 (1999)

About this title: Woody Guthrie's Asch Recordings, Vol. 1-4 is another shining example of Smithsonian/Folkways' ability to create a historically important document that is both fun and enriching. Combining four separate compilations (This Land Is Your Land: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 1, Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 2, Hard Travelin': The Asch Recordings, Vol. 3, and Buffalo Skinners: The Asch Recordings, Vol. 4) into one box, Smithsonian/Folkways presents a fairly complete overview of Guthrie's career. The collection features deep forays into his union songs, political and social issue songs, ... read more

Tracks:

1. This Land Is Your Land [Guthrie]
2. Riding in My Car (Car Song) [Guthrie]
3. Ramblin' Round [Guthrie]
4. Talking Fishing Blues [Guthrie]
5. Philadelphia Lawyer [Guthrie]
6. Lindbergh [Guthrie]
7. Hobo's Lullaby [Reeves]
8. Pastures of Plenty [Guthrie]
9. Grand Coulee Dam [Guthrie]
10. End of the Line [Guthrie]
11. New York Town [Guthrie]
12. Gypsy Davy [Guthrie/Traditional]
13. Jesus Christ [Guthrie]
14. This Land Is Your Land [Guthrie]
15. Do-Re-Mi [Guthrie]
16. Jarama Valley [Seeger/Guthrie/Hays]
17. Biggest Thing Man Has Ever Done [Guthrie]
18. Picture from Life's Other Side [Baer]
19. Jesse James [Leadbelly/Guthrie]
20. Talking Hard Work [Guthrie]
21. When That Great Ship Went Down [Guthrie]
22. Hard, Ain't It Hard [Guthrie]
23. Going Down the Road Feeling Bad [Guthrie/Hays]
24. I Ain't Got Nobody [Guthrie]
25. Sinking of the Reuben James [Guthrie/Almanac Sin]
26. Why Oh Why [Guthrie]
27. This Land Is Your Land (Reprise) [Guthrie]
28. Mule Skinner Blues [Rodgers/Vaughn]
29. Wreck of the Old '97 [Whitter/Noell/Lewey]
30. Sally Goodin'
31. Little Black Train [Guthrie]
32. Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet? [Guthrie]
33. Baltimore to Washington [Guthrie]
34. Rubber Dolly
35. 21 Years [Miller]
36. Sowing on the Mountain
37. Bed on the Floor [Guthrie]
38. Take a Whiff on Me [Miller/Leadbetter]
39. Stepstone [Webster]
40. Put My Little Shoes Away [Mitchell/Pratt]
41. Hen Cackle [Guthrie]
42. Poor Boy [Guthrie]
43. Stack-O-Lee
44. Johnny Hart
45. Worried Man Blues [Guthrie]
46. Danville Girl [Guthrie/Houston]
47. Gambling Man
48. Rye Straw [Guthrie]
49. Crawdad Song
50. Ida Red
51. Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy [Guthrie]
52. Train 45
53. Hard Travelin' [Guthrie]
54. Farmer-Labor Train [Guthrie]
55. Howdjadoo [Guthrie]
56. Ship in the Sky [Guthrie]
57. I Ain't Got No Home [Guthrie]
58. Mean Talking Blues [Guthrie]
59. Better World A-Comin' [Guthrie]
60. Miss Pavlichenko [Guthrie]
61. So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh) [WWII Version] [Guthrie]
62. New Found Land [Guthrie]
63. Oregon Trail [Guthrie]
64. Vigilante Man [Guthrie]
65. 1913 Massacre [Guthrie]
66. Talking Columbia [Guthrie]
67. Two Good Men [Guthrie]
68. Sally Don't You Grieve [Guthrie]
69. Talking Sailor Blues [Guthrie]
70. What Are We Waiting On? [Guthrie]
71. Railroad Blues [Guthrie]
72. Ludlow Massacre [Guthrie]
73. Ladies Auxiliary [Guthrie]
74. Miner's Song [Guthrie]

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