CAROLYN HESTER "This Life I'm Living" LP NM/NM Reissue 1963 FOLK
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CAROLYN HESTER "This Life I'm Living" LP NM/NM Reissue 1963 FOLK. Carolyn Hester – This Life I'm Living. A2 Brave Wolfe 5:08. Vocals – Carolyn Hester. Folk, World, & Country. This Life I'm Living Review by Richie Unterberger. A1 This Life I'm Living. Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo. This Life I'm Living Review by Richie Unterberger Hester's second Columbia album was similar to her first, but has gotten far less attention by historians, probably for the unfair but simple reason that Bob Dylan played on a few tracks on the first Columbia LP, but is not on the second. Again she played an assortment of traditional folk numbers, her vocals and guitar backed by light accompaniment from bass, another guitarist (Bruce Langhorne, famous for his work on early Dylan electric folk-rock sessions), and even an itsy bitsy bit of percussion. Actually, it has an edge on the first Columbia album because Hester favors moodier material that's usually heavy on the minor melodies. "East Virginia" (which she would re-record in the late 1960s in a folk-rock-psychedelic arrangement with the Carolyn Hester Coalition) and "Coo-Coo" are the only instantly familiar standards here; she also gets into something of a Latin/world music vein with "Pera Stous" and "Tumbando Cana." The entire album, along with unreleased outtakes of two songs left off the LP ("Summertime" and Buddy Holly's "Lonesome Tears"), is available as part of Bear Family's two-CD Dear Companion anthology. Carolyn Hester – This Life I'm Living Label: Columbia Special Products – CS 8832, Columbia Special Products – CSP 8832 Series: Columbia Special Collector's Series Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1963 Genre: Folk, World, & Country Style: Folk A1 This Life I'm Living Written-By – Hillyer*, Okun* 2:45 A2 Brave Wolfe 5:08 A3 East Virginia Written-By – Hillyer*, Okun* 2:12 A4 Sally Free And Easy Written-By – Tawny* 2:52 A5 Pera Stous Written-By – Okun* A6 Come, O My Love Written By – Marcus 2:50 B1 The Praties They Grow Small Written By – Peterson 2:48 B2 I Loved A Lass Written By – Marcus 4:36 B3 Coo Coo Written-By – Hillyer*, Okun* 2:07 B4 I Want Jesus Arranged By – Okun* 2:21 B5 Tumbando Caña Written-By – Castro*, Blanco* 1:40 B6 'Tis The Gift To Be Simple Written-By – Hillyer*, Okun* 1:52 Directed By – Milt Okun* Liner Notes – Joe Goldberg Photography By – Jim Marshall (3) Producer – John Hammond Vocals – Carolyn Hester First cat.nr. on cover and labels, second on back cover. GOLDMINE GRADING MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect. NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly. VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors. VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc. GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork. POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.
