The title is self-explanatory. Allmusic describes it as "an entertaining budget-line collection." Discogs describes it as "stoner rock." Mark is wondering why this Priority Records compilation is currently fetching top dollar on the secondary market.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks, including Billboard Hot 100 chart peaks and my somewhat predictable picks. 9 tracks, 33 minutes:
| Title | Artist |
Year
|
Pop
| |
| He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | The Hollies | 1970 | 7 | ✔ |
| Eve of Destruction | Barry McGuire | 1965 | 1 | |
| Turn, Turn, Turn (To Everything There Is A Season) | The Byrds | 1965 | 1 | ✔ |
| I Shall Be Released | The Band | 1968 | ||
| People Got To Be Free | The Rascals | 1968 | 1 | ✔ |
| Get Together | The Youngbloods | 1967 1969 |
62 5 | ✔ |
| One Tin Soldier (The Legend of Billy Jack) | Coven | 1971 1973 1974 |
26 79 73 | |
| War | Edwin Starr | 1970 | 1 | ✔ |
| Hurdy Gurdy Man | Donovan | 1968 | 5 |
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: Sadly, most of these lyrics remain relevant a half-century later. But when these songs were released, I was more into Billy Blastoff than protesting. Nevertheless, I sang One Tin Soldier at summer church camp more times than I care to remember.
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| Your humble blogger and Billy Blastoff, December 1970. |
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