John Prine - Now Playing - VINYL LP

Album Tracks 1. Picture Show 2. All the Best 3. The Sins of Memphisto 4. Everybody Wants to Feel Like You 5. It's a Big Old Goofy World 6. I Want to Be with You Always 7. Daddy's Little Pumpkin 8. Take a Look at My Heart 1. Great Rain 2. Way Back Then 3. Unlonely 4. You Got Gold 5. Everything Is Cool 6. Jesus the Missing Years 7. The Third of July

Limited clear vinyl LP pressing. Introducing Harry Chapin's Now Playing - This tracklist highlights Harry Chapin's mix of storytelling ballads and lighter narratives. InchCat's in the CradleInch was his biggest hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a Grammy nomination. Chapin's impact on songwriting was cemented with his 1987 induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Album Tracks 1. Taxi 2. I Wanna Learn a Love Song 3. Cat's in the Cradle 4. Sunday Morning Sunshine 5. She Is Always Seventeen (Live Version) 1. W.O.L.D 2. Circle 3. Corey's Coming 4. 30,000 Pounds of Bananas 5. Shooting Star

John Prine - Self-titled 1971 debut by the American country/folk master singer-songwriter 180-gram 45 RPM double LP from Analogue Productions! Mastered directly from the original master tape by Bernie Grundman Pressed at Quality Record Pressings Tip-on old style gatefold double pocket jackets with film lamination by Stoughton Printing On April 7, 2020, John Prine died a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic after a storied career as a singer/songwriter. His first album, John Prine, released in September 1971, marked the beginning of Prine's long musical journey. But Prine's start as a talented songwriter began years before that in Maywood, Illinois. Music journalist Erin Osmon, who traced the history leading up the album, spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about the brilliance of Prine's songwriting and how he could write such memorable songs. 'I think he did it because he kept it simple. When we think about great Midwestern songwriters, of course Bob Dylan comes to mind. But you know, many people compared Prine and Bob Dylan when Prine's self-titled album came out, ' Osmon said. 'But with Prine, there was such a sense of simplicity and modesty. Prine never wanted to alienate the listener. On the contrary, he wanted to invite as many people as possible. That's why he wrote such simple yet profound statements through his lyrics.' Prine's musical experience began when his older brother Dave introduced him to the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Prine met Ray Tate, the lead guitar teacher at OTS. Tate described Prine as a focused, dedicated student who wanted to learn fingerpicking and fingerstyle guitar. Later Tate, and other instructors at OTS founded a club called the 5th Peg right across the street from the Old Town School, which is the first place Prine appeared on stage. One night a young arts critic from the Chicago Sun-Times, by the name of Roger Ebert, happe