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The Kingston Trio were one of the most popular and successful groups to emerge from the growth in popularity of folk music during the 1950s, as they brought a polished commercial approach to updated versions of traditional songs, becoming the biggest-selling album artists on the Capitol tag during their first few years with the tag, with five No. 1 albums, as well as scoring a number of significant and memorable hits in the singles charts. After making a No.1 US chart debut with InchTom DooleyInch, which also made the UK Top 5, and followed up with classics like InchAll My SorrowsInch, InchM.T.A.Inch, InchA Worried ManInch, InchSan MiguelInch, InchWhere Have All The Flowers GoneInch, InchEvergladesInch and InchGreenback DollarInch. This great-value 55-track 2-CD set comprises all their A and B sides from the first formative years of their recording career, along with a track from each of the fourteen albums they released during this period. It therefore provides a thorough overview of their chart-focused output during this era, as well as a substantial sample of the material which was bringing them a level of popularity which transcended the genres of folk and pop in an unprecedented way. Album Tracks 1. Scarlet Ribbons 2. Three Jolly Coachmen 3. Tom Dooley 4. Ruby Red 5. Raspberries, Strawberries 6. Sally 7. The Tijuana Jail 8. Oh Cindy 9. M.T.A 10. All My Sorrows 11. A Worried Man 12. San Miguel 13. Coo-Coo-U 14. Green Grasses 15. El Matador 16. Home from the Hill 17. Bad Man's Blunder 18. The Escape of Old John Webb 19. Everglades 20. This Mornin', This Evening', So Soon 21. Goodnight My Baby 22. Somerset, Gloucestershire Wassail 23. You're Gonna Miss Me (Frankie and Johnny) 24. En El Agua 25. Como Se Viene, Se Va 26. Coming from the Mountains 27. Nothing More to Look Forward to 28. Bye Bye Thou Little Tin
