Chords of Fame

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Chords Of Fame was a 2-LP compilation of folksinger Phil Ochs' career, compiled by his brother shortly after Ochs' death in 1976. Released on A&M Records, it compiled tracks Ochs had recorded for both that label and Elektra Records. The compilation included rarities, these being an acoustic version of the song "Crucifixion" taped at the show that had produced Gunfight At Carnegie Hall, the electric single version of "I Ain't Marching Anymore" and the non-album B-side "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon", a re-write of the old chestnut "Here's to the State of Mississippi".

As with many compilations, favortism abounds on the album. Seven tracks from the third album and five from the first appear, while only one each was offered from the second and fifth. The others are given between two and three apiece. Possibly because of this, the compilation was allowed to go out-of-print. With the exception of the 1997 box set, never again would Elektra material be released on A&M, or vice versa.

[edit] Track listing

1. "I Ain't Marching Anymore" (P. Ochs, – 2:47)
2. "One More Parade" (P. Ochs and B. Gibson, – 3:00)
3. "Draft Dodger Rag" (P. Ochs, – 2:07)
4. "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon" (P. Ochs, – 2:19)
5. "The Bells" (E. A. Poe with musical interpretation by P. Ochs, – 3:00)
6. "Bound For Glory" (P. Ochs, – 3:15)
7. "Too Many Martyrs" (P. Ochs, – 2:46)
8. "There But For Fortune" (P. Ochs, – 2:35)
9. "I'm Gonna Say It Now" (P. Ochs, – 2:46)
10. "Santo Domingo" (P. Ochs, – 3:48)
11. "Changes" (P. Ochs, – 4:30)
12. "Is There Anybody Here" (P. Ochs, – 3:17)
13. "Love Me, I'm A Liberal" (P. Ochs, – 3:46)
14. "When I'm Gone" (P. Ochs, – 3:51)
15. "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" (P. Ochs, – 3:41)
16. "Pleasures of the Harbor" (P. Ochs, – 4:59)
17. "Tape From California" (P. Ochs, – 3:39)
18. "Chords of Fame" (P. Ochs, – 3:32)
19. "Crucifixion" (P. Ochs, – 7:40)
20. "The War is Over" (P. Ochs, – 4:25)
21. "Jim Dean of Indiana" (P. Ochs, – 5:02)
22. "The Power And The Glory" (P. Ochs, – 2:21)
23. "Flower Lady" (P. Ochs, – 6:06)
24. "No More Songs" (P. Ochs, – 4:33)

[edit] Source material

• Track 1 from the 1966 British single.
• Tracks 2, 5, 6, 7 and 22 from All The News That's Fit To Sing (1964).
• Track 3 from I Ain't Marching Anymore (1965).
• Track 4 from the 1974 single.
• Tracks 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 from Phil Ochs In Concert (1966).
• Tracks 15 and 23 from Pleasures Of The Harbor (1967).
• Tracks 16 and 17 from Gunfight At Carnegie Hall (1975).
• Tracks 18, 21 and 24 from Greatest Hits (1970).
• Track 19 previously unreleased (recorded 1970).
• Track 20 from Tape From California (1968).

[edit] Miscellanea

• Teenage Fanclub covered "Chords of Fame" on their 1993 album Thirteen