Chords of Fame

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Chords of Fame
Compilation album by Phil Ochs
Released	1976
Genre	Folk
Label	A&M

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 several rarities:

• An electric version of "I Ain't Marching Anymore", released as a single in the UK in 1966
• Both sides of a 1974 single:
  • "Power and the Glory", recorded with a fife and drum corps
  • "Here's to the State of Richard Nixon", a revision of "Here's to the State of Mississippi", taped live at Max's Kansas City
• An acoustic version of "Crucifixion" recorded at Carnegie Hall on March 27, 1970, at the show that had produced Gunfight at Carnegie Hall

The three singles had not been available previously on any album.

As with many compilations, favoritism abounds on the album. Seven tracks from Ochs' third album and four from his first appear, while only one song each is included from his second and fifth albums. No tracks from Ochs' seventh album are included, and his remaining albums are represented by two or three songs apiece. 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 and B. Gibson – 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. "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 single.
• Tracks 2, 5, 6 and 7 from All the News That's Fit to Sing (1964).
• Track 3 from I Ain't Marching Anymore (1965).
• Tracks 4 and 22 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).

Phil Ochs
Discography
Studio albums: All the News That's Fit to Sing • I Ain't Marching Anymore • Pleasures of the Harbor • Tape from California • Rehearsals for Retirement • Greatest Hits
Live albums: Phil Ochs in Concert • Gunfight at Carnegie Hall • There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968 • Live at Newport
Other albums: The Campers: Camp Favorites • Interviews with Phil Ochs
Posthumous releases: Songs for Broadside • The Broadside Tapes 1 • A Toast to Those Who Are Gone • The Early Years
Posthumous compilations: Chords of Fame • The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs • There But for Fortune • Farewells & Fantasies • American Troubadour • 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs • Cross My Heart: An Introduction to Phil Ochs
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