The Wayfaring Stranger (album)
The Wayfaring Stranger (Asch 345) is an album consisting of three 10-inch records by Burl Ives. It was released in 1944, but it should not be confused with Ives' The Wayfaring Stranger (Columbia Records Set C-103), which was also released in 1944 but contains different songs. The Asch album includes the first releases of two signature songs by Ives: "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" and "The Blue Tail Fly."
The same collection of songs was reissued in 1947 on the Stinson label as a 78-rpm album (Stinson 345), then a 10-inch LP (Stinson SLP-1) in 1949, a 12-inch LP circa 1954 (also with catalog number Stinson SLP-1), retitled Blue Tail Fly and Other Favorites, and finally a cassette tape (Stinson CA-1). All of the Stinson releases with the exception of the 78-rpm album had two bonus tracks: "The Fox" and "Brennan on the Moor."
Track listing (Asch or Stinson 345)
Record 1 (Asch or Stinson 345-1 )
Record 2 (Asch or Stinson 345-2)
Record 3 (Asch or Stinson 345-3)
Track listing (Stinson SLP-1, both versions)
Side One (Stinson SLP-1A)
Side Two (Stinson SLP-1B)
Trivia
The Asch album was selling for $2.89 in 1944.[1]
The Stinson 12-inch LP album was selling for $3.98 in 1966 [2]
References
- ^ Display ad, New York Times, April 2, 1944, p. X5.
- ^ Stinson Records Catalogue, 1966