If I Had a Hammer: The Legends Begins [LP] by Peter, Paul and Mary (Vinyl 180gr,

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·        DMM Cutting on 180g Vinyl.

·        Three Bonus Tracks on Side 2

Album Notes:

This reissue is the Peter, Paul and Mary album plus three bonus tracks.

Peter, Paul and Mary is the first album by Peter, Paul and Mary, released in 1962. It’s one of the rare folk albums to reach US#1 - staying for over a month. The lead-off singles “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” reached numbers 10 and 35 respectively on the Billboard Pop Singles chart. It was the group’s biggest selling studio album, eventually certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for US sales of more than 2 million copies.

At the Grammy Awards of 1963, their recording of “If I Had a Hammer” won the Best Folk Recording and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Grammies.

Peter, Paul and Mary were a United States folk-singing trio whose nearly 50-year career began with their rise to become a paradigm for 1960s folk music. The trio was composed of Peter Yarrow, (Noel) Paul Stookey and Mary Travers. After the death of Mary Travers in 2009, Yarrow and Stookey continued to perform as a duo under their individual names.

Mary Travers has said she was influenced by Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and the Weavers. In the documentary Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On — A Musical Legacy members of the Weavers discuss how Peter, Paul and Mary took over the torch of the social commentary of folk music in the 1960s.

Track List:

A1. Early in the Morning (written-by: Paul Stookey)

A2. 500 Miles (written-by: Hedy West

A3. Sorrow (written-by: Stookey, Yarrow)

A4. This Train (written-by: Peter Yarrow)

A5. Bamboo (written-by: Van-Ronk)

A6. It’s Raining (written-by: Paul Stookey)

A7. If I Had My Way (written-by: Rev. Gary Davis)

A8. Cruel War (written-by: Peter Yarrow)

B1. Lemon Tree (written-by: Will Holt)

B2. If I Had a Hammer (written-by: Hayes, Seeger)

B3. Autumn to May (written-by: Stookey, Yarrow)

B4. Where Have All the Flowers Gone (written-by: Pete Seeger)

B5. Big Boat (45 Version)                                     

B6. Tiny Sparrow (45 Version)                             

B7. Gone the Rainbow (45 Version)                      

The If I Had a Hammer: The Legends Begin [LP] by Peter, Paul and Mary is factory-sealed new. It has never been played and has always been kept in its original packaging. The LP is not a promo or cutout. There are no marks or punches of any kind. All our CDs and vinyl are new! If you have any questions or want to see additional photos, just email us.

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