Harry Chapin - Greatest Stories Live (1976) 2-LP Vinyl • Cats in the Cradle

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Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges; some scuffing, tiny surface abrasions (front/back/inner-gate); surface impressions (front/back). Inner-sleeves are original (generic white); one seam almost split, small split near corner of the same sleeve. Spine is mostly readable with wear. Shelf-wear along top-edge, heavier along bottom-edge and corners. Openings show signs of some use and divots. Writing on side of one inner-sleeve noting running times. Butterfly label. (Not a cut-out.)

Tracks:

1. Dreams Go By
2. W.O.L.D.
3. Saturday Morning
4. I Wanna Learn A Love Song
5. Mr. Tanner
6. A Better Place To Be
7. Let Time Go Lightly
8. Cats In The Cradle
9. Taxi
10. Circle
11. 30,000 Pounds Of Bananas
12. She Is Always Seventeen
13. Love Is Just Another Word
14. The Shortest Story

About The Record:

Greatest Stories Live, by Harry Chapin, was recorded over three nights at three California venues, and released in 1976. Certain elements had to be re-recorded in the studio due to technical problems with the live recordings. The album peaked at number 48 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified 2X platinum by RIAA. A Better Place to Be was released as a single, and cracked the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album is popular for its extended cut of 30,000 Pounds of Bananas, infamous for Chapin's recounting of his brothers' remarks after hearing the original ending: "Harry...it sucks." The quote became so popular with Harry Chapin fans that concert shirts were sold with the quotation on it.