{"product_id":"t-1407","title":"Kingston Trio - String Along (1962) Vinyl LP •PLAY-GRADED•","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e T-1407\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1960s, American Folk, Cowboy Country, Traditional Folk, Trio, Vocal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Very Good Plus (VG+)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eCondition Details:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eVinyl plays with some crackles and a few light-clicks (play-graded). Cover looks good; some scuffing, discoloration and surface impressions (front\/back); surface abrasions and noticeable discoloration with darker spots on back. Inner-sleeve is generic white. Spine is readable with developing splits at top and bottom. Shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge and corners with top edge split from center to right corner. Opening shows signs of  use and some tearing along back edge. Center-left logo on label. (Not a cut-out.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eTracks:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003col style=\"margin-top: 0px ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBad Man Blunder\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Escape Of Old John Webb\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWhen I Was Young\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eLeave My Woman Alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis Mornin', This Evenin', So Soon\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eEverglades\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBuddy Better Get On Down The Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eSouth Wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eWho's Gonna Hold Her Hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTo Morrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eColorado Trail\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThe Tattooed Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n \n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n \u003ch3 style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eAbout The Record:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eString Along\u003c\/span\u003e has the most unusual sound of any Kingston Trio album, mostly by virtue of the crisp mixing and voicing of the instruments -- guitars and banjo all appear in very high relief, matching the attention usually reserved for the voices on the Kingston Trio's records. The result is a somewhat quieter record, without much presence of the familiar unified group sound, as the individual members are relied upon more than the ensemble singing on many of the songs. One of the few exceptions is \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBuddy Better Got On Down the Line,\u003c\/span\u003e which has the sound that one associates with past trio recordings. But it's a true exception on an album that has other highlights such as oddities like the trio's surprisingly strong rendition of Ray Charles' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eLeave My Woman Alone.\u003c\/span\u003e Though no one could have realized it at the time, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eString Along\u003c\/span\u003e was very close to the tail end of the original Kingston Trio's history -- Dave Guard was losing interest in arguing over the direction of the group; and although their albums were still selling well and steadily, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eString Along\u003c\/span\u003e (which hit No. 1) would yield the original group's last two charting singles. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBad Man's Blunder,\u003c\/span\u003e which also opens this album, became the original Kingston Trio's final Top 40 single; it was cut by the trio and issued as a single as a favor to composer Cisco Houston who was in the hospital and terminally ill. Other songs were done for more mundane reasons -- according to Benjamin Blake, Jack Rubek, and Allan Shaw in their book \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Kingston Trio on Record,\u003c\/span\u003e the English folk-style \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eThe Escape of Old John Webb\u003c\/span\u003e was featured on the album in the hope of helping to persuade EMI Records in England to promote the trio's albums more vigorously. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793689047321,"sku":"T-1407","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-kingston_trio-string_along.jpg?v=1783554309","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/t-1407","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}