{"product_id":"vsd-79395","title":"Tom Paxton - New Songs From the Briarpatch (1977) Vinyl LP • Cotton-Eye Joe","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ;\"\u003eCatalog Number:\u003c\/h3\u003e VSD-79395\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eMusical Styles:\u003c\/h3\u003e 1970s, Country Pop, Folk Pop, Singer-Songwriter\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin-bottom: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eSleeve Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Excellent (EX)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"display: inline-block ; margin: 0px ; padding: 0px ;\"\u003eRecord Grade:\u003c\/h3\u003e Near Mint (NM or M-)\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 nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Cover has a few creases near edges; scuffing, tiny surface abrasions, discoloration (front\/back). Inner-sleeve is original (Vanguard ads). Spine is mostly easy-to-read with mild-wear. Some shelf-wear along top\/bottom-edge; wear to corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (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\u003eDid You Hear John Hurt\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003ePandora's Box\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBring Back The Chair\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBirds On The Table\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eTalking Watergate\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThere Goes The Mountain\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eCotton-Eye Joe\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou Can Eat Dog Food\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eYou're So Beautiful\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eMister Blues \/ White Bones Of Allende\u003c\/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eBorn On The Fourth Of July\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 ;\"\u003eAn exceptional 1977 album by this multi-talented singer-songwriter, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eNew Sings From The Briarpatch\u003c\/span\u003e is one of Tom Paxton's more topical releases, making it something of a rarity in his post-'60s work, which tends to be divided between his folky material and the children's songs for which he's perhaps best known. Even this album, however, is split between biting songs like the anti-death penalty \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBring Back The Chair\u003c\/span\u003e and the Ron Kovic-based \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eBorn on the Fourth of July,\u003c\/span\u003e and more personal tracks like \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eYou're So Beautiful,\u003c\/span\u003e adding in a reworked version of \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eCotton-Eyed Joe\u003c\/span\u003e for good measure. The album's high point is the opener, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eDid You Hear John Hurt?,\u003c\/span\u003e a joyous celebration of the restorative power of music listening that's among Paxton's best works. \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic ;\"\u003eNew Songs From The Briarpatch\u003c\/span\u003e is also notable because singer-songwriter Steve Goodman adds guitar and harmony vocals to most of these 11 tracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Record Vision","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52793827885337,"sku":"VSD-79395","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/6937\/8329\/files\/LP-tom_paxton-new_songs_from_the_briarpatch-02.jpg?v=1783554846","url":"https:\/\/record-vision.myshopify.com\/products\/vsd-79395","provider":"Record Vision","version":"1.0","type":"link"}