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Phil Ochs
Phil Ochs was under-appreciated during his lifetime but, over 30 years since his death, he is still cited by many as being an influence on their music, their politics and their careers. A contemporary and friend of Bob Dylan, although Phil never achieved the commercial success he craved, he led a generation through probably the most politically turbulent decade the world has ever seen.
Ultimately, Phil's internal turbulence proved too much for him, but he left us with a legacy of songs which are as relevant today, as they were when they were first written, 45 years ago.
For more information about Phil, please read the biography.
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20th Century Masters is a brief compilation of Phil Ochs later works on A&M Records. Focusing heavily on his debut for the label, Pleasures Of The Harbor, offering five of its eight tracks, it only offered two tracks from his other three studio albums and only one from his 1974 live album. These selections tend to de-emphasize the folk leanings of those later albums while embracing the more experimental leanings. While the tracks presented are all first-rate, one would probably be better off seeking out the 1988 best-of, The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs or the British compilation Cross My Heart: An Introduction to Phil Ochs, if not the original albums themselves.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Phil Ochs.
| No. | Title | Original Album | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cross My Heart" | Pleasures of the Harbor (1967) | 3:19 |
| 2. | "Flower Lady" | Pleasures Of The Harbor (1967) | 6:05 |
| 3. | "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" | Pleasures Of The Harbor (1967) | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Pleasures of the Harbor" | Pleasures Of The Harbor (1967) | 8:08 |
| 5. | "Crucifixion" | Pleasures Of The Harbor (1967) | 8:44 |
| 6. | "Tape From California" | Tape from California (1968) | 6:47 |
| 7. | "The War Is Over" | Tape From California (1968) | 4:23 |
| 8. | "Rehearsals For Retirement" | Rehearsals for Retirement (1969) | 4:14 |
| 9. | "William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park and Escapes Unscathed" | Rehearsals For Retirement (1969) | 2:57 |
| 10. | "No More Songs" | Greatest Hits (1970) | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Chords of Fame" | Greatest Hits (1970) | 3:32 |
| 12. | "I Ain't Marching Anymore" | Gunfight at Carnegie Hall (1974) | 3:47 |