(TEN) YEARS TOGETHER: THE BEST OF PETER, PAUL AND MARY (Vinyl record album review)

Album name: (Ten) Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary

Group name: Peter, Paul and Mary

Year: 1970

Number of discs: one disc / two sides

Collection: Selman

My review

Level of familiarity before listening

Peter, Paul and Mary were one of my mother’s favorite groups when she was growing up, so I think I heard them a lot when I was very young. In particular, I remember listening to Puff (The Magic Dragon) more than a few times because my younger brother had a stuffed dragon toy that he was somehow tricked into naming “Puff.”

What I expected

Folk hits from the 1960s

What it was actually like

Folk hits from the 1960s!

I definitely didn’t know all of the songs, like Lemon Tree, but it was great to hear I Dig Rock and Roll Music for maybe the first time in decades. I also didn’t remember how great a song If I Had a Hammer is!

500 Miles was a highlight – I’ve always considered it a great country song and don’t think I ever knew that Peter, Paul and Mary recorded it.

Listening to this record was awesome.

Grade

5/5

Buy it

Amazon (Vinyl): $8.00

Amazon (CD): $9.65