Georgia Stockade/Ann/Ah Woe Ah Me/Walkin’ This Road To My Town/World I Used To Know/Salty Dog/Let’s Get Together/Isle In The Water/Farewell Captain/Tom Dooley/Lunch Toters-Stamp Lickers-Them Hors D’oeuvres (Poems)/So Hi
Final release by The Kingston Trio on Capitol Records, Back In Town was recorded live at The Hungry i club in Los Angeles. The Kingston Trio were the most successful US folk act in the late fifties and early sixties, but this would be their last prominent chart placing. (US:22)
"Back In Town is a live recording. Along with some excellent songs (Ann & Farewell Captain) it captures the feeling of a classic Kingston Trio concert by including the jokes and stories spoken between the songs."
"The Kingston Trio were always best in their 'rawest' form ie live-in concert or in the studio - no strings, no backup vocals."
"Back In Town was a live album, featuring The Kingston Trio at San Francisco's Hungry i where they performed their big hit Tom Dooley. Unless you are a devotee of the group you will be unfamiliar with most of these songs. There is just a much better feel to the live performances, which includes the jokes and banter along with the singing (e.g. Farewell Captain, So Hi)."
"Back In Town is an album I love. I listened to the vinyl copy my mom owned many times as a kid, and I've listened to it many times since. It's not their strongest live album - the performance of Tom Dooley is pretty anaemic - but I do enjoy the stage patter, and I would rank Columbus Stockade and So Hi right up near the top of everything they've done."
"These songs are as good as I remember them and bring back so many memories. So much fun to listen and sing along. The Kingston Trio are timeless."
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