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The Very Best of Tom Paxton
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The Very Best of Tom Paxton
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These are the songs that made
's name on the early-'60s Greenwich Village folk scene, but they're not the original versions -- instead they're re-recordings made in 1986. Not politically impassioned enough to be
, although the hymn-like "Peace Will Come" is a moving anti-war anthem, nor as inscrutably poetic as
,
remained a second-string figure to the masses who casually followed the collegiate folk boom of the time. But to those in the know,
has always been considered one of the greats. Owner of a homely, unprepossessing voice that's nonetheless a subtle and varied instrument,
exudes an aw-shucks informality and endearing casualness on even his most "produced" tracks. The song selection covers his '60s and early '70s output; it's a fair introduction to his work, but compilations that include original recordings will be preferred by most.