The Best Of Peter, Paul & Mary: Ten Years Together
Warner Bros. did with the CD release of the 1970 vinyl LP10 Years Together: Best of Peter, Paul & Marywhat every label should do with CD reissues of vinyl compilations. They took into account the longer length of CDs and added tracks. The original release of 10 smash hits has been fleshed out here with three additional tracks, including a melodic take on Dylan'sBasement Tapesrarity "Too Much of Nothing." Otherwise, it's hits and nothing but hits, ranging from definitive folk interpretations ("If I Had a Hammer") to pop ("I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music") to Dylan and Gordon Lightfoot covers that compete with the originals and first brought such material to the mainstream. Only "Cruel War" is missing.--Bill Holdship