PETER, PAUL AND MARY – Peter, Paul and Mary (Reissue) – LP – 180g Vinyl [FEB 27]

LP – Limited edition 180g black vinyl featuring the complete album + 3 bonus tracks (2026 Reissue).

The most popular acoustic folk music group of the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary mixed great songs with political and social activism. They brought folk music to a new prominence in the post-McCarthy era, putting lyrics about politics and morality on the radio amid the syrupy boy-girl love tunes that dominated the airwaves.

Presented here is the trio’s debut album, originally issued in 1962, the splendid self-titled Peter, Paul and Mary. It features some of their most popular compositions such as ‘Early in the Morning‘ and ‘Cruel War‘, and great renditions of Hedy West‘s ‘500 Miles‘ and Pete Seeger‘s ‘If I Had a Hammer‘.

The bonus tracks were recorded live in San Francisco and Long Beach, California, late 1962: ‘One Kind Favor‘, ‘The Times They Are A’ Changin‘, and ‘If I Had My Way‘.

“The debut album by Peter, Paul & Mary is still one of the best albums to come out of the 1960s folk music revival. It’s a beautifully harmonised collection of the best songs that the group knew, stirring in its sensibilities and its haunting melodies as it crosses between folk, children’s songs, and even gospel. Peter, Paul & Mary, which hit the top spot on the album charts as part of a 185-week run, is the purest of the trio’s albums, laced with innocent good spirits and an optimism that remains infectious”

– **** Bruce Eder, AllMusic

Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Early In The Morning
2. 500 Miles
3. Sorrow
4. This Train
5. Bamboo
6. It’s Raining
7. One Kind Favor [live Version] *

Side 2
1. If I Had My Way
2. Cruel War
3. Lemon Tree
4. If I Had A Hammer
5. Autumn To May
6. Where Have All The Flowers Gone?
7. The Times They Are A’ Changin’ [live Version] *
8. If I Had My Way [live Version] *

* = Bonus tracks