''Stereo Concert'' is

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's second live album, released in 1959 (see

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). It was never released in monaural—unusual for a record release in 1959. The original release was issued with the same cover as the group's debut album ''The Kingston Trio''. It was recorded live on December 15, 1958, Liberty Hall, El Paso, TX. Additional material on the expanded CD reissue actually was recorded at the

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in San Francisco. The liner notes do not acknowledge this. The album was recorded by a private party and later purchased by Capitol for release.

Reissues

*In 1997, all of the tracks from ''Stereo Concert'' were included in '' The Guard Years'' 10-CD box set issued by

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. *''Stereo Concert'' was reissued in 1994 on CD by Folk Era Records as ''Stereo Concert Plus'' which was originally released on LP in 1986. Allmusic entry for Stereo Concert Plus reissue./ref>

Track listing

The original LP release had five songs per side. "Raspberries, Strawberries" and "The Merry Minuet" were not included on ''Stereo Concert Plus''.

Side one

#"Banua" (Traditional) #"Three Jolly Coachmen" (Traditional) #"South Coast" (

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, Sam Eskin,

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, Lillian Ross) #"Coplas" (Dave Guard, Traditional) #"They Call the Wind Maria" (

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)

Side two

#" Zombie Jamboree" ( Conrad Eugene Mauge Jr.) #" Tom Dooley" (

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, Frank Warner) #"The Merry Minuet" #"Raspberries, Strawberries" ( Will Holt) #"

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" (Traditional)

Stereo Concert Plus track listing

#"Saro Jane" (Traditional) #"I Bawled" (Bob Shane) #"Banua" (Traditional) #"Three Jolly Coachmen" (Traditional) #"South Coast" (Richard Dehr, Sam Eskin,

, Lillian Ross) #"Coplas" (Dave Guard, Traditional) #"They Call the Wind Maria" (

) #"

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" (Traditional) #"Pay Me My Money Down" (Traditional) #"Ruby Red" (Lee Pockriss, Paul Vance) #"Watsha" (Marion Roberts) #"Lei Pakalana" (Omar) #"Zombie Jamboree" (Mauge) #" Tom Dooley" (

, Frank Warner) #"Little Maggie" (Guard) #" Shady Grove/Lonesome Traveller" (Traditional) #"Bay of Mexico" (Traditional) #"Saints Go Marching In" (Traditional)

Personnel

Dave Guard Donald David Guard (October 19, 1934 – March 22, 1991) was an American folk singer, songwriter, arranger and recording artist. Along with Nick Reynolds and Bob Shane, he was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio. Guard was born i ...

– vocals, banjo, guitar *

Bob Shane Robert Castle Schoen (February 1, 1934 – January 26, 2020), known professionally as Bob Shane, was an American singer and guitarist who was a founding member of The Kingston Trio. In that capacity, Shane became a seminal figure in the revi ...

– vocals, guitar *

Nick Reynolds Nicholas Wells Reynolds (July 27, 1933 – October 1, 2008) was an American folk musician and recording artist. Reynolds was one of the founding members of The Kingston Trio, whose folk and folk-style material captured international attention du ...

– vocals, tenor guitar, bongos *

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– bass

Chart positions

References

{{Authority control The Kingston Trio albums 1959 live albums Capitol Records live albums