Malvina Reynolds

Malvina Reynolds (August 23, 1900 – March 17, 1978) was an American folk/blues singer-songwriter and political activist, best known for her song writing, particularly the song, "Little Boxes."
Though she played violin in a dance band in her twenties, she began her songwriting career late in life. She was in her late 40s when she met Earl Robinson, Pete Seeger, and other folk singers and songwriters. She returned to school at UC Berkeley, where she studied music theory. She went on to write several popular songs, including "Little Boxes," "What Have They Done to the Rain," recorded by The Searchers and Joan Baez (about nuclear fallout), "It Isn't Nice" (a civil rights anthem), "Turn Around" (about children growing up, later sung by Harry Belafonte), and "There's a Bottom Below" (about depression). Reynolds was also a noted composer of children's songs, including "Magic Penny" and "Morningtown Ride," a top five UK single (December 1966) recorded by The Seekers.


Selftitled (1970)


This 24-track CD is a treasure trove for fans of folk legend Malvina Reynolds. First, it contains all of the self-titled 1970 album that found the 70-year-old singer/guitarist jamming with members of the Byrds and the Dillards, in fine jangle-psych fashion. Second, it offers over a dozen bonus tracks, including some never released. Reynolds's mellow, unassuming delivery meshes sweetly with an acerbic and self-assured wit and political commitment.


Original album tracks:

1. The World's Gone Beautiful
2. Daddy's In The Jail
3. It Isn't Nice
4. Boraxo
5. We Hate To See Them Go
6. There'll Come A Time
7. From Way Up Here
8. The Desert
9. D.D.T.
10. Let It Be
11. Morningtown Ride
12. No Hole In My Head

Bonus tracks:
13. Alcatraz (Pelican Island) (only issued previously on 45)
14. Like The Miller Grinds The Wheat (only issued previously on 45)
15. The Rand Hymn (previously unreleased)
16. Plutonium (previously unreleased)
17. Tungsten (only issued previously on 45)
18. Cement Octopus (only issued previously on 45)
19. The Albatross (only issued previously on 45)
20. Buying The Package (previously unreleased)
21. Overtime (previously unreleased)
22. Nancy Newman (previously unreleased)
23. There'll Come A Time (Alternate version - previously unreleased)
24. It Isn't Nice (Alternate version - only issued previously on 45)

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Another County Heard From (1960)


Record Label: Folkways Records
Source: Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage


Tracks:

1. The Pied Piper
2. We Hate to See Them Go
3. Let it Be
4. The Faucets are Dripping
5. Don't Talk to Me of Love
6. Money Blues
7. The Day the Freeway Froze
8. The Delinquent
9. Mommy's Girl
10. Somewhere Between
11. I Live in a City
12. The Little Land
13. Oh Doctor!
14. Sing Along
15. The Miracle

Size: 107,3 MB
Quality: CBR 320 Kbps
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Malvina (1972)




Tracklist:

01 Little Boxes
02 You'll Be a Man
03 The Albatross
04 No Room
05 Turn Around
06 Little Red Hen
07 There's a Bottom Below
08 Green Shadows
09 The Day the Freeway Froze
10 The Money Crop
11 Somewhere Between
12 This World

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Ear to the Ground (2000)


From Smithsonian-Folkways, this is a compilation of Malvina's studio and live performances.


Tracklist:

01 It Isn't Nice
02 On the Rim of the World
03 What Have They Done to the Rain?
04 Look on the Sunnyside
05 The World's Gone Beautiful
06 Little Boxes Intro
07 Little Boxes
08 Little Red Hen
09 Dialectic
10 Bury Me in My Overalls
11 There's a Bottom Below
12 The Little Mouse
13 Rosie Jane
14 The Money Crop
15 Magic Penny
16 The Albatross
17 Skagit Valley Forever
18 Judge Said, The (Intro)
19 The Judge Said
20 Mario's Duck
21 Carolina Cotton Mill Song
22 Boraxo
23 This World

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