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The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years

The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years
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Compilation album by The Kingston Trio
Released April 25, 2000
Recorded August 15, 1961 - July 1966
Genre Folk
Label Bear Family
Producer Voyle Gilmore, Frank Werber
Paul Surratt (reissue producer)
The Kingston Trio chronology
The Best of the Decca Years
(1998)The Best of the Decca Years1998
The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years
(2000)
The Decca Years
(2002)The Decca Years2002
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Allmusic 2.5/5 stars

The Kingston Trio: The Stewart Years is a compilation of The Kingston Trio's recordings when John Stewart was a member of the Trio along with Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds.

The Stewart Years is a 10-CD box set and was released in 2000. It contains 286 songs, many of them are previously unissued and live tracks. The set includes a hardcover book containing photos and stories of the group, recording sessions, and notes on the songs.

Allmusic critic Greg Adams was equivocal about the extent of the package, writing: "The Stewart Years is a gorgeous ten-disc box set with hardbound book that collects everything the Trio recorded during Stewart's tenure... The Stewart version of the trio was more pop-oriented, political, and experimental (some unsuccessful attempts at folk-rock are preserved for posterity here). While they had their successes... their clean-cut collegiate image could never quite adapt to the counterculture and protest folk movement... The Stewart Years is a beautiful, comprehensive, and expensive artifact suitable for libraries and affluent fans."


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