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was a limited edition of 1000 copies, on the Minneapolis West Bank-based Oblivion Records, and has not been reprinted and/or re-issued on CD. Publishing for the songs was by Symposium Music, same as the publishing and record label for Kottke's third LP.
388:"The Prodigal Grave" (This was written in a fit of terror while trying to calm down. It originally contained many more verses which later served only to confuse, so they were discarded.) 344:"So Cold in China" (The title lyric and, consequently, the idea for the song were stolen from somebody who sang at the Ontario Place in Washington when John Hurt worked there.) 270:
The majority of the album was recorded live at The Scholar, a Minneapolis coffee house (formerly known as the Ten O'Clock Scholar in another location) that had also featured
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often goes there on business. Consequently resurrection here is not only promising but necessary.)
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early in their careers. Three of the instrumentals were recorded in a studio. The
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Most of the songs on the album were re-recorded for Kottke's album
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Some versions of the album do not include "Long Way Up the River"
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All tracks are written by Leo Kottke, except where noted
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Leo Kottke – 6 & 12-string guitars, vocals
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Live album
Leo Kottke
Minneapolis, MN
Genre
Folk
blues
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Leo Kottke
6- and 12-String Guitar
American
Leo Kottke
Bob Dylan
Spider John Koerner
Simon & Garfunkel
LP record
Circle Round The Sun

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