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The Ballad of John Axon | Audio CD

by Ewan MacColl With Charles Parker & Peggy Seeger

List Price:

$16.99

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Binding:

Audio CD

Studio:

Topic Records

Release Date:

July 13, 1999

Sales Rank:

128,736th

TRACK LISTING

Disc: 1

Track 1: John Axon Was A Railway Man...
Track 2: It Was 4 A.M. That Saturday
Track 3: Iron Road Road Is A Hard Road...
Track 4: It Doesn't Matter Where You Come From
Track 5: Rain Was Gently Falling...
Track 6: Come All You British Loco Men..
Track 7: Repair Was Done...
Track 8: I May Be A Wage Slave On Monday...
Track 9: Come All You Young Maidens...
Track 10: Steam Train, Steam Train
Track 11: Under The Large Injector Steam Valve...
Track 12: Engine Had Reached The Distant Signal...
Track 13: On The 3rd Of May 1957...

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 1 review)

Amazing blend of actuality and song

5 Stars
June 05, 1999
This is where a new genre of recording began. The record tells the story of how John Axon kept on the footplate of his locomotive when it was going out of control in order to prevent a major disaster. He was killed in the attempt, and was given a bravery award.The actuality in the recording was collected from railwaymen in Cheshire. Perhaps the technical details tend to get in the way a bit, but the editing of the recording is a joy, a montage of song and words. Some of the songs are better than others, some seem to be chosen merely to fill out the time - there is even room for Ewan MacColls "Manchester Rambler". The real gem is "The Iron Road". As the first of the radio ballads, this had many features which were developed later on in the series, most notably in "Singing the Fishing".

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