Old and in the Way (album)

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Old and in the Way is the self-titled first album by the bluegrass band Old and in the Way. It was recorded 8 October 1973 at the Boarding House in San Francisco by Owsley Stanley and Vickie Babcock utilizing eight microphones (four per channel) mixed live onto a stereo Nagra tape recorder. The caricature album cover was illustrated by Greg Irons. For many years it was the top selling bluegrass album of all time, until that title was taken by the soundtrack album for O Brother, Where Art Thou.

Track listing

1. "Pig in a Pen" (Traditional) – 2:53
2. "Midnight Moonlight" (Peter Rowan) – 6:17
3. "Old and in the Way" (David Grisman) – 3:05
4. "Knockin' on Your Door" (trad.) – 3:36
5. "The Hobo Song" (Jack Bonus) – 5:05
6. "Panama Red" (Rowan) – 2:57
7. "Wild Horses" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) – 4:19
8. "Kissimmee Kid" (Vassar Clements) – 3:32
9. "White Dove" (Carter Stanley) – 4:45
10. "Land of the Navajo" (Rowan) – 6:19

Credits

Old and in the Way

• Vassar Clements – fiddle
• Jerry Garcia – banjo, vocals
• David Grisman – mandolin, vocals
• John Kahn – acoustic bass
• Peter Rowan – guitar, vocals

Production

• Recording engineers – Owsley Stanley, Vickie Babcock
• Producer, mixing – David Grisman
• Editing – David Grisman, Owsley Stanley
• Sleeve illustration – Greg Irons
• Sleeve layout – Raymond Simone