Next Stop Is Vietnam: War on Record / Various
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Bear Family once again presents an entire college course masquerading as a boxed set with Next Stop Vietnam, the German label's look at the Vietnam conflict's impact on American society, an impact that reverberates to this day. Ranging from topical songs of the day to key sections of speeches addressing the war to latter-day reflections on it's fallout, this monumental, 13-CD set includes a full 334 tracks plus a 400-page hardcover book that includes an essay on the war by Lois T. Vietri, an oral history by Doug Bradley and Craig Warner, artist profiles, photos, lyrics and much more. Among the audio nuggets, many sad, some sublime: Eve of Destruction Barry McGuire; Masters of War Bob Dylan; "Ike Warns of a Military/Industrial Complex"; Fightin' for the U.S.A. Jerry Reed; Ballad of the Green Berets Ssgt. Barry Sadler; Gallant Men Senator E.M. Dirksen; The Draft Dodger Rag Phil Ochs; "Attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin/Resolution" President Lyndon Baines Johnson; An Open Letter to My Teenage Son Victor Lundberg; Kill for Peace Fugs; Simple Song of Freedom Tim Hardin; "Bums on Campus..." President Richard M. Nixon; Waist Deep in Big Muddy Pete Seeger; War Edwin Starr; Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) Melanie; It's America, Love It or Leave It Ernest Tubb; The Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard; Day for Decision Johnny Sea; "Report on My Lai" Mike Wallace & Paul Meadlo; The Unknown Soldier Doors; Galveston Glen Campbell; Singing in Viet Nam Talking Blues Johnny Cash; Give Peace a Chance Plastic Ono Band; Winding the War Down Stan Freberg; Sam Stone John Prine; "Jane Fonda Talks about Her Trip to North Vietnam"; More Than a Name on the Wall Statler Brothers; Copperhead Road Steve Earle; Some Gave All Billy Ray Cyrus; I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die-Rag Country Joe & the Fish, and more.
Tracklist:
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone - the Kingston Trio
- Soldier Boy - the Shirelles
- Soldier's Plea - Marvin Gaye
- Letter to a Buddie - Joe Medwick
- Soldiers Who Want to Be Heroes - Rod McKuen
- Cruel War, the - Peter, Paul and Mary
- Infiltration Blues, the - Dolf Droge (Previously Unreleased)
- President Eisenhower Warns of a "Military Industrial Complex"
- Masters of War - Bob Dylan 1
- Distant Drums - Jim Reeves 1
- "We're at War in Violation of the Constitution..." - Senator Wayne Morse 1
- There's a War - Morty Gunty 1
- President Johnson Reports Attacks in the Gulf of Tonkin and Requests a Congressional Resolution 1
- What Did You Learn in School Today - Tom Paxton 1
- Mr. Where Is Viet-Nam - Bob Necaise/'Lil' Gary D - (Featuring Delta Sho-Men) 1
- Talking Vietnam - Phil Ochs 1
- Our Daddy's in Vietnam - Sandy and Sue 1
- Willing Conscript, the - Pete Seeger 1
- Goodbye High School (Hello Viet Nam) - Tommy Dee 2
- Teenage Soldier Boy - Janie Hemphill - (Featuring the Tynsions) 2
- Universal Soldier - Buffy Sainte-Marie 2
- Universal Coward, the - Jan Berry 2
- Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire 2
- Dawn of Correction, the - the Spokesmen 2
- We Ain't at War - the Teachers 2
- Told the Nation - Lyndon B. Johnson 2
- 7 O'Clock News / Silent Night - Simon ; Garfunkel 2
- Christmas in Viet Nam - Private Charles Bowens ; the Gentlemen from Tigerland 2
- Marching Off to War - William Bell 3
- Battle of Vietnam - Jimmy Jack 3
- Battle of Viet Nam, the - Hal Willis 3
- Hello Vietnam - Johnnie Wright 3
- Hello Viet Nam (Goodbye My Love) - Ray Hildebrand 3
- It's for God, and Country, and You Mom (The Ballad of Viet Nam) - Ernest Tubb ; the Texas Troubadors 3
- Fightin' for the U.S.A. - Jerry Reed 3
- Is This a Useless War - Bill Napier / Charles Moore 3
- Ballad of the Green Berets, the - Barry Sadler 3
- SSGT. Barry Sadler Interviewed By Four Students 3
- He Wore the Green Beret - Lesley Miller 4
- Son of a Green Beret, the (A Child's Ballad of the Green Beret) - Craig Arthur 4
- "A" Team, the - Barry Sadler 4
- Marine's Ballad - Staff SGT. Bob Lay 4
- Mind Your Manners, Boys - Jacqueline Sharpe 4
- CBS's Morley Safer with Marines at the Village of Cam Ne 4
- Off to Viet Nam (In the Green) - Skeeter Bonn 4
- Soldier in Viet Nam - Sue Simpson 4
- Postmarked Viet Nam - June Black 4
- Fearless Soldier, a - Mike Thomas 4
- Gallant Men - Everett McKinley Dirksen 5
- Bob Hope Introduces Honey LTD. While on Tour in Vietnam 5
- Warrior, the - Honey LTD 5
- Private Wilson White - Marty Robbins 5
- Danny Fernandez - Eddy Harrison 5
- Sky Pilot, Pt. 1 - Eric Burdon ; the Animals 5
- Medic, the - Neil Ray 5
- Nurse in the U.S. Army Corp[S] - Connie Francis 5
- Brave Men Not Afraid - Bob Braun 5
- "Sensational Results..." - Henry Cabot Lodge 5
- When the Green Berets Come Home - Capt. Ty Herrington 6
- Uncle Sam Called Me (I Got to Go) - Arthur Weston 6
- Greetings (Uncle Sam Wants You) - Shorty Long ; the Santa Fe Rangers 6
- Here Comes Uncle Sam - Richie Kaye 6
- Vietnam - J.B. Lenoir 6
- Ballad of Our Times, the - Bob King ; the King's Court 6
- President Johnson Warns That "There Will Be Some Nervous Nellies..." 6
- Hey! Uncle Sam - Combinations 6
- I Gotta Go to Vietnam - John Lee Hooker 6
- Uncle Sam - Jimmy Hughes 6
- Fightin' for Sam - the Prophets 7
- Draft Dodger Rag, the - Phil Ochs 7
- Draft Time Blues - Midnight Sons 7
- Greetings (This Is Uncle Sam) - the Monitors 7
- Conscientious Objector - Keith Everett 7
- My Uncle - the Flying Burrito Brothers 7
- David McReynolds Explains Why He Burned His Draft Card 7
- Draft Resister - Steppenwolf 7
- The First Draft Lottery Birth Date - September 14 - Is Announced 7
- Red White ; Blue, the - Verlin Speeks 7
- Psa to Parents from Bing Crosby - Freedoms Roll-Call 8
- Open Letter to My Teenage Son, An - Victor Lundberg 8
- Letter to Dad, a - Every Father's Teenage Son 8
- Letter from a Teenage Son - Brandon Wade 8
- Please Mr. Johnson - Dewey Jones 8
- Little Becky's Christmas Wish - Becky Lamb 8
- Wish You Were Here with Me - the Fawns 8
- Army Bound - Lois ; Karen 8
- I Will Wait - Nancy Nally ; Jubilee Wranglers 8
- What's Been Going on in Viet Nam - Ginger ; Jean 8
- Does Anybody Know I'm Here? - the Dells 9
- I Ain't Marching Anymore - Phil Ochs 9
- Hell No, I Ain't Gonna Go - Elaine Laron / Matt Jones 9
- War Drags on, the - Donovan 9
- Kill for Peace - the Fugs 9
- I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag - Country Joe ; the Fish 9
- Saigon Bride - Joan Baez 9
- Waist Deep in the Big Muddy - Pete Seeger 9
- Psa By Merv Griffin Regarding Upcoming 1968 Elections - Freedoms Roll-Call 9
- Eugene McCarthy for President (If You Love Your Country) - Peter, Paul and Mary 9
- Senator Eugene McCarthy Speaks on Vietnam 10
- Simple Song of Freedom - Tim Hardin 10
- President Nixon Speaks on Vietnam and the Future of America 10
- Fortunate Son - Paul Revere ; the Raiders 10
- Moratorium Speaker: "No More War..." 10
- Lay Down (Candles in the Rain) - Melanie - (Featuring the Edwin Hawkins Singers) 10
- Ballad of Two Brothers - Autry Inman / Bob Luman 10
- President Nixon Complains About "Bums on Campus..." 10
- Mister Professor - Leroy Van Dyke 10
- President Nixon Announces "Cambodian Incursion" 10
- Brigadier General Robert Canterbury, Ohio National Guard, Explains What Happened at Kent State University 11
- Monday in May (The Kent State Tragedy) - Third Condition 11
- Kent State Massacre, the - Barbara Dane 11
- A Kent State Student: "They Didn't Have Blanks..." 11
- Arthur Krause, Kent State Father: "Is This a Reason for Killing Her...?" 11
- Student Demonstration Time - the Beach Boys 11
- War - Edwin Starr 11
- Bring the Boys Home - Freda Payne 11
- I Should Be Proud - Martha ; the Vandellas 11
- People Let's Stop the War - Grand Funk Railroad 11
- What We're Fighting for - Dave Dudley 12
- Viet Nam Blues, the - Jack Sanders 12
- There Won't Be Any Snow (Christmas in the Jungle) - Derrick Roberts 12
- I Wanna Help Hurry My Brothers Home - Jimmy Holiday 12
- It's America, Love It or Leave It - Ernest Tubb 12
- Keep the Flag Flying - Johnnie Wright 12
- What's Come Over This World - Billy Carr 12
- Minute Men, the (Are Turning in Their Graves) - Stonewall Jackson 12
- Day for Decision - Johnny Sea 12
- Ballad of the Yellow Beret, the - Beachbums 12
- Wish You Were Here, Buddy - Pat Boone 13
- Gen. Westmoreland: "Militarily We Have Never Been in a Better Relative Position..." 13
- We Are Winning - Jim Bullington (Previously Unreleased) 13
- Kathy's Letter - Kathy Hoffman 13
- Dear Mr. President - Lee Gillson 13
- Letter from a Boy in Vietnam - Mark Dauler 13
- Ballad of the Unknown Soldier - Garland Frady 13
- Freedom's Cause - Bill Floyd 13
- Psa for Patriotism By Anita Bryant - Freedoms Roll-Call 13
- "What the..." (Is Going on in Washington) - Bob Withers 13
- Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard ; the Strangers 14
- Vice President Spiro Agnew Talks About a "Spirit of National Masochism..." 14
- Keep Our Country Free - Tommy Kizziah 14
- Fightin' Side of Me, the - Merle Haggard ; the Strangers 14
- War's Cross - the Senators 14
- Ballad of My Lai - Matt McKinney 14
- Mike Wallace, CBS News, Interviews Paul Meadlo About My Lai 14
- Pinkville Helicopter - Thom Parrott 14
- Battle Hymn of LT. Calley - C Company - (Featuring Terry Nelson) 14
- LT. Calley Found Guilty of Crimes at My Lai 14
- U.S.A. Soldier, the - Adams Brothers 15
- Set Calley Free, Pt. 1 - Free Blue 15
- Unknown Soldier, the - the Doors 15
- War Is Hell - Hugh X. Lewis 15
- Morley Safer, CBS News, Reports a Death in the Jungle 15
- Viet Nam - Southern Belles 15
- Waitin' for the V.C. to Come - SGT. Gayle Parker 15
- Letter from Viet Nam, a (To Mother) - Hank Snow 15
- Street Without Joy, Pt. 1 - Tommy Finch 15
- Out Here in Viet-Nam - Lindy Blaskey 15
- A Soldier Writes Home from "Hamburger Hill" 16
- To Susan on the West Coast Waiting - Donovan 16
- Freckle-Faced Soldier - Colleen Lovett 16
- Gentle Soldier, the - Tony Scott 16
- Fellows in V