Country Joe & The Fish

Country Joe McDonald ♦ Barry Melton

Songs Of Opposition (EP) Rag Baby RAG-1001 10/65 [UK: N/R]

		Country Joe And The Fish (EP)
		Rag Baby RAG-1002
		6/66 [UK: N/R]

"A Gathering of the Tribes for a Human Be-In"(1/14/67) Country Joe only

Country Joe & The Fish "How We Stopped The War." Filmed April 15, 1967. Joe & the gang participate in the Spring Mobilization To End The War .

Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine³ / The Masked Marauder McDonald (3:06) / McDonald (3:10) Vanguard VRS-35052, 5/67 BB

	Electric Music For The Mind And Body
	Vanguard VSD-79244
	5/11/67 BB [UK: 10/67]
	Back Cover   Early, unused cover From the 2-CD reissue

Side One
Flying High	McDonald	2:37
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine	McDonald	4:18
Death Sound Blues	McDonald	4:21
Happiness Is A Porpoise Mouth	McDonald	2:47
Section 43	McDonald	7:23
Side Two
Superbird	McDonald	2:01
Sad And Lonely Times	McDonald	2:21
Love	Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton	2:20
Bass Strings	McDonald	4:58
The Masked Marauder	McDonald	3:07
Grace	McDonald	7:03

party/concertRecord Release Party

Magic Mountain Music Festival(6/11/67)

Monterey International Pop Festival(6/17/67)

Festival Of Growing Things(7/2/67)

Joe quits mid-October

Janis / Janis (instrumental)¹ McDonald (2:36) / McDonald (2:35) Vanguard VRS-35059, 11/67 B-side as by Orchestra Conducted By Country Joe

	I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die
	Vanguard VSD-79266
	11/8/67 BB [UK: 3/68]
	Back Cover   "Fish" Game

Side One
The "Fish" Cheer & I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag	McDonald	3:39
Who Am I	McDonald	4:05
Pat's Song	McDonald	5:22
Rock Coast Blues	McDonald	3:42
Magoo	McDonald	4:56
Side Two
Janis	McDonald	2:34
Thought Dream	McDonald	6:11
Thursday	Cohen-Hirsh	3:45
Eastern Jam	Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-Melton	4:23
Colors For Susan	McDonald	5:57

Note: And introducing The Bomb Song and The Acid Commercial [which appear as bookends to Thought Dream]
Came with The Fish Game—have fun whilst stoned and groovin' to The Fish (see note 2)
Play the game online !
 

12/20/67: Roundhouse, London Vietnam Solidarity Campaign

Who Am I³ / Thursday³ McDonald (2:52) / Cohen-Hirsh (2:46) Vanguard VRS-35061, 1/68

Northern California Folk-Rock Festival(5/19/68)

Rock And Soul Music, Part 1 / Rock And Roll Soul, Part 2 Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton (2:54) / Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton (2:07) Vanguard VRS-35068, 6/68

	Together
	Vanguard VSD-79277
	6/68 BB [UK: 11/68]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover   UK Back Cover Non gatefold, front cover same

Side One
Rock & Soul Music	Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton	6:51
Susan	Hirsh	3:28
Mojo Navigator	Denson-McDonald-Melton	2:23
Bright Suburban Mr & Mrs Clean Machine	Hirsh-Melton	2:19
Good Guys-Bad Guys Cheer/The Streets Of Your Town	Melton	3:39
Side Two
The Fish Moan		0:27
The Harlem Song	McDonald	4:19
Waltzing In The Moonlight	Hirsh-Melton	2:13
Away Bounce My Bubbles	Hirsh	2:25
Cetacean	Barthol	3:38
An Untitled Protest	McDonald	2:45

Note: This album is dedicated to Bobby Hutton - Black Revolutionary 1950-1968
Cover and inside photos taken at Joe & Robin's wedding
 

Newport Pop Festival(8/4/68)

The Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair(8/31-9/1/68)

Bruce Barthol quits and moves to England. Band wasn't political enough!

	Monterey Pop(12/26/68)
	First and best rockumentary on festivals

Miami Pop Festival(12/28/68)

 ➜ Live: 1/9-12, Fillmore West (Farewell Concerts); released 1994: Live! Fillmore West 1969 

David Cohen also moves to England.

	Here We Are Again
	Vanguard VSD-79299
	5/69 BB [UK: 9/69]
	Back Cover   Lyric Insert   Lyric Insert

Side One
Here I Go Again	McDonald	3:24
Donovan's Reef	McDonald	4:18
It's So Nice To Have Love†	McDonald	3:25
Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy†	Melton	2:43
Crystal Blues†	McDonald	6:18
Side Two
For No Reason	McDonald	3:55
I'll Survive‡	McDonald	2:28
Maria‡	McDonald	3:30
My Girl†	Melton	2:16
Doctor Of Electricity†	Melton	3:58

Here I Go Again / Baby, You're Driving Me Crazy McDonald (3:15) / Melton (2:42) Vanguard VRS-35090, 6/69

Woodstock Music & Art Fair(8/16, 17/69) Joe solo, Group

New Orleans Pop Festival(8/31/69)

The Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair(8/30-9/1/69)

Country Joe and Barry to solo careers. Five original fishes record Reunion album in 1977.

	Thinking Of Woody Guthrie
	Vanguard VSD-6546
	11/69 [UK: 4/70]
	Back Cover

Side One
Pastures Of Plenty	Guthrie	2:17
Talkin' Dust Bowl	Guthrie	2:21
Blowing Down That Dusty Road	Guthrie-Hays	2:33
So Long It's Been Good To Know Yuh	Guthrie	3:00
Tom Joad	Guthrie	7:08
Side Two
The Sinking Of The Reuben James	The Almanac Singers	2:42
Roll On, Columbia	Guthrie-Leadbelly-Lomax	2:21
Pretty Boy Floyd	Guthrie	4:24
When The Curfew Blows	Guthrie	2:15
This Land Is Your Land	Guthrie	3:20

Note: Recorded at Bradley's Barn, Nashville
 

Palm Beach Music & Art Festival(11/28/69)

Greatest HitsGreatest Hits Vanguard VSD-6545, 12/69 BB [UK: 3/70] no unique tracks—but has alternate back covers (first issue with nude group photo)

	Woodstock(3/26/70)
	From Richie to Jimi—3 days of music, mud, and meandering

	C J Fish
	Vanguard VSD-6555
	4/70 BB [UK: 10/70]
	Back Cover   Early UK Cover   Early UK Back Cover

Side One
Sing, Sing, Sing	Melton	3:02
She's A Bird	McDonald	4:34
Mara	McDonald	2:58
Hang On	McDonald	4:08
The Baby Song	McDonald	2:50
Hey Bobby	McDonald	2:09
Side Two
Silver And Gold	McDonald	2:47
Rockin' Round The World	McDonald	4:54
The Love Machine	Melton	5:49
The Return Of Sweet Lorraine	McDonald	3:48
Hand Of Man	McDonald	2:50

Note: With just Joe & Barry left, time for that damn contract albums!
 

	Bright Sun Is Shining
	Vanguard VSD-6551
	5/70 [UK: N/R]
	Back Cover

Side One
Third Degree†	Boyd	3:57
Something You Got	Kenner	2:46
I Had A Dream†	Hayes-Porter	2:42
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)	Holland-Dozier-Holland	3:06
Wine, Women, Whiskey†	Lightfoot	2:24
Son Of Hickory Holler's Tramp	Frazier	3:01
Side Two
You've Got What It Takes	Carlo-Gordy-Gordy	2:30
Georgia On My Mind	Carmichael-Gorrell	2:42
I've Been In The Darkness†	Melton	3:13
It's A Mean Old World†	Rush	2:30
You've Really Got A Hold On Me	Robinson	2:49
Sun Is Shining†	James	2:56

	Tonight I'm Singing Just For You
	Vanguard VSD-6557
	7/70 [UK: 1/71]
	Back Cover

Side One
Ring Of Fire	Cash-Kilgore	2:27
Tennessee Stud	Driftwood	3:17
Heartaches By The Number	Howard	2:42
Tiger By The Tail	Howard-Owens	2:02
Crazy Arms	Mooney-Seals	2:55
You've Done Me Wrong	Price-Jones	1:43
Side Two
All Of Me Belongs To You	Haggard	2:19
Oklahoma Hills	Guthrie-Guthrie	2:40
Tonight I'm Singing Just For You	Lieber-Wheeler	3:23
Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife	Davis	2:50
Six Days On The Road	Greene-Montgomery	2:17

Summer Festival For Peace(8/6/70) Country Joe

	Quiet Days In Clichy(9/21/70) Country Joe
	Several unique Country Joe tracks on the soundtrack album

7th Big Sur Folk Festival(10/3/70) Country Joe

Hold On It's Coming³ / Playing With Fire³ McDonald (3:15) / McDonald (2:57) Vanguard 35150, 1/71

	Zachariah(1/24/71)
	Two unique Fish tracks on the soundtrack album

	Gas-s-s-s(2/17/71)
	Several unique Fish tunes on the soundtrack album

	Hold On: It's Coming
	Vanguard VSD-79314
	5/71 [UK: 9/71]
	Back Cover Inside Cover

Side One
Hold On It's Coming No 1	McDonald	3:48
Air Algiers	McDonald	2:28
Only Love Is Worth This Pain	McDonald	3:53
Playing With Fire	McDonald	3:17
Travelling	McDonald	4:20
Side Two
Joe's Blues	McDonald	4:11
Mr Big Pig	McDonald	3:30
Balancing On The Edge Of Time	McDonald	3:09
Jamila	McDonald	3:23
Hold On It's Coming No 2	McDonald	3:48

Country Joe Sings Resist (EP) Rag Baby RAG-1003 5/71 [UK: N/R]

Side One
Kiss My Ass	McDonald	3:03
Tricky Dickey	McDonald	3:58
Side Two
Free Some Day	McDonald	5:29

Note: Former Airplane founder produced their only album
 

Celebration Of Life(6/21-28/71) Country Joe

	War War War
	Vanguard VSD-79315
	7/71 BB [UK: 1/72]
	Back Cover

Side One
Part One
Forward	McDonald	4:39
The Call	McDonald	2:35
Young Fellow, My Lad	McDonald	3:47
The Man From Athabaska	McDonald	6:28
Side Two
Part Two
The Munition Maker	McDonald	4:22
The Twins	McDonald	1:53
Jean Desprez	McDonald	9:48
Part Three
War Widow	McDonald	2:02
The March Of The Dead	McDonald	6:27

Note: Music composed by Country Joe McDonald, based on poems written by Robert Service
 

The Satsop River Fair And Tin Cup Races(9/3-6/71) Country Joe

	The Life And Times Of Country Joe & The Fish From Haight-Ashbury To Woodstock
	Vanguard VSD-27/28
	9/71 BB [UK: 11/73]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag*	McDonald	3:41
Bass Strings(Rag Baby EP version)	McDonald	3:56
Flying High	McDonald	2:29
Porpoise Mouth	McDonald	2:47
An Untitled Protest	McDonald	2:45
Who Am I	McDonald	4:06
Side Two
Grace	McDonald	7:01
Waltzing In The Moonlight	Hirsh, Melton	2:13
Death Sound Blues	McDonald	4:22
Janis	McDonald	2:36
Sing Sing Sing	Melton	3:03
Side Three
Fillmore East, 11/15-16/68
Superbird (Tricky Dick)	McDonald	5:20
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine	McDonald	4:05
Marijuana	Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton-Ryan	2:29
Fillmore West, 1/9-12/69
Rock And Soul Music/Love	Barthol-Cohen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton/ Barthol-Chen-Hirsh-McDonald-Melton	6:29
Side Four
Crystal Blues	McDonald	5:05
Masked Marauder	McDonald	4:16
Woodstock Festival, August, 1969
Love Machine	Melton	6:09
The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag	McDonald	3:25

Note: The Instant Action Jug Band, recorded 1965
Sides 3 and 4 are previously unreleased live recordings
 

Joe continues solo career and works with and for Vietnam Vets (Anti-war ≠ anti-soldier). Barry becomes a lawyer—public defender (for the little guys) and plays on occasion.

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