Pure Dirt

A great collection of early NGDB music. I only wish the 1st album was available so I could hear the rest of the good old songs

The previous 3 reviews are absolutely correct... the 1st Nitty Gritty Dirt Band LP needs to be reissued on CD. I even wrote the groups management and asked why the 1st LP has not been reissued. The answer I received as somewhat disconcerting, "we have no knowledge of anyone reissuing the groups 1st LP on CD anytime in the near or distant future". I am wondering if it isn't tied up with legal issues. I just can't imagine that the group would not want their 1st LP, which is a total classic, reissued for their fans. Makes no sense. But then again look how long it took to get Fever Tree's 1st LP reissued. I guess we can only hope!

This is a compilation that contains half songs from The Dirt Band's first album and half from their second. Both of these albums are very short and would have easily fit on one disc. Everytime I listen to it, it just annoys me that I can't hear the other half of the first album. Some of the most interesting songs, such as "Euphoria", "Melissa" and "Crazy Words, Crazy Tune" were left off. I wish I could find the first album in it's entirety on compact disc.

I listened to this album repeatedly as a child. These are some of the early songs from this group when they were a self proclaimed jug band. An excellent album. After they reformed they became a straight blue grass band, their style changed, but the first two albums and this compilation were great!

The first Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album was a classic. It needs to be re-issued in it's entirety. I have been looking for it for years. I already own their second album(CD) "Ricochet" so buying this CD would be a waste as I am only getting half the songs of the first album and some of the best were left off. Anyone who feels the same should also write a review and perhaps we can get the producers to give us one CD with their first two albums together in their entirety.

This is an excellent album ('Pure Dirt' is the correct title) which I'd been wanting to replace for some time having had a vinyl copy previously. I first heard Dismal Swamp on the Liberty Sampler, 'Gutbucket' released in 1969. The musicianship is extremely top notch with an assortment of instruments and a wide variety of tunes.Really good to be reacquainted with this again.

The dirt band at their best

Bought this on vinyl way back in the sixties. Been looking for it for a long time. Country rock at its best.

Attention ce disque n'est pas le premier du Nitty gritty dirt band mais une compilation de morceaux du premier et second album destinée à l'origine au marché anglais. Néanmoins c'est un florilège de morceaux enlevés ou la country se teinte parfois de vaudeville (au sens us du terme)et de légers parfums psychédéliques. c'est sur cet album que se trouve leur version du "buy for me the rain" de Steeve Noonan (dont le bel album est trouvable chez collector's choice).plus tard le Nitty gritty dirt band versa davantage dans le country rock tout en restant un groupe à part, mais les deux premiers albums (ou cette compilation) sont un pur régal.

今から、何十年かまえに学生の頃レコｰショップで買ったアルバムで何度かレコードプレーヤーから落としてデジタル音源で聞き直したいと思っていた時に見つけた物です。その頃は、ハードロック･プログレスロック等々様々な楽器を使用して音作りに血道を上げていた（と私は思っていた。）のに嫌気が指していた頃、ウォシュタブベース･バンジョー等の生の音源でストレートなリズムを刻んで奏でる彼らの曲に魅入られその後十数年間彼らのレコードアルバムを買った。このアルバムはその彼らの、デビュー間もない頃の物らしいが、出来れば私の買った日本版の曲編成だったらもっと良かった。２，３曲私の持っている日本版のレコードアルバムとは曲が違うところが一寸だけ残念だった。