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See What Tomorrow Brings

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I always felt that this album was the one that matched the authenticity and freshness of their classic 'In the Wind'. It is a very strong album with wonderful versions of 'Early Morning Rain', 'Last Thing on my mind' and 'First Time Ever I saw your face'. In fact, I would say, definitive versions. But there are other outstanding tracks like 'If I were Free', 'Rising of the Moon' and the beautiful 'Hangman'. Some have criticised them for being 'too sugary and 'perfect' but even now, this is a lovely album that stands out from its time.

"See What Tomorrow Brings" is a very satisfying and enjoyable album. I just recently picked it up after renewing my love for their recordings. It may not match the first 3 albums in consistent quality, but there are some excellent performances here. Vocally, they are as haunting as ever, particularly on Because All Men are Brothers, Early Mornin' Rain and the First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (the same song that Roberta Flack would later cover in a fine version). Those tracks are gorgeous, and as in all their work, sung with pure emotion and belief in the song being sung. The album is marred by the inclusion of a few cuts-Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? does not really work, and On A Desert Island is pure filler. The closing track The Last Thing on My Mind is more country than folk.

This album is a worthy addition to the Peter, Paul & Mary catalogue. It is very exciting to know they still felt that they could create their music with just their voices, acoustic guitars and bass. Good listening here.

Peter, Paul and Mary, sweet smoke and tear gas in the afternoon. They bring back memories to all who were there (and can remember). The sound, the voices and the message, however, are timeless. This is PP&M in their prime. Replace your old vinyl or add an new album to your collection.

PP&M not merely in their prime, as astute fans have commented, but at the very peak of their powers. And an aching measure of all we have lost with the recent death of Mary Travers.

Others may only talk about the 'virtues of simplicity', or 'less is more'; here the artists bring that to life, on nearly every glorious track. Nothing in popular music is more stirring and deeply felt, than such direct and pure renditions of 'Early Morning Rain', 'The First Time', and 'Rising Of The Moon'. Then, as the very crown of all the trio's musical achievements, we have Travers' work on the album's amazing coda: 'Last Thing On My Mind'.

This deceivingly unadorned performance is so good, that PP&M later must have felt constrained to cover their own cover of the timeless Tom Paxton ballad, with a superb version on their subsequent album 'Flowers & Stones', which added organ and electric guitar, while wisely keeping Mary at the forefront of this heartbreaking song. But ultimately, there's just no comparison - perhaps anywhere, by anyone - to the beauty of Mary's execution and feel for these lyrics here, set solely against a quiet background of bass and acoustic guitar.

On the album's liner notes from 1965, Peter Yarrow commented ruefully on having been eclipsed by the Beatles phenomenon: 'their magic is bigger than our magic', he lamented, surely pointing to PP&M's biggest hit - and to the immortal dragon! But with all deference to the British immortals, no apologies were ever needed. Make it your priority to get this work. It's brimming with priceless treasures!

I have listened to this album many times since it was first released, and I am never disappointed. The songs are exciting, and the voice of Mary Travers is bewitching. Anyone who likes Peter Paul and Mary at all should have this album; I think it is their best.

I purposedly went looking for this recording to verify something that many are not aware of with Peter, Paul and Mary. They were unique in that when they sang about the pain of war they did not actually sing protest against their own country and our military during the time of Vietnam. -- I saw them in concert around the time this album came out and their song "Because all Men are Brothers" just about brought the house down. Anyone who wants their true message and wants to understand the silent majority of the time needs to listen very carefully to the words of this song.

Released around 1965, this album showcases PP&M in their heyday. You get a wide variety of types of songs, in a wide variety of arrangements, so that the old cliche of something to please everyone is pretty close to the mark. One of the strangest tracks is "On a Desert Island," a British music hall song from the turn of the last century, and done precisely in that style. I have never been able to make any sense of the lyrics of "First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," but Mary's voice is astoundingly lovely in the PP&M rendition. Union/Labor and rebellion songs are well represented with "If I Were Free," "The Rising of the Moon," "Because All Men are Brothers," and the old classic "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime" (more relevant in 2010 than ever). I guess my favorite on the album was "Hangman." One of the more baffling songs is "Jane, Jane" which might be a sort of Christmas Carol written as if by James Joyce.

Released in 1965 in MONO format only. Stereo version wasnt released until 1966 and has a slightly different cover and text font. 12 full length tracks of rich wonderful music, every Peter Paul & Mary fan will love. I found a couple of tracks on here I had never heard the full versions of. The songs Betty & Dupree is (3:13) and is only (2:45) on their greatest hits. I much more perfer the full version. If you can get your hands on this mono version I would hihly recommend it over the stereo version as it ounds wonder and crisp on a vintage HI-FI system.

We have had this album on vinyl forever but haven't got anything to play them on any more, and are really enjoying listening to it again.
Thanks Amazon.

The CD arrived in good shape and plays beautifully. Arrived fairly quickly, too. I was glad to get this one as I was beginning to suspect is was not available due to my inability to find it in local stores.