This CD is made up of two similarly conceived albums that were among the finest LPs ever cut, when he was in the midst of the extended peak of his career. was an apparent attempt (and almost wholly successful one) to tap into the revival of interest in songs fostered by and at . In addition to 's re-recording (his fourth version in less than 20 years) of the title tune, in a spare but polished rendition, he also does an excellent job with 's the traditional and pieces like the singing- anthem is the lead guitarist on these sessions, which were produced by and have a clean, lean sound, not overproduced and all rather similar to the sound that got on his records. What is lacking is the tone of urgency and involvement that brought to this same material. grew out of the music boom and 's successful 1959 single of turn up here and there, but are used in a fairly restrained manner. The stereo separation is extremely crisp and the instrumental textures are vivid throughout. 's original notes on have been replaced by new notes, focusing more on the songs themselves. produced both albums, but only played on . ~ Bruce Eder