The Best of the Vanguard Years (Odetta album)

The Best of the Vanguard Years
Greatest hits album by
Released1999
GenreFolk, blues
Length68:41
LabelVanguard
ProducerTom Vickers
Odetta chronology
Blues Everywhere I Go
(1999)
The Best of the Vanguard Years
(1999)
Livin' with the Blues
(2000)
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The Best of the Vanguard Years is a compilation album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released in 1999.

The focus of the material is the music Odetta performed when recording for the Vanguard label. The recordings come from three albums, One Grain of Sand, My Eyes Have Seen and Odetta at Carnegie Hall. The last 4 selections are previously unreleased tracks from Vanguard vaults. The recording dates of previously unreleased tracks were not reported in the liner notes.