The Essential Odetta

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The Essential Odetta
Live album by Odetta
Released	1973
Recorded	Carnegie Hall and The Town Hall, New York, NY
Genre	Folk, blues
Length	62:19
Label	Vanguard
Odetta chronology
Odetta Sings (1970) The Essential Odetta (1973) Odetta at the Best of Harlem (1987)

The Essential Odetta is a live album by American folk singer Odetta, originally released on LP in 1973.

The original double-LP The Essential Odetta included the live performances At Town Hall and At Carnegie Hall, but the CD version of that release omits ten songs from the original total of both LPs (eight from Town Hall and two from Carnegie Hall). Tracks 1-13 on the CD are from the Carnegie Hall concert and tracks 14-21 are from the Town Hall concert. The CD liner notes incorrectly state the entire CD was recorded at Carnegie Hall.

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Allmusic	[1]