Greenwich Village folker Karen Dalton’s 1969 debut, It’s So Hard To Tell Who’s Going To Love You The Best, has been reissued for the first time (and on 180g vinyl) by the folks over at Light In The Attic Records. In 2006 the label reissued Dalton’s sophomore effort, In My Own Time, which, besides a couple of folk compilation tracks, was my introduction to her work.
Vinyl: We have some copies of It’s So Hard To Tell.. to giveaway to AD readers. If you have won either of the last couple of vinyl giveaways, please hold back and allow someone else get their hands on one of these. Leave your name and a valid email in the comments below. We will contact you for your address.
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MP3: Karen Dalton :: In The Evening (It’s So Hard To Tell…)
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ooooooh, i would love this!
1 | ben June 2nd, 2009 at 5:39 pmLight in the Attic can’t be stopped. And I’d love me some Karen Dalton on vinyl.
2 | Kaley June 2nd, 2009 at 5:50 pmKaren Dalton on vinyl please. thanks.
3 | Ant June 2nd, 2009 at 5:55 pmAnthony Loffredio
aloffredio @ hotmail dot com
hook. it. up.
4 | md June 2nd, 2009 at 6:05 pmI’d love me some of this on vinyl.
5 | Hogan June 2nd, 2009 at 6:09 pmHogan Bryan
hoganbryan @ gmail dot com
Hey!
6 | Scott O'Kelley June 2nd, 2009 at 6:17 pmScott O’Kelley
scotto@riseup.net
Very nice!
Jake Lane
7 | Jake June 2nd, 2009 at 6:30 pmjlane23@utk.edu
I would love this
8 | Cody June 2nd, 2009 at 6:37 pmCody Kopp
ckopp11@gmail.com
Tyler Estok
9 | Tyler June 2nd, 2009 at 6:56 pmtestok@gmail.com
Mmmm vinyl!
10 | Judith June 2nd, 2009 at 7:01 pmJudith Gammie
judith.gammie@gmail.com
“Karen Dalton could sure sing the shit out of the blues” – Bob Dylan
11 | Drew June 2nd, 2009 at 7:07 pmI would love this too. But what if I’m not altogether comfortable posting my e-mail address for spammers to harvest? Can you see it in the reply form?
Let us know, thanks!
Paul
12 | Paul B June 2nd, 2009 at 7:09 pmwould love this
ryan wilson
13 | Ryan Wilson June 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pmgoldsoundz81@gmail
here’s hopin
14 | michele yu June 2nd, 2009 at 8:16 pmPretty please!
Tom DuMontier
15 | Tom DuMontier June 2nd, 2009 at 8:32 pmtomdumontier@gmail.com
Wow, talk about a find. Thanks for introducing me to this great voice.
16 | J June 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 pmjbanda@hotmail.com
HUGE Karen Dalton fan… I never win anything, but I do hope I win one of these vinyls!!!!
17 | John Biz June 2nd, 2009 at 9:58 pmd’oh. email = mr.johnbiz a t g m ai l dot com
18 | John Biz June 2nd, 2009 at 9:59 pmvery nice post. this is why you guys are awesome.
19 | music news June 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 pmHow many is some? I would also love to hear this whole record.
20 | JHBauchner June 2nd, 2009 at 10:41 pmi hope you’re going to write these names down and pull them out of a hat –
21 | stuart rogers June 2nd, 2009 at 11:10 pmstuartrogers@gmail.com
I’d love to get my hands on this. I put my email in the reply form. Is that enough?
My name’s Mack Harden
22 | Mack Harden June 2nd, 2009 at 11:23 pmLove her.
23 | Brian Taylor June 2nd, 2009 at 11:27 pmYes!
benn@atomicbooks.com
24 | Benn Ray June 2nd, 2009 at 11:37 pmThis would be awsome!!
25 | Kevin Lenning June 3rd, 2009 at 1:20 amloved the last one cant wait to get the vinyl copy of this one! she is the shit. wasnt “in my own time” recorded at Bearsville?
ryan – historyismyfavoriteclass@gmail.com
26 | cosmic cowboy June 3rd, 2009 at 1:20 amI’ve been a lurker, but this album is enough to drag me out into the open. My first comment! On a folksinger, too. Appropriate, I think.
May I just add … Pretty please?
27 | Angela June 3rd, 2009 at 3:52 amI’m a dragged lurker too! I’ve just bought a record player to start buying everything in record form. I’m ignoring the digital revolution and going backwards. I can’t think of a better voice to hear on vinyl!
28 | Daniel June 3rd, 2009 at 4:36 amPlease!
miquel.ramirez at gmail dot com
29 | Miguel June 3rd, 2009 at 4:48 amLight In The Attic is relentless with these re-issues, I’m loving it. Its great to see labels dig into the archives and bring out quality releases. mikeyk52@mac.com
30 | mikeyetc June 3rd, 2009 at 6:48 amToo bad she isn’t on folkways records. They’d never have let her go out of print in the first place.
oslointhesummertime at gmail dot com
31 | Michael King June 3rd, 2009 at 7:58 amSounds great, and imagine it would sound even better on my turntable!
32 | Paul Eisenberg June 3rd, 2009 at 9:32 amPaul Eisenberg
pauleisenberg at yahoo dot com
Nice item, loved it when “something on your mind ” played over the ending credits of Margot at the Wedding. I belive it’s off Karen’s 2nd LP, In My Own TIme.
33 | Lawrence June 3rd, 2009 at 9:43 amwhew. nice giveaway drunkard
34 | mike June 3rd, 2009 at 9:54 amAll hail the mighty Drunkard!
Jeremy
35 | jr June 3rd, 2009 at 10:06 amjeremyerwin (at) hotmail.com
Jorge
jadiaz@gmail.com
would love this on vinyl!
36 | Jorge Diaz June 3rd, 2009 at 10:09 amcontact@ianfitzgerald.com
37 | Ian June 3rd, 2009 at 10:43 amI met Karen Dalton once on top of the Empire State Building. She was eating a cucumber sandwich with mayonaisse. I would’ve said hello but I really hated mayonaisse back then. mattgoldsborough@gmail.com
38 | Matt June 3rd, 2009 at 11:43 amIt is So Hard to Tell Who is Going to Win this Album….I hope it is me. Rock!
39 | John June 3rd, 2009 at 11:51 amDelicious! Would love to get it!
40 | Nick June 3rd, 2009 at 1:41 pmCount me in. jeremyglover@hotmail.com
41 | Jeremy G. June 3rd, 2009 at 1:42 pmThrowing my hat in the ring. Thanks.
42 | Kyle Brazelton June 3rd, 2009 at 2:08 pmHaven’t heard her before, but would love to be introduced by vinyl.
43 | Chris D'Aiuto June 3rd, 2009 at 2:09 pmI’ve been listening to a few of her songs for the last week, this track is by far the most haunting. I can definitely see why Devendra is into her sound.
44 | m June 3rd, 2009 at 2:52 pmme me me! I want I want I want
45 | thomas June 3rd, 2009 at 2:52 pmThis would be awesome to have on vinyl. Hoping I win!
46 | Chris Nold June 3rd, 2009 at 3:01 pmi would really love to add this to my vinyl collection. thanks!
47 | Nathan Tibbetts June 3rd, 2009 at 4:06 pmthis would be beautiful–thanks!
48 | Giovanni Russonello June 3rd, 2009 at 5:04 pmgiosemail@gmail.com
My head would explode if I were to win!
Kyle W. Knight
49 | Kyle W. Knight June 3rd, 2009 at 7:02 pmkylewknight(at)gmail.com
sounds amazing!
50 | Dereck Cope June 3rd, 2009 at 8:33 pmdjcope@hotmail.com
Snatched up ‘In My Own Time’ about a year – it is mighty lonely, and is pining for its vinyl companion – don’t be (katie) cruel, now!
51 | Mike Hotter June 3rd, 2009 at 10:28 pmwoops, sorry for double post – forgot to post the email!
mhotter@earthlink.net
52 | Mike Hotter June 3rd, 2009 at 10:29 pmpapachorney@yahoo.com
53 | mc June 3rd, 2009 at 10:35 pmwhat was the last giveaway? i didn’t win that one, obviously. come on, karen!
54 | dave June 3rd, 2009 at 10:41 pmis it not enough to put email in the “mail” tab? just in case
teabag1spazz@yahoo.com
55 | dave June 3rd, 2009 at 10:43 pmawesomeness
56 | Michael Bracklo June 4th, 2009 at 6:00 amjonnyoring@gmail.com
57 | Jon O'Donnell June 4th, 2009 at 8:13 amdgaffney@forbeslibrary.org
58 | Dylan Gaffney June 4th, 2009 at 1:17 pmOh man, I had no idea they were reissuing this. That’s awesome. I love everything I’ve heard from this record.
59 | Evan Minsker June 4th, 2009 at 1:23 pmOh, it’s eminsker@gmail.com, by the way.
60 | Evan Minsker June 4th, 2009 at 1:23 pmI’d love this, thanks.
61 | Stephen Schmidt June 4th, 2009 at 3:45 pmi want that.
62 | Adam June 4th, 2009 at 4:13 pmKaren Dalton, on the record player, on a rainy day….Yes, please.
shanevidaurri@hotmail.com
63 | Shane June 4th, 2009 at 9:27 pmLove me some Alton vinyl!
64 | Michael June 5th, 2009 at 1:45 amI too would love this hauntingly beautiful gem on vinyl. You should check out the alternate version of the song “Something on your mind” from the In My Own Time reissue.
65 | Chad June 5th, 2009 at 9:06 amsounds like an interesting listen
66 | gregg June 5th, 2009 at 11:28 amFreakingawesome that song. Thank you Karen!
67 | Jeff June 5th, 2009 at 7:42 pmSWEET!
-Josh
68 | J. White June 6th, 2009 at 7:14 pmI’ve got the CD, but the LP would be super-sweet!
69 | Joe W. June 7th, 2009 at 8:08 amyeah I could deal with winning a copy… great album!!!
70 | Jon Parris June 7th, 2009 at 8:12 pmSalut!
71 | Adeline N June 9th, 2009 at 4:30 pmkearp@ucsc.edu
kyle@kyle-eby.com
72 | Kyle Eby June 10th, 2009 at 9:32 amNo big deal but I’ve had this on CD since the early part of this century. I’ll check the label if I can find it.
73 | idiedforloveat3am June 10th, 2009 at 5:23 pmplease me
74 | joshua G June 11th, 2009 at 9:34 pmCracked voice but that’s what makes it interesting.
75 | Craig P. June 13th, 2009 at 7:45 pmkatie cruel was my introduction to Karen.. a wonderfully sad , but hypnotic song that has captured my imagination ever since the first listening..
76 | sluggo July 4th, 2009 at 2:41 pm