American Stock is an album by American

United States

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 folk

Folk music

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 and blues

Blues

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 guitarist Peter Lang

Peter Lang (guitarist)

Peter Lang is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known guitarists Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists shared the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in 1974 features a selection of songs from...

, released in 1986. It is out of print. He would retire from the music business after this release before returning in 2002 with Dharma Blues

Dharma Blues

Dharma Blues is the title of a recording by American folk and blues guitarist Peter Lang, released in 2002.-History:Dharma Blues was Lang's first release since his 1986 American Stock. Lang's first solo album, The Thing at the Nursery Room Window was released in 1972 on Takoma Records...

.

All the titles were previously released with the exception of "Drifting Away", however many of the tracks were re-recorded for this album. The compilation Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang

Leo Kottke, John Fahey & Peter Lang

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included "When Kings Come Home", and "Toth's Song", albeit titled "Thoth Song".

Side one

1. "My Dear Mary Anne" – 3:09
2. "Going Down the China Road" (Peter Lang, Public Domain) – 3:29
3. "Halloween Blues" – 3:05
4. "Flames Along the Monongahela" – 7:39
5. "When Kings Come Home" – 4:12
6. "Drifting Away" – 4:13

Side two

1. "Rally Round the Flag/The Battle Hymn of the Republic
   The Battle Hymn of the Republic
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   " (George F. Root
   George Frederick Root
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   , William Steffe
   William Steffe
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   , Julia Ward Howe
   Julia Ward Howe
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   ) – 1:26
2. "Quetico Reel/Poor Howard" (Lang/Huddie Ledbetter
   Leadbelly
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   ) – 3:25
3. "Wide Oval Rip-off" – 2:45
4. "Toth's Song" – 3:18
5. "Future Shot at the Rainbow" – 5:02
6. "Young Man, Young Man, Look at Your Shoes" (Lang, Traditional) – 2:41
7. "V/The Connecticut Promissory Rag" – 2:51
8. "There Will Be a Happy Meeting in Heaven Tonight" (Adger M. Pace) – 2:29