Iron Mountain Depot
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Iron Mountain Depot is John Hartford's sixth and final album issued by RCA Victor
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. Originally issued in 1970, like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002. In the reissue package, Iron Mountain Depot is combined with his fifth album, John Hartford
John Hartford (album)
John Hartford is John Hartford's fifth album, released in 1969. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002. in the reissue package, John Hartford is combined with his sixth album, Iron Mountain Depot, and a seventh unreleased album of RCA material, Radio John.-1969 release:#"Dusty...

, and a seventh unreleased album of RCA material, Radio John.

1970 release

All songs written by John Hartford, except where noted.
  1. "Like Unto a Mockingbird" – 2:12
  2. "Meanwhile You Sit by My Banjo" – 3:48
  3. "I Won't Know Why I Went Till After I Get Back" – 3:21
  4. "Maybe" – 1:08
  5. "Go Home Girl" – 2:44
  6. "Natural to Be Gone" – 2:32
  7. "Before They Tow My Car Away" – 2:52
  8. "To Say" – 2:45
  9. "Frustrated Bird" – 0:59
  10. "Hey Jude
    Hey Jude
    "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not...

    " (John Lennon
    John Lennon
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    , Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

    ) – 2:19

2002 release

All songs written by John Hartford, except where noted.
  1. "Dusty Miller Hornpipe and Fugue in A Major for Strings, Brass and 5-String Banjo" – 2:12
  2. "I've Heard That Tearstained Monologue You Do There By the Door Before You Go" – 3:48
  3. "The Collector" – 3:21
  4. "A Short Sentimental Interlude" – 1:08
  5. "Mr. Jackson's Got Nothing to Do" – 2:44
  6. "Open Rode Ode" – 2:32
  7. "Little Piece in D" – 2:52
  8. "The Old Prurient Interest Blues" – 2:45
  9. "The Wart" – 0:59
  10. "Railroad Street" – 2:19
  11. "Another Short (But Not So Sentimental) Interlude" – 0:43
  12. "Orphan of World War II" – 2:43
  13. "The Little Old Lonesome Little Circle Song" – 1:49
  14. "I Didn't Know The World Would Last This Long" - 3:52
    • Tracks 1 to 14 originally appeared on the 1969 release John Hartford
      John Hartford (album)
      John Hartford is John Hartford's fifth album, released in 1969. Like all of his RCA recordings, it was reissued in 2002. in the reissue package, John Hartford is combined with his sixth album, Iron Mountain Depot, and a seventh unreleased album of RCA material, Radio John.-1969 release:#"Dusty...

      .
  15. "Like Unto a Mockingbird" – 2:12
  16. "Meanwhile You Sit by My Banjo" – 3:48
  17. "I Won't Know Why I Went Till After I Get Back" – 3:21
  18. "Maybe" – 1:08
  19. "Go Home Girl" – 2:44
  20. "Natural to Be Gone" – 2:32
  21. "Before They Tow My Car Away" – 2:52
  22. "To Say" – 2:45
  23. "Frustrated Bird" – 0:59
  24. "Hey Jude
    Hey Jude
    "Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song widely accepted as being written to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce—although this explanation is not...

    " (John Lennon
    John Lennon
    John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...

    , Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...

    ) - 2:19
    • Tracks 15 to 24 appeared on the original 1970 release of Iron Mountain Depot.
  25. "Skippin' in the Mississippi Dew" – 2:28
  26. "Self Made Man" – 3:53
  27. "In Tall Buildings" – 3:12
  28. "And the Band Played On" – 4:07
  29. "Orange Blossom Special
    Orange Blossom Special (song)
    The fiddle tune "Orange Blossom Special", about the passenger train of the same name, was written by Ervin T. Rouse in 1938. The original recording was created by Ervin and Gordon Rouse in 1939. It is considered the best known fiddle tune of the twentieth century and is often called simply The...

    " (Ervin Rouse) - 5:48
  30. "Bed on My Mind" – 3:29
  31. "Waugh Paugh" – 4:48
  32. "White Lightning" (J. P. Richardson
    The Big Bopper
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    ) - 4:00
  33. "Sunshine Lady, You Really Know How to Slow a Man Down" – 3:20
  34. "I Don't Love Nobody" – 5:21
  35. "California Earthquake" – 3:04
  36. "Mouth to Mouth Resuscitation" – 1:50
    • Tracks 25 to 36 are from an unreleased 1971 album, Radio John.
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