There And Now: Live in Vancouver 1968 [sic] was a 1990 (or early 1991) archival release of a concert by Phil Ochs

Phil Ochs

Philip David Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice...

 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, at the PNE

Pacific National Exhibition

The Pacific National Exhibition is a non profit organization which hosts an annual 17-day summer fair, seasonal amusement park, and arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It usually begins in mid-to-late August, and ends in early September, usually Labour Day.-History:The exhibition has been...

 Garden Auditorium on Thursday, March 13, 1969. Performing solo with guitar (except on "The Bells," where Allen Ginsberg

Allen Ginsberg

Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...

 played the bells), Ochs was worn, weary and despairing in the aftermath of the 1968 Democratic National Convention

1968 Democratic National Convention

The 1968 Democratic National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party was held at the International Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois, from August 26 to August 29, 1968. Because Democratic President Lyndon Johnson had announced he would not seek a second term, the purpose of the convention was to...

 in Chicago. Ochs presents some of his older material, such as "There But For Fortune

There but for Fortune (song)

"There but for Fortune" is a song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. singer-songwriter from the 1960s. Ochs wrote the song in 1963. He recorded it twice, for New Folks Volume 2 and Phil Ochs in Concert...

," "Changes" and "The Highwayman," alongside then-new songs from Rehearsals for Retirement

Rehearsals for Retirement

Rehearsals For Retirement was Phil Ochs' sixth album, released in 1969 on A&M Records. Recorded in the aftermath of Ochs' presence at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago , it is the darkest of Ochs' albums, a fact exemplified by its cover, a tombstone...

such as "The Doll House" and "William Butler Yeats Visits Lincoln Park And Escapes Unscathed." The album thus documents two eras of Ochs in one seventy-minute show.

A note about the release date

The CD liner indicates that There and Now: Live in Vancouver was originally released in 1990, but the original release date was January 1991 according to the discographical information included with the Farewells & Fantasies

Farewells & Fantasies

Farewells & Fantasies is the 1997 posthumous box set of the work of singer/songwriter Phil Ochs, chronicling his life and career in music from 1964 through 1970. With its non-chronological running order, it plays like three separate albums, each showcasing a different side of Ochs...

box set.

Track listing

All songs by Phil Ochs unless otherwise noted.

1. "There But For Fortune" – 3:02
2. "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
   Outside of a Small Circle of Friends
   "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends" is a song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. protest singer from the 1960s. "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends", which was originally released on Ochs' 1967 album Pleasures of the Harbor, became one of Ochs' most popular songs....
   
   " – 4:04
3. "Where Were You In Chicago? / William Butler Yeats
   William Butler Yeats
   William Butler Yeats was an Irish poet and playwright, and one of the foremost figures of 20th century literature. A pillar of both the Irish and British literary establishments, in his later years he served as an Irish Senator for two terms...
   
    Visits Lincoln Park And Escapes Unscathed" – 5:05
4. "The Scorpion Departs But Never Returns" – 4:41
5. "Pleasures Of The Harbor" – 7:07
6. "The World Began in Eden and Ended in Los Angeles" – 3:22
7. "The Bells
   The Bells
   "The Bells" is a heavily onomatopoeic poem by Edgar Allan Poe which was not published until after his death in 1849. It is perhaps best known for the diacopic repetition of the word "bells." The poem has four parts to it; each part becomes darker and darker as the poem progresses from "the jingling...
   
   " (Edgar Allan Poe
   Edgar Allan Poe
   Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective...
   
    with musical interpretation by P. Ochs) – 3:12
8. "The Highwayman" (A. Noyes
   Alfred Noyes
   Alfred Noyes was an English poet, best known for his ballads, "The Highwayman" and "The Barrel-Organ".-Early years:...
   
    with musical interpretation by P. Ochs) – 6:54
9. "I Kill Therefore I Am" – 3:50
10. "The Doll House" – 4:08
11. "Another Age" – 4:56
12. "Changes" – 4:45
13. "Crucifixion
    Crucifixion (song)
    "Crucifixion" is a 1966 song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. singer-songwriter. Ochs described the song as "the greatest song I've ever written".-The song:...
    
    " – 8:01
14. "I Ain't Marching Anymore
    I Ain't Marching Anymore (song)
    "I Ain't Marching Anymore" is an anti-war song by Phil Ochs, a U.S. protest singer from the 1960s known for being a harsh critic of the American military industrial complex...
    
    " – 4:25

External links

• Photographs of the concert