Steve Goodman – The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two on vinyl LP. Compilation of a beloved Chicago folk songwriter. Ships from Germany.
About The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two
A vinyl compilation gathering highlights from Chicago folk singer-songwriter Steve Goodman's celebrated run of albums for Asylum Records.
The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two is a 1989 compilation album by Steve Goodman, released posthumously via Red Pajamas Records. Drawing tracks from his Asylum era albums including Words We Can Dance To, Say It In Private, High And Outside and Hot Spot, the collection continues the retrospective begun with Volume One. This listing is a vinyl LP compilation, all inserts included, from a Berlin based eBay seller.
- Who was Steve Goodman
- About this compilation
- The Asylum Records years
- Pressing details and buying advice
At A Glance
- Artist Steve Goodman (1948-1984) was a Chicago folk and country singer-songwriter, best known for writing City Of New Orleans.
- Release The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two came out in 1989 via Red Pajamas Records, the second of two compilations covering his Asylum period.
- Sources Draws tracks from his Asylum Records albums including Words We Can Dance To, Say It In Private, High And Outside and Hot Spot.
- Legacy Goodman wrote several songs later made famous by other artists, and continued recording and performing while managing a serious illness.
- This copy Vinyl LP compilation, includes all inserts, shipped from Berlin, Germany.
Steve Goodman – The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two (LP, Comp, Includes Inserts)
Vinyl LP compilation, Red Pajamas Records
Vinyl LP compilation of The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two, with all original inserts included, sold by a Berlin based eBay seller with 100% positive feedback.
Pressing Specifications
Who Was Steve Goodman?
Steve Goodman was a Chicago folk and country singer-songwriter whose songs first appeared publicly on the 1971 Chicago folk scene compilation Gathering At The Earl Of Old Town. His breakthrough came with City Of New Orleans, first popularised by Arlo Guthrie and later covered by artists including Willie Nelson, who won a Grammy for his version. Goodman's own recording career spanned labels including Buddah and Asylum, marked by warm, witty songwriting rooted in the Chicago folk tradition. Throughout his career, Goodman lived with leukemia, a diagnosis he received as a young man and managed largely through willpower and determination to keep performing and recording for as long as possible, before his death in 1984 at the age of 36.
About The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two
Released posthumously in 1989 via Red Pajamas Records, the label run by Goodman's estate, this second volume compiles tracks from across his Asylum Records albums, including material from Words We Can Dance To, Say It In Private, High And Outside and Hot Spot. Following the first volume's overview of his earlier Asylum output, Volume Two continues documenting a songwriter whose warmth, humour and craft earned him deep affection within the folk and country songwriting community, including close friendships and collaborations with fellow Chicago songwriter John Prine.
- Includes all original inserts
- A thoughtfully curated retrospective of Goodman’s Asylum era work
- From a deeply respected figure in the Chicago folk songwriting tradition
- Includes material spanning several acclaimed Asylum albums
- A compilation rather than a single cohesive studio album
- Niche appeal outside folk and singer-songwriter collectors
- Fixed shipping cost from Germany
What is The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two by Steve Goodman?
It is a posthumous 1989 compilation gathering highlights from Goodman’s Asylum Records albums, released via Red Pajamas Records.
Who was Steve Goodman?
A Chicago folk and country singer-songwriter best known for writing City Of New Orleans, who died in 1984 at 36 after living with leukemia.
What albums does this compilation draw from?
Tracks are sourced from Words We Can Dance To, Say It In Private, High And Outside and Hot Spot, among Goodman’s Asylum era releases.
Does this listing include the original inserts?
Yes, the listing notes that all inserts are included.
Does this listing ship outside Germany?
The seller is based in Berlin and lists a fixed shipping cost; check the current listing for up to date international shipping options and rates.
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Should You Buy This Copy?
- A thoughtfully curated retrospective of a deeply respected Chicago folk songwriter
- Includes all original inserts
- Best suited to fans of Steve Goodman and the Chicago folk tradition
The Best Of The Asylum Years Volume Two offers a warm, well chosen overview of Steve Goodman’s Asylum era work, and this listing offers a vinyl pressing from a highly rated German seller.