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“Woody is just Woody,” John Steinbeck wrote. “Thousands know him by no other name. He is a voice with a guitar. He sings the songs of a people and I suspect that he is, in a way, that people. Harsh voiced and nasal, his guitar hanging like a tire iron on a rusty rim, there is nothing sweet about Woody, and there is nothing sweet about the songs he sings. But there is something more important for those who will listen. There is the will of a people to endure and fight against oppression. I think we call this the American spirit.” - John Steinbeck
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“A songwriter should more or less be the recording machine for other people’s worries, blues, mix-ups, and fights. Not only in small personal senses, but broad social ways and in the broader esthetic ways. To squeeze the kernel of useable good out of all his experiences… and then to report by written word what good is to be had in the worst of things and what bad is in the best. ”

— Woody Guthrie

Woody at Home is a two-volume secret treasure trove of Woody’s home recordings- recordings that Woody was unable to release in his lifetime, a life cut short by Huntington’s disease. Never intended for commercial release, these raw and intimate home tapes were recorded in 1951-1952 at the family’s apartment in Beach Haven, Brooklyn. Woody made them as his musical introduction to his new publisher. Now, thanks to the leaps made in technology, Woody’s voice, ideas, and recordings are a guiding and candid voice. Woody sings about historic events, stories of the disenfranchised and ignored, love, and of course, the fight against fascism.

This brand-new collection contains 22 unreleased recordings, including 13 new Woody Guthrie songs. Tracks include never before heard recordings of This Land is Your Land, I’ve Got to Know, Pastures of Plenty and the only Guthrie recording of DEPORTEE (PLANE WRECK AT LOS GATOS) with new music. All tracks originally written, performed, recorded and engineered by Woody Guthrie on a one microphone reel to reel analog tape recorder at 3 3/4 IPs and now fully restored and released for the first time ever.

Woody At Home, Vol. 1 & 2

VOLUME 1, SIDE A
1. This Land Is Your Land (Woody’s Home Tape) (3:00)
2. Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done (2:53)
3. Howie, I’d Like To Talk To Yuh (spoken word) (2:25)
4. Deportee (Woody’s Home Tape) (3:47)
5. Great Ship (2:53)
6. Pastures of Plenty (3:11)

VOLUME 1, SIDE B
7. Jesus Christ (4:39)
8. I’m a Child Ta Fight (2:23)
9. Innocent Man (3:32)
10. I’ve Got To Know (4:17)
11. Backdoor Bum and the Big Landlord (3:18)

VOLUME 2, SIDE A
1. I Just Want To Tell You Fellers (spoken word) (0:55)
2. Peace Call (4:11)
3. Ain’t Afraid To Die (3:35)
4. Buoy Bells from Trenton (3:54)
5. Einstein Theme Song (with spoken word) (1:19)
6. One Little Thing An Atom Can’t Do (3:35)

VOLUME 2, SIDE B 
7. Forsaken Lover (4:15)
8. My Id & My Ego (3:20)
9. Lifebelt Washed Up (5:17)
10. Funny Mountain (1:57)
11. You Better Git Ready (2:42)

I'M A CHILD TA FIGHT

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Suprise Single off Woody At Home Volumes 1 & 2: "I'm A Child Ta Fight". This surprise release is an assertive, even defiant declaration of youth's role in standing up to injustice. A lesser-known gem, that highlights Guthrie's ability to speak to - and for- children in ways that are both playful and powerful. Pre-save the single now, and be among the first to hear this powerful work.

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DEPORTEE (WOODY'S HOME TAPE)

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The lead single from "Woody at Home" is the only recording Woody ever made of DEPORTEE (PLANE WRECK AT LOS GATOS). "Deportee," originally written in 1948 in response to a New York Times article about a plane crash in Los Gatos Canyon, California New Mexico that killed 32 people including 28 migrant farm workers. 

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Woody at Home is a two-volume secret treasure trove of Woody Guthrie's home recordings—recordings that Woody was unable to release in his lifetime, a life cut short by Huntington’s disease. Never intended for commercial Read more

Woody at Home is a two-volume secret treasure trove of Woody Guthrie's home recordings—recordings that Woody was unable to release in his lifetime, a life cut short by Huntington’s disease. Never intended for commercial release, these raw and intimate home tapes were recorded in 1951-1952 at the family’s apartment in Beach Haven, Brooklyn. Woody made them as demo recordings to his new publisher. Woody sings about historic events, stories of the disenfranchised and ignored, love, and of course, the fight against fascism. This brand-new collection contains 22 unreleased recordings, including 13 new Woody Guthrie songs. Tracks include never before heard recordings of This Land is Your Land, I’ve Got to Know, Pastures of Plenty and the only Guthrie recording of DEPORTEE (PLANE WRECK AT LOS GATOS) with new music.

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    This Land Is Your Land - Woody's Home Tape 3:00
    This Land Is Your Land - Woody's Home Tape
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    Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done 2:53
    Biggest Thing That Man Has Ever Done
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    Howie, I'd Like To Talk To Yuh 2:25
    Howie, I'd Like To Talk To Yuh
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    Deportee - Woody's Home Tape 3:47
    Deportee - Woody's Home Tape
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    Great Ship 2:53
    Great Ship
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    Pastures of Plenty 3:11
    Pastures of Plenty
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    Jesus Christ 4:39
    Jesus Christ
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    I'm A Child Ta Fight 2:23
    I'm A Child Ta Fight
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    Innocent Man 3:32
    Innocent Man
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    I've Got To Know 4:17
    I've Got To Know
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    Backdoor Bum and the Big Land Lord 3:18
    Backdoor Bum and the Big Land Lord
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    I Just Want To Tell You Fellers 0:55
    I Just Want To Tell You Fellers
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    Peace Call 4:11
    Peace Call
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    Ain't Afraid to Die 3:35
    Ain't Afraid to Die
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    Buoy Bells For Trenton 3:54
    Buoy Bells For Trenton
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    Einstein Theme Song 1:19
    Einstein Theme Song
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    One Little Thing An Atom Can't Do 3:35
    One Little Thing An Atom Can't Do
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    Forsaken Lover 4:15
    Forsaken Lover
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    My Id & My Ego 3:20
    My Id & My Ego
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    Lifebelt Washed Up 5:17
    Lifebelt Washed Up
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