The Best

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Acoustic
A1	Machine № II Written-By – L. Kottke*	3:00
A2	Cripple Cheek Arranged By – L. Kottke*Written-By – Trad.*	1:56
A3	Bourree Arranged By – L. Kottke*Written-By – J.S. Bach*	1:26
A4	When Shrimps Learn To Whistle Written-By – L. Kottke*	3:28
A5	Bill Cheathan Arranged By – C. Hand*, L. Kottke*Written-By – Trad.*	1:45
A6	The Song Of The Swamp Written-By – L. Kottke*	3:00
A7	Last Steam Engine Train Written-By – J. Fahey*	3:00
Electric
B1	Bean Time Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:32
B2	The Spanish Entomologist Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:24
B3	Short Stories Written-By – C. Hand*, L. Kottke*	3:01
B4	Hole In The Day Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:50
B5	Mona Roy Written-By – L. Kottke*	1:48
B6	Venezuela, There You Go Written-By – L. Kottke*	3:08
B7	Monkey Lust Written-By – K. Fowley*, L. Kottke*	1:49
Live
C1	Busted Bicycle Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:39
C2	June Bug Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:20
C3	Eggtooth Written-By – Kottke*, Johnson*	5:12
C4	Stealing Written-By – L. Kottke*	2:37
C5	Living In The Country Written-By – Pete Seeger	1:35
Medley Written-By – L. Kottke*	(7:32)
C6a	Crow River Waltz Written-By – L. Kottke*	3:04
C6b	Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring Arranged By – L. Kottke*Written-By – J. Bach*	2:08
C6c	Jack Fig Written-By – L. Kottke*	1:48
Singing
D1	Standing In My Shoes Written-By – D. Bruce*, L. Kottke*	3:04
D2	Bumblebee Written-By – Leo Kottke	3:34
D3	Eight Miles High Written-By – Crosby*, Clark*, McGuinn*	3:31
D4	Tilt Billings And The Student Prince Written-By – L. Kottke*, Ron Nagle	4:53
D5	Pamela Brown Written-By – Tom T. Hall	4:00
D6	Standing On The Outside Written-By – L. Kottke*, M. Kottke*	2:31
D7	Power Failure Written-By – G. Brooker*, K. Reid*	2:21

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – Crystal Schallplatten GmbH
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Published By – Overdrive Music, Inc.
• Published By – Hodolog Music
• Published By – Fall River Music, Inc.
• Published By – Tickson Music
• Published By – Hallnote Music
• Published By – Chrysalis Music
• Pressed By – EMI Electrola
• Printed By – Druckhaus Maack KG

Credits

• Design – Bruno Ducourant
• Liner Notes – Alain Dister

Notes

Made in Germany

℗ Capitol Rec. Inc.

℗ 1971 tracks A1 to A3, B7, D1 to D3
℗ 1972 tracks A6 to B2
℗ 1973 tracks C1 to C6c
℗ 1974 tracks A4, A5, B3 to B5, D4, D5
℗ 1975 tracks B6, D6, D7

Ed. Overdrive Music ASCAP tracks A1 to A6, B1 to C4, C6 (a, b, c) to D2, D4, D6
Hodolog Music ASCAP track A7
Ed. Fall River Music EMI track C5
Ed.Tickson Music EMI track D3
Ed. Hallmote Music EMI track D5
Ed. Chrysalis Music ASCAP track D7

Printed in Germany by Druckhaus Maack KG

EMI seems to be misprint and means BMI. Also Ed. Hallmote Music, that means Ed. Hallnote Music.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Label Code: LC 0148
• Rights Society: GEMA
• Matrix / Runout (Label side A): 134 EVC 85 061 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side B): 134 EVC 85 061 B
• Matrix / Runout (Label side C): 134 EVC 85 062 A
• Matrix / Runout (Label side D): 134 EVC 85 062 B
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): 85 061 A - 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): 85 061 B - 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side C): 85 062 A - 1
• Matrix / Runout (Runout side D): 85 062 B - 3

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
5C 138-85061	Leo Kottke	The Best ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Capitol Records	5C 138-85061	Netherlands	1977
SWBC-11867	Leo Kottke	The Best ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Capitol Records	SWBC-11867	US	1978
SWBC 11867	Leo Kottke	The Best ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Capitol Records	SWBC 11867	US	1978
SWBC-11867	Leo Kottke	The Best ‎(2xLP, Comp, Gat)	Capitol Records	SWBC-11867	US	1978
134 EVC 85 061/62	Leo Kottke	The Best ‎(2xLP, Comp)	Capitol Records	134 EVC 85 061/62	Germany	1982

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