Phil Ochs, Chicago, and Rehearsals For Retirement: "This here is the death of the American"

“Where were you in Chicago? Cause I was in Detroit!” Welcome (or welcome back) to Vinyl Monday! This is my series where I give the who/what/when/where/why and how I feel about classic albums in my collection. My thoughts on Phil Ochs’s folk music swan song, Rehearsals For Retirement (released 1969.) Subscribe for more Vinyl Monday! Keep in touch: Instagram: @abigaildevoe https://www.instagram.com/abigaildevoe/ My website: https://www.abigaildevoe.com Tiktok: www.tiktok.com/@abigaildevoe SpunIt (it’s Letterboxd for vinyl geeks): spunit://spunit.io/friendProfile?profile=sZN9N7hTusP0ifQ20TdlzbBvtHd2 I cohost the Dolls Podcast!: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JsH0rsXUNjgvFLIbwYgnK?si=798d0d6d67864c4e https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unveiling-the-legends-dolls-of-the-60s-70s/id1749327932 I voice the bumpers on this radio show!: www.mixcloud.com/jkhoman Follow the Vinyl Monday playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/27N3dOWRJU7ydqY4f54nJB?si=bf7980c428c04340 Timestamps: intro – 0:00 art/packaging/personnel – 1:37 American politics and Phil – 3:39 meet the Yippies – 11:33 1968 – 13:13 Chicago – 15:35 the aftermath – 21:53 Rehearsals For Retirement – 23:37 thanks for watching! – 53:26 Music: Intro Music: Yeah Yeah Yeah (Long) by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Outtro Music: Ticket To Nowhere Man by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Vinyl Monday logo by Callum: https://www.youtube.com/@clynaack #vinyl #vinylcommunity #philochs