I purchased a copy of an old boxset called "Something to Sing About!" on the Internet recently. It was a 3-LP compilation produced by Milton Okun.

The entire songlist for the boxset can be seen on the Wikipedia article. Not all songs on this set were specially recorded for it, but a lot were. It includes 5 brand new tracks by Tom Paxton, 4 brand new tracks by the Chad Mitchell Trio, 3 brand new tracks by John Denver, 1 brand new track by each one of Peter, Paul & Mary and several concert tracks which were probably from the Newport Festivals. To the best of my knowledge, most of these tracks are still not released elsewhere so far.

There is little information given on the sleeve, no release year, no catalog number and even no label. It includes newly recorded songs by the original Chad Mitchell Trio, but also songs by John Denver, who began his career in 1965 by replacing Chad Mitchell. What's even more strange is that it includes the Trio's rendition of "Forest Lawn", a Tom Paxton song that was first released in 1970 on album "6" (John Denver's rendition might be slightly earlier, but was also released in 1970). I listened carefully and can guarantee that it was Chad rather than John in this version. So, was the song written as early as before Chad Mitchell's departure in 1965, or could it be that Chad reunited with the Trio after his leaving specially for the recording of this album?

Now the question is, when was this compilation set recorded/released? Some sources listed it as 1968, some as 1966 or 1965. Do anyone else have this set or know anything about it? Thanks a lot.

Jason