Harry Chapin-12 Albums

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dirty_cousin (2008-11-15)

WOW! I could barely find any and you have 12. Thanks a lot SecondO.

Mr. Fusion (2008-11-19)

Nice download. There are a few hiccups though but basically, great tunes.
It seems most of these albums are "Greatest Hits", thus not actually 12 albums. How many copies of "Taxi" do I need?
BUT, I do recommend this d/l with a 4/5 stars.
Oh ya, thank you Second Opinion for sharing.

BigH0147 (2008-11-27)

Thank you so very much for sharing this incredible man's work. I had the honour of being in the audience in Manchester (UK) in 79 to witness a night of brilliance. Great memories revived. Thanks again

ght2000 (2009-06-19)

This is a great upload. Since these are 'complete albums', there will be some duplicates of songs, which could be deleted after. Thanks so much for sharing.

guyburns420 (2010-04-27)

Man I'm so excited to get all this awesome music. This weekend i was at a zoo in ks. There was some bands playing and i noticed one of the guys singing sounded just like harry I walked up to a women who had a table set up with cd's and flyers and stuff and said "man this guy sounds just like harry chapin" she said well thats because it's his brother tom. I felt really stupid because i own the live cd that has tom on it and didn't even think about it. So i watched the rest of his show. Amazing! watching it i couldn't help think this is the closest i will ever get to seeing harry while i am still breathing:(

dgs2004 (2010-11-10)

Where is Sniper & Other Love Songs?

ynkswinnn1 (2011-11-26)

great job thanks
had all his stuff on vinyl long ago

flabbah (2012-01-07)

dude this is f*cking awesome, thank you times a hundred. Harry Chapin rules

eros1027 (2013-07-14)

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much.

Saladfingerss (2014-02-08)

I'm currently seeding this. I grew up listening to harry with my dad. His music always touched me since a young age. One of the few singers who died well before they could reach their full potential. Please seed this once you get it, at least till 2x share ratio. Good music like this that tells touching stories are hard to come by anymore. Thanks for uploading.

mhiklh (2015-02-14)

Memories, SecondOpinion, from youth most cherished. Vinyl dead and lost, Harry lives on in hearts who stopped to listen many years ago.
Namaste and care,
mhikl