Arlo Guthrie – Arlo (VG/VG) – LP, AU 1968

Arlo is an LP by Arlo Guthrie from 1968 released on the Reprise Records label.

About this album

Arlo Guthrie’s debut album is a sharp, witty introduction to a singer-songwriter with a gift for turning folk tradition into conversational storytelling. Released in 1968, Arlo balanced protest, humour and plainspoken social observation, with The Motorcycle Song becoming one of Guthrie’s best-known statements and a showcase for his deadpan persona. The record sits at the meeting point of folk and late-60s rock-pop, where acoustic roots material could still sound immediate and contemporary. It helped establish Guthrie as more than the son of Woody Guthrie: a distinctive voice in his own right, blending political awareness with wry, human detail.

Genre: Pop & Rock