Big Rock Candy Mountain

~ Recording by Harry McClintock

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The Big Rock Candy Mountains?:??MacThe Bum Song - No. 2 / The Big Rock Candy MountainsMacSingle
  • US1928-11-16
Victor (defunct “His Master’s Voice” imprint, formerly “Victor Record”, succeeded by RCA Victor)21704
1.5Big Rock Candy Mountain2:21Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockFolk Song America: A 20th Century Revival IVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
The Smithsonian Collection of RecordingsRD 046-1
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XE2000-10-23
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)170 069-2(11)
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2000-12-05
Lost Highway, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)088 170 069-2, 088 170-069-2 DG02
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (BMG club edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2000-12-05
Lost Highway, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)088 170-069-2 DG02, D136998
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music From The Motion Picture)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)170 069-2
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)088 170-069-2
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Lost Highway088 170-069-2 DG02
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)088 170-069-2
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From the Motion PictureVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)P2 70069
1.3Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockI'm a Man of Constant SorrowVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • -2001
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockAmerican Roots: The Essential AlbumVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2002-08-03
MantecaMANTDCD210
1.1The Big Rock Candy Mountains2:18Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockBona Fide Bluegrass and Mountain MusicVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
BMG Heritage75517 43600 2
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:17Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou?Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Lost Highway, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label)088 170 069-1
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Lost Highway170 358-2
1.8In the Big Rock Candy Mountain2:21Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockThe Great American BumHarry “Haywire Mac” McClintockAlbum + Compilation
BACM (British Archive of Country Music)82
1.3Big Rock Candy Mountains2:17Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockO BrotherVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Golden Stars (reissues, cat. no. GSS ####)GSS 5412
1.3The Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockThe Best of BluegrassVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US2008-01-28
Sanctuary Records (UK 1996–present)06076-84600-2
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou?Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • US2011-08-23
Lost HighwayB0014749-02
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2011-08-23
Lost Highway
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2012-02-21
Lost Highway
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2012-05-15
Lost Highway
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:16Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2018-07-18
Mercury Nashville, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (deluxe edition)Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • XW2018-09-07
Lost Highway
2.14The Big Rock Candy Mountain2:19Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockSongs From the MoviesVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation + Soundtrack
  • -2019-02-28
Not Now MusicNOT3CD293
Bootleg
4.13Big Rock Candy Mountain2:17Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintockMad Men: More Music From the Series: Season 1–4Various ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
  • -2011-03-27
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:16Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
(unknown)
1.2Big Rock Candy Mountain2:18Harry McClintockO Brother, Where Art Thou? Music From a Film by Joel Coen & Ethan CoenVarious ArtistsAlbum + Soundtrack
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)P2 70069

Relationships

recorded in:Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1928-09-06)
guitar:Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-09-06)
vocals:Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (on 1928-09-06)
has remixes:Big Rock Candy Mountain (part of “How to Cut & Paste: The Thirties Edition” DJ‐mix) by Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock
recording of:Big Rock Candy Mountain (on 1928-09-06)

Related works

Big Rock Candy Mountain

lyricist and composer:Harry “Haywire Mac” McClintock (in 1895)
later parody versions:Out in the Catskill Mountains
later translated versions:Bryniau Bro Afallon