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1	The Silver Meter Written-By – Dixon*	5:39
2	I'll Never Be Free Written-By – Benjamin*, Weiss*	5:01
3	Spiffy Diffy Written-By – Dixon*	6:00
4	Along Came John Written-By – Patton*	6:00
5	Gee Gee Written-By – Patton*	5:59
6	Pig Foots Written-By – Dixon*	5:42

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Capitol Records, Inc.
• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
• Design [Reissue] – Patrick Roques
• Drums – Ben Dixon
• Guitar – Grant Green
• Liner Notes – Joe Goldberg
• Organ – John Patton
• Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By [Recording By] – Rudy Van Gelder
• Tenor Saxophone – Fred Jackson, Harold Vick
• Transferred By [24-bit Resolution], Remastered By – Ron McMaster

Notes

Originally released in 1963.

Recorded at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on April 5, 1963.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 724383191529

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4130	John Patton	Along Came John ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4130	US	1963
BLP 4130	John Patton	Along Came John ‎(LP, Album, Mono, RE)	Blue Note	BLP 4130	US	1965
TOCJ-9056, BNST-84130	John Patton	Along Came John ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, Promo, RE, RM, Pap)	Blue Note, Blue Note	TOCJ-9056, BNST-84130	Japan	1998
BLP 4130	John Patton	Along Came John ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4130	US	1967
AP 84130, BST 84130, 509992-43833-1-8	John Patton	Along Came John ‎(2xLP, Ltd, Num, RE, RM, 180)	Analogue Productions, Blue Note, EMI	AP 84130, BST 84130, 509992-43833-1-8	US	Unknown