Spirit of the 60's

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Label: Universal (?) - Catalog #: 4958-2 (?)

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Tracklist

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1Hair
live recording of:
Hair (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
The Cowsills3:32
2Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
producer:
Terry Melcher
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 95)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds53:44
3Time Has Come Today
producer:
David Rubinson
performer:
The Chambers Brothers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
IDOL (Independent Distribution On Line) (in 2013)
edit of:
Time Has Come Today (original unedited studio mix) by The Chambers Brothers
recording of:
Time Has Come Today (on 1967-08-09)
writer:
Joseph Chambers (The Chambers Brothers) and Willie Chambers
The Chambers Brothers44:59
4In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East-Cotillion-Itasca
Iron Butterfly42:55
5Share the Land
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
bass:
Jim
chimes and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Garry (Canadian drummer for The Guess Who)
guitar [lead guitar (high)]:
Kurt
guitar [lead guitar (low)]:
Greg
piano and lead vocals:
Burton
arranger:
The Guess Who (Canadian rock band)
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center (Chicago, 1935-1969) in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Share the Land
lyricist and composer:
Burton Cummings
The Guess Who43:55
6Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
vocals and performer:
Edwin Hawkins Singers
recording of:
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
lyricist and composer:
Melanie (US singer-songwriter Melanie Safka)
Melanie3:50
7Journey to the Center of the Mind
recording of:
Journey to the Center of the Mind
writer:
Steve Farmer and Ted Nugent
The Amboy Dukes53:36
8Eve of Destruction
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965)
recording of:
Eve of Destruction (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Barry McGuire4.53:39
9Incense and Peppermints
recording of:
Incense and Peppermints
additional writer:
Ed King (US guitarist, bassist & songwriter) and Mark Weitz
writer:
John Carter (worked for Capitol Records, relaunched Tina Turner's career with Private Dancer) and Tim Gilbert
Strawberry Alarm Clock52:49
10San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Scott McKenzie3.753:00
11White Room
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) (from 1967-07 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber (producer/engineer) and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion and timpani:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968), Universal International Music B.V. (company, do not use as label) (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-09 until 1967-10, from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 368)
recording of:
White Room (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
writer:
Pete Brown (UK poet & producer, with Cream and Jack Bruce) and Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Cream4.655:00
12Signs
recording of:
Signs
lyricist and composer:
Les Emmerson
Five Man Electrical Band3:04
13I Got a Line on You
Spirit2:43
14Hush
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth (engineer)
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence (British producer)
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-05-11)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-05-11)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-05-11)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-05-11)
vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-05-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-11)
cover recording of:
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple) (on 1968-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South (until 1967)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher) and Lowery-Chappell Music
Deep Purple44:26
15Let's Live for Today
recording of:
Let’s Live for Today
writer:
Michael Julien (British songwriter), Mogol (Italian lyricist) and Shel Shapiro
translated version of:
Piangi con me
The Grass Roots2:52
16Reach Out in the Darkness
Friend & Lover3:11
17Venus
recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd. and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Shocking Blue4.352:58
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1Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 5) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4.054:03
2Green Tambourine
recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
The Lemon Pipers42:27
3Somebody to Love
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
vocals:
Marty Balin (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22) and Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 274)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Jefferson Airplane4.653:00
4A Whiter Shade of Pale
producer:
Denny Cordell
bass guitar:
David Knights
guest drums (drum set):
Bill Eyden
guitar:
Ray Royer
Hammond organ:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
vocals:
Gary Brooker
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 46), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 57) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 271)
recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Air on the G string)
Procol Harum4.14:02
5California Dreamin'
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
guitar:
P.F. Sloan
solo alto flute:
Bud Shank
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 89) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
recording of:
California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Mamas & the Papas4.452:41
6Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
recording of:
Something in the Air
lyricist and composer:
John Keen ("Speedy")
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman43:56
7Question
recording of:
Question
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward (of the Moody Blues)
The Moody Blues4:57
8Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine (U.S. Studio drummer and percussionist)
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
music videos:
Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension (1960’s group)
medley including a recording of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
publisher:
United Artists Music Co., Inc.
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
medley including a recording of:
Let the Sunshine In
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
The 5th Dimension4.44:50
9War
performer:
Edwin Starr
cover recording of:
War (on 1970-05-15)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Edwin Starr4.253:22
10Different Drum
engineer:
Peter Abbott (US recording engineer) and John Krause (1950s US engineer)
producer:
Nick Venet
acoustic guitar:
Kenny Edwards (Bryndle/Stone Poneys/Linda Ronstadt), Bernie Leadon and Al Viola
bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos)
harpsichord:
Don Randi
performer:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Different Drum
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
publisher:
Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI)
The Stone Poneys4.352:38
11Time of the Season
The Zombies3:34
12Hurdy Gurdy Man
recorded in:
London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
producer:
Mickie Most (English record producer)
acoustic guitar and tambura:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
bass:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures) (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Clem Cattini (in 1968)
electric guitar:
Allan Holdsworth (in 1968) and Jimmy Page (in 1968)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist) (in 1968)
arranger:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
Donovan53:16
13People Got to be Free
The Rascals2:58
14Abraham, Martin & John
cover recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music (BMI) and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Dion3:19
15In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
recording of:
In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Evans
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing and Zerlad Music Enterprises Ltd.
Zager & Evans3.753:19
16United We Stand
assistant engineer:
Stephen Brown (assistant engineer, Deram, 1970s)
engineer:
Terry Johnson (engineer)
producer:
Brotherhood of Man and Tony Hiller
arranger:
Cy Payne
recording of:
United We Stand
composer:
Tony Hiller and Peter Simons (John Goodison)
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., Edition Corona, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Harmonies Ltd., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Palace-Hiller Music and Rolf Budde GmbH & Co.
Brotherhood of Man4.52:55
17Get Together
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966-11)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and lead vocals:
Jesse Colin Young (in 1966-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Bauer (founding member of ''The Youngbloods'') (in 1966-11)
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Corbitt (in 1966-11) and Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
keyboard:
Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Together (in 1966-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI) and Irving Music, Inc.
The Youngbloods3.754:37