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Os Mutantes: Same

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In June 1968, “Polydor” label released the debut, self-titled Os Mutantes album. It was recorded December 1967-January 1968, at “Philips Studios” in Brazil, and was produced by Manoel Barenbein. “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 9 on its list of the “10 Greatest Latin Albums of All Time”, and on number 9 on the list of the “100 Greatest Brazilian Albums of All Time”. “Mojo” magazine ranked the album at number 12 on its list of the “50 Most Out-There Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Rita Lee – vocals, recorder, autoharp, percussion
  • Sérgio Dias – vocals, guitars
  • Arnaldo Baptista – vocals, keyboards, bass
  • Dirceu – drums
  • Gilberto Gil – percussion
  • Jorge Ben – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • César Baptista – vocals
  • Clarisse Leite – piano
  • Cláudio Baptista – electronics
  • Rogério Duprat – arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias, except where noted.

  1. Panis et Circenses – Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso
  2. A Minha Menina – Jorge Ben
  3. O Relógio
  4. Adeus, Maria Fulô – Sivuca, Humberto Teixeira
  5. Baby – Caetano Veloso
  6. Senhor F
  7. Bat Macumba – Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso
  8. Le premier bonheur du jou – Franck Gérald, Jean Renard
  9. Trem Fantasma – Caetano Veloso, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias
  10. Tempo no Tempo – John Phillips- Version: Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias
  11. Ave Genghis Khan

Fairport Convention: Same

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In June 1968, “Polydor” label released the self-titled, debut Fairport Convention  album.  It was recorded in November 1967, at “Sound Techniques” in London, and was produced by Joe Boyd and Tod Lloyd.

Personnel:

  • Judy Dyble– lead vocals, electric and acoustic autoharps, recorder, piano
  • Ian MacDonald(Iain Matthews) – lead vocals, Jew’s harp
  • Richard Thompson– vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
  • Simon Nicol– vocals, electric 12 and 6 string and acoustic guitars
  • Ashley Hutchings– bass guitar, jug, double bass
  • Martin Lamble– percussion, violin
  • Claire Lowther –cello

Track listing:

  1. Time Will Show the Wiser – Emitt Rhodes
  2. I Don’t Know Where I Stand – Joni Mitchell
  3. If (Stomp) – Ian MacDonald, Richard Thompson
  4. Decameron – Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Richard Thompson
  5. Jack O’Diamonds – Bob Dylan, Ben Carruthers
  6. Portfolio – Judy Dyble, Tyger Hutchings
  7. Chelsea Morning – Joni Mitchell
  8. Sun Shade – Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Richard Thompson
  9. The Lobster – George Painter, Tyger Hutchings, Richard Thompson
  10. It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only Witchcraft – Tyger Hutchings, Richard Thompson
  11. One Sure Thing – Harvey Brooks, Jim Glover
  12. M1 Breakdown – Tyger Hutchings, Simon Nicol

The Hollies: Evolution

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In June 1967, “Parlaphone” label released “Evolution”, the sixth Hollies (The) album. It was recorded January-March 1967, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Ron Richards.

Personnel:

  • Allan Clarke – vocals, harmonica
  • Tony Hicks – vocals, lead guitar
  • Graham Nash – vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Bernie Calvert– bass guitar
  • Bobby Elliott– drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Graham Nash, Allan Clarke and Tony Hicks.

  1. Then the Heartaches Begin
  2. Stop Right There
  3. Water on the Brain
  4. Lullaby to Tim
  5. Have You Ever Loved Somebody?
  6. You Need Love
  7. Rain on the Window
  8. Heading for a Wall
  9. Ye Olde Toffee Shoppe
  10. When Your Light’s Turned On
  11. Leave Me
  12. The Games We Pay

Ray Charles: Ray Charles Invites You To Listen

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In June 1967, “ABC/Tangerine” labels released “Ray Charles Invites You to Listen”, the 28th Ray Charles album. It was recorded in 1967, at :RPM International Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Joe Adams.

Personnel:

  • Ray Charles – vocal
  • Sid Feller – arrangements
  • Chris Wilson – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. She’s Funny That Way (I Got a Woman Crazy for Me) – Neil Moret, Richard Whiting
  2. How Deep Is the Ocean (How High Is the Sky) – Irving Berlin
  3. You Made Me Love You (I Didn’t Wanna Do It) – James V. Monaco, Joseph McCarthy
  4. Yesterday – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  5. I’ll Be Seeing You – Irving Kahal, Sammy Fain
  6. Here We Go Again – Don Lanier, Red Steagall
  7. All for You – Robert Scherman
  8. Love Walked In – George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin
  9. Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You – Andy Razaf, Don Redman
  10. People – Bob Merrill, Jule Styne

Booker T & The MG’s: Hip Hug Her

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In June 1967, “Stax” label released “Hip Hug-Her”, the fifth Booker T.& the M.G.’s studio album. It was recorded February-April 1967, and was produced by Jim Stewart.

Personnel:

  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Booker T. Jones- organ, guitar, keyboards
  • Donald “Duck” Dunn- bass
  • Al Jackson, Jr.- drums

Track listing:

  1. Hip Hug-Her – Steve Cropper,Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Booker T. Jones
  2. Soul Sanction – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones
  3. Get Ready – Smokey Robinson
  4. More – Riz Ortolani,Nino Oliviero
  5. Double or Nothing – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones
  6. Carnaby St. – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones
  7. Slim Jenkins’ Place – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones
  8. Pigmy – Mel Brown, Billy Larkin, Henry Swarn
  9. Groovin’ – Eddie Brigati,Felix Cavaliere
  10. Booker’s Notion – Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson, Booker T. Jones
  11. Sunny – Bobby Hebb

The Association: Inside Out

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In June 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Insight Out”, the third Association (The) album. It was recorded April-May 1967, and was produced by Bones Howe.

Personnel:

  • Jim Yester – vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, arrangements
  • Larry Ramos – vocals, lead guitar, arrangements
  • Terry Kirkman – vocals, wind instruments, percussion, arrangements
  • Russ Giguere – vocals, rhythm guitar, percussion, arrangements
  • Brian Cole – vocals, bass, woodwinds, arrangements
  • Ted Bluechel, Jr. – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar, bass, arrangements
  • Bill Holman, Ray Pohlman, Clark Burroughs – arrangements
  • Bones Howe – arrangements, engineer
  • Ed Trasher – art direction
  • Sherman Weisburd – photography
  • Don Petersen – photography

Track listing:

  1. Wasn’t It a Bit Like Now? – Terry Kirkman
  2. On a Quiet Night – P.F. Sloan
  3. We Love Us – Ted Bluechel
  4. When Love Comes to Me – Jim Yester
  5. Windy – Ruthann Friedman
  6. Reputation – Tim Hardin
  7. Never My Love – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  8. Happiness Is – Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi
  9. Sometime – Russ Giguere
  10. Wantin’ Ain’t Getting – Mike Deasy
  11. Requiem for the Masses – Terry Kirkman

Kaleidoscope: Side Trips

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In June 1967, “Epic” label released “Side Trips”, the debut Kaleidoscope album. It was recorded 1966-1967, and was produced by Barry Friedman.

Personnel:

  • David Perry Lindley –banjo, fiddle, mandolin, guitar, harp guitar, 7-string banjo
  • David Solomon Feldthouse – saz, bouzouki, resonator guitar, veena, goblet drum, dulcimer, fiddle, twelve-string guitar
  • Christopher Lloyd Darrow –bass, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, autoharp, harmonica, clarinet
  • Fenrus Epp – violin, viola, bass, piano, organ, harmonica
  • John Vidican –percussion
  • Arnold Shaw – liner notes
  • Mike Goldberg – production supervisor

Track listing:

  1. Egyptian Gardens – David Solomon Feldthouse
  2. If the Night – Christopher Lloyd Darrow
  3. Hesitation Blues – Charlie Poole
  4. Please – David Solomon Feldthouse, Mark Freedman
  5. Keep Your Mind Open – Christopher Lloyd Darrow
  6. Pulsating Dream – David Lindley, Christopher Lloyd Darrow, David Solomon Feldthouse
  7. Oh Death – Dock Boggs
  8. Come on In – traditional, arr. by David Lindley
  9. Why Try – David Lindley
  10. Minnie the Moocher – Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill,Irving Mills

James Brown: Plays The Real Things

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On June 1, 1967, “Smash Records” released “James Brown Plays the Real Thing”, the twentieth James Brown studio album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by James Brown.

Personnel:

  • James Brown – organ
  • Alfred Ellis – arrangements
  • Three Lions – photography
  • Ron Oberman – liner notes

Track listing:

  1. Jimmy Mack – Holland, Dozier, Holland
  2. What Do You Like – Alfred Ellis
  3. PeeWee’s Groove In “D” – Alfred Ellis
  4. Bernadette – Holland, Dozier, Holland
  5. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – Joe Zawinul
  6. I Never Loved a Man The Way I Love You – Ronnie Shannon
  7. Funky Broadway – Arlester Christian
  8. D Thing – Ted Wright

Blues Magoos: Basic Blues Magoos

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In May 1968, “Mercury” label released “Basic Blues Magoos”, the third Blues Magoos studio album. It was recorded 1967-1968, and was produced by Bob Wyld, Art Polhemus, Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert, Emil “Peppy” Thielheim, Mike Esposito and Geoffrey Daking.

Personnel:

  • Mike Esposito –lead guitar
  • Emil “Peppy” Thielheim –rhythm guitar
  • Ralph Scala –lead vocals, keyboards
  • Ronnie Gilbert –bass guitar
  • Geoffrey Daking –drums

Track listing:

  1. Sybil Green (Of the in Between) – Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert
  2. I Can Hear the Grass Grow – Roy Wood
  3. All the Better to See You With – Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert
  4. Yellow Rose – Emil Thielhelm, Ronnie Gilbert
  5. I Wanna Be There – Emil Thielhelm, Ralph Scala
  6. I Can Move a Mountain – Emil Thielhelm
  7. President’s Council on Psychedelic Fitness – Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert
  8. Scarecrow’s Love Affair – Emil Thielhelm, Ronnie Gilbert
  9. There She Goes – Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert
  10. Accidental Meditation – Mike Esposito
  11. You’re Getting Old – Emil Thielhelm, Ronnie Gilbert
  12. Subliminal Sonic Laxative – Emil Thielhelm, Mike Esposito, Ralph Scala, Ronnie Gilbert, Geoffrey Daking
  13. Chicken Wire Lady – Emil Thielhelm, Ronnie Gilbert

The Mamas & The Papas: The Papas & The Mamas

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In May 1968, “Dunhill” label released “The Papas & the Mamas”, the fourth The Mamas & the Papas album. It was recorded 1967-1968, at the home of John  and Michelle Phillips, and was produced by Lou Adler.

Personnel:

  • Denny Doherty- lead and backing vocals
  • Cass Elliot- lead and backing vocals
  • John Phillips- guitar, lead and backing vocals
  • Michelle Phillips- lead and backing vocals
  • “Doctor” Eric Hord – guitar
  • Paul Downing – guitar
  • Larry Knechtel- keyboards
  • Joe Osborn- bass guitar
  • John York- bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine- percussions
  • Peter Pilafian -engineer
  • Gary Burden- art direction, package design
  • Tad Diltz- photography

Track listing:

All tracks by John Phillips, except where noted.

  1. The Right Somebody to Love – Jack Yellen,Lew Pollack
  2. Safe in My Garden
  3. Meditation Mama (Transcendental Woman Travels) – John Phillips,Lou Adler –
  4. For the Love of Ivy – John Phillips,Denny Doherty
  5. Dream a Little Dream of Me – Fabian Andre,Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn
  6. Mansions
  7. Gemini Childe
  8. Nothing’s Too Good for My Little Girl – Ned Wynn
  9. Too Late
  10. Twelve Thirty
  11. Rooms
  12. Midnight Voyage