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Strawberry Alarm Clock: The World In A Sea Shell

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In November 1968, “Uni” label released “The World in a Sea Shell”, the third Strawberry Alarm Clock studio album. It was recorded in 1968, and was produced by Frank Slay and Bill Holmes.

Personnel:

  • Ed King – vocals, guitar
  • Lee Freeman – vocals, rhythm guitar, sitar
  • Mark Weitz – vocals, keyboards
  • George Bunnell – vocals, bass guitar
  • Randy Seol – vocals, drums, keyboards, percussion
  • George Tipton – arrangements
  • Howard Davis – vocal arrangements
  • Paul Buff – engineer
  • Don Weller – cover illustration

Track listing:

  1. Sea Shell – John Carter, Tim Gilbert
  2. Blues for a Young Girl Gone – Carole King, Toni Stern
  3. An Angry Young Man – Bob Stone
  4. A Million Smiles Away – Lee Freeman, Ed King
  5. Home Sweet Home – John Carter, Tim Gilbert
  6. Lady of the Lake – Carole King, Toni Stern
  7. Barefoot in Baltimore – Roy Freeman, Ed King, Mark Weitz
  8. Wooden Woman – Lee Freeman
  9. Heated Love – George Bunnell, Randy Seol
  10. Love Me Again – Lee Freeman, Ed King
  11. Eulogy – George Bunnell, Roy Freeman, Randy Seol
  12. Shallow Impressions – Mark Weitz

Diana Ross & The Supremes: Love Child

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On November 13, 1968, “Motown” label released “Love Child”, the fifteenth Diana Ross & the Supremes studio album. It was recorded February – October 1968, and was produced by Berry Gordy, Frank Wilson, R. Dean Taylor, Deke Richards, Henry Cosby, Smokey Robinson, Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson, Marv Johnson, George Gordy, Harvey Fuqua and Johnny Bristol.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross – lead vocals
  • Mary Wilson – backing vocals
  • Cindy Birdsong – backing vocals
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • Nickolas Ashford – backing vocals
  • Valerie Simpson – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
  • Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Love Child – Pam Sawyer, R. Dean Taylor, Frank Wilson, Deke Richards
  2. Keep an Eye – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone – Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson
  4. Does Your Mama Know About Me – Tom Baird, Tommy Chong
  5. Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me) – Janie Bradford, Debbie Dean, Deke Richards
  6. Some Things You Never Get Used To – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  7. He’s My Sunny Boy – Smokey Robinson
  8. You’ve Been So Wonderful to Me – Anna Gordy Gaye, George Gordy, Allen Story
  9. (Don’t Break These) Chains of Love – George Beauchamp, Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol
  10. You Ain’t Livin’ Till You’re Lovin’ – Nikolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  11. I’ll Set You Free – Gwen Fuqua, B. Gordy, Ivy Jo Hunter, Renee Tener
  12. Can’t Shake It Loose – Sidney Barnes, George Clinton, Joanne Jackson, Rose Marie McCoy

Diana Ross & The Supremes And The Temptations: Diana Ross & The Supremes Join The Temptations

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On November 6, 1968, “Motown” label released “Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations”, album by Diana Ross & the Supremes and the Temptations. It was recorded May – September 1968, and was produced by  Frank Wilson, Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland, Henry Cosby, Terry “Buzzy” Johnson, Nickolas Ashford and Deke Richards.

Personnel:

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes – vocals
  • The Temptations – vocals
  • Mary Wilson, Cindy Birdsong, Dennis Edwards, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – horns, strings
  • Los Angeles area session musicians – instrumentation

Track listing:

  1. Try It Baby – Berry Gordy
  2. I Second That Emotion – Smokey Robinson, Al Cleveland
  3. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  4. I’m Gonna Make You Love Me – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Jerry Ross
  5. This Guy’s in Love With You – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  6. Funky Broadway – Arlester Christian
  7. I’ll Try Something New – Smokey Robinson
  8. A Place in the Sun – Ron Miller, Bryan Wells
  9. Sweet Inspiration – Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
  10. Then – Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers, Pete Moore
  11. The Impossible Dream – Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh

Glen Campbell: Wichita Lineman

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On November 4, 1968, “Capitol” label released “Wichita Lineman”, the eleventh Glen Campbell album. It was recorded in 1958, at “Capitol Studios” in Hollywood., and was produced by Al De Lory.

Personnel:

  • Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
  • Al Casey – acoustic guitar
  • Dennis McCarthy – piano
  • Jimmy Webb – organ
  • Carol Kaye – bass guitar
  • Joe Osborn – bass guitar
  • Ray Pohlman – bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine – drums
  • Bob Felts – drums
  • Jim Gordon – drums
  • Al De Lory – arrangements

Track listing:

  1. Wichita Lineman – Jimmy Webb
  2. (Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay – Otis Redding, Steve Cropper
  3. If You Go Away – Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen
  4. Ann – Billy Edd Wheeler
  5. Words – Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb
  6. Fate of Man – Glen Campbell
  7. Dreams of the Everyday Housewife – Chris Gantry
  8. The Straight Life – Sonny Curtis
  9. Reason to Believe – Tim Hardin
  10. You Better Sit Down Kids – Sonny Bono
  11. That’s Not Home – Billy Graham

Cannonball Adderley: Accent On Africa

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In October 1968, “Capitol” label released “Accent on Africa”, the 43rd Cannonball Adderley album. It was recorded in June 1968, and was produced by David Axelrod.

Personnel:

  • Cannonball Adderley – soprano and alto saxophone, varitone
  • Nat Adderley – cornet
  • Unidentified vocals, brass, reeds
  • Unidentified piano, harpsichord
  • Carol Kaye – guitar
  • Ray Brown – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Unidentified percussion
  • H.B. Barnum – arranger, conductor

Track listing:

All tracks by Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, except where noted.

  • Ndolima – Joe Zawinul
  • Hamba Nami
  • Khutsana
  • Up and At It – Wes Montgomery
  • Gumba
  • Marabi
  • Gun-Jah
  • Lemadima

Herbie Hancock: Speak Like A Child

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In October 1968, “Blue Note” label released “Speak Like a Child”, the sixth Herbie Hancock album. It was recorded in March 1968, at “Van Gelder Studio” in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, and was produced by Duke Pearson.

Personnel:

  • Herbie Hancock — piano
  • Ron Carter — bass
  • Mickey Roker — drums
  • Jerry Dodgion — alto flute
  • Thad Jones — flugelhorn
  • Peter Phillips — bass trombone
  • Rudy Van Gelder – engineer
  • David Bythewood – cover photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Herbie Hancock, except where noted.

  1. Riot
  2. Speak Like a Child
  3. First Trip – Ron Carter
  4. Toys
  5. Goodbye to Childhood
  6. The Sorcerer

The Idle Race: The Birthday Party

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In October 1968, “Liberty” label released “The Birthday Party”, the debut Idle Race (The) album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, at “Advision Studios” in London, and was produced by Eddy Offord and Gerald Chevin.

Personnel:

  • Jeff Lynne – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Dave Pritchard – vocals, guitar
  • Greg Masters – vocals, bass guitar
  • Roger Spencer – vocals, drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Jeff Lynne, except where noted.

  1. Skeleton and the Roundabout
  2. Happy Birthday – Patty Hill, Mildred J. Hill
  3. The Birthday
  4. I Like My Toys
  5. Morning Sunshine
  6. Follow Me, Follow
  7. Sitting in My Tree
  8. On with the Show
  9. Lucky Man
  10. (Don’t Put Your Boys in the Army) Mrs. Ward
  11. Pie in the Sky – Dave Pritchard
  12. The Lady Who Said She Could Fly
  13. End of the Road

Booker T. & The M.G.’s: Soul Limbo

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In September 1968, “Stax” label released “Soul Limbo”, the seventh Booker T. & the M.G.’s studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Stax Recording Studio” in Memphis, and was produced by Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn and Al Jackson Jr.

Personnel:

  • Booker T. Jones – Hammond organ, clavinet, piano, guitar
  • Steve Cropper – guitar
  • Donald Dunn – bass guitar
  • Al Jackson Jr. – drums, percussion
  • Terry Manning – marimba
  • Isaac Hayes – cowbell

Track listing:

  1. Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy – J.R. Cobb, Ray Whitley
  2. La-La (Means I Love You) – Thom Bell, William Hart
  3. Hang ‘Em High – Dominic Frontiere
  4. Willow Weep for Me – Ann Ronell
  5. Over Easy – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al JacksonJr.
  6. Soul Limbo – Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn and Al Jackson Jr.
  7. Eleanor Rigby – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
  8. Heads or Tails = Booker T. Jones, Steve Cropper, Donald Dunn, Al Jackson Jr.
  9. (Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin, Teddy White
  10. Born Under a Bad Sign – William Bell, Booker T. Jones
  11. Foxy Lady – Jimi Hendrix

Dave Burrell: High Won-High Two

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On September 9, 1968, “Black Lion” label released “High Won-High Two”, the second Dave Burrell studio album. It was recorded in February 1968, and was produced by Michael Cuscuna and Alan Douglas.

Personnel:

  • Dave Burrell — piano, arranger
  • Pharoah Sanders — tambourine
  • Norris Sirone Jones — bass
  • Bobby Kapp – drums
  • Sunny Murray — drums
  • Malcolm Walker — design
  • Raymond Ross — photography
  • Stanley Crouch — liner notes

Track listing:

All tracks by Dave Burrell, except where noted.

  1. West Side Story Medley – Leonard Bernstein
  2. Oozi Oozi
  3. Bittersweet Reminiscence
  4. Bobby and Si
  5. Dave Blue
  6. Margie Pargie (A.M. Rag)
  7. East Side Colors
  8. Theme Stream/Dave Blue/Bittersweet Reminiscence/Bobby and Si/M

Marvin Gaye: In the Groove

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On August 26, 1968, “Tamla” label released “In the Groove”, the eighth Marvin Gaye studio album. It was recorded 1967 – 1968, and was produced by Norman Whitfield, Ivy Jo Hunter and Frank Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
  • The Funk Brothers – instrumentation
  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
  • The Andantes – backing vocals
  • The Originals – backing vocals
  • Gladys Knight & The Pips – backing vocals
  • Telma Hopkins – backing vocals
  • Joyce Vincent Wilson – backing vocals
  • Pamela Vincent – backing vocals 
  • Herbart – design

Track listing:

  1. You – Jeffrey Bowen, Jack Coga, Ivy Jo Hunter
  2. Tear Ot on Down – Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson
  3. Chained -Frank Wilson
  4. I Heard It Through the Grapevine – Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield
  5. At Last (I Found a Love) – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
  6. Some Kind of Wonderful – Gerry Goffin, Carole King
  7. Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever – Ivy Jo Hunter, Stevie Wonder
  8. Change What You Can – Marvin Gaye, Anna Gordy Gaye, Elgie Stover
  9. It’s Love I Need – Stephen Bowden, Ivy Jo Hunter
  10. Every Now and Then – Eddie Holland, Frank Wilson
  11. You’re What’s Happening (In the World Today) – George Gordy, Robert Gordy, Allen Story
  12. There Goes My Baby – Benjamin Nelson, Lover Patterson, George Treadwell