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Country Joe and the Fish: CJ Fish

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In May 1970, “Vanguard” label released “CJ Fish”, the fifth Country Joe and the Fish album. It was recorded in January 1970 at the “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Tom Wilson.

Personnel:

  • Joe McDonald – vocals, guitar
  • Barry Melton – vocals, guitar
  • Peter Albin – guitar
  • Mark Kapner – keyboard
  • Doug Metzner – bass guitar
  • Greg Dewey – drums
  • Jules Halfant – art direction
  • David Edward Byrd – cover art
  • Jules Kliot – back liner photography

Track listing:

  1. Sing Sing Sing – Barry Melton
  2. She’s a Bird – Joe McDonald
  3. Mara – Joe McDonald
  4. Hang On – Joe McDonald
  5. The Baby Song – Joe McDonald
  6. Hey Bobby – Joe McDonald
  7. Silver and Gold – Joe McDonald
  8. Rockin’ Round the World – Joe McDonald
  9. The Love Machine – Barry Melton
  10. The Return of Sweet Lorraine – Joe McDonald
  11. Hand of Man – Joe McDonald

Quatermass: Same

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In May 1970, “Harvest” label released the self-titled, debut Quatermass album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by Anders Henriksson.

Personnel:

  • Peter Robinson— keyboards
  • John Gustafson— vocals, bass
  • Mick Underwood— drums, percussion
  • Violins
    • Tony Gilbert (Leader)
    • John Kirkland
    • David Katz
    • Billy Millar
    • Charlie Vorsanger
    • Les Maddox
    • Gerald Enns
    • Harold Parfitt
    • Paul Scherman
    • Homi Kanga
    • Jack Rothstein
    • Henry Datyner
    • Bill Armon
    • Michael Jones
    • Laurie Clay
    • Derek Jacobs
  • Violas
    • Steve Shingle
    • Chris Wellington
    • Henry Myerscough
    • Ian White
    • Bernard Davis
    • John Graham
  • Cellos
    • Paul Buckmaster (Leader)
    • Boris Rickelman
    • Francis Gabarr
    • Peter Wilson
    • Freddy ALexander
    • Chris Green
  • Double bass
    • Frank Clarke
    • Joe Mudele
    • Arthur Watts
  • Engineers — Jeff Jarratt, Andy Stevens.
  • Cover design, photographs –Storm Thorgerson/Hipgnosis

Track listing:

  1. Entropy – Peter Robinson
  2. Black Sheep of the Family – Steve Hammond
  3. Post War, Saturday Echo – Peter Robinson, John Gustafson, Graham Ross
  4. Good Lord Knows – John Gustafson
  5. Up on the Ground – John Gustafson
  6. Gemini – Steve Hammond
  7. Make up Your Mind – Steve Hammond
  8. Laughin Tackle – Peter Robinson
  9. Entropy (reprise) – Peter Robinson

 

James Gang: Thirds

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In April 1971, “ABC” label released “Thirds”, the third James Gang studio album. It was recorded in 1970, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “Cleveland Recording Company” in Cleveland, “Hit Factory” in New York City, and was produced by Bill Szymczyk, Joe Walsh, Dale Peters and Jim Fox. It was the last band’s album with Joe Walsh.

Personnel:

  • Joe Walsh– vocals, lead, rhythm, pedal steel and slide guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, keyboards, sound effects, organ
  • Dale Peters– vocals, electric and upright basses, vibraphone
  • Jim Fox– vocals, drums, percussion, piano, organ
  • Bob Webb – guitars, backing vocals
  • Tom Baker – horns
  • Mary Sterpka – backing vocals
  • The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals
  • Bill Szymczyk – engineer
  • Kenneth Hamann – engineer
  • Eddie Youngblood – engineer
  • Tom Wilkes – design
  • Tom Wright – design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Walk Away – Joe Walsh
  2. Yadig? – Dale Peters, Jim Fox, Joe Walsh
  3. Things I Could Be – Jim Fox
  4. Dreamin’ In The Country – Dale Peters
  5. It’s All The Same – Joe Walsh
  6. Midnight Man – Joe Walsh
  7. Again – Joe Walsh
  8. White Man/Black Man – Dale Peters
  9. Live My Life Again – Jim Fox

The Doobie Brothers: Same

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In April 1971, “Warner Bros” label released the debut, self-titled Doobie Brothers (The) album. It was recorded November-December 1970, at “Pacific Recording Studios” in San Mateo, California, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Ted Templeman.

Personnel:

  • Tom Johnston – vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, harp
  • Patrick Simmons – vocals, guitar
  • Dave Shogren – vocals, bass guitar, organ, keyboards
  • John Hartman– drums
  • Patrick Simmons, Tom Johnston, Patrick Simons, Dave Shogren, John Hartman – arrangers
  • Marty Cohn – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – mastering
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Jim Marshall – photography
  • Marty Cohn, Paul Curcio – executive producer

Track listing:

  1. Nobody – Tom Johnston
  2. Slippery St. Paul – Patrick Simmons
  3. Greenwood Creek – Tom Johnston
  4. It Won’t Be Right – Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons
  5. Travelin’ Man – Tom Johnston
  6. Feelin’ Down Farther – Tom Johnston
  7. The Master – Tom Johnston
  8. Growin’ a Little Each Day – Tom Johnston
  9. Beehive State – Randy Newman
  10. Closer Every Day – Patrick Simmons
  11. Chicago – trad., arr. by Patrick Simmons

Blue Cheer: Oh! Pleasant Hope

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In April 1971, “Philips” label released “Oh! Pleasant Hope”, the sixth Blue Cheer  album. It was recorded 1970-1971, and was produced by Eric Albronda, Norman Mayell, Gary Yoder, Dickie Peterson and Ralph Burns Kellogg.

Personnel:

  • Gary Yoder – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harp
  • Ralph Burns Kellogg – organ, piano, synthesizer, bass guitar
  • Dickie Peterson – lead vocals, bass guitar
  • Norman Mayell– guitar, sitar, drums
  • Richard Peddicord – vocals, guitar
  • Jack May – guitar
  • Dehner Patten– guitar
  • Jim Keylor – bass
  • Douglas Killmer– bass
  • Ronald Stallings – saxophone
  • Bob Gurland – mouth trumpet
  • Kent Housman – dobro, backing vocals
  • Cynthia Jobse – harp

Track listing:

  1. Believer – Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder
  2. Money Troubles – Richard Peddicord
  3. Traveling Man – Gary R. Grelecki, Gary Lee Yoder
  4. Oh! Pleasant Hope – Richard Peddicord
  5. I’m the Light – Kent Housman, Norman Mayell
  6. Ecological Blues – Norman Mayell
  7. Lester the Arrester – Ralph Burns Kellogg
  8. Heart Full of Soul – Dickie Peterson

Pearls Before Swine: City of Gold

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In April 1971, “Reprise” label released “City of Gold”, the fifth Pearls Before Swine album. It was recorded in 1970 in New York and Nashville, and was produced by Tom Rapp.

Personnel:

  • Tom Rapp: vocals, guitar
  • Elisabeth Rapp: vocals
  • David Noyes: vocals
  • Charlie McCoy: dobro, guitar, bass, harmonica
  • Norbert Putnam: bass
  • Kenneth Buttrey: drums
  • Mac Gayden: guitars
  • Hutch Davie: keyboard
  • Buddy Spicher: violin, viola, cello
  • David Briggs: piano, harpsichord
  • John Duke: oboe, flute
  • Bill Pippin: oboe, flute
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction

Track listing:

  1. Sonnet #65 – Shakespeare, Tom Rapp
  2. Once Upon A Time – Tom Rapp
  3. Raindrops – Tom Rapp
  4. City Of Gold – Tom Rapp
  5. Nancy – Cohen
  6. Seasons In The Sun – Jacque Brel, McKuen
  7. My Father – Collins
  8. The Man – Tom Rapp
  9. Casablanca – Tom Rapp
  10. Wedding – Tom Rapp
  11. Did You Dream Of – Tom Rapp

Gordon Lightfoot: Sit Down Young Stranger

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In April 1970, “Reprise” label released “Sit Down Young Stranger”, the sixth Gordon Lightfoot album.  It was recorded September-December 1968, at “Sunwest Studios” in Hollywood, and was produced by Lenny Waronker and Joseph Wissert.

Personnel:

  • Gordon Lightfoot – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Red Shea – guitar
  • Ry Cooder- guitar, mandolin
  • John Sebastian- guitar, harmonica
  • Rick Haynes – bass
  • Van Dyke Parks- harmonium
  • Nick DeCaro – string arrangements
  • Randy Newman- string arrangement

Track listing:

All tracks by Gordon Lightfoot, except where noted

  1. Minstrel of the Dawn
  2. Me and Bobby McGee – Kris Kristofferson, Fred Foster
  3. Approaching Lavender
  4. Saturday Clothes
  5. Cobwebs & Dust
  6. Poor Little Allison
  7. Sit Down Young Stranger
  8. If You Could Read My Mind
  9. Baby It’s Alright
  10. Your Love’s Return (Song for Stephen Foster)
  11. The Pony Man

Al Stewart: Zero She Files

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In April 1970, “CBS” label released “Zero She Files”, the third Al Stewart studio album. It was recorded in 1969, and was produced by Roy Guest.

Personnel:

  • Al Stewart – lead vocal, guitar, piano
  • Duffy Power – vocal, guitar
  • Mike Woods – guitar
  • Trevor Lucas – vocal, guitar, engineer
  • Tim Hinkley – organ, keyboards
  • Georg Hultgreen – vocal
  • Larry Steele – vocal, bass
  • Louis Cennamo – bass
  • Gerry Conway – drums
  • Peter Gavin – drums

Track listing:

All tracks by Al Stewart, except where noted.

  1. My Enemies Have Sweet Voices – Al Stewart, Peter Morgan
  2. A Small Fruit Song
  3. Gethsemane, Again
  4. Burbling
  5. Electric Los Angeles Sunset
  6. Manuscript
  7. Black Hill
  8. Anna
  9. Room of Roots
  10. Zero She Flies

Blue Image: Open

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In April 1970, “Atco” label released “Open” the second Blues Image album. It was recorded in 1970, at “American recording Co.”, and was produced by Richard Podolor.

Personnel:

  • Mike Pinera – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Kent Henry– guitars
  • Skip Konte– piano, keyboards
  • Malcolm Jones – bass
  • Manny Bertematti – drums
  • Joe Lala– percussion, backing vocals
  • Bill Cooper – engineer

Track listing:

All tracks by Mike Pinera, Skip Konte, Malcolm Jones, Manny Bertematti and Joe Lala, except where noted.

  1. Love Is the Answer
  2. Running the Water
  3. Clean Love
  4. La Bamba – traditional
  5. Consuelate
  6. Ride Captain Ride
  7. Pay My Dues
  8. Fugue U
  9. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  10. Wrath of Daisey
  11. Take Me

5th Dimension: Portrait

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In April 1970, “Bell Records” label released “Portrait”, the fifth 5th Dimension album.  It was recorded August 1969-March 1970, at Wally Heider Studios in Hollywood, and was produced by Bones Howe. The album  cover features an impressionistic portrait by the artist LeRoy Neiman.

Personnel:

  • Billy Davis, Jr.- lead and backing vocals
  • Florence LaRue- lead and backing vocals
  • Marilyn McCoo- lead and backing vocals
  • Ron Townson- lead and backing vocals
  • Michael Anthony- electric guitar
  • Mike Deasy- electric guitar
  • Dennis Budimir – rhythm guitar
  • Tommy Tedesco- rhythm guitar
  • Fred Tackett- finger pickin’ guitar
  • Larry Knechtel- piano, organ, tack piano
  • Jimmy Rowles– piano
  • Gary Illingworth – electric piano
  • Joe Osborn- bass
  • Hal Blaine- drums, percussion
  • Larry Bunker- congas, mallets, percussion, drums
  • Gary Coleman – mallets, percussion
  • Bob Alcivar, Bill Hollman – arrangements
  • Bones Howe – arrangements, engineer
  • Elliot Federman – mastering
  • Joanne Feltman, Glenn Korman – archivist
  • Joel Whitburn – research
  • Larry Cox, Johnny Golden, Rik Pekkonen – assistants
  • Beverly Weinstein – art direction
  • Mathieu Bitton – design
  • Mike Ragogna – liner notes
  • Jeremy Holiday – production coordinator
  • Bones Howe, Ann McClelland, Tom Tierney, Russ Wapensky – production assistant
  • Mandana Eidgah – production manager
  • Arlessa Barnes, Glenn Delgado, Christina DeSimone, Karyn Friedland, Felicia Gearhart, Laura Gregory, Robin Manning, Brooke Nochomson, Ed Osborne, Larry Parra, Dana Renert, Bill Stafford, Steve Strauss – project coordinator

Track listing:

  1. Puppet Man – Howard Greenfield, Neil Sedaka
  2. One Less Bell to Answer – Burt Bacharach, Hal David
  3. Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
  4. This Is Your Life – Jimmy Webb
  5. A Love Like Ours – Bob Alcivar, Lamonte McLemore
  6. Save the Country – Laura Nyro
  7. Medley
  • The Declaration – Julianne Johnson, René DeKnight
  • A Change Is Gonna Come – Sam Cooke
  • People Gotta Be Free – Eddie Brigati, Felix Cavaliere
  1. Dimension 5ive – Bob Alcivar

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