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Gábor Szabó And Bob Thiele: Light My Fire

In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Light My Fire”, album Gábor Szabó and Bob Thiele (the seventh Gábor Szabó album overall). It was recorded August – September 1967, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.

Personnel:

  • Gábor Szabó – guitar
  • Bob Thiele – director
  • Dennis Budimir, Louis Morell – rhythm guitar
  • Bill Plummer – sitar
  • Lincoln Mayorga – piano, harpsichord
  • Mike Melvoin – piano, organ, harpsichord
  • Max Bennett, Carol Kaye – electric bass
  • Jim Gordon, John Guerin – drums
  • Gary Coleman, Emil Richards – percussion
  • Buddy Collette, Bob Hardaway, Bud Shank – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
  • Tom Scott – tenor saxophone
  • Ollie Mitchell, Ray Triscari, Jimmy Zito, Gary Barone, Bud Brisbois – trumpet
  • Lew McCreary, Mike Barone, Dick Leith – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba
  • Sid Feller – arranger
  • The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Gábor Szabó, except where noted.

  1. Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
  2. Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
  3. Krishna
  4. Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
  5. Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
  6. Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
  7. Sophisticated Wheels

Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends

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On April 3, 1968, “Columbia” label released “Bookends”, the fourth Simon and Garfunkel studio album. It was recorded September 1966, January 1967, June 1967, October 1967−February 1968, at “Columbia Studio A & B” in Manhattan, and was produced by Paul Simon, Roy Halee and Art Garfunkel. In 1969, at the 11th “Annual Grammy Awards”, “Mrs. Robinson” became the first rock and roll song to win “Record of the Year” and also  won award for “Best Contemporary Pop Performance by a Duo or Group”

Personnel:

  • Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
  • Art Garfunkel– vocals, tapes
  • Larry Knechtel– piano, keyboards
  • Joe Osborn– bass guitar
  • Hal Blaine– drums, percussion
  • Jimmie Haskell – arrangements, arrangements preparation
  • Roy Halee– recording
  • Robert Honablue – engineer
  • Richard Avedon– cover photography
  • John Simon– production assistant
  • Bob Johnston– production assistant

Track listing:

  1. Bookends Theme
  2. Save the Life of My Child
  3. America
  4. Overs
  5. Voices of Old People
  6. Old Friends
  7. Bookends Theme
  8. Fakin’ It
  9. Punky’s Dilemma
  10. Mrs. Robinson
  11. A Hazy Shade of Winter
  12. At the Zoo