In February 1968, “Fania Records” label released “Acid”, the twelve Ray Barretto album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Harvey Averne and Jerry Masucci.
In February 1968, “Columbia” label released the self-titled, debut Taj Mahal album. It was recorded in August 1967, and was produced by Bob Irwin and David Rubinson.
Personnel:
Taj Mahal – vocals, harmonica, slide guitar
Jesse Ed Davis – lead and slide guitar
Ry Cooder – rhythm guitar, mandolin
Bill Boatman – rhythm guitar
James Thomas – bass
Gary Gilmore – bass
Sanford Konikoff – drums
Chuck “Brother” Blackwell – drums
Raphael Valentin, Roy Halee – engineer
Ron Coro – design
Guy Webster – photography
Track listing:
Leaving Trunk – Sleepy John Estes
Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell, arranged by Taj Mahal
Checkin’ Up on My Baby – Sonny Boy Williamson II
Everybody’s Got to Change Sometime – Sleepy John Estes
EZ Rider – arranged by Taj Mahal
Dust My Broom – Robert Johnson
Diving Duck Blues – Sleepy John Estes
The Celebrated Walkin’ Blues – arranged by Taj Mahal
In February 1968, “Cupol” label released “It’s Been a Long Long Time”, the fourth Hep Stars studio album. It was recorded November – December 1967, and was produced by Steve Clark.
In February 1968, “Tower Records” label released “The Inner Mystique”, the second Chocolate Watchband (The) album. It was recorded in January 1968, and was produced by Ed Cobb.
Personnel:
David Aguilar – lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
Sean Tolby – lead guitar
Mark Loomis – rhythm guitar, harpsichord
Bill Flores – bass guitar
Gary Andrijasevich – drums
Don Benett – arrangements
Ethon McElroy – arrangements
Richard Podolor – engineer
Ray Harris – production coordinator
Track listing:
Voyage of the Trieste – Ed Cobb
In the Past – Wayne Proctor
Inner Mystique – Ed Cobb
I’m Not Like Everybody Else – Ray Davies
Medication – Ben Di Tosti, Minette Alton
Let’s Go, Let’s Go, Let’s Go – Hank Ballard
Baby Blue – Bob Dylan
I Ain’t No Miracle Worker – Annette Tucker, Nancie Mantz
In February 1968, “Warner Bros” label released “The Mason Williams Phonograph Record”, the second Mason Williams album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Post. Mason Williams won two “Grammy Awards”, for “Best Pop Instrumental Performance” and “Best Instrumental Theme”. Mike Post won “Grammy Award” for “Best Instrumental Arrangement of a song”.
Personnel:
Mason Williams – guitar, arrangements
Alvin Casey, David Cohen, James Burton, Michael Deasy – guitar
Lawrence Knechtel, Michael Melvoin – piano
Carl Fortina – accordion
Bob West, Lawrence Knechtel, Lyle Ritz – bass
Lyle Ritz – double bass
James Beck Gordon – drums
Gary L. Coleman, Gene Estes – percussion
Richard J. Hyde, Hoyt Bohannon, Lew McCreary, Richard Leith – trombone
David Duke, William Hinshaw – French horn, tuba
David Burk, Emanuel Moss, George Kast, Harry Bluestone, Israel Baker, Jack Gootkin, Jimmy Getzoff, Jerry Reisler, John Vidor, Ralph Schaeffer, Robert Korda, Robert Sushel, Sidney Sharp, Stan Plummer, Tibor Zelig, William Kurasch – violin
Armand Kaproff, Jerome Kessler, Jesse Ehrlich, Joe DiTullio – cello
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.
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.
Forest Flower – Charles Lloyd
Rainy Day Woman – Bob Dylan
Krishna
Light My Fire – Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, John Densmore, Robby Krieger
Fakin’ It – Paul Simon
Eight Miles High – David Crosby, Gene Clark, Roger McGuinn
In February 1968, “Atlantic” label released “I Believe to My Soul”, the twelve Junior Mance album. It was recorded in September 1966 – August 1967, in New York City, and was produced by Joel Dorn.
Personnel:
Junior Mance – piano
David Newman, Frank Wess – tenor saxophone
Hubert Laws – tenor saxophone, flute
Bobby Capers, Haywood Henry – baritone saxophone
Melvin Lastie, Joe Newman, Jimmy Owens – trumpet
Bob Cunningham, Richard Davis – bass
Jimmy Tyrell – electric bass
Alan Dawson, Ray Lucas, Freddie Waits – drums
Ray Barretto – congas
Sylvia Shemwell – vocals
Arif Mardin – arrangements
Gene Orloff – strings conductor
Bruce Tergesen – engineer
Phil Lehle – engineer
Rob Grenell – mastering
Marvin Israel – front cover design
Lee Friedlander – photography
Ray Spaulding – liner notes
Track listing:
All tracks by Junior Mance, except where noted.
I Believe to My Soul – Ray Charles
A Time and a Place – Jimmy Heath
Sweet Georgia Brown – Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
In February 1968, “Impulse!” label released “Wind, Sky and Diamonds”, the eight Gábor Szabó album. It was recorded in September 1967, at “Western Recorders” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Bob Thiele.
Personnel:
Gábor Szabó – guitar, recitation
Dennis Budimir, Herb Ellis, Louis Morell, Howard Roberts – guitar
Bill Plummer – sitar
Mike Melvoin – piano, harpsichord
Carol Kaye, Ray Pohlman – electric bass
Jimmy Gordon, John Guerin – drums
Victor Feldman, Emil Richards – percussion
The California Dreamers: Ron Hicklin, Al Capps, Loren Farber, John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ian Freebairn-Smith, Sally Stevens, Sue Allen, Jackie Ward – vocals
Eddie Bracket – engineer
Robert and Barbara Flynn – front cover design
Joe Lebow – liner design
Jim Marshall – cover photography
Irv Glaser – liner photography
Track listing:
San Franciscan Nights – Eric Burdon, Vic Briggs, John Weider, Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch
A Day in the Life – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Twelve Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) – John Phillips
To Sir with Love – Don Black, Mark London
White Rabbit – Grace Slick
Guantanamera – Joseíto Fernández
Saigon Bride – Joan Baez, Nina Duscheck
The End of Life – John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Gábor Szabó
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
In February 1968, “RCA Victor” label released “Hangin’ On”, the eight Waylon Jennings album. It was recorded in 1967, at “RCA Victor Studios” in Nashville, and was produced by Chet Atkins.
Personnel:
Waylon Jennings – vocal, guitar
Jerry Gropp – guitar
Richie Albright – drums
Al Pachucki – engineer
Bill Vandevort – engineer
Jim Malloy – engineer
Skeeter Davis – liner notes
Track listing:
Hangin’ On – Ira Allen, Buddy Mize
Julie – Waylon Jennings
The Crowd – Roy Orbison, Joe Melson
Let Me Talk to You – Danny Dill, Don Davis
Woman, Don’t You Ever Laugh at Me – Bobby Bare
The Chokin’ Kind – Harlan Howard
Gentle on My Mind – John Hartford
Right Before My Eyes – Don Bowmann, Waylon Jennings
Lock, Stock and Teardrops – Roger Miler
I Fall in Love So Easily – Glenn Martin, Billy Swan
Looking at a Heart That Needs a Home – Harlan Howard
In February 1968, “Immediate Records” label released “There Are but Four Small Faces”, the third Small Faces (The) album. It was recorded October 1966 – November 1967, at “Olympic” in London, and was produced by Steve Marriot and Ronnie Lane.
Personnel:
Steve Marriott – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, guitars, piano, arrangements
Ian McLagan – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, keyboards, bass guitar, guitar, arrangements
Ronnie Lane – lead, harmony, and backing vocals, bass guitar, arrangements
Kenney Jones – drums, percussion, arrangements
P.P. Arnold – backing vocals
Track listing:
All tracks by Steve Marriott and Ronnie Lane, except where noted.
Itchycoo Park
Talk to You
Up the Wooden Hills – Ian McLagan
My Way of Giving
I’m Only Dreaming
I Feel Much Better – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Ian McLagan
I’m Soldier
Get Yourself Together
Show Me the Way
Here Come the Nice
Green Circles – Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane, Michael O’Sullivan
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