On November 1, 1968, “White Whale Records” label released “The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands”, the fourth Turtles (The) studio album. It was recorded in 1968, at “Gold Star Recording Studio”, and was produced by Chip Douglas.
Personnel:
- Howard Kaylan – lead vocals, arrangements, design
- Mark Volman – vocals, special effects, arrangements, design
- Al Nichol – vocals, guitars, organ, piano, Moog synthesizer, arrangements, design
- Jim Pons – vocals, bass, arrangements, design
- Johnny Barbata – vocals, drums, percussion, arrangements, design
- Chip Douglas – arrangements
- Lee Michaels – organ
- Jim Hilton – engineer
- Rod Dyer – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Johnny Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, and Mark Volman, except where noted.
- The Battle of the Bands – Harry Nilson, Chip Douglas
- The Last Thing I Remember
- Elenore
- Too Much Heartsick Feeling
- Oh, Daddy
- Buzzsaw
- Surfer Dan
- I’m Chief Kamanawanalea (We’re the Royal Macadamia Nuts)
- You Showed Me – James McGuinn, Gene Clark
- Food
- Chicken Little Was Right
- Earth Anthen – Bill Martin
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