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Bobbie Gentry: The Delta Sweete

On February 5, 1968, “Capitol” label released “The Delta Sweete”, the second Bobbie Gentry studio album. It was recorded July – December 1967, at “Capitol” in Hollywood, and was produced by Kelly Gordon.

Personnel:

  • Bobby Gentry – vocals, acoustic guitar, vibes, keyboards, Ondes Martenot, rhythm arrangements
  • James Burton – guitar
  • Michael Casey – electric guitar
  • Del Kacher – guitar
  • George Fields – harmonica, cross harp
  • Cliff Hills – bass guitar
  • Ray Brown – Fender bass
  • Max Bennett – Fender bass, electric bass, string bass
  • Hal Blaine – drums, congas, chimes
  • Oliver E. Mitchell – drums, congas, mallets
  • Dale Anderson – mallets, timpani
  • Dennis Budimir – bells, percussion
  • Harry Middlebrooks – hambone percussion
  • Earl Palmer – Latin percussion
  • Chester Ricord – timpani
  • Ollie Mitchell – trumpet
  • Jack Sheldon – trumpet
  • Shorty Rogers – bass trumpery, horn arrangements, trumpet
  • Louis Blackburn – trombone
  • Harold Diner – trombone
  • Richard Leith – trombone
  • Gail Martin – trombone
  • Lew McCreary – trombone
  • Kenneth Shroyer – trombone
  • Tony Terran – trumpet
  • Benjamin Barrett – conductor
  • Harry Bluestone – violin
  • Henry Both – violin
  • William Kurasch – violin
  • Leonard Malarsky – violin
  • Harry L. Roth – violin
  • Paul Shure – violin
  • Marshall Sosson – violin
  • Tibor Zelig – violin
  • Sidney Sharp – violin, viola
  • James Getsoff – violin, viola
  • Jesse Ehrlich – cello
  • Armand Kaproff – cello
  • Raphael Kraemer – cello
  • Anne Leadman – cello
  • Joseph Saxon – cello
  • Jimmie Haskell – string arrangements

Track listing:

All tracks by Bobbie Gentry, except where noted.

  1. Okolona River Bottom Band
  2. Big Boss Man – Luther Dixon, Al Smith
  3. Reunion
  4. Parchman Farm – Mose Allison
  5. Mornin’ Glory
  6. Sermon
  7. Tobacco Road – John D. Loudermilk
  8. Penduluh Pendulum
  9. Jessye’ Lisabeth
  10. Louisiana Man – Doug Kershaw
  11. Courtyard
  12. Louisiana Man (Demo) – Doug Kershaw

Harpers Bizarre: Anything Goes

In December 1967, “Warner Bros” label released “Anything Goes”, the second Harpers Bizarre album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Lenny Waronker.

Personnel:

  • Eddie James – guitar
  • Dick Scoppettone – vocals, guitar, bass, vocal arrangements
  • Dick Yount – vocals, bass
  • Ted Templeman – vocals, guitar, drums, vocal arrangements
  • John Petersen vocals, drums, percussion
  • Jack Glaser – sound effects
  • Ami Hadini, Eddie Brackett, Joe Sidore, Lee Herschberg, Mike Sheilds – engineer
  • Lee Herschberg – editing
  • Ed Thrasher – art direction
  • Stan Cornyn – sleeve notes

Track listing:

  1. (Intro) This Is Only the Beginning – Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen
  2. Anything Goes – Cole Porter
  3. Two Little Babes in the Wood – Cole Porter
  4. The Biggest Night of Her Life – Randy Newman
  5. Pocketful of Miracles – Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen
  6. Snow – Randy Newman
  7. Chattanooga Choo Choo – Mack Gordon, Harry Warren
  8. Hey You in the Crowd – Dick Scoppettone, Ted Templeman
  9. Louisiana Man – Doug Kershaw
  10. Milord – Georges Moustaki, Marguerite Monnot
  11. Virginia City – Dick Scoppettone, Ted Templeman
  12. Jessie – Mike Gordon, Jimmy Griffin
  13. You Need a Change – David Blue
  14. High Coin – Van Dyke Parks

Kaleidoscope: A Beacon from Mars

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In January 1968, “Epic” label released “A Beacon from Mars”, the second Kaleidoscope album. It was recorded in 1967, and was produced by Mike Goldberg and Stu Eisen.

Personnel:

  • David Lindley – guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin
  • Chris Darrow – vocals, bass, guitar, mandolin
  • Solomon Feldthouse – vocals,  saz,  bouzouki,  dobro,  vina,  oud,  doumbek, dulcimer, fiddle, guitar
  • Chester Crill (as Fenrus Epp) – violin, viola, bass, organ, piano, harmonica
  • John Vidican – drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. I Found Out – Earl Shackleford
  2. Greenwood Sidee – traditional
  3. Life Will Pass You By – Chris Darrow
  4. Taxim – Kaleidoscope
  5. Baldheaded End of a Broom – traditional
  6. Louisiana Man – Doug Kershaw
  7. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
  8. Beacon from Mars – Kaleidoscope