In May 1977, “A&M” label released “Now”, the third Tubes (The) album. It was recorded in 1976, at “His Masters Wheels” and “Funky Features” in San Francisco, “The Record Plant” in Los Angeles; “The Record Plant” in Sausalito, and was produced by John Anthony.
Personnel:
- Fee Waybill – vocals
- Bill “The Swami” Spooner- vocals, guitar
- Michael Cotten – synthesizer
- Rick Anderson – bass
- Mingo Lewis – drums, percussion
- Prairie Prince- drums
- Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
- Vince Welnick- keyboards
- Harry Duncan – harmonica
- Don Van Vliet- soprano saxophone
- Roberta Burger – violin
- Re Styles – vocals
- Bud Scoppa – voices
- Don Wood – engineer, production assistant
- Roland Young – art direction
- Michael Cotten, Prairie Prince – design
Track listing:
- Smoke (La Vie en Fumér) – Bill Spooner, Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
- Hit Parade – Bill Spooner, Vince Welnick
- Strung Out on Strings – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen, Michael Evans
- Golden Boy – Bill Spooner, Michael Evans
- My Head Is My Only House Unless It Rains – Don Van Vliet
- God-Bird-Change – Mingo Lewis
- I’m Just a Mess – Bill Spooner, Roger Steen
- Cathy’s Clone – Fee Waybill, Bill “The Swami” Spooner, Michael Cotton, Mingo Lewis, Prairie Prince, Roger Steen, Re Styles, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson
- This Town – Lee Hazlewood
- Pound of Flesh – Ron Nagle, Scott Mathews
- You’re No Fun – Michael Cotten, Vince Welnick
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