Spirit of the 60's

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Annotation

314564958-2 is the album catalog number
314564986-2 is the disc 1 catalog number
314564987-2 is the disc 2 catalog number

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistLength
1Hair
live recording of:
Hair (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
The Cowsills3:32
2Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
producer:
Terry Melcher
part of:
New York Post: 100 Greatest Covers (2007) (number: 95)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional]
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
Melody Trails and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds3:44
3Time Has Come Today
producer:
David Rubinson
performer:
The Chambers Brothers
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
IDOL (in 2013)
edit of:
Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers
recording of:
Time Has Come Today (on 1967-08-09)
writer:
Joseph Chambers and Willie Chambers
The Chambers Brothers4:59
4In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
ATCO Records (in 1967) and WEA International Inc. (in 1968)
recording of:
In‐A‐Gadda‐Da‐Vida
lyricist and composer:
Douglas Lloyd Ingle
publisher:
Ten East-Cotillion-Itasca
Iron Butterfly2:55
5Share the Land
assistant recording engineer:
Ed Schnabl and Russ Vestuto
recording engineer:
Brian Christian
producer:
Jack Richardson
bass:
Jim
chimes and drums (drum set) [drums]:
Garry
guitar [lead guitar (high)]:
Kurt
guitar [lead guitar (low)]:
Greg
piano and lead vocals:
Burton
arranger:
The Guess Who
recorded at:
RCA's Mid-America Recording Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States
recording of:
Share the Land
lyricist and composer:
Burton Cummings
The Guess Who3:55
6Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
vocals and performer:
Edwin Hawkins Singers
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 23)
recording of:
Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
lyricist and composer:
Melanie
Melanie3:50
7Journey to the Center of the Mind
recording of:
Journey to the Center of the Mind
writer:
Steve Farmer and Ted Nugent
The Amboy Dukes3:36
8Eve of Destruction
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (in 1965)
recording of:
Eve of Destruction (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music
Barry McGuire3:39
9Incense and Peppermints
producer:
Frank Slay
recording of:
Incense and Peppermints
additional writer:
Ed King and Mark Weitz
writer:
John Carter and Tim Gilbert
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd.
Strawberry Alarm Clock2:49
10San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (in 1967) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1967)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
publisher:
John Phillips
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips
publisher:
Copyright Control, Honest John Music, MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp., Universal‐MCA Music Publishing and Wingate Music Corp.
Scott McKenzie3:00
11White Room
recording engineer:
Adrian Barber (from 1967-07 until 1968-06) and Tom Dowd (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
engineer:
Adrian Barber and Tom Dowd
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
drums (drum set) and percussion and timpani:
Ginger Baker (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
viola:
Felix Pappalardi (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1968), Universal International Music B.V. (in 1968) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1969)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (from 1967-07 until 1967-08) and Atlantic Studios in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-09 until 1967-10, from 1968-02 until 1968-06)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 368)
recording of:
White Room (from 1967-07 until 1968-06)
writer:
Pete Brown and Jack Bruce
publisher:
Casserole Music Corp., Copyright Control, Dratleaf Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
sub-publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music Ltd., ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
Cream5:00
12Signs
recording of:
Signs
lyricist and composer:
Les Emmerson
Five Man Electrical Band3:04
13I Got a Line on You
Spirit2:43
14Hush
engineer:
Barry Ainsworth
producer and mixer:
Derek Lawrence
drums (drum set):
Ian Paice (on 1968-05-11)
electric bass guitar:
Nick Simper (on 1968-05-11)
electric guitar:
Ritchie Blackmore (on 1968-05-11)
Hammond organ and background vocals:
Jon Lord (on 1968-05-11)
lead vocals:
Rod Evans (on 1968-05-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
HEC Enterprises Ltd. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (on 1968-05-11)
cover recording of:
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple) (on 1968-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South (until 1967)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ufa, Lowery-Chappell Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Deep Purple4:26
15Let's Live for Today
recording of:
Let’s Live for Today
writer:
Michael Julien, Mogol and Shel Shapiro
translated version of:
Piangi con me
The Grass Roots2:52
16Reach Out in the Darkness
Friend & Lover3:11
17Venus
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 33)
recording of:
Venus (Shocking Blue (I’m Your Venus)) (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Robbie van Leeuwen
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Dayglow Music and The International Music Network
is based on:
The Banjo Song
Shocking Blue2:58
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#TitleArtistLength
1Spirit in the Sky
producer:
Erik Jacobsen
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Reprise Records (in 1969), Seven Arts Records, Inc. (in 1969) and Transtone Productions (in 1970)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest NON One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 5), Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 22) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 333)
recording of:
Spirit in the Sky (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
Norman Greenbaum
publisher:
Great Honesty Music Inc., Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
Norman Greenbaum4:03
2Green Tambourine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Buddha Records (in 1967)
recording of:
Green Tambourine
writer:
Paul Leka and Shelley Pinz
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Dominion Music Co. Ltd.
The Lemon Pipers2:27
3Somebody to Love
recording engineer:
David Hassinger (on 1966-11-03)
producer:
Rick Jarrard (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
bass:
Jack Casady (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Spencer Dryden (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jorma Kaukonen (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lead vocals:
Grace Slick (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
vocals:
Marty Balin (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22) and Paul Kantner (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1967) and RCA (in 1967)
recorded at:
RCA Victor’s Music Center of the World in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
part of:
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 274)
recording of:
Somebody to Love (Jefferson Airplane song) (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Darby Slick
publisher:
Copperpenny Music, Copyright Control, Irving Music, Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc.
Jefferson Airplane3:00
4A Whiter Shade of Pale
producer:
Denny Cordell
bass guitar:
David Knights
guest drums (drum set):
Bill Eyden
guitar:
Ray Royer
Hammond organ:
Matthew Fisher
vocals:
Gary Brooker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Onward Music Ltd. (in 1967)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 57) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 271)
recording of:
A Whiter Shade of Pale
lyricist:
Keith Reid
composer:
Gary Brooker and Matthew Fisher
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex and Westminster Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
is based on:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
Procol Harum4:02
5California Dreamin'
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
guitar:
P.F. Sloan (in 1965)
solo alto flute:
Bud Shank (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Geffen Records and Dunhill Records (in 1966)
recorded at:
Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 52), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (number: 89) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
recording of:
California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
writer:
John Phillips and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
American Broadcasting Music, Inc., MCA Music Publishing, Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc., Universal Music Corp. and Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
The Mamas & the Papas2:41
6Something in the Air
producer:
Pete Townshend
recording of:
Something in the Air (in 1969)
lyricist and composer:
John Keen
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc., Fabulous Music, Ltd. and Songs of Windswept Pacific
Thunderclap Newman3:56
7Question
recording of:
Question
lyricist and composer:
Justin Hayward
publisher:
Essex
The Moody Blues4:57
8Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
sound engineer, engineer and producer:
Bones Howe
assistant producer:
Ann McClelland
bass:
Joe Osborne
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Hal Blaine
performer:
Billy Davis, Jr., Florence LaRue, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo and Ron Townson
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
vocals arranger:
Bob Alcivar
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Arista (in 1969)
music videos:
Age of Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In by The 5th Dimension
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (number: 435)
medley including a recording of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
lyricist:
James Rado and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and United Artist Music Publishing
part of:
Hair (1967 musical)
recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado and Galt MacDermot
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar and Bones Howe
publisher:
Copyright Control, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
medley including a recording of:
Let the Sunshine In
lyricist:
James Rado and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Scandinavia AB and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
The 5th Dimension4:50
9War
performer:
Edwin Starr
cover recording of:
War (on 1970-05-15)
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
Jobete Music (UK) Ltd. and Jobete Music Co., Inc.
Edwin Starr3:22
10Different Drum
engineer:
Peter Abbott and John Krause
producer:
Nick Venet
acoustic guitar:
Kenny Edwards, Bernie Leadon and Al Viola
bass:
Lyle Ritz
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Gordon
harpsichord:
Don Randi
performer:
Linda Ronstadt
cover recording of:
Different Drum
lyricist and composer:
Michael Nesmith
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing and Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc.
The Stone Poneys2:38
11Time of the Season
The Zombies3:34
12Hurdy Gurdy Man
recorded in:
London, England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
producer:
Mickie Most
acoustic guitar and tambura:
Donovan Leitch (in 1968)
bass:
John Paul Jones (in 1968)
drums (drum set):
Clem Cattini (in 1968)
electric guitar:
Allan Holdsworth (in 1968) and Jimmy Page (in 1968)
vocals:
Donovan Leitch (in 1968)
arranger:
John Paul Jones
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (in 1968)
recording of:
Hurdy Gurdy Man (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd.
Donovan3:16
13People Got to be Free
The Rascals2:58
14Abraham, Martin & John
cover recording of:
Abraham, Martin and John
lyricist and arranger:
Dick Holler
composer:
Dick Holler (in 1968)
publisher:
Regent Music and TJ Musicservice GmbH
Dion3:19
15In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
producer:
Zager & Evans
recording of:
In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Evans
publisher:
ATV Music, Chelsea Music Publishing, Zelad Music and Zerlad Music Enterprises Ltd.
Zager & Evans3:19
16United We Stand
assistant engineer:
Stephen Brown
engineer:
Terry Johnson
producer:
Brotherhood of Man and Tony Hiller
arranger:
Cy Payne
recording of:
United We Stand
composer:
Tony Hiller and Peter Simons
publisher:
Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp., Edition Corona, EMI April Music Inc., EMI Harmonies Ltd., EMI Mills Music Inc., Palace-Hiller Music and Rolf Budde GmbH & Co.
Brotherhood of Man2:55
17Get Together
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (in 1966-11)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass and lead vocals:
Jesse Colin Young (in 1966-11)
drums (drum set):
Joe Bauer (in 1966-11)
guitar and background vocals:
Jerry Corbitt (in 1966-11) and Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
keyboard:
Lowell Levinger (in 1966-11)
cover recording of:
Let’s Get Together (in 1966-11)
lyricist and composer:
Chet Powers
publisher:
Irving Music and Irving Music, Inc.
The Youngbloods4:37