The Sound of California

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Annotation

Track 17 differs from http://musicbrainz.org/release/9d420c35-6e22-4097-863c-9defe95e0571.
"Elenore" by "The Turtles" is correct and the cover is wrong, according to discogs.

Annotation last modified on 2019-05-08 20:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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1San Francisco
producer:
Lou Adler and John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
vocals:
Scott McKenzie (in 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1967)
recording of:
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair) (in 1967-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
Scott McKenzie42:57
2California Dreamin'
engineer:
Bones Howe
producer:
Lou Adler
guitar:
P.F. Sloan
solo alto flute:
Bud Shank
recorded at:
Western Recorders (@ 6000 Sunset Blvd., part of United Western Recorders studio complex 1957–1985) in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 89) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 420)
recording of:
California Dreamin’ (in 1965)
writer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas) and Michelle Phillips
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Richt & Slezak OHG, Trousdale Music, Trousdale Music Publishers, Inc. and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
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 Papas4.452:41
3Mr. Tambourine Man
producer:
Terry Melcher
12 string guitar:
Jim McGuinn
bass:
Chris Hillman
drums (drum set):
Michael Clarke (drummer for the 1960s rock group The Byrds)
guitar:
David Crosby
vocals:
David Crosby, Chris Hillman and Jim McGuinn
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1965)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1965 (recordings) (number: 10), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 79) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 230)
cover recording of:
Mr. Tambourine Man (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Dylan (from 1964-02 until 1964-04)
publisher:
Blossom Music Ltd., M. Witmark & Sons, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Brothers Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner/Chappell (from 1964 until 1992) and Special Rider Music (from 1992 to present)
The Byrds4.352:20
4Eve of Destruction
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) (in 1965)
recording of:
Eve of Destruction (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
P.F. Sloan
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Barry McGuire4.753:36
5Summer in the City
additional electric piano:
Artie Schroeck
lead vocals:
John Sebastian
conductor:
Michael Kamen (American score composer)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 393)
recording of:
Summer in the City
writer:
Steve Boone, John Sebastian and Mark Sebastian
The Lovin’ Spoonful4.752:42
6Monday, Monday
recording of:
Monday, Monday
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Trousdale Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
cover recording of:
Monday, Monday
lyricist and composer:
John Phillips (The Mamas & The Papas)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Trousdale Music and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Mamas & the Papas3:20
7Somebody 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)
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:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (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, Irving Music (BMI), Rondor Music, Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Jefferson Airplane4.653:01
8Let's Go to San Francisco
recording of:
Let’s Go to San Francisco
writer:
John Carter (songwriter & producer, b. 1942) and Ken Lewis (manager/songwriter for 60s groups, incl. Flower Pot Men)
publisher:
Peermusic Ltd. (BMI)
The Flower Pot Men3:35
9White Bird
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1969)
producer:
David LaFlamme
bass:
Mitchell Holman (in 1969)
drums (drum set):
Val Fuentes (in 1969)
guitar:
Hal Wagenet (in 1969)
organ:
Linda LaFlamme (in 1969)
percussion:
Pattie Santos (in 1969)
violin and lead vocals:
David LaFlamme (in 1969)
vocals:
Pattie Santos (in 1969)
recording of:
White Bird (in 1969)
writer:
David LaFlamme and Linda LaFlamme
It’s a Beautiful Day56:07
10Young Girl
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP) (in 1968)
recording of:
Young Girl
lyricist and composer:
Jerry Fuller
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (S.E. Asia) Ltd.
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap43:16
11White Rabbit
recorded in:
San Francisco, California, United States (from 1969-05-07 to present)
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)
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:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 455) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 478)
recording of:
White Rabbit (from 1966-10-31 until 1966-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Grace Slick
publisher:
Irving Music, Inc.
is based on:
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (novel)
is based on:
Through the Looking‐Glass, and What Alice Found There (novel)
Jefferson Airplane4.32:33
12I Got You Babe
vocals:
Sonny Bono (in 1965) and Cher (in 1965)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 444)
recording of:
I Got You Babe (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Bono
publisher:
Carlin Music, Chris Marc Music and Cotillion Music (BMI)
Sonny & Cher4.153:09
13In the Year 2525
recording of:
In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Rick Evans
publisher:
Chelsea Music Publishing and Zerlad Music Enterprises Ltd.
Zager & Evans3.753:16
14Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
cover recording of:
Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Pete Seeger (in 1959)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds3:38
15Piece of My Heart
cover recording of:
Piece of My Heart
writer:
Bert Russell and Jerry Ragovoy
publisher:
Campbell Connelly, MPL Music Publishing Inc., Sloopy II Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Big Brother & the Holding Company4:17
16Eight Miles High
producer:
Allen Stanton
12 string guitar:
Roger McGuinn (on 1966-01-25)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1967)
part of:
Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 150) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 181)
recording of:
Eight Miles High (on 1966-01-25)
writer:
Gene Clark (US singer-songwriter; founder of The Byrds), David Crosby and Roger McGuinn
publisher:
Gene Clark Music, Reservoir One America, Tickson Music Co. and TRO Essex Music Ltd.
The Byrds4.23:36
17Elenore
recording of:
Elenore
lyricist and composer:
John Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons and Mark Volman
publisher:
Doraflo Music, Inc., EMI Longitude Music and High Concept Music
The Turtles52:33
18On the Road Again
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Liberty Records, Inc. (in 1968)
recorded at:
Suffolk Meadows in Long Island, New York, United States (on 1979-09-08)
live recording of:
On the Road Again (on 1979-09-08)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Jones (blues performer and songwriter) and Alan Wilson (Canned Heat member)
publisher:
Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Unart Catalog Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., Lawn Music, Metric Music Co (publisher), SBK United Partnership Ltd. and United Partnership Ltd.
Canned Heat3.43:25
19Summertime Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1967)
producer:
Abe Kesh
bass and lead vocals:
Dickie Peterson (in 1967)
drums (drum set):
Paul Whaley (in 1967)
guitar:
Leigh Stephens (in 1967)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury Inc. (copyrights use only) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time (number: 63)
cover recording of:
Summertime Blues (in 1967)
writer:
Jerry Capehart and Eddie Cochran (US rock and roll musician active in 1950s)
publisher:
American Music (publisher), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd., Elvis Presley Music, Gladys Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc., Rightsong Music, Viva Music, Inc and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Blue Cheer4.53:49
20Tired of Waiting for You
The Flock4:38