The Psychedelic Years 1966-1969

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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E1Expecting to Fly
recording engineer:
Bruce Botnick (on 1967-05-06)
engineer:
Bruce Botnick
producer:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
bass and bass guitar:
Carol Kaye (on 1967-05-06)
cor anglais, strings, timpani and vibraphone:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1967-05-06)
drums (drum set):
Dewey Martin and Jim Gordon (US drummer with Derek and the Dominos) (on 1967-05-06)
electric piano:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) (on 1967-05-06)
grand piano:
Don Randi
guitar:
Russ Titelman (on 1967-05-06) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1967-05-06)
harpsichord, harpsichord and piano and piano:
Don Randi (on 1967-05-06)
choir vocals:
Merry Clayton (on 1967-05-06), Brenda Holloway (on 1967-05-06), Patrice Holloway (on 1967-05-06), Gloria Jones (US singer/songwriter, known for “Tainted Love”) (on 1967-05-06), Gloria Jones (vocalist for Aquarian Dream) (on 1967-05-06), Sherlie Matthews (US vocalist) (on 1967-05-06) and Gracia Nitzsche (on 1967-05-06)
vocals:
Richie Furay and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician) (on 1967-05-06)
strings arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer)
arranger:
Jack Nitzsche (American musician and score composer) and Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint)
recorded at:
Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1967-05-06)
recording of:
Expecting to Fly (on 1967-05-06)
lyricist and composer:
Neil Young (Canadian singer, songwriter & musician)
publisher:
Broken Arrow Music, Broken Arrow Music Pub, Co., Hipgnosis Side B, Richie Furay Music (BMI), Springalo Toones (BMI) and Ten‐East Music (BMI)
Buffalo Springfield4.53:37
E2Spin, Spin, Spin
H.P. Lovecraft3:21
E3Hey Grandma
recording of:
Hey Grandma
writer:
Jerry Miller (US songwriter, guitarist & vocalist) and Don Stevenson (Drummer, Moby Grape)
Moby Grape42:28
E4Venus in Furs
recording of:
Venus in Furs
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
The Velvet Underground & Nico5:08
E5Mona
recording of:
Mona
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
Arc Music (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Quicksilver Messenger Service7:06
E6Darkness, Darkness
The Youngbloods3:47
F1Sunshine Superman
recording of:
Sunshine Superman
lyricist and composer:
Donovan Leitch (Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Donovan Music Ltd. and Peer International Corporation (BMI)
Donovan53:18
F2Shapes of Things
recording of:
Shapes of Things
writer:
Jim McCarty (UK drummer, Yardbirds member), Keith Relf and Paul Samwell-Smith
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc., J. Albert & Son P/L, Them Young Boys Music and Yardbirds Music (also with “Ltd.”; publisher; do NOT use as release label)
The Yardbirds2:23
F3A Whiter Shade of Pale
producer:
Denny Cordell
bass guitar:
David Knights
guest drums (drum set):
Bill Eyden
guitar:
Ray Royer
Hammond organ:
Matthew Fisher (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
vocals:
Gary Brooker
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Onward Music Ltd. (in 1967)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 46), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (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 (UK organist for Procol Harum/Prairie Madness, engineer)
publisher:
Belsize Music Ltd., Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd., The Richmond Organization Éditions Essex (TRO) 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 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
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 Harum4.13:59
F4Strange Brew
recording engineer:
Tom Dowd (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
producer:
Felix Pappalardi
bass:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
drums (drum set):
Ginger Baker (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
guitar:
Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
vocals:
Jack Bruce (from 1967-04 until 1967-05) and Eric Clapton (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Robert Stigwood Group Ltd. (in 1967) and Robert Stigwood Organisation Ltd. (in 1967)
recorded at:
Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
recording of:
Strange Brew (from 1967-04 until 1967-05)
writer:
Eric Clapton, Gail Collins and Felix Pappalardi
publisher:
Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Casserole Music Corp., Dratleaf Music Ltd., Pronto Music (publisher), Unichappell Music, Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Windfall Music Enterprises Incorporated
Cream42:45
F5San Franciscan Nights
producer:
Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.)
recording of:
San Franciscan Nights
writer:
Vic Briggs (Victor Briggs), Eric Burdon, Barry Jenkins (British rock drummer), Danny McCulloch and John Weider
The Animals3.53:19
F6Itchycoo Park
recording of:
Itchycoo Park
writer:
Ronnie Lane and Steve Marriott (English musician and songwriter)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. (ended) and EMI Catalogue Partnership
Small Faces52:45
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