The Lovin' Spoonful - Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful (1966) [Japan edition] (2003) Lossless
Artist: The Lovin' Spoonful Title Of Album: Hums Of The Lovin' Spoonful Year Of Release:1966/2003 Label (Catalog#) :Kama Sutra/Buddha[ BVCM-37385] Country: USA Genre: Pop-Rock,Folk-Rock,Country Quality: FLAC (image + cue,scans) Bitrate: Lossless Time: 00:43:06 Full Size: 321mb(+5%)
Having released two previous albums and a soundtrack, along with a stream of singles, over the previous 12-and-a-half months, the Lovin' Spoonful assembled their third regular studio LP, Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful, for release around Thanksgiving 1966. It contained the group's chart-topping single from the previous June, "Summer in the City," along with September's Top Ten hit "Rain on the Roof" (curiously titled "You and Me and Rain on the Roof" on the LP). Released simultaneously with the album and included on it were the two songs from the next single, "Nashville Cats," which became the band's seventh consecutive Top Ten entry, and "Full Measure," a B-side featuring drummer Joe Butler on lead vocals that scraped into the singles chart. Those were the money songs, although Bobby Darin discovered the leadoff track, "Lovin' You," and quickly covered it for a Top 40 hit, and the moody "Coconut Grove," a tribute to Fred Neil, would become a permanent part of Spoonful leader John Sebastian's repertoire in his solo career. An emphasis on the parts of the album is a way of describing it as more of a loose collection of disparate tracks than a unified effort, despite Sebastian's hand in all the compositions and his lead vocals on most of them. This was by necessity, but also by design, since Sebastian and co. went into the studio trying to sound completely different each time. They often succeeded: except for the vocal similarity, the rock band playing "Summer in the City" and the caustic, autobiographical "4 Eyes" doesn't sound much like the country unit picking its way through "Lovin' You" and "Nashville Cats." Sebastian may have been an obvious New Yorker (those "yellow Sun records" were from Memphis, not Nashville), but that didn't keep him from expressing his musical passions effectively.
Tracks: ------- 01. Lovin' You - 2:29 02. Bes' Friends - 1:54 03. Voodoo In My Basement - 2:29 04. Darlin' Companion - 2:22 05. Henry Thomas - 1:43 06. Full Measure" (Steve Boone, John Sebastian) - 2:42 07. Rain On The Roof - 2:13 08. Coconut Grove (Sebastian, Zal Yanovsky) - 2:43 09. Nashville Cats - 2:35 10. 4 Eyes - 2:53 11. Summer in the City (Steve Boone, John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian) - 2:45 12. Darlin' Companion (John Sebastian Solo Demo) - 2:23 13. Rain On The Roof (Instrumental Version) - 2:17 14. 4 Eyes (Alternate Vocal, Extended Version) - 3:41 15. Full Measure (Instrumental Version) - 2:43 16. Voodoo In My Basement (Instrumental) - 2:40 17. Darlin' Companion (Alternate Vocal, Alternate Mix) - 2:25
Personnel: --------- John Sebastian - Lead Vocals, Guitar, 12-string Guitar, Autoharp, Piano, Organ, Ocarina, Pedal Steel Guitar, Irish Harp Steve Boone - Electric & Double Bass, Piano, Organ, Percussion Joe Butler - Drums, Percussion, Vocals Zal Yanovsky - Electric, Acoustic Guitar, Banjo, Vocals, Slide Whistle Guest Musicians: Henry Diltz - Clarinet Artie Schroeck - Electric Piano Larry Hankin - "Jews" Harp
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