Ultimate 60s

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1Albatross
producer:
Mike Vernon
drums (drum set):
Mick Fleetwood (on 1968-10-06)
electric bass guitar:
John McVie (on 1968-10-06)
guitar:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06) and Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) (on 1968-10-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Blue Horizon Records (in 1968) and Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest Guitar Solos of All Time (2026-05-04) (number: 52)
recording of:
Albatross (on 1968-10-06)
composer:
Peter Green (former member of Fleetwood Mac)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), Crosstown Songs UK Ltd., Kingstreet Media Publishing Limited and Palan Music Publishing Ltd.
Fleetwood Mac43:12
2I’d Rather Go Blind
recording of:
I’d Rather Go Blind
lyricist:
Billy Foster (American singer, member of The Medallions and songwriter)
composer:
Ellington Jordan
publisher:
The Jewel Music Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Chicken Shack3:15
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 (American blues, folk, and rock guitarist) (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 (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) (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 (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, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Irving Music (BMI), Irving Music, Inc., Knockout Music Company, Rondor Music, Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020), Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division and Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc. (holding company – do not use as release label)
Jefferson Airplane4.552:58
4Hush
recording of:
Hush (South, Royal, Deep Purple)
lyricist and composer:
Joe South (until 1967)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Ufa (not for release label use! this is a music publisher), Lowery-Chappell Music and Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd.
Billy Joe Royal2:30
5Race With the Devil
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! pre-Aug 2004 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.) (in 1968, in 1969) and Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1968)
recording of:
Race With the Devil
writer:
Adrian Gurvitz
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Radio Music Britain and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
The Gun4.253:36
6Spinning Wheel
engineer:
Fred Catero and Roy Halee
producer:
James William Guercio
alto saxophone and piano:
Fred Lipsius (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
bass:
Jim Fielder (Bassist with Blood, Sweat & Tears) (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Bobby Colomby (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Al Rubin (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22) and Lew Soloff (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
flute, organ, piano and trombone:
Dick Halligan (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
guitar and harmonica:
Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
recorder and trombone:
Jerry Hyman (trombone player) (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
lead vocals:
David Clayton‐Thomas (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
vocals:
Bobby Colomby (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22), Dick Halligan (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22) and Steve Katz (guitarist for Blood, Sweat & Tears) (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
arranger:
Blood, Sweat & Tears and Fred Lipsius
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
recording of:
Spinning Wheel (from 1968-10-07 until 1968-10-22)
lyricist and composer:
David Clayton‐Thomas
publisher:
EMI Blackwood Music Inc., EMI Songs Australia Pty. Ltd., Minnesingers Publishers, フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc. SBK Division) (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Blood, Sweat & Tears44:07
7Rockin’ Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie FluFlamin’ Groovies3:03
8Laughing
audio engineer:
David Greene (engineer recording, mixing) and Elliot Scheiner
producer:
Jack Richardson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1975)
recorded at:
A & R Studios (Second studio, 799 7th Avenue) in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Laughing
writer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter) and Burton Cummings
The Guess Who42:44
9Sittin’ in Circles
The Electric Flag3:54
10Albert’s Shuffle
recording of:
Albert’s Shuffle
writer:
Mike Bloomfield (guitarist, songwriter) and Al Kooper
Al Kooper & Mike Bloomfield6:56
11Piece of My Heart
producer:
Bert Russell Berns
vocals:
Erma Franklin (in 1967-08)
conductor:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor) (in 1967-08)
arranger:
Gary Sherman (mid-20th century composer, arranger & conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1967)
recording of:
Piece of My Heart (in 1967-08)
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., Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Web IV Music Inc. and Wren Music Co.
Erma Franklin3.752:35
12Kozmic Blues (live at Woodstock, 1969)
live recording of:
Kozmic Blues
lyricist:
Janis Joplin
composer:
Gabriel Mekler
Janis Joplin5:07
13Leaving Trunk
recording of:
Milk Cow Blues (John Estes' version, aka Leaving Trunk)
lyricist and arranger:
Sleepy John Estes
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Peermusic (UK) Limited
version of:
Milk Cow Blues
Taj Mahal4:48
14Sure ’Nuff ’n Yes, I DoCaptain Beefheart & His Magic Band2:14
15Evil Ways
producer:
Carlos Santana
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1969)
cover recording of:
Evil Ways
lyricist and composer:
Clarence “Sonny” Henry (US jazz guitarist aka Sonny Henry)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Gibson Music, Richcar Music, Sah Music and Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
Santana3.53:01
16Village Dance
Ravi Shankar4:06
17The ‘In’ Crowd
cover recording of:
The “In” Crowd
orchestrator:
Gene Page (conductor, composer, arranger and record producer)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Page (US soul/pop songwriter & producer)
publisher:
Cross Music Ltd., American Music, Inc. (in 1964), Elvis Presley Music Inc. (in 1964) and Unichappell Music, Inc. (in 1964)
Ramsey Lewis5:51
18Take Five
recording of:
Take Five (original instrumental version)
composer:
Paul Desmond
publisher:
Derry Music Company, Desmond Music Company (Paul Desmond), Valentine Music Group Ltd., Valentine Music Verlag and シンコーミュージック・パブリッシャーズ (Shinko Music Publishing Co., Ltd.)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Carmen McRae & The Dave Brubeck Quartet2:17
19Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (live)
recording engineer:
Ed Begley (sound engineer in RCA Victor) (on 1968-05-13)
producer:
Joe René
drums (drum set):
Buck Clarke (on 1968-05-13)
electric bass guitar:
Gene Taylor (US jazz bassist) (on 1968-05-13)
electric guitar:
Rudy Stevenson (on 1968-05-13)
organ:
Sam Waymon (on 1968-05-13)
piano and lead vocals:
Nina Simone (on 1968-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Ariola (company mostly named as distributor in Europe) (in 1968) and BMG Music (in 1968)
produced for:
Stroud Productions & Enterprises Inc. (Nina Simone's husband)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (New York) in New York, New York, United States (on 1968-05-13)
edit of:
Ain’t Got No / I Got Life (’Nuff Said’ version without overdubs and with studio banter at the end (“It’s groovy”)) by Nina Simone
cover recording of:
Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (on 1968-05-13)
lyricist:
James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Gerome Ragni
composer:
Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
publisher:
EMI U Catalog (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
medley of:
I Got Life (from “Hair”)
medley of:
Ain’t Got No (from “Hair”)
Nina Simone3.62:11
20Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
recording of:
Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
writer:
Gerome Ragni, James Rado (US actor, playwright, director, writer & composer) and Galt MacDermot (Canadian composer, pianist and writer of musical theatre)
arranger:
Bill Holman, Bob Alcivar (music producer, composer, conductor, pianist and keyboardist) and Bones Howe
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and United Artists Music Co., Inc.
adaptations:
Era de aquário / Deixa o sol entrar
medley of:
Aquarius (from “Hair”)
medley of:
The Flesh Failures (Let the Sunshine In) (from “Hair”)
The 5th Dimension4:51