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This compilation is the first thorough domestic U.S. release to gather tracks from both out of print Lemon Pipers albums. Although known primarily for their international, ersatz, hippy, bubblegum pop anthem "Green Tambourine," the quintet's formidable musical chops and material are displayed at the center of Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers. During their brief existence, the Lemon Pipers had two additional charting hits -- "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade)" -- for music mogul Neil Bogart's Kama Sutra label. Bogart was already hosting a number of successful bubblegum bands such as Ohio Express and 1910 Fruitgum Company. His hugely thriving production team featured Jerry Kasenetz and the Jeff Katz-scouted Ivan and the Sabers -- a local Oxford, Ohio band. The Pipers were self-contained instrumentally, but Bogart and company supplied the tunes. The team of producer/composer Paul Leka and lyricist Shelley Pinz provided the Lemon Pipers with a great deal of their material. When left to their own devices, the band ironically had very little in common with the sounds on the chart-topping "Green Tambourine." On the whole, the group falls somewhere between the over the top pseudo-psychedelia of the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the garage pop of the Blues Magoos. There are a few gems on Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers. The trippy "Catch Me Falling" takes on dimensions of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buffalo Springfield, and the innovative fretwork of a Jorma Kaukonen-propelled Jefferson Airplane. "Dead End Street/Half Life" -- the 11-minute epic that rounds out this compilation -- recalls the indulgence of "In a Gadda Da Vida." However, variations in instrumentation as well as tempo are actually more akin to the Grateful Dead's "Cryptical Envelopment" suite. The sound on Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers is brilliant, leaving previous compilations and the European CD pressings sounding thin in comparison.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
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Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Shelley Pinz, Composer - Shelley Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Laguna, Composer - Laguna, Lyricist - Mizrahi, Composer - Mizrahi, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Leka, Composer - Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Composer - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Pinz, Composer - Pinz, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Gajnos, Composer - Gajnos, Lyricist - Jimmie Crane, Composer - Jimmie Crane, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Producer - Ross, Composer - Ross, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Albaugh, Composer - Albaugh, Lyricist - Bartlett, Composer - Bartlett, Lyricist - Browne, Composer - Browne, Lyricist - Nave, Composer - Nave, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Producer - Richard Walmsley, Composer - Richard Walmsley, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Goffin, Composer - Goffin, Lyricist - King, Composer - King, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Producer - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Albaugh, Composer - Albaugh, Lyricist - Bartlett, Composer - Bartlett, Lyricist - Browne, Composer - Browne, Lyricist - Nave, Composer - Nave, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Arranger - Paul Leka, Conductor - Paul Leka, Producer - Richard Walmsley, Composer - Richard Walmsley, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Albaugh, Composer - Albaugh, Lyricist - Bartlett, Composer - Bartlett, Lyricist - Browne, Composer - Browne, Lyricist - Nave, Composer - Nave, Lyricist - Paul Leka, Producer - Richard Walmsley, Composer - Richard Walmsley, Lyricist - The Lemon Pipers, Performer
Originally released 1968. All rights reserved by Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
This compilation is the first thorough domestic U.S. release to gather tracks from both out of print Lemon Pipers albums. Although known primarily for their international, ersatz, hippy, bubblegum pop anthem "Green Tambourine," the quintet's formidable musical chops and material are displayed at the center of Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers. During their brief existence, the Lemon Pipers had two additional charting hits -- "Rice Is Nice" and "Jelly Jungle (Of Orange Marmalade)" -- for music mogul Neil Bogart's Kama Sutra label. Bogart was already hosting a number of successful bubblegum bands such as Ohio Express and 1910 Fruitgum Company. His hugely thriving production team featured Jerry Kasenetz and the Jeff Katz-scouted Ivan and the Sabers -- a local Oxford, Ohio band. The Pipers were self-contained instrumentally, but Bogart and company supplied the tunes. The team of producer/composer Paul Leka and lyricist Shelley Pinz provided the Lemon Pipers with a great deal of their material. When left to their own devices, the band ironically had very little in common with the sounds on the chart-topping "Green Tambourine." On the whole, the group falls somewhere between the over the top pseudo-psychedelia of the Strawberry Alarm Clock and the garage pop of the Blues Magoos. There are a few gems on Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers. The trippy "Catch Me Falling" takes on dimensions of Quicksilver Messenger Service, Buffalo Springfield, and the innovative fretwork of a Jorma Kaukonen-propelled Jefferson Airplane. "Dead End Street/Half Life" -- the 11-minute epic that rounds out this compilation -- recalls the indulgence of "In a Gadda Da Vida." However, variations in instrumentation as well as tempo are actually more akin to the Grateful Dead's "Cryptical Envelopment" suite. The sound on Green Tambourine: The Best of the Lemon Pipers is brilliant, leaving previous compilations and the European CD pressings sounding thin in comparison.
© Lindsay Planer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:46
- Main artists: The Lemon Pipers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Buddha Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2001 Buddha Records
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