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Not quite as comprehensive a compilation of the Youngbloods' early years as Raven's Euphoria 1965-1969, which starts a few years earlier and has four more tracks, this 2002 release is still the best American collection from the seminal '60s folk/rock/jug band group's formative and most artistically vibrant period. It follows the quartet through their nascent days of the dated, whimsical psychedelic pop of "Merry-Go-Round" and the Jefferson Airplane rock of "Four in the Morning" (complete with a guitar solo that's a ringer for Jorma Kaukonen's style) to their final, mellower period as original member Jerry Corbitt's exit transferred the creative reins to Jesse Colin Young. Seven tracks are selected from each of their three RCA albums, with the only rarity being the previously mentioned "Merry-Go-Round," the B-side to "Foolin' Around (The Waltz)." Even with Corbitt in the band, it was Young's tender, yearning voice, exemplified best on "Get Together," that gave them their identity. Without that song and his singing, they would have likely faded into the mists of history as another '60s combo trying their hands at a moderately successful combination of folk, jazz, and jug band; a wannabe Lovin' Spoonful without a songwriter as memorable as John Sebastian. The Youngbloods' sound never really gelled until their third release, Elephant Mountain, not coincidentally the first album without Corbitt. Here, Young's songs like the ominous "Darkness, Darkness" -- arguably the band's finest moment -- the lovely "Sunlight," "Quicksand," and the beautiful "Ride the Wind" showed the melodic promise only hinted at on their first few discs. The group moved on to Warner Brothers, where they never fulfilled the promise Elephant Mountain hinted at, and they disbanded for good in 1972.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
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Bob Cullen, Engineer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jerry Corbitt, Acoustic Bass - Jerry Corbitt, Guitar - Jesse Colin Young, Acoustic Bass - Jesse Colin Young, Guitar - Jesse Colin Young, Vocal - The Youngbloods, Performer - William Chester Powers, Jr., Composer - William Chester Powers, Jr., Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Fred Neil, Composer - Fred Neil, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Engineer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jerry Corbitt, Composer - Jerry Corbitt, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
(P) Recorded prior to 1972. All rights reseved by BMG Music
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - George Remaily, Composer - George Remaily, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jerry Corbitt, Composer - Jerry Corbitt, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - George Remaily, Composer - George Remaily, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Producer - The Youngbloods, Arranger - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer - Tim Hardin, Composer - Tim Hardin, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Misc. Prod. - The Youngbloods, Arranger - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, A&R Director - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - Rick Rowe, Re-Mastering Engineer - Susan Ruskin, Producer - The Youngbloods, Performer
(P) 1980 BMG Music
Bob Cullen, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Arranger - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jerry Corbitt, Composer - Jerry Corbitt, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Alan Lomax, Composer - Alan Lomax, Lyricist - Bob Cullen, A&R Director - Jesse Colin Young, Arranger - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Arranger - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Producer - Jerry Corbitt, Composer - Jerry Corbitt, Lyricist - Lowell Levinger, Composer - Lowell Levinger, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Arranger - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer
Originally released 1967. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Daniels, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Daniels, Producer - The Youngbloods, Performer - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Daniels, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - Rick Rowe, Re-Mastering Engineer - Susan Ruskin, Producer - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Cullen, Producer - Jesse Colin Young, Composer - Jesse Colin Young, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Arranger - The Youngbloods, Performer - The Youngbloods, Producer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Daniels, Producer - Felix Pappalardi, Composer - Felix Pappalardi, Lyricist - Gail Collins, Composer - Gail Collins, Lyricist - Jerry Corbitt, Composer - Jerry Corbitt, Lyricist - The Youngbloods, Performer
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Charles Daniels, Producer - The Youngbloods, Performer - Young, Composer - Young, Lyricist
Originally released 1969. All rights reserved by RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Not quite as comprehensive a compilation of the Youngbloods' early years as Raven's Euphoria 1965-1969, which starts a few years earlier and has four more tracks, this 2002 release is still the best American collection from the seminal '60s folk/rock/jug band group's formative and most artistically vibrant period. It follows the quartet through their nascent days of the dated, whimsical psychedelic pop of "Merry-Go-Round" and the Jefferson Airplane rock of "Four in the Morning" (complete with a guitar solo that's a ringer for Jorma Kaukonen's style) to their final, mellower period as original member Jerry Corbitt's exit transferred the creative reins to Jesse Colin Young. Seven tracks are selected from each of their three RCA albums, with the only rarity being the previously mentioned "Merry-Go-Round," the B-side to "Foolin' Around (The Waltz)." Even with Corbitt in the band, it was Young's tender, yearning voice, exemplified best on "Get Together," that gave them their identity. Without that song and his singing, they would have likely faded into the mists of history as another '60s combo trying their hands at a moderately successful combination of folk, jazz, and jug band; a wannabe Lovin' Spoonful without a songwriter as memorable as John Sebastian. The Youngbloods' sound never really gelled until their third release, Elephant Mountain, not coincidentally the first album without Corbitt. Here, Young's songs like the ominous "Darkness, Darkness" -- arguably the band's finest moment -- the lovely "Sunlight," "Quicksand," and the beautiful "Ride the Wind" showed the melodic promise only hinted at on their first few discs. The group moved on to Warner Brothers, where they never fulfilled the promise Elephant Mountain hinted at, and they disbanded for good in 1972.
© Hal Horowitz /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:04:35
- Main artists: The Youngbloods
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RCA - BMG Heritage
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
(P) 2002 BMG Heritage
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