Allen Ginsberg / William Blake - Songs Of Innocence And Experience Mp3

Tracklist

Versions

Credits

• Artwork [Front Cover Background] – Michael McInnerney
• Autoharp – Jon Sholle (tracks: B6)
• Bass – Herman Wright (tracks: A2, A5, A7, A8a, B2, B9)
• Bells [Sleigh], Percussion [Beaded Gourd] – Don Cherry (tracks: A8, A10)
• Chorus – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A8b), Bob Dorough (tracks: A8b), Cyril Caster (tracks: A8b), Don Cherry (tracks: A8b), Janet Zeitz (tracks: A8b), Matt Hoffman (tracks: A8b), Michael Aldrich (tracks: A8b)
• Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: B9)
• Drums, Bass – Jon Sholle (tracks: B5)
• Electric Bass – Jon Sholle (tracks: B4, B6)
• Engineer – Dave Baker
• Finger Cymbals – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A2), Don Cherry (tracks: A5, A10)
• Flute – Janet Zeitz (tracks: A1a, A1b, A3, A5 to A8b, A10, B8)
• French Horn – Cyril Caster (tracks: A8), Julius Watkins (tracks: B9)
• Guitar – Cyril Caster (tracks: A1a, A1b, A7, A8a), Jon Sholle (tracks: A4, B2, B3, B5, B9)
• Harmonium – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6, B7)
• Harpsichord – Bob Dorough (tracks: A5, A8), Don Cherry (tracks: B8)
• Illustration [Illustrations] – William Blake
• Organ – Bob Dorough (tracks: A1a, A1b, A9, B3, B8,)
• Piano – Bob Dorough (tracks: A2, A6 to A8a, A10, B9)
• Piano [2nd] – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A7, A8a)
• Producer – Barry Miles
• Tom Tom [Bass Tom] – Don Cherry (tracks: A10)
• Trumpet – Cyril Caster (tracks: A8, A10)
• Trumpet, Flute [Wooden] – Don Cherry (tracks: A9)
• Vocals – Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky (tracks: A1a, A1b, A4, A6, A9, B1, B2, B4, B9)

Notes

Category on front cover and spine: FTS-3083
Category on center labels, left of spindle hole: FTS 3083

Recorded at Apostolic Studios New York City June & July 1969.

The original volume of William Blake’s collection of poems Songs Of Innocence And Experience Showing the Two Contrary States Of The Human Soul was published in 1789 and since then many have tried their hand at putting some of his “songs” to music, including poet Allen Ginsberg who believed that Blake had originally intended for his poems to be sung. Ginsberg also believed that by studying their meter and verse he could roughly figure out how Blake himself would have performed them. This album then, originally released in 1970 on Verve, is the result of his efforts.

Originally recorded for The Beatles Zapple label but unreleased.

Barcodes

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MGS 2112
• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MGS 2113
• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): FTS-3083 S-1 MGS-2112
• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): FTS-3083 S-2 MGS-2113 FG

Companies

• Recorded At – Apostolic Studios
• Record Company – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc.

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