Release of an Oath

Release of an Oath
Studio album by The Electric Prunes
Released	November 1968
Recorded	1968
Genre	Psychedelic rock
Length	24:56
Label	Reprise
Producer	David Hassinger
The Electric Prunes chronology
Mass in F Minor (1968) Release of an Oath (1968) Just Good Old Rock and Roll (1969)

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Release of an Oath is the fourth studio album by The Electric Prunes, released in 1968. The work follows the musical pattern of their Mass in F Minor. ^[1] The liner notes describe it as a rock music setting of a service intended to release a penitent from an oath "made under duress and in violation of his principles".

The album is subtitled "The Kol Nidre - a prayer of antiquity", and is often referred to simply as "The Kol Nidre". The actual Kol Nidre prayer, on which the first track is based, begins the order of service of Yom Kippur in the yearly cycle of Jewish religious observance.

Despite the subtitle and popular name, the remaining tracks of the album are based on a mix of Christian and Jewish liturgies.

Personnel

Although credited to the Electric Prunes, the album is largely the work of composer and producer David Axelrod and a group of session musicians. Personnel included:

• Howard Roberts and Lou Morrell (guitar)
• Don Randi (keyboards)
• Carol Kaye (bass)
• Earl Palmer (drums)

Track listing

All tracks composed by David Axelrod.

Side one

1. "Kol Nidre" 4:14
2. "Holy Are You" 4:05
3. "General Confessional" 4:15

Side two

1. "Individual Confessional" 2:10
2. "Our Father, Our King" 3:10
3. "The Adoration" 3:48
4. "Closing Hymn" 2:53

Influence

“General Confessional” was utilized on The Beatnuts’ 1997 album Stone Crazy, on the track "Niggaz Know".^[1]

References

1. Mudhaffer, Zaid (20 January 2014). "Heavy Axe: A Guide to David Axelrod". Red Bull Music Academy.

External links

• Liner notes on original album cover on www.electricprunes.com
• David Axelrod entry at Picadilly Records documents personnel.