The Spirit of '67 (Paul Revere & the Raiders album)

The Spirit of '67
Studio album by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Released	November 28, 1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Pop rock, rock and roll, garage rock, protopunk
Label	Columbia
Producer	Terry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders chronology
Midnight Ride (1966) The Spirit of '67 (1966) Revolution! (1967)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The Spirit of '67 is the sixth studio album by American pop rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and released in November 1966 by Columbia Records (CS 9395), and featured the singles Hungry, The Great Airplane Strike, and Good Thing. This album was reissued five more times in the United States. In 1966, it was reissued by Columbia on Vinyl as a Mono version #CL2595, In 1967, Columbia again reissued it on Vinyl #CS9395. In 1977 it was reissued as an LP vinyl record with the title "Good thing" by Harmony , The Budget label of Columbia as # KH30975. In 1996 it was reissued by Sundazed Music ( Sony Music Special Products) on CD #A26922, and on Vinyl as a Mono recording #SC6095 These had three Bonus tracks added, You're a bad Girl, Hungry (an alternate version) and The Great Airplane strike ( Mono Single Version) Finally in 2015 it was reissued as 180Gram vinyl by Columbia/Sony/Friday Music #FRM9395, this version was on clear red vinyl.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)	3:03
2.	"All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)	3:01
3.	"In My Community" (P. Volk)	2:09
4.	"Louise" (L. Kincaid)	2:08
5.	"Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)	2:57
6.	"Oh! To Be a Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)	3:02

Side two
No.	Title	Length
7.	"Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)	2:57
8.	"Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)	1:48
9.	"Our Candidate" (M. Smith)	2:49
10.	"1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)	4:25
11.	"The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)	3:27

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Sundazed Records 1996 version

1. "Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
2. "All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
3. "In My Community" (P. Volk)
4. "Louise" (L. Kincaid)
5. "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)
6. "Oh! To Be A Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)
7. "Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)
8. "Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)
9. "Our Candidate" (M. Smith)
10. "1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Mercher)
11. "The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)

Bonus tracks

1. "(You're A) Bad Girl"
2. "Hungry" (Alternate mix)
3. "The Great Airplane Strike" (Single version)

Personnel

• Paul Revere —- Keyboards
• Mark Lindsay—Lead vocals (except as indicated), saxophone
• Phil "Fang" Volk —- Bass, lead vocals on "In My Community" and "Why? Why? Why?"
• Michael "Smitty" Smith -— Drums, lead vocals on "Our Candidate"
• Drake "The Kid" Levin ---Guitar, backing vocals
• Jim "Harpo" Valley—Guitar
• Terry Melcher—Producer, Arranger, Conductor
• Mort Garson—Arranger, Conductor

References

1. Allmusic review
2. "Spirit of '67: Paul Revere & Raiders: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

External links

• The Spirit of '67 at Allmusic