Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers
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| Studio album by Gene Clark | ||||
| Released | February 1967 | |||
| Recorded | Summer 1966 (except "Echoes" recorded September 29, 1966) | |||
| Genre | Country rock, garage rock, folk rock, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 28:15 | |||
| Label | Columbia (US) CBS (UK) | |||
| Producer | Larry Marks, Gary Usher | |||
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Gene Clark with the Gosdin Brothers is the debut solo album of Gene Clark, released in February 1967 on Columbia Records, catalogue CS 9418. It was his first effort after his departure from folk-rock group the Byrds in 1966. Though the album was a critical success and it established Clark as a talented singer-songwriter, it appeared very close to the scheduled release date for the Byrds' album Younger Than Yesterday in both the United States and the United Kingdom, hampering its possibilities for commercial success. The musicians on the album include: former bandmates Chris Hillman and Michael Clarke; Wrecking Crew session musicians Glen Campbell, Jerry Cole, Jim Gordon, and Leon Russell; future Byrd Clarence White; and Clark's future collaborator Doug Dillard. The folk/country vocal duo the Gosdin Brothers added backing vocals, and subsequently received co-billing.
The album was first reissued in the US in 1972, omitting "Elevator Operator" and with re-recorded backing tracks designed to "soften" the sound, under the title Collector's Series: Early LA Sessions.
The album's first compact disc reissue appeared in 1988 on the Edsel Records label (UK), using the original 1966 stereo mix. Two years later, CBS Special Products (US) elected to use the original mono master for their CD reissue, which added a previously-unreleased alternate mono mix of "Tried So Hard" as a bonus track.
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