TOM RUSH THE CIRCLE GAME ELEKTRA UK 1968 ORIG MONO LP. EX/NM
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Tom Rush
The Circle Game
Label: Elektra – EKL-4018 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, MONOCountry: UK Released: 1968 Genre: Folk, World, & Country, Rock Style: Folk Rock, Folk
Tracklist ?
A1Tin Angel 3:22
A2
Something In The Way She Moves 3:25
A3
Urge For Going 5:50
A4
Sunshine Sunshine 2:55
A5
The Glory Of Love 2:22
B1
Shadow Dream Song 3:24
B2
The Circle Game 5:12
B3
So Long 2:55
B4
Rockport Sunday 4:34
B5
No Regrets 3:50
Credits?
- Arranged By – Paul Harris (2)
- Bass Guitar – Bob Bushnell, Joe Mack, Jonathan Raskin
- Conductor – Paul Harris (2)
- Design [Cover] – William S. Harvey
- Drums – Bernard Purdie, Herbie Lovelle, Richie Ritz
- Electric Guitar – Don Thomas, Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken
- Engineer [Audio Engineering] – Bruce Botnick
- Guitar – Bruce Langhorne
- Guitar [Classical] – Jonathan Raskin
- Keyboards – Paul Harris (2)
- Photography – Linda Eastman
- Producer – Arthur Gorson
- Saxophone – Buddy Lucas, Joe Grimm
- Supervised By [Production Supervisor] – Jac Holzman
- Written-By – Billy Hill (tracks: A5), Charles Rich* (tracks: B3), Jackson Brown* (tracks: B1), James Taylor (2) (tracks: A2 A4), Joni Mitchell (tracks: A1 A3 B2), Tom Rush (tracks: B4 B5)
The Circle Game is the 1968 album from folk rock musician Tom Rush. He covers three songs from fellow singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, as well as songs by Jackson Browne and James Taylor. Rush himself wrote "Rockport Sunday" and his classic, often-covered tune "No Regrets"; the song has become a folk standard, and has been covered by several dozen artists, including Emmylou Harris, indie-pop group Luna, Fairport Convention, Olivia Newton-John and Curtis Stigers. In addition to his "classic" rendition here, Rush himself later did a radically different version for Columbia Records featuring a screaming electric guitar solo.
The songs follow the cycle of a relationship from its beginning to an end, according to the lyric content and sequencing of songs. Joni Mitchell's "The Circle Game," recorded prior to her own release of the song, can be read as the turning point of the relationship while "Rockport Sunday" ends the romance using an instrumental piece, followed by the coda "No Regrets." Supporting this concept is the cover shot, which pictures then girlfriend Jill Lumpkin behind Tom Rush as photographed by Linda Eastman.
THE COVER LAMINATED. HAS PROTECTIVE TAPE TO TWO EDGES HENCE DOWN-GRADED FROM NM TO EX COND.
RECORD IS 1ST PRESS WITH MATRIX Nos A1/B1. IN MONO. IN NR/MINT COND....
Biography
Tom Rush came up in the Boston/Cambridge folk scene of the early '60s, playing folk-blues on a series of albums for Prestige Records, then moved to Elektra, and by the late '60s was interpreting the work of such upcoming writers as Joni Mitchell and James Taylor. By the early '70s, he was mixing his own songs on albums for Columbia. More recently, Rush became something of a folk packager, putting together road shows including newer folk performers. After 35 years away from the recording studio, Rush returned with the Appleseed Records release What I Know in 2009, featuring guest appearances from Emmylou Harris, Nanci Griffith, and Bonnie Bramlett.
Track listing
- "Tin Angel" (Joni Mitchell) – 3:22
- "Something in the Way She Moves" (James Taylor) – 3:25
- "Urge for Going" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:50
- "Sunshine, Sunshine" (James Taylor) – 2:55
- "The Glory of Love" (Billy Hill) – 2:22
- "Shadow Dream Song" (Jackson Browne) – 3:24
- "The Circle Game" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:12
- "So Long" (Charlie Rich) – 2:55
- "Rockport Sunday" (Tom Rush) – 4:34
- "No Regrets" (Tom Rush) - 3:50
Personnel
- Tom Rush - guitar, vocals
- Hugh McCracken - electric guitar, keyboards
- Don Thomas - electric guitar, keyboards
- Jonathan Raskin - acoustic guitar, bass
- Bruce Langhorne - acoustic guitar
- Eric Gale - electric guitar
- Joe Grimm - bass, saxophone
- Joe Mack - bass, saxophone
- Bob Bushnell - bass, saxophone
- Paul Harris - keyboards
- Buddy Lucas - saxophone
- Herb Lovelle - drums
- Bernard Purdie - drums
- Richie Ritz - drums
Production
- Producer: Arthur Gorson
- Arranger: Paul Harris
- Recording Engineer: Bruce Botnick/Brooks Arthur
- Production Supervisor: Jac Holzman
- Mastering: Zal Schreiber
- Concept: Tom Rush
- Photography: Linda McCartney nee' Linda Eastman
- Cover Design: William S. Harvey
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