The Charlatans (1969 album)

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The Charlatans
The Charlatans
Released1969
Recorded1969
StudioPacific High, San Francisco, CA
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Length41:28
The Charlatans
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The Charlatans is the self-titled debut

the Charlatans, and was released by Philips Records in 1969 (see 1969 in music).[3]

History and recording

Between 1965 and 1967, the Charlatans were an influential, but commercially unsuccessful, folk rock and blues band that have been widely credited by critics as having started the Haight-Ashbury psychedelic scene in San Francisco.[2]

In 1969, the band signed a recording contract with Philips Records, although their lineup had changed considerably from their 1965 – 1967 heyday. The version of the band that recorded The Charlatans consisted of original members Mike Wilhelm (lead guitar, vocals) and Richard Olsen (bass), with Terry Wilson (drums) and Darrell DeVore (piano/keyboards, vocals) having been recruited in order to flesh out the band, prior to the recording of the album.

The Charlatans was

engineering by Dan Healy and the band.[4]

Reception

The Charlatans was a critical and commercial flop upon its release. Although the record was the Charlatans' debut album, it was recorded and released relatively late in the band's career, a factor which critic Richie Unterberger has suggested contributed to its commercial failure.[2] Critics have also suggested that a contributing factor to the album's lack of success was the fact that the band's sound had become somewhat outdated by 1969, with their brand of jug band blues and gentle psychedelia being largely eschewed by the public in favor of a heavier rock sound. In his book, The Summer of Love: The Inside Story of LSD, Rock & Roll, Free Love and High Times in the Wild West, author Joel Selvin describes the album as "an unenthusiastic coda to a misspent career."[5]

Other reviewers have been kinder towards the album, with critic Bruce Eder noting that the album "is a rather gorgeous and gently challenging piece of San Francisco rock, incorporating elements of blues and big-band swing, as well as '50s rock & roll and elegant '60s pop."[1]

A single taken from the album, coupling the Van Dyke Parks-penned song, "High Coin", with "When I Go Sailin' By", was released by Philips Records in 1969, but this too was a commercial failure. Disillusioned by the album's lack of success, the Charlatans had broken up by the end of 1969.[6]

Reissues

The Charlatans has been reissued on

original master tapes.[7] The Acadia release also included a 1969 Philips Records' radio advertisement for the album as a bonus track.[7]

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "High Coin" (Van Dyke Parks) – 3:07
  2. "Easy When I'm Dead" (Darrell DeVore) – 2:38
  3. "Ain’t Got the Time" (Mike Wilhelm) – 2:47
  4. "Folsom Prison Blues" (Johnny Cash) – 2:47
  5. "The Blues Ain't Nothin'" (Mike Wilhelm) – 4:44
  6. "Time to Get Straight" (Darrell DeVore) – 3:53

Side 2

  1. "When I Go Sailin' By" (Richard Olsen) – 2:46
  2. "Doubtful Waltz" (Darrell DeVore) – 3:24
  3. "Wabash Cannonball" (Alvin Pleasant Carter) – 4:04
  4. "
    traditional, arranged The Charlatans
    ) – 6:53
  5. "When the Movies Are Over" (Darrell DeVore) – 3:04

1995 CD reissue bonus tracks

  2. "The Shadow Knows" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:06
  3. "32-20" (traditional, arranged The Charlatans) – 2:28

2004 CD reissue bonus tracks

  2. "Radio Advert" – 1:00

Personnel

References

  1. ^
    Allmusic
    . Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  2. ^ a b c "The Charlatans Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  3. ^ "The Charlatans album details". The Grateful Dead Family Discography. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  4. ^ Sculatti, Gene. (2004). San Francisco 1969 (2004 CD liner notes).
  5. ISBN 0-8154-1019-0
    .
  6. ^ Palao, Alec (1996). The Amazing Charlatans (1996 CD liner notes).
  7. ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "San Francisco 1969 catalogue listing and review". Artistdirect. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
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