Tape from California is Phil Ochs' fifth album, released in July 1968 on A&M Records. It continues Ochs' musical shift away from straight-ahead protest songwriting toward more orchestral and baroque arrangements.
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| Released | July 1968 | |||
| Recorded | early 1968 | |||
| Genre | Folk, rock, pop | |||
| Length | 46:55 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Producer | Larry Marks | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Rolling Stone | negative [1] |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
Track listing
editAll songs by Phil Ochs.
Side One
- "Tape From California" – 6:45
- "White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land" – 3:35
- "Half A Century High" – 2:53
- "Joe Hill" – 7:18
- "The War Is Over" – 4:25
Side Two
- "The Harder They Fall" – 3:52
- "When In Rome" – 13:13
- "Floods of Florence" – 4:52
Personnel
edit- Phil Ochs - guitar, vocals
- Larry Marks - producer
- Joe Osborn - bass guitar on "Tape From California"
- Lincoln Mayorga - piano, keyboards
- Van Dyke Parks - piano, keyboards on "Tape From California"
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott - flat-picked guitar on "Joe Hill"
- Ian Freebairn-Smith - arrangements
References
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Schmidt, Arthur (28 September 1968). "Tape From California". Rolling Stone.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Tape from California > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.