The Spirit of '67 (Paul Revere & the Raiders album)
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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
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| 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 |
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| 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
- "Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
- "All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
- "In My Community" (P. Volk)
- "Louise" (L. Kincaid)
- "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)
- "Oh! To Be A Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)
- "Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)
- "Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)
- "Our Candidate" (M. Smith)
- "1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Mercher)
- "The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)
Bonus tracks
- "(You're A) Bad Girl"
- "Hungry" (Alternate mix)
- "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
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