The Lovin' Spoonful is an American folk-rock band which was originally active between 1964 and 1968.[1] During their original tenure, they released five studio albums, two soundtrack albums, four compilation albums, and fourteen singles in the United States. Between October 1965 and January 1967, their first-seven singles reached the Top Ten in the United States on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 chart,[2][3] and the magazine's 1966 end-of-year issue ranked the group as that year's third-best-performing singles artist, after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.[4][5][nb 1] Though the Spoonful achieved success during the transition to the album era, they and their label remained focused on the singles market;[7] the group's 1966 album Daydream was their only studio album to break the Top Ten of the Billboard Top LPs chart,[8] and its performance was bested only by a 1967 compilation album, The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful,[8] which RIAA certified for gold that year.[9] The Spoonful saw diminished success in 1967,[10] when only two of their singles entered the top twenty in the U.S.[3][11] Following further chart disappointments,[12] the group disbanded in 1968.[13][nb 2]
| The Lovin' Spoonful discography | |
|---|---|
 The Lovin' Spoonful in 1965 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
The Lovin' Spoonful's albums and singles were originally issued by Kama Sutra Records in the United States and by Pye International Records in the United Kingdom.[18][19] The band was not directly signed to Kama Sutra but was instead signed to Koppelman-Rubin, an entertainment company,[20] which negotiated a deal with the label in June 1965.[14] As part of the arrangement, MGM Records distributed the records, which Kama Sutra released on its label for Koppelman-Rubin.[20][nb 3] MGM's contract with Kama Sutra expired in 1967, and Kama Sutra's leadership founded Buddah Records (later renamed Buddha), transferring their five-year deal with the Spoonful in the process.[22][23] The band's new contract ran until 1975 and had their compensation at seven figures.[24][nb 4] In 2023, John Sebastian, the Spoonful's primary songwriter, sold the publishing and artist royalties rights for all of his compositions to AMR Songs, an American catalog marketing company.[28]
The Lovin' Spoonful's music has been regularly collected on compilation albums.[29] In the years after the band's breakup, many of their original multi-track master-tapes were lost and presumed destroyed.[30][31][nb 5] The group's earliest CD reissues were instead made from the best available stereo masters,[31] leaving the material sounding substandard when compared to reissues of other 1960s music.[33] In 2000, after the first-generation master-tapes were rediscovered, Buddha issued Greatest Hits, which was the first digital remaster of the band's material.[29][34] BMG Heritage Records, a reissue division of Sony BMG,[35] issued digital remasters of the band's first four studio albums on CD in 2002 and 2003,[36] along with previously unreleased bonus material.[37]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. release | U.K. release | US [3] |
CAN [38][A] |
FIN [40] |
NOR [41] |
UK [42] | ||
| 1965 | Do You Believe in Magic |
|
|
32 | — | — | — | — |
| 1966 | Daydream |
|
|
10 | — | 9 | — | 8 |
| Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful |
|
|
14 | 8 | — | 9 | — | |
| 1967 | Everything Playing |
|
|
118 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | Revelation: Revolution '69[B] |
|
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Notes
- ^ RPM published its first Top LPs chart on January 2, 1967.[39]
- ^ Revelation: Revolution '69 is credited to "The Lovin' Spoonful featuring Joe Butler",[49] but it only includes Butler playing with session musicians.[50] Later authors therefore generally omit the album when listing the band's discography.[51]
Soundtrack albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. release | U.K. release | US [3] | |||
| 1966 | What's Up, Tiger Lily? |
|
— | 126 | |
| 1967 | You're a Big Boy Now |
|
|
160 | |
| "—" denotes releases that were not released in that territory. | |||||
Live albums
edit| Year | Title | Album details |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Live at the Hotel Seville |
|
Compilation albums
edit| Decade | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
CAN [57] | ||||
| 1960s | What's Shakin'[A] | — | — | ||
| The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful |
|
3 | 3 | ||
| The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful Volume Two |
|
156 | — | ||
| 24 Karat Hits: A Double Dozen of All Time Best Sellers by the Lovin' Spoonful |
|
— | — | ||
| 1970s | The Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful |
|
— | — | |
| John Sebastian Song Book Vol.1 |
|
— | — | ||
| Once Upon a Time |
|
— | — | ||
| The Best ... Lovin' Spoonful |
|
183 | — | ||
| The File Series | — | — | |||
| 1980s | Greatest Hits | — | — | ||
| Distant Echoes |
|
— | — | ||
| The EP Collection |
|
— | — | ||
| The Collection |
|
— | — | ||
| 1990s | Anthology | — | — | ||
| Summer in the City |
|
— | — | ||
| The Very Best of the Lovin' Spoonful |
|
— | — | ||
| Collector's Edition |
|
— | — | ||
| 2000s | Greatest Hits | — | — | ||
| Platinum & Gold Collection | — | — | |||
| Singles A's and B's |
|
— | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Notes
Year-end rankings
edit| Year | Album | Year-end rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [74] | ||||
| 1966 | Daydream | 85 | ||
| 1967 | The Best of the Lovin' Spoonful | 23 | ||
EPs
edit| Year | Title[A] | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [76] | |||
| 1966 | Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind |
|
3 |
| Jug Band Music |
|
7 | |
| Summer in the City |
|
— | |
| 1967 | Day Blues |
|
— |
| Nashville Cats |
|
— | |
| Lovin' You |
|
— | |
| Something in the Night |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Notes
- ^ The EP – short for Extended Play, a single-sized record with extra playing time – was a common format in Britain in the 1960s.[75] This is a list of EPs released in the UK, though promotional EPs were also released in the US and other countries.
Singles
edit| Year | Single details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [82][A] |
CAN [83] |
FIN [40] |
GER [84] |
NL [85] |
NOR [86] |
SWE [87] |
UK [42] | |||||
| 1965 | "Do You Believe in Magic" b/w "On the Road Again"
|
9 | — | 3 | x | x | x | x | x | — | non-album single[B] | ||
| "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice" b/w "My Gal" (from Do You Believe In Magic) |
10 | — | 2 | x | x | x | x | x | — | non-album single[C] | |||
| 1966 | "Daydream" b/w "Night Owl Blues" (from Do You Believe in Magic) |
2 | — | 1 | 20 | 30 | 11 | — | 1 | 2 | Daydream | ||
| "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" b/w "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" (from Daydream) |
2 | — | 6 | 26 | — | 20 | 2 | 3 | x | Do You Believe in Magic | |||
| "Jug Band Music" b/w "Didn't Want to Have to Do It" |
x | x | 2 | x | x | x | x | x | x | Daydream | |||
| "Baldheaded Lena" b/w "On the Road Again" (from Do You Believe in Magic)
|
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1 | x | ||||
| "Summer in the City" b/w "Butchie's Tune" (from Daydream) |
1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | non-album single[H] | |||
| "Rain on the Roof" b/w "Pow (Theme from 'What's Up, Tiger Lily?')" |
10 | 31 | 12 | 28 | — | 13 | — | 11 | — | Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful | |||
| "Nashville Cats" b/w "Full Measure" |
|
26 |
|
38 | — | 11 | 7 | 12 | 26 | ||||
| "Good Time Music" b/w "Almost Grown"
|
x | x | x | x | x | — | x | x | x | What's Shakin' | |||
| 1967 | "Don't Bank on It, Baby" b/w "Searchin'"
|
x | x | x | x | x | — | x | x | x | |||
| "Darling Be Home Soon" b/w "Darlin' Companion" (from Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful) |
15 | — | 8 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 44 | You're a Big Boy Now | |||
| "Six O'Clock" b/w "The Finale" (from You're a Big Boy Now) |
18 | — | 12 | — | — | x | — | — | — | non-album single[K] | |||
| "She Is Still a Mystery" b/w "Only Pretty, What a Pity" |
27 | — | 3 | — | x | x | x | x | — | Everything Playing | |||
| "Money" b/w "Close Your Eyes" |
48 | — | 28 | x | — | x | x | x | — | ||||
| 1968 | "Never Goin' Back" b/w "Forever" (from Everything Playing) |
73 | — | 49 | x | — | x | x | x | — | non-album single[L] | ||
| "(Till I) Run with You" b/w "Revelation: Revolution '69"
|
128[M] | — | — | x | x | x | x | x | x | Revelation: Revolution '69 | |||
| 1969 | "Me About You" b/w "Amazing Air"
|
91 | x | 70 | x | x | x | x | x | x | |||
| 1970 | "Younger Generation"[O] b/w "Boredom" |
— | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | John Sebastian Song Book Vol.1 | ||
| 2011 | "Alley Oop"[P] b/w "Night Owl Blues" (unedited version)
|
— | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | Do You Believe in Magic (2002 CD remaster) | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. "x" denotes single not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Go-Set published the first Australian national chart on October 5, 1966.[82]
- ^ The song was later included on the album Do You Believe in Magic.
- ^ The song was later included on the album Daydream.
- ^ Before the single's U.S. release in April 1966,[94] Quality Records issued it in December 1965 in select Canadian cities to test its potential performance in the American market.[95]
- ^ "Jug Band Music" was released as a single exclusively in Canada.[96] The song debuted on Toronto's CHUM Chart the week ending May 2, 1966,[97] and it debuted on Canada's national chart two weeks later.[98]
- ^ "Baldheaded Lena" debuted on the Kvällstoppen chart on June 28, 1966.[87]
- ^ Kama Sutra issued the single in the U.K. instead backed with "Bald Headed Lena".[101]
- ^ The song was later included on the album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful.
- ^ Kama Sutra issued the single in the U.K. instead backed with "Warm Baby".[105]
- ^ Though marketed as the single's B-side, "Full Measure" received strong airplay in several markets, especially Los Angeles.[108][109] The song's regional success helped it reach number 87 on the national chart.[110][111]
- ^ The song was later included on the album Everything Playing.
- ^ The song was later included on the album Revelation: Revolution '69.
- ^ The song did not enter the Billboard Hot 100 but instead peaked on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart.[122]
- ^ Billboard reviewed "Me About You" in its February 1, 1969, issue, and the single debuted on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart that same week.[123][124] Cash Box magazine reviewed the single in its January 18, 1969, issue, and the single debuted on the magazine's singles chart a week later.[125][126]
- ^ The single's face label credits "The Lovin' Spoonful featuring John Sebastian".
- ^ Recorded in August 1965 during the sessions for Do You Believe in Magic, "Alley Oop" was not released until 2002, when Buddha included it as a bonus track on the album's CD remaster.[128] Sundazed Music issued the song in 2011 on a limited edition 7-inch vinyl record for Record Store Day.[129][130]
Year-end rankings
edit| Year | Single | Year-end rankings | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [131] |
BEL (FL) [132] |
NL [133] | ||
| 1965 | "Do You Believe in Magic" | 89 | — | — |
| 1966 | "Daydream" | 38 | — | 90 |
| "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" | 48 | — | — | |
| "Summer in the City" | 35 | 87 | 19 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not rank. | ||||
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Three of the Lovin' Spoonful's singles that year – "Daydream", "Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?" and "Summer in the City" – appeared on Billboard's list of the top records of the year. The only other groups to have at least three singles on the list were the Beach Boys (three), Paul Revere & the Raiders (three) and the Beatles (four).[6]
- ^ Joe Butler, Steve Boone and Jerry Yester began touring under the name the Lovin' Spoonful in 1991,[14] a venture opposed by both John Sebastian and Zal Yanovsky.[15] Augmented by a group of touring musicians,[16] the group released a live album, Live at the Hotel Seville, in 1999.[17]
- ^ Around the time of the agreement with Kama Sutra, the Spoonful came to a side-deal with Elektra Records. The deal saw the band record four songs for the label, all of which later appeared on What's Shakin', a 1966 compilation album.[21]
- ^ MGM and Kama Sutra's renegotiated deal added a "key-man clause" which specified that the Spoonful would only exist if Sebastian was a member.[25] After he left the band in 1968 and recorded his debut solo album,[26] MGM initially sought to release the album under the Spoonful's name.[27]
- ^ Among the lost tapes are eight-track outtakes which were rendered unplayable after they sunk aboard Boone's studio-boat in Baltimore's Inner Harbor in 1977.[32]
Citations
edit- ^ Unterberger 2002, pp. 75, 123, 279; Unterberger 2003, pp. 61, 316.
- ^ Jackson 2015, pp. xvii, 137.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Lovin' Spoonful Chart History". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 21, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Savage 2015, pp. 544–545.
- ^ "Top Singles Artists of 1966". Billboard. December 24, 1966. pp. 14, 18–19.
- ^ "Top Records of 1966". Billboard. December 24, 1966. p. 34 – via Google Books.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 145.
- ^ a b c Diken, Dennis (2002). Daydream (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Buddha, BMG Heritage. 74465 99731 2.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum: Lovin' Spoonful". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Unterberger 2003, p. 61.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 170, 173, 182, 189.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 189.
- ^ Miles 2009, p. 232.
- ^ a b Helander 1999, p. 237.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 288–291.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 288–289, 293.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Lovin' Spoonful biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
- ^ Unterberger 2002, p. 125.
- ^ Anon. (October 2, 1965). "Kama-Sutra, Pye Contract". Billboard. p. 10 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Boone & Moss 2014, p. 71.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 69–70.
- ^ Bordowitz 2011, chap. 6.
- ^ Dannen 2011, p. 164.
- ^ H.I.M. KLEO Good Guy (July 12, 1967). "Peach Blight". The Wichita Beacon. p. 8B.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 167–168.
- ^ Unterberger 2003, pp. 61, 203–204.
- ^ Pollock 2009, p. 94.
- ^ Aswad, Jem (March 22, 2023). "John Sebastian's Catalog, Including 'Daydream' and 'Welcome Back,' Acquired by AMR Songs". Variety. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Greatest Hits [Buddha]". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Rucker 1996, p. 423: "Many of the masters for Spoonful recordings have long been destroyed, which makes more reissues unlikely."
- ^ a b Anon. (1995). Do You Believe in Magic / Hums (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Kama Sutra, Replay. 75517 49500 2.
Digitally remastered from the best available stereo master tapes. Unfortunately, all efforts to locate the multitrack session tapes over the years have been unsuccessful.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 244.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. " Do You Believe in Magic/Hums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on February 27, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
A sleeve note reveals that the original multi-track tapes for the albums are lost, which explains why the sound, while good, does not exhibit the dramatic improvement that has become common on CD reissues of '60s music.
- ^ Edmonds, Ben (2000). Greatest Hits (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Buddha. 74465 99716 2.
... digitally remastered for the first time from the long lost first generation master tapes.
- ^ Gallo, Phil (October 22, 2004). "Sony BMG slots pair for catalog biz". Variety. Archived from the original on September 9, 2023.
- ^
- Edmonds, Ben (2002). Do You Believe in Magic (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Kama Sutra, BMG Heritage, RCA. 74465 99730 2.
- Diken, Dennis (2002). Daydream (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Buddha, BMG Heritage, RCA, Kama Sutra. 74465 99731 2.
- Diken, Dennis (2003). Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Buddha, BMG Heritage, RCA, Kama Sutra. 74465 99732 2.
- Hill, Michael (2003). Everything Playing (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Buddha, BMG Heritage, RCA, Kama Sutra. 74465 99733 2.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Do You Believe in Magic/Daydream". AllMusic. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
- ^ "RPM 25 Top LPs". RPM. February 18, 1967. Archived from the original on June 12, 2023 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "RPM 25 Top LPs". RPM. January 2, 1967. p. 5 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ a b Nyman 2005.
- ^ "Lovin' Spoonful: Albums". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ a b "Lovin' Spoonful". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ Anon. (October 22, 1965). "Autorama Begins Today at Store". Contra Costa Times. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
The Lovin' Spoonful ... will be at the Autorama ... on Saturday [October 23] to sign autographs. Their first L.P. album, 'Do You Believe in Magic' will be on sale for the first time at the Autorama.
- ^ a b Anon. (April 30, 1966). "News Extra: Spoonful LP". Melody Maker. p. 15.
The Lovin' Spoonful's second LP titled 'Daydream' is to be released, as scheduled, tomorrow (Friday) ... [on] the Pye International label. ... The Spoonful's first LP, 'Do You Believe In Magic', was released in March.
- ^ Barone 2022, p. 251; Rodriguez 2012, p. 253.
- ^ Anon. (January 26, 1967). "News of the Pops: Billy and Kenny in new ballads". The Runcorn Guardian. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
The following records are due for release on January 27, 1967: ... THE LOVIN' SPOONUFL: 'Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful' (Kama Sutra KLP401) ...
- ^ Ruppli & Novitsky 1998, p. 357.
- ^ Anon. (February 24, 1968). "Pop the Question: Alan Price Hit Is a Jazz Song". Disc and Music Echo. p. 20.
... [The Lovin' Spoonful's] forthcoming album ... [is] out on April 5 and is called 'Everything Playing.'
- ^ Anon. (1968). Revelation: Revolution '69 (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful featuring Joe Butler. Kama Sutra. KLPS-8073.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, pp. 191–192, 195–196.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 196: "Revelation: Revolution '69 is generally dismissed by critics and is often left unmentioned in Spoonful discographies ..."
- ^ a b Ruppli & Novitsky 1998, p. 396.
- ^ Dean 1994, p. 226.
- ^ a b c d Anon. (1990). Anthology (Liner notes). The Lovin' Spoonful. Rhino. R2 70944.
- ^ a b c Dean 1992, p. 27.
- ^ Ditscheit, Ann (October 19, 2000). "Revived rock band to appear at casino". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 16. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
... about a year ago [the group] released a new album, 'Hotel Seville.'
- ^ "RPM 25 Top LPs". RPM. May 27, 1967 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "What's Shakin'". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ Anon. (1966). What's Shakin' (Liner notes). Various artists. Elektra. EKS-74002.
Recording first published May 1966.
- ^ Boone & Moss 2014, p. 173.
- ^ "Top LP's". Billboard. March 30, 1968. pp. 75–76.
- ^ Anon. (July 6, 1968). "MGM to Bow Special Set Next Month". Billboard. p. 10.
- ^ "New Album Releases for February". Billboard. February 7, 1970. p. 49.
This monthly product list includes LP's which were issued during the past several weeks and are considered as part of the manufacturers' January release. ... THE LOVIN' SPOONUFL, The Very Best of. Kama Sutra, KSBS 2013.
- ^ "Merry Christmas Charts!". Billboard. November 14, 1970. pp. 44–45 – via Google Books.
- ^ Baker, Bob (May 28, 1971). "Dory Previn's composing, singing are intriguing mix". News-Chronicle. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McNulty, Henry (February 22, 1976). "Buddah Brings Back Best". Hartford Courant. p. 12F – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^ Helander 1999, p. 238.
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The record, due out on Feb. 22 ...
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- ^
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- ^
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Lovin' Spoonful's smash American hit single 'Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind' will NOT be issued as their next single in this country. Instead it will be the title track of their new British EP which is released here by Pye on June 3.
- ^ Anon. (August 25, 1966). "Old timers the Everleys are due back in charts". Runcorn Weekly News. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stylus (October 17, 1966). "In the Groove: Nicely nicely – the Dodger and Groovy Bill". Lincolnshire Echo. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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- ^
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The Lovin' Spoonful, whose 'Do You Believe in Magic' looks set for the number one spot [in America]. It is released in Britain this week.
- Valentine, Penny (October 2, 1965). "Penny Picks Your Pops: Searchers' sound gets tiresome". Disc and Music Echo. p. 11.
Do You Believe in Magic (Pye Int.) ... Out tomorrow [Friday, October 1, 1965].
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- ^
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- ^ Anon. (May 21, 1966). "International News Reports: Canada". Billboard. p. 41 – via Google Books.
After breaking the Lovin' Spoonful's 'Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind' in Canada prior to its release in the U.S. ... Quality Records has another Canadian exclusive from Kama Sutra with the Lovin' Spoonful's 'Jug Band Music,' ...
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade". CHUM. May 2, 1966 – via CHUMTribute.com.
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- ^ Anon. (July 2, 1966). "Lovin' Spoonful sign for October tour". Melody Maker. p. 5.
Their new single, 'Summer in the City', is released on July 8 ...
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Lovin' Spoonful rush release a new single next Friday, December 2. Titled 'Nashville Cats' it was written by John Sebastian and is backed with 'Full Measure'.
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The Lovin' Spoonful's 'Full Measure' is a large size hit in Los Angeles, but most of the rest of the world, including England, is playing the other side, 'Nashville Cats,' which hasn't even been heard much here.
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Never Going Back (Kama Sutra) ... Out tomorrow [Friday, August 23, 1968].
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External links
edit- The Lovin' Spoonful at AllMusic
- The Lovin' Spoonful discography at Discogs