Dick Campbell Discography on Mercury
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The name of the late Dick Campbell (1944-2002) has been very famous and popular; especially he became rather famous for several albums as a result of his collaboration with Gary Usher; as well as a composer.. However, the materials Dick Campbell left on Mercury in 1965 has also been famous in a different point of view.
(Dick Campbell's own words, taken from the web site by Dick's son Mr. Gary Campbell with his permission)
... I had written a couple of "Dylan-esque" songs which Mercury liked. Columbia had Dylan and Mercury didn't. They asked me to write ten more, Come back in two weeks, and make an album. So I did and this is it...
On the year 1965 and beyond, when Bob Dylan switched his own music
and went forward accompanied with electric guitar,
so many “Dylan-clones” and parodies had emerged.
Among such “Dylan-clones”,
Dick Campbell's tracks on his LP “Sings Where It's At”
has gained distinctive popularity and praises.
It is also interesting that the backing musicians include members of
Paul Butterfield band - all tracks are so attractive, and performances
are great.
We sincerely regret Mr. Dick Campbell's passaway in 2002, but his son Gary Campbell has a web site to tribute his father, where we can fully enjoy various information Dick Campbell's music, as well as invaluable photos of Dick Campbell.
The period Dick Campbell recorded on Mercury: 1965.
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The Dick Campbell Release Listing on Mercury
| No. (45rpm) |
Title | Artist(s) | Sleeve | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 72511 |
The Blues Peddlers c/w The People Planners | Dick Campbell | ![[72511]](/mercury/img/72511_Fs.png) |
red label w/ sleeve |
| Mercury 72511 |
N/A | white label promo copy w/ sleeve |
| No. (Mono) |
No. (Stereo) |
Title | Artist(s) | Jacket | (Note) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury MG-21060 |
Mercury SR-61060 |
Sings Where It's At | Dick Campbell | ![[MG-21060]](/mercury/img/MG21060_Fs.png) |
red Mercury |
The Dick Campbell Discography on Mercury
Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)
| Dick Campbell | |||
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Dick Campbell (vo, rh-g), Mark Naftalin (org), Martiy Grebb (tambourine, p, cymbals, misc. instr.), Mike Bloomfield (12 string g), Jimmy Vincent (12 string g), Pete Cetera (aka Peter Cetera) (el-b), Paul Butterfield (harp), Sam Lay (ds), Larry Wrice (ds), Artie Sullivan (tambourine, vo). Produced by Lou Reizner and Eddie Mascari. |
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| Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in 1965. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 2-36677 | Sandi |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-36678 | Despairs Cafeteria |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-36679 | You've Got To Be Kidding |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-36680 | Don Juan of the Western World |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-36681 | Object Of Derision |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-36682 | Aphrodite's Child |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| Dick Campbell | |||
| Same/simlar personnel as above session. | |||
| Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL in 1965. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 2-37432 | The Blues Peddlers | Mercury 72511 |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
| 2-37433 | The People Planners | Mercury 72511 |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
| 2-37434 | Approximately Four Minites Of Feeling Sorry For D.C. |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| Dick Campbell | |||
| Same/simlar personnel as above session. | |||
| Recorded at Universal Recording Studios, Chicago, IL maybe in November 1965. | |||
| (master no.) | (track title) | (45rpm release no.) | (LP release no.) |
| 2-37480 | Ask Me If I Care |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-37481 | Where Were You |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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| 2-37482 | Girls Named Misery |
Mercury MG-21060 Mercury SR-61060 |
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