Mercury Records Collection: Smash SRS-67088: Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina

SRS-67088: Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina / The Left Banke

Label Type :	red Smash
Matrix Number :	SIDE-A	2/67088 A 1 II MR
	SIDE-B	2/67088 B 1 I MR

Comments

with original Smash inner sleeve.

Inside The Groove

Great Pop/Rock band The Left Banke's first LP and it's a classic.

Personal Impression (and brief notes)

The Left Banke is fairly known as an originator of mixing Pop/Rock and grand, quasi-classical arrangements and melodies. Although they made several hits like “Walk Away Renee” and “Pretty Ballerina”, the band itself was in an unstable situation - many musicians came across and left. Then in the late 1967, primary member and songwriter Michael Brown left the band.

This 1st album, including two of their top hits, is a very strong work with consistent quality. It's definitely classic among all Pop/Rock albums in the late 1960s.

Strictly Personal Rating (to what extent I could enjoy this album)

9 out of 10

Track Listing

SIDE-A
A-1	2-39159	Pretty Ballerina (M. Brown)	2:32
A-2	2-39290	She May Call You Up Tonight (M. Brown - S. Martin)	2:18
A-3	2-39291	Bartenders And Their Wives (M. Brown - T. Feher)	2:56
A-4	2-39292	I've Got Something On My Mind (G. Cameron - S. Martin - M. Brown)	2:46
A-5	2-39293	Let Go Of You Girl (G. Cameron - S. Martin - M. Brown)	2:53
A-6	2-39294	Evening Gown (M. Brown - T. Feher)	1:46
SIDE-B
B-1	2-38559	Walk Away Renee (M. Brown - B. Calilli - T. Sansone)	2:40
B-2	2-39295	What Do You Know (M. Brown - T. Feher)	2:57
B-3	2-39296	Shadows Breaking Over My Head (M. Brown - S. Martin)	2:34
B-4	2-38560	I Haven't Got The Nerve (G. Cameron - S. Martin)	2:13
B-5	2-39160	Lazy Day (M. Brown - S. Martin)	2:24

Personnel

Personnel/recorded date/master numbers confirmed with the Ruppli's discography.
(“The Mercury Labels - A Discography” by Ruppli and Novitsky, Greenwood Press, 1993)

B-1, B-4:
Rick Brand (l-g), Mike Brown (p, harpsichord), Tom Finn (el-b), George Cameron (ds), Steve Martin (vo).
Recorded in May 1966.

A-1, B-5:
same personnel as B-1, plus Johnny Abbott (arr).
Recorded in November 17, 1966.

A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, A-6, B-2, B-3:
same personnel as B-1.
Recorded probably in December 1966.