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    Tape from California

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    Tape from California
    Studio album by
    Phil Ochs
    ReleasedJuly 1968
    Recordedearly 1968
    GenreFolk, rock, pop
    Length46:55
    LabelA&M
    ProducerLarry Marks
    Phil Ochs chronology
    Pleasures of the Harbor
    (1967)     		Tape from California
    (1968)     		Rehearsals for Retirement
    (1969)

    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.

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Rolling Stonenegative [1]
    Allmusic [2]

    Track listing

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    All songs by Phil Ochs.

    Side One

    1. "Tape From California" – 6:45
    2. "White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land" – 3:35
    3. "Half A Century High" – 2:53
    4. "Joe Hill" – 7:18
    5. "The War Is Over" – 4:25

    Side Two

    1. "The Harder They Fall" – 3:52
    2. "When In Rome" – 13:13
    3. "Floods of Florence" – 4:52

    Personnel

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    • 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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    1. ^ Schmidt, Arthur (September 28, 1968). "Tape From California". Rolling Stone. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
    2. ^ "Tape from California > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.
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