Tape from California

1968 studio album by Phil Ochs

Tape from California

Studio album by

Phil Ochs

Released| July 1968
Recorded| early 1968
Genre| Folk, rock, pop
Length| 46:55
Label| A&M
Producer| Larry Marks
Phil Ochs chronology
| Pleasures of the Harbor
(1967)  | Tape from California
(1968)  | Rehearsals for Retirement
(1969)

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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 ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Rolling Stone| negative [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.

## External links

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* Unterberger, Richie. "Liner Notes for Phil Ochs's Tape from California".

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Phil Ochs

Discography

Studio albums|

* All the News That's Fit to Sing
* I Ain't Marching Any More
* Pleasures of the Harbor
* Tape from California
* Rehearsals for Retirement
* Greatest Hits

Live albums|

* Phil Ochs in Concert
* Gunfight at Carnegie Hall
* There and Now: Live in Vancouver 1968
* Live at Newport
* Amchitka, The 1970 Concert That Launched Greenpeace

Other albums|

* Camp Favorites

Posthumous releases|

* Sings for Broadside
* A Toast to Those Who Are Gone
* The Broadside Tapes 1
* The Early Years
* On My Way

Posthumous
compilations|

* Chords of Fame
* The War Is Over: The Best of Phil Ochs
* There but for Fortune
* Farewells & Fantasies
* American Troubadour
* 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Phil Ochs
* Cross My Heart: An Introduction to Phil Ochs

Interview album|

* Interviews with Phil Ochs

Singles|

* "Power and the Glory"
* "I Ain't Marching Any More"
* "Cross My Heart"
* "Outside of a Small Circle of Friends"
* "The War Is Over"
* "My Life"
* "One Way Ticket Home"
* "Kansas City Bomber"
* "Bwatue"

Other songs|

* "Crucifixion"
* "Draft Dodger Rag"
* "Here's to the State of Mississippi"
* "Love Me, I'm a Liberal"
* "There but for Fortune"
* "Vietnam Talking Blues"
* List of songs recorded by Phil Ochs

Documentaries|

* Chords of Fame (1984)
* Phil Ochs: There but for Fortune (2011)

Tributes|

* Get Your Phil
* Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs
* Poison Ochs: A Tribute to Phil Ochs
* This Is Absolutely Real: Visions and Versions of Phil Ochs
* What's That I Hear?: The Songs of Phil Ochs
* List of cover versions

Related|

* Archives
* Sonny Ochs (sister)
* Michael Ochs (brother)
* Robyn Ochs (niece)
* Jim Glover
* Pigasus

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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