Elephants Memory were a US American rock band formed in New York City in the late 1960s. Known primarily for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono from late 1971 to 1973. For live performances with Lennon and Ono, the band was known as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band. This is their self-titled sixth album ( if you include John & Yoko / Plastic Ono Band With Elephant's Memory And Invisible Strings – Some Time In New York City) recorded in 1972. Although chiefly remembered these days for their role as John Lennon's loose and ragged backup band on his Some Time in New York City album from 1972, Elephant's Memory have a bit more to their history than that. Formed in 1967 by drummer Rick Frank and saxophonist and clarinetist Stan Bronstein, who reportedly met on the New York City strip-joint circuit, the group specialized in an eclectic Frank Zappa-like mix of psychedelia, jazz, and acid-tinged rock, and delivered a truly bizarre stage show complete with inflatable stage sets. Their first album, simply called Elephant's Memory, was released in 1969 on Buddah Records, a label more famous for bubblegum pop groups than whacked-out horn bands. Take It to the Streets Two tracks from the LP, "Jungle Gym at the Zoo" and "Old Man Willow," found their way onto the Midnight Cowboy movie soundtrack later that year, which gave the group some visibility, but it didn't exactly translate into sales for the debut album. A second LP, 1970's Take It to the Streets, had even less commercial impact. Then came John Lennon and Some Time in New York City, and Elephant's Memory had their moment in the sun. They released a third album, also called Elephant's Memory and featuring David Peel, on Apple Records later that year, then backed up Yoko Ono on 1973's Approximately Infinite Universe. Angels Forever, which turned out to be the group's swan song, appeared in 1974. Tracks:
01. Liberation Special - 0:00
02. Baddest Of The Mean - 5:32
03. Crying Blacksheep Blues - 14:20
04. Chuck 'N Bo - 18:50
05. Gypsy Wolf - 23:24
06. Madness - 27:34
07. Life - 30:53
08. Wind Ridge - 34:13
09. Power Boogie - 37:39
10. Local Plastic Ono Band - 41:34
Personnel:
Wayne "Tex" Gabriel - guitar, vocals Gary Van Scyoc - bass, vocals, acoustic guitar (08) Adam Ippolito - keyboards, trumpet, vocals Stan Bronstein - saxophone, vocals, percussion (01, 10) Rick Frank - drums, percussion, vocals, Cherokee Indian drum (05) + John Lennon – guitar (03, 09), vocals (03-05, 09, 10) percussion (03), electric piano (08) Yoko Ono - backing vocals (05, 09, 10) Keith Johnson - trumpet (07)
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