Revelation: Revolution '69

by The Lovin' Spoonful Featuring Joe Butler

Revelation: Revolution '69 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: March 1969
  • Label: Kama Sutra
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:00
  • Community rating: 2.93/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded after the departure of primary songwriter John Sebastian, this release finds the drummer assuming vocal and leadership duties for a radically altered incarnation of the group. The production incorporates disjointed sound collages and explicit political commentary, marking a stark departure from the band's signature good-time jug-band origins.

Genres

Descriptors: political, conscious, revolution, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Amazing Air (2:52)
  2. Never Going Back (2:51)
  3. The Prophet (2:47)
  4. Only Yesterday (2:46)
  5. War Games (6:58)
  6. (Till I) Run With You (1:54)
  7. Jug Of Wine (2:46)
  8. Revelation: Revolution '69 (2:22)
  9. Me About You (3:47)
  10. Words (2:19)
  11. Revelation: Revolution '69 - Single Version (Alternate Mix) (2:28)
  12. Revelation: Revolution '69 - Single Version (Alternate Vocal) (2:17)
  13. Me About You - Single Version (2:48)

Credits

  • The Lovin' Spoonful - primary artist
  • Joe Butler - primary artist

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