False Start (Love album)

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False Start
False Start cover
Studio album by Love
Released December 1970
Recorded 1969
Genre Psychedelic rock
Folk-rock
Rhythm and blues
Length 31:54
Label Blue Thumb (USA), Harvest Records (UK)
Producer Arthur Lee
Professional reviews
Love chronology
Out Here
(1969)		 False Start
(1970)		 Reel to Real
(1975)

False Start is the sixth album by the American rock band Love, released in December 1970.

[edit] Story

The second and final Love album for Blue Thumb Records saw bandleader Arthur Lee heavily influenced by his friend, Jimi Hendrix, even going so far as to coax Hendrix into appearing on the opening track of the album, "The Everlasting First", supposedly one of several tracks that Hendrix recorded with Love. No further tracks have surfaced, however, presumably due to copyright restrictions or the tapes having been lost.

Replacing Jay Donnellan with Gary Rowles and adding second rhythm guitarist Nooney Rickett after the session with Hendrix brought no great change to the sound of the group. There are shades of blues, funk, country and soul all based in rock and roll.

Success would continue to elude the group who disbanded shortly thereafter. Arthur Lee would issue his debut album, Vindicator, for A&M Records in 1972.

False Start was issued as part of the May 2007 Hip-O Select release The Blue Thumb Recordings.

[edit] Track listing

  1. The Everlasting First – 3:01
  2. Flying – 2:37
  3. Gimi a Little Break – 4:10
  4. Stand Out – 3:35
  5. Keep on Shining – 3:50
  6. Anytime – 3:23
  7. Slick Dick – 3:05
  8. Love is Coming – 1:24
  9. Feel Daddy Feel Good – 3:15
  10. Ride That Vibration – 3:34
  • All tracks written and arranged by Arthur Lee, except "The Everlasting First", arranged by Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Lee.

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