Release of an Oath | ||||
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Studio album by The Electric Prunes | ||||
Released | November, 1968 | |||
Recorded | 1968 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 24:56 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | David Hassinger | |||
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The Electric Prunes chronology | ||||
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Release of An Oath is the fourth studio album by The Electric Prunes, released in 1968. Following the musical pattern of their Mass in F Minor, it is a rock music setting of a service intended to release a penitent from an oath "made under duress and in violation of his principles" (liner notes).
The album is subtitled "The Kol Nidre - a prayer of antiquity", and is often referred to simply as "The Kol Nidre". The Jewish Kol Nidre prayer, on which the first track is based, remains in current use as a central part of Jewish worship.
Despite the subtitle and popular name, the remaining tracks of the album are based on a mix of Christian and Jewish liturgies.
Although credited to the Electric Prunes, the album is largely the work of composer and producer David Axelrod and a group of session musicians. Personnel included:
Only the vocals appear to have been recorded by the band members.
All tracks composed by David Axelrod
Side 1
Side 2