Release of an Oath
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| Studio album by The Electric Prunes | ||||
| Released | November 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 24:56 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Producer | David Hassinger | |||
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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.
Personnel
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:
- Howard Roberts and Lou Morrell (guitar)
- Don Randi (keyboards)
- Carol Kaye (bass)
- Earl Palmer (drums)
Track listing
All tracks composed by David Axelrod.
Side one
- "Kol Nidre" 4:14
- "Holy Are You" 4:05
- "General Confessional" 4:15
Side two
- "Individual Confessional" 2:10
- "Our Father, Our King" 3:10
- "The Adoration" 3:48
- "Closing Hymn" 2:53
External links
- Liner notes on original album cover on www.electricprunes.com
- David Axelrod entry at Picadilly Records documents personnel.
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