Grim Reaper of Love

"Grim Reaper of Love"

Cover of the 1966 US single
Single by The Turtles
B-side "Come Back"
Released May 1966 (1966-05)
Format 7"
Genre
Length 2:18
Label White Whale
Songwriter(s)
  • Chuck Portz
  • Al Nichol
Producer(s) Bones Howe
The Turtles singles chronology
"You Baby"
(1966)		 "Grim Reaper of Love"
(1966)		 "Outside Chance"
(1966)

"You Baby"
(1966)		 "Grim Reaper of Love"
(1966)		 "Outside Chance"
(1966)

"Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band The Turtles, released in May 1966.[1] It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse).[2] It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using a Vinnie Bell electric sitar.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009.
  2. ↑ Everett, Walter. 2008. The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (p 308). Oxford University Press.
  3. ↑ Michael Uslan; Dick Clark; Bruce Solomon (1981). Dick Clark's the First 25 Years of Rock & Roll. Dell Publishing Company. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-440-51763-4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
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