False Start (album)
False Start is the sixth album by the American rock band Love, released in December 1970.
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| Released | December 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1969-1970 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, folk rock, rhythm and blues | |||
| Length | 31:54 | |||
| Label | Blue Thumb (USA) Harvest (UK) | |||
| Producer | Arthur Lee | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Background
The second and final Love album for Blue Thumb Records saw bandleader Arthur Lee heavily influenced by his friend, Jimi Hendrix, with Hendrix appearing on the opening track, "The Everlasting First", one of the several tracks that Hendrix recorded with Love at a March 1970 session.
"Stand Out", a song from the band's previous album Out Here, was included here in a live rendition.
Three selections from this LP were added to the Love compilation by Love, entitled Out There.
False Start was issued as part of the May 2007 Hip-O Select release The Blue Thumb Recordings.
Track listing
All tracks written and arranged by Arthur Lee, except "The Everlasting First" arranged by Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Lee.
- Side 1
- "The Everlasting First" — 3:01
- "Flying" — 2:37
- "Gimi a Little Break" — 2:10
- "Stand Out" (live) — 3:35
- "Keep On Shining" — 3:50
- Side 2
- "Anytime" — 3:23
- "Slick Dick" — 3:05
- "Love Is Coming" — 1:24
- "Feel Daddy Feel Good" — 3:15
- "Ride That Vibration" — 3:34
Personnel
- Arthur Lee - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, harmonica
- Gary Rowles - lead guitar
- Frank Fayad - bass
- George Suranovich - drums
- Nooney Rickett - rhythm guitar (2-10), backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 6, 8-10)
- Additional personnel
- Jimi Hendrix - lead guitar (track 1)
References
- Planer, Lindsay. "Love: False Start - Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 1, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.