The LYMAN FAMILY With LISA KINDRED - American Avatar (1969)

Reprise Records - RS. 6353

Country:Us

Released:1969

Tracks Listing

01 - California Water - Take One 4:19

02 - James Alley Blues 4:41

03 - Good Shepherd 4:59

04 - Jesus Met The Woman At The Well 5:24

05 - It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Man To Cry 4:29

06 - My Love Comes Rolling Down 6:56

07 - California Water - Take Two 9:19

Line Up / Musicians

Mel Lyman - Harmonica

Lisa Kindred - Vocals

Reed Wasson - Bass [String ]

Bruce Langhorne - Electric Bass

Bruce Langhorne - Tabla [Hand Drums]

Bruce Langhorne, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin - Guitar

Terry Bernhard - Piano

An eclectic band of musicians, artists, writers, philosophy students and psychic explorers who comprise one of the few ‘60s communes to survive the era.  Lisa Kindred was a notable figure in the Cambridge and Greenwich Village Folk scene during the mid 60s, playing with the likes of Bob Dylan, Tom Rush and Eric Andersen. This is an odd record to be sure, not so much for the music, but for the backstabbing backstory. Mel Lyman, who both plays harmonica and produced the album reduced Lisa's vocals to the background during the 1969 mix of an album intended to be called Love Comes Rolling Down, also known as American Avatar, though Lisa was supposed to be featured as the central voice .... 

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