The Spirit of '67 (Paul Revere & the Raiders album)

The Spirit of '67 is the sixth studio album by American pop rock group Paul Revere & the Raiders. Produced by Terry Melcher and released in November 1966 by Columbia Records (CS 9395), and featured the singles "Hungry," "The Great Airplane Strike," and "Good Thing." The album would be reissued on LP (with the title "Good Thing") by Harmony in 1977, by Sundazed on CD in 1996 (with three bonus tracks) and in 2015 by Friday Music on 180g clear red vinyl.

The Spirit of '67
Studio album by
Paul Revere & the Raiders
ReleasedNovember 28, 1966
Recorded1966
GenrePop rock, rock and roll, garage rock, protopunk
Length31:46
LabelColumbia
ProducerTerry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders chronology
Midnight Ride
(1966)		 The Spirit of '67
(1966)		 Revolution!
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album's two biggest chart hits — "Good Thing" and "Hungry" — both feature in Quentin Tarantino's 2019 film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, as do two other tracks by the band. "Good Thing" also features the film's trailer.

Track listing
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)3:03
2."All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)3:01
3."In My Community" (P. Volk)2:09
4."Louise" (L. Kincaid)2:08
5."Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)2:57
6."Oh! To Be a Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)3:02
Side two
No.TitleLength
7."Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)2:57
8."Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)1:48
9."Our Candidate" (M. Smith)2:49
10."1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)4:25
11."The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)3:27

[2]

Sundazed Records (1996 CD issue, SC 6095)
  1. "Good Thing" (M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
  2. "All About Her" (R. Gerhardt, M. Lindsay, T. Melcher)
  3. "In My Community" (P. Volk)
  4. "Louise" (L. Kincaid)
  5. "Why? Why? Why? (Is It So Hard)" (P. Volk)
  6. "Oh! To Be A Man" (M. Lindsay, P. Revere)
  7. "Hungry" (B. Mann, C. Weill)
  8. "Undecided Man" (P. Revere, M. Lindsay)
  9. "Our Candidate" (M. Smith)
  10. "1001 Arabian Nights" (M. Lindsay, T. Mercher)
  11. "The Great Airplane Strike" (P. Revere, T. Melcher, M. Lindsay)
  12. "(You're A) Bad Girl" (Bonus Track)
  13. "Hungry" (Alternate mix)
  14. "The Great Airplane Strike" (Single version)

Personnel
  • Paul Revere – keyboards
  • Mark Lindsay – lead vocals (except as indicated), saxophone
  • Phil "Fang" Volk – bass, lead vocals on "In My Community" and "Why? Why? Why?"
  • Michael "Smitty" Smith – drums, lead vocals on "Our Candidate"
  • Drake "The Kid" Levin – guitar, backing vocals
  • Jim "Harpo" Valley – guitar
  • Terry Melcher – producer, arranger, conductor
  • Mort Garson – arranger, conductor

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. "Spirit of '67: Paul Revere & Raiders: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
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