Dinosaur Swamps Explained

Dinosaur Swamps
Type:	studio
Artist:	The Flock
Cover:	FlockDinosaurSwamps.jpg
Released:	September 1970
Genre:	jazz rock
Length:	40:53
Label:	Columbia
Producer:	John McClure
Prev Title:	The Flock
Prev Year:	1969
Next Title:	Inside Out
Next Year:	1975

Dinosaur Swamps is the second album by The Flock. It was released in 1970.

The cover art, featuring pterosaurs, is modified from a mural painted by Constantin Astori.^[1] The titles of the first two tracks (Green Slice and Big Bird) refer to items found on the album cover, while the titles for all the remaining tracks can be found on the hand drawn map inside the gatefold sleeve.

Track listing

All tracks composed by The Flock

1. "Green Slice" – 2:02
2. "Big Bird" – 5:50
3. "Hornschmeyer's Island" – 7:25
4. "Lighthouse" – 5:19
5. "Crabfoot" – 8:14
6. "Mermaid" - 4:53
7. "Uranian Sircus" - 7:11

Personnel

The Flock

• Jerry Goodman – violin, guitars, vocals
• Fred Glickstein – guitars, lead vocals, Hammond organ
• Jerry Smith – bass guitar, vocals
• Ron Karpman – drums
• Rick Canoff – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Tom Webb – tenor saxophone, vocals
• Frank Posa – trumpet
• John Gerber – alto and tenor saxophones, flute, banjo, vocals

Technical

• John McClure – producer
• Don Meehan, Don Puluse – engineers
• American Museum of Natural History – cover art
• Columbia Records Photo Studio – photography

References

1. Web site: Pterosaurs restoration painting by Constantin Astori.

External links

• The Flock/Dinosaur Swamps - both albums in one