False Start (album) explained

False Start
Type:Album
Artist:Love
Cover:FalseStartLove.jpg
Released:December 1970
Recorded:
  • February 27, March 17 and June–July, 1970
Venue:Waltham Forest Tech College (London)
Studio:
Genre:Psychedelic rock, folk rock, rhythm and blues
Length:31:54
Label:
Producer:Arthur Lee
Prev Title:Out Here
Prev Year:1969
Next Title:Reel to Real
Next Year:1974

False Start is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Love, released in December 1970 by Blue Thumb Records.

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 several tracks that Hendrix recorded with Love during a session at Olympic Studios in London on March 17, 1970. The remaining studio tracks were recorded in June and July of that year at the Record Plant in Los Angeles, while "Stand Out", a song from the band's previous album Out Here (1969), was included on False Start in a live rendition recorded on February 27 at Waltham Forest Tech College in London.[1]

Three selections were later added to the 1988 Love compilation album Out There. In May 2007, False Start was reissued by Hip-O Select as part of The Blue Thumb Recordings.

Track listing

All tracks written and arranged by Arthur Lee, except "The Everlasting First", written and arranged by Lee and Jimi Hendrix.

Side one

  1. "The Everlasting First" – 3:01
  2. "Flying" – 2:37
  3. "Gimi a Little Break" – 2:10
  4. "Stand Out" (live) – 3:35
  5. "Keep On Shining" – 3:50

Side two

  1. "Anytime" – 3:23
  2. "Slick Dick" – 3:05
  3. "Love Is Coming" – 1:24
  4. "Feel Daddy Feel Good" – 3:15
  5. "Ride That Vibration" – 3:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from LP liner notes.[2]

Love

Additional musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. False Start . . Unterberger . Richie . Richie Unterberger . CD liner notes . . 2008 . . CCM-932.
  2. False Start . . LP liner notes . . 1970 . . BTS 8822.