You Can Be Anyone This Time Around Explained

You Can Be Anyone This Time Around
Type:	studio
Artist:	Timothy Leary
Cover:	You Can Be Anyone This Time Around.jpg
Released:	April 1970
Genre:	Psychedelic, spoken word
Length:	30:05
Label:	Rykodisc

You Can Be Anyone This Time Around is an album by Timothy Leary released in April 1970. The disc features three "raps" by Leary backed with psychedelic music. The purpose of the album was to raise funds for Leary's political candidacy for Governor of California.

The album includes musical contributions from Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Stills, John Sebastian, and Buddy Miles recorded during an all-night jam session at the Record Plant.^{[1] [2]}

The title track and "What Do You Turn On When You Turn On" both feature sampling of music by other artists, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Ravi Shankar.^[1] This is one of the earliest known examples of sampling on a commercial record.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Timothy Leary.

Personnel

• Timothy Leary – spoken word, writer
• Jimi Hendrix – bass guitar
• Buddy Miles – drums
• John Sebastian – guitar
• Stephen Stills – guitar
• Intermedia Systems Corporation – production
• Stanley Mouse – cover artwork
• Cindy Nelson – package design
• David Greenberg – liner notes^[3]
• Jim Marshall — photography ^[4]

Notes and References

1. Morgan. Jas. You Can Be Anyone This Time Around: The Lost Liner Notes. Mondo 2000. 1992. 8. 38–40.
2. Web site: Mondo 2000 Issue 8 . Internet Archive . 1992 . 4 December 2022.
3. Web site: Greenberg . David . This Is A Dangerous Album . tapedave.com . Tape Dave . 4 December 2022.
4. Web site: Dr. Timothy Leary - You Can Be Anyone This Time Around. Discogs. 1970 . en. 2019-11-24.