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in 1972 that compiles songs from three of Moby Grape's Columbia albums - ''

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''. It has been speculated that Columbia's decision to release this album was based solely on trying to capitalize on any interest generated in Moby Grape by the then-recent release of a new studio album, '' 20 Granite Creek'', on

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. For some unknown reason the album was never issued on a cassette tape, although it was issued on an 8-Track tape.

Track listing

Side one

# "Omaha" (

Skip Spence Alexander "Skip" Spence (born Alexander Lee Spence, Jr.; April 18, 1946 – April 16, 1999) was a Canadian-born American singer-songwriter and musician. He was co-founder of Moby Grape, and played guitar with them until 1969. In the same year, h ...

) – 2:22 # "Murder in My Heart for the Judge" (

Jerry Miller Jerry Miller (July 10, 1943 – July 20, 2024) was an American songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He performed as a solo artist and as a member of the Jerry Miller Band. He was also a founding member of the 1960s San Francisco band Moby Grape, ...

Don Stevenson Don Stevenson (born October 15, 1941) is the American drummer and a singer and songwriter for Moby Grape, a band which was formed in San Francisco in 1966 and continues to perform occasionally today. Biography Born October 15, 1941, in Seattle, ...

) – 2:57 # "Bitter Wind" ( Bob Mosley) – 3:04 # "It's a Beautiful Day Today" (Bob Mosley) – 3:06 # "Changes" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 3:21

Side two

# "Motorcycle Irene" (Skip Spence) – 2:23 # "Trucking Man" (Bob Mosley) – 2:00 # "Someday" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 2:39 # "8:05" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 2:19 # "Ooh Mama Ooh" (Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson) – 2:25 # "Naked, If I Want To" (Jerry Miller) – 0:55

Personnel

* Peter Lewis –

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vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

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lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, vocals * Bob Mosley -

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, vocals *

- rhythm guitar, vocals *

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, vocals

References

{{Moby Grape Moby Grape albums 1972 compilation albums Albums produced by Dave Rubinson Columbia Records compilation albums