''Vindicator'' is the first solo album by
Arthur Lee, formerly of the
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, released in 1972. The backing musicians are credited as Band-Aid.
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of the track "
Everybody's Gotta Live" was recorded by American rapper and singer
Mac Miller
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, and released on his posthumous album ''
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'' in 2020.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Arthur Lee; except where indicated
#"Sad Song" – 2:20
#"You Can Save Up to 50%, But You're Still a Long Ways from Home" – 0:17
#"Love Jumped Through My Window" – 2:56
#"Find Somebody" – 3:47
#"He Said She Said" – 2:18
#"Every Time I Look Up I'm Down or White Dog (I Don't Know What That Means!)" – 3:57
#"
Everybody's Gotta Live" – 3:31
#"You Want Change for Your Re-Run" – 4:17
#"He Knows a Lot of Good Women (Or Scotty's Song)" – 3:14
#"Hamburger Breath Stinkfinger" – 2:44
#"Ol' Morgue Mouth" – 0:53
#"Busted Feet" (Arthur Lee,
Charles Karp) – 4:53
;Bonus tracks
#
"Everybody's Gotta Live" – 3:37
#"He Knows a Lot of Good Women" – 3:16
#"Pencil in Hand" – 2:15
#"E-Z Rider" (Jimi Hendrix
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) – 2:58
#"Looking Glass Looking at Me" – 4:05
Personnel
Musicians
* Arthur Lee – rhythm guitar, vocals
* Charlie Karp – lead guitar
* Frank Fayad – bass (tracks 4,10,11)
* Clarence McDonald
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– organ on "Find Somebody"
* Don Poncher – drums
* Craig Tarwater – lead guitar (tracks 4,10,11)
* David Hull – bass
Technical
* Allan McDougall, Arthur Lee – producers
* Tommy Vicari
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– engineer
* Steve Mitchell – assistant engineer
* Roland Young – art direction
* Elijah Alfred – cover photography
* Jim McCrary
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, Jeffery Eisen, Shepard Sherbell
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, Herbert Worthington – additional photography
References
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1972 debut albums
Albums produced by Arthur Lee (musician)
A&M Records albums