A Gathering of Flowers - The Anthology of The Mamas & The Papas
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The record
Title: The Mamas & The Papas - A Gathering of Flowers: The Anthology of The Mamas & The Papas
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1970, Folk Rock, Sunshine Pop, Vocal Pop, Los Angeles, California 10/26
Matrix #: DSY-50073
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: The Mamas & The Papas (N/A) | Producer: Lou Adler
Cultural Facts:
- The Band Tells Its Own Story: This double-LP anthology wasn't simply a stack of hits. John Phillips and Cass Elliot recorded spoken introductions and anecdotes, while studio chatter was preserved around several songs, turning the collection into a kind of audio scrapbook of the group.
- Cass Wasn't Supposed to Fit: Michelle and John Phillips initially resisted bringing Cass Elliot into the group, partly because they thought her voice wouldn't fit their harmonies. Once she joined, her huge contralto became one of the band's defining sounds and made it difficult to imagine the Mamas & the Papas without her.
- Their Story Became a Song: āCreeque Alleyā is essentially the band's autobiography set to music, name-checking people and groups from the folk scene that produced them. It traces the tangled friendships and earlier bands that eventually brought John, Michelle, Denny Doherty and Cass together.
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