Goodbye and Hello (Tim Buckley album)
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| Released | 1967 | |||
| Recorded | June 1967 | |||
| Studio | Western Recorders & Whitney, Los Angeles | |||
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| Length | 42:41 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Producer | Jerry Yester, Jac Holzman | |||
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Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley, released in 1967. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in June of the same year.
The album was re-released in 2001 in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by WEA/Elektra. In 2005, a 180-gram version of the LP was released on the label Four Men With Beards and is being distributed by City Hall Records.
Recording
[edit]The album was recorded during June 1967 in Los Angeles, and produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman.
Chart performance
[edit]The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated November 4, 1967, peaking at No. 171 during a five-week run on the chart.[4]
Legacy
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Rolling Stone Record Guide |  [5] |
Matthew Greenwald in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that it is "an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience".[1]
The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2] In 2000, it was voted number 516 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Tim Buckley, except where noted.
Side One
- "No Man Can Find the War" (Larry Beckett, Buckley) – 2:58
- "Carnival Song" – 3:10
- "Pleasant Street" – 5:15
- "Hallucinations" (Beckett, Buckley) – 4:55
- "I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain" – 6:02
Side Two
- "Once I Was" – 3:22
- "Phantasmagoria in Two" – 3:29
- "Knight-Errant" (Beckett, Buckley) – 2:00
- "Goodbye and Hello" (Beckett, Buckley) – 8:38
- "Morning Glory" (Beckett, Buckley) – 2:52
Personnel
[edit]- Tim Buckley – six- and 12-string acoustic guitars, vocals, bottleneck guitar, kalimba, vibraphone
- Jerry Yester – piano, organ, harmonium, recording supervisor
- Lee Underwood – lead guitar
- John Farsha & Brian Hartzler – guitars
- Jim Fielder – bass guitar
- Jimmy Bond – double bass
- Don Randi – piano, harmonium, harpsichord
- Henry Diltz – harmonica on "Once I Was"
- Carter C.C. Collins – congas, percussion
- Dave Guard – kalimba, tambourine
- Eddie Hoh & Jim Gordon – drums
- Technical
- Jac Holzman – production supervisor
- Bruce Botnick – mixing
- William S. Harvey – cover, design
- David Gates – liner photography
- Guy Webster – photography
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Top LPs[4] | 171 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Greenwald, Matthew. "Tim Buckley: Goodbye and Hello - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ^ a b c Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (March 23, 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ Hunt, Ken (2003). "Tim Buckley". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. p. 24. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Record Guide. Random House. 1979. p. 53.
- ^ Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 179. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
External links
[edit]- Goodbye and Hello (Adobe Flash) at Spotify (streamed copy where licensed)
