Grim Reaper of Love
| "Grim Reaper of Love" | ||||
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 Cover of the 1966 US single | ||||
| Single by the Turtles | ||||
| B-side | "Come Back" | |||
| Released | May 1966 | |||
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| Length | 2:18 | |||
| Label | White Whale | |||
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| Producer(s) | Bones Howe | |||
| The Turtles singles chronology | ||||
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"Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band the Turtles, released in May 1966.[4] It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse).[5] It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using an electric sitar.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Michael Uslan; Dick Clark; Bruce Solomon (1981). Dick Clark's the First 25 Years of Rock & Roll. Dell Publishing Company. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-440-51763-4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, John, eds. (2001). "The Turtles/Flo & Eddie". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 1012–1013. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "America Strikes Back: The Byrds and Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ^ Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009.
- ^ Everett, Walter. 2008. The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (p 308). Oxford University Press.
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