[2018-10-05] Zalman Yanovsky "Alive And Well In Argentina" reissue (Retroworld UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2018 2:00 pm

Description
Zal Yanovsky was a Canadian rock musician and a founding member of The Lovin' Spoonful in which he sang and played lead guitar. In 1966 he was arrested in the United States on a marijuana-related charge and in exchange for not being deported, Yanovsky disclosed his dealer's name. He was as a consequence ostracised by the music community and, after returning to Canada, recorded Alive and Well as a solo album for Buddah Records in 1968. He later retired from the music industry and became a restaurateur. One of the early rock and roll performers to wear a cowboy hat, and fringed "Davy Crockett" style clothing, Zal helped set the trend followed by such 1960s performers as Sonny Bono, Johnny Rivers and David Crosby. Mostly self-taught. he could, according to bandmate John Sebastian, play like Elmore James, Floyd Cramer, and Chuck Berry yet still had his own overpowering personality. He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996 and died in December 2002.

Tracklist
1. Raven In A Cage
2. You Talk Too Much
3. Last Date
4. Little Bitty Pretty One
5. Alive And Well In Argentina
6. Brown To Blue
7. Priscilla Millionaira
8. I Almost Lost My Mind
9. Hip Toad
10. Lt. Schtinkhausen

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GJ51N1J/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07GJ51N1J/?tag=imwan-21

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

another must have - tried to get the lp but never happened - some stuff that makes it out really surprises me.

Stumpy Joe · **Joined:** 29 Apr 2014 **Posts:** 1538

Fact: Zal Yanovsky did NOT return to Canada after leaving the Lovin' Spoonful. He was NOT deported. This album was recorded in New York City, NOT Canada. My source for this information is Jerry Yester, who co-produced the album with Yanovsky. Also, Yester's best recollection was that Zal did not move back to Canada until roughly 1972 or so.

For that matter, I don't know that he was "ostracised by the music community" because of the drug bust as much as he (and the Spoonful) were ostracized by the hippie community and media over the whole mess.

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

I listened to the title track of this on YouTube... I don't think I could play it around polite company. :shock:

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Oct 01, 2018 12:52 pm

Bump: Added the tracklist to the first post.

Hank · 01 Dec 2004

Quote:

Mostly self-taught. he could, according to bandmate John Sebastian, play like Elmore James, Floyd Cramer, and Chuck Berry yet still had his own overpowering personality.

John & Michelle Phillips wrote:

Zally said "Denny, you know there aren't many
Who can sing a song the way that you do, let's go south"
Denny said "Zally, golly, don't you think that I wish
I could play guitar like you?"

Atco Fan · **Joined:** 20 Sep 2006 **Posts:** 48

The original June 1968 release (Buddah BDS 5019) had 10 tracks.

The February 1971 reissue (Kama Sutra KSBS 2030) added the A side of the Single
As Long As You're Here / ereH er'uoY sA gnoL sA (Buddah BDA 12).

A 2008 Japan CD had both sides of the Single
https://www.discogs.com/Zalman-Yanovsky ... se/2708177
as did the 2010 Rev-Ola CD
https://www.discogs.com/Zalman-Yanovsky ... se/3556546

[2018-10-05] Zalman Yanovsky "Alive And Well In Argentina" reissue (Retroworld UK)

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