Tape from California

Tape from California is Phil Ochs' fifth album, released in mid-1968 on A&M Records. It continues Ochs' musical shift away from straight-ahead protest songwriting toward more orchestral and baroque arrangements.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	negative [1]
Allmusic	[2]

Tape from California
Studio album by Phil Ochs
Released	July 1968
Recorded	early 1968
Genre	Folk, rock, pop
Length	46:55
Label	A&M
Producer	Larry Marks
Phil Ochs chronology
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967) Tape from California (1968) Rehearsals for Retirement (1969)

Track listing

All songs by Phil Ochs.

Side One

1. "Tape From California" – 6:45
2. "White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land" – 3:35
3. "Half A Century High" – 2:53
4. "Joe Hill" – 7:18
5. "The War Is Over" – 4:25

Side Two

1. "The Harder They Fall" – 3:52
2. "When In Rome" – 13:13
3. "Floods of Florence" – 4:52

Personnel

• Phil Ochs - guitar, vocals
• Larry Marks - producer
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar on "Tape From California"
• Lincoln Mayorga - piano, keyboards
• Van Dyke Parks - piano, keyboards on "Tape From California"
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott - flat-picked guitar on "Joe Hill"
• Ian Freebairn-Smith - arrangements

References

1. Schmidt, Arthur (28 September 1968). "Tape From California". Rolling Stone. Missing or empty |url= (help)
2. "Tape from California > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.

External links

• Unterberger, Richie. "Liner Notes for Phil Ochs's Tape from California".