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Earth Rot

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Earth Rot
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 22, 1970
GenreBaroque pop
Length28:50
LabelCapitol
ProducerDavid Axelrod
David Axelrod chronology
Songs of Experience
(1969)
Earth Rot
(1970)
Rock Messiah
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Earth Rot is an album by David Axelrod that released in 1970.[1] The album was recorded with a choir singing from the Book of Isaiah and "Song of the Earth Spirit", a Navajo myth, and an orchestra that included Earl Palmer and Ernie Watts.[1]

Track listing

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All music composed by David Axelrod; "lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament and adapted from Song of the Earth Spirit, a Navajo origin legend."

Side 1
  1. "The Warnings Part 1" – 2:52
  2. "The Warnings Part 2" – 4:27
  3. "The Warnings Part 3" – 5:06
  4. "The Warnings Part 4" – 3:11
Side 2
  1. "The Signs Part 1" – 3:43
  2. "The Signs Part 2" – 3:43
  3. "The Signs Part 3" – 2:36
  4. "The Signs Part 4" – 3:12

Personnel

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  • Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
  • Frederick Hill – trumpet
  • Dick Hyde – trombone
  • Richard Leith – trombone
  • William E. Green – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Jackie Kelso – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
  • Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
  • Don Randi – piano
  • Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
  • Gary Coleman – vibraphone
  • Dennis Budimir – guitar
  • Louis Morell – guitar
  • Robert West – bass
  • Arthur Wright – bass
  • Earl Palmer – drums
  • Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler - choir

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Earth Rot - David Axelrod". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2019.