Various – The Big Ball

Various

Various –The Big Ball

1970

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Version Information

Label
Warner Bros. Records
Catalog number
PRO 358
Original year
1970
Version year
1970
Region
US
Format

2 x Vinyl
Santa Maria Pressing
LP
Compilation
Mispress
Misprint
Sampler
Stereo

Version notes

Sides 2 and 3 (sides B and C) are reversed from how they are listed in the booklet inside the gatefold sleeve. The booklet probably reflects the order in which the tracks were intended to appear. Matrix numbers on the labels are consistent with those in the runouts.

Third album in the Warner-Reprise 'Loss-leaders' "PRO" Promotional series. Only sold as "mail order" items.

Gatefold sleeve with 4-page booklet. Later editions exist with cream labels indicating a post-1983 re-release.
Track A1: Grand National Songs Inc. - ASCAP
Track A2: Faithful Virtue Music Co., Inc. - BMI
Track A3: Brother Pub. Co. - BMI
Track A4: Jerry Vogel Music Co., Inc - ASCAP.
Track A5: Howard Beach Music, Inc. - ASCAP
Track A6: Deep Fork Music - ASCAP
Track A7: Great Honesty - BMI
Track A8: Cannibal / Warner-Tamerlane - BMI
Track B1: Rook Music Inc. - BMI
Track B2: Third Story Music - BMI
Track B3: Siquomb Publishing Corp. - BMI
Track B4: Cotillion Music, Inc. / Broken Arrow Music Pub. Co. - BMI
Track B5: Early Morning Music - ASCAP
Track B6: January Music - BMI
Track B7: Blackwood Music / Country Road Music - BMI
Track B8: Hill & Range Songs, Inc. / Wedge / Fat Zach Music - BMI
Track C1: Van-Jan Music - ASCAP
Track C2: Fleetwood Music
Track C3: Wynlyn Music - BMI
Track C4: Irving Music - BMI
Track C5: Copyright Control
Track C6: Dukeslodge Music Ltd. / Trio Music Co., Inc. - BMI
Track C7: Mondvies Music, Inc. - BMI
Track D1: Heavy Metal Music - BMI
Track D2a, D2b, D2d: Bizarre - BMI
Track D2c: Beefheart Music - BMI
Track D2e: Dobard Music -BMI
Track D2f: Frank Zappa Music - BMI
Track D2g: House Of Mysteries, Inc. - BMI
Track D3: Don Music - BMI

Track C7 is mono and previously unreleased. Track D3 is abridged.

Some copies include a "letter" from Stan Cornyn, Director of Creative Services dated April, 1970.

Runouts are etched.

Tracklist
A1.Nice Folks - The Fifth Avenue Band2:25
A2.Red-Eye Express - John Sebastian2:53
A3.This Whole World - The Beach Boys1:55
A4.New Orleans Hopscop Blues - Geoff Muldaur & Maria Muldaur2:45
A5.Coming In To Los Angeles - Arlo Guthrie3:08
A6.I Was The Rebel, She Was The Cause - Eric Andersen2:34
A7.Jubilee - Norman Greenbaum2:56
A8.Ivy - Savage Grace4:00
B1.I'm On My Way Home Again - Everly Brothers2:25
B2.Happy Time - Tim Buckley3:15
B3.Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell2:16
B4.The Loner - Neil Young3:55
B5.Approaching Lavender - Gordon Lightfoot2:56
B6.Mama Told Me Not To Come - Randy Newman2:12
B7.Fire And Rain - James Taylor3:20
B8.Sit Down Old Friend - Dion3:22
C1.Caravan - Van Morrison4:57
C2.Oh Well - Fleetwood Mac9:00
C3.Sally Go Round The Roses - Pentangle3:36
C4.Nothing Is Easy - Jethro Tull4:20
C5.Flying - Small Faces4:12
C6.No Mule's Fool - Family3:14
C7.When I Turn Out The Living Room Light - The Kinks2:15
D1.The Illiad - Ed Sanders4:05
D2a.Kansas And The BTO's - GTO's1:13
D2b.The Captain's Fat Theresa Shoes - GTO's2:35
D2c.Ella Guru - Captain Beefheart2:23
D2d.The Original GTO's - GTO's1:06
D2e.WPLJ - The Mothers3:02
D2f.The Taster & The Story Of The Taster - Wild Man Fischer2:55
D2g.Footnote - Pearls Before Swine1:16
D3.Turn On Your Love Light - The Grateful Dead6:30

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