Contact_(Silver_Apples_album)
Contact (Silver Apples album)
1969 studio album by Silver Apples
Contact is the second studio album by American band Silver Apples, released in 1969 by record label Kapp.
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| Released | February 1969 | |||
| Recorded | 1968 | |||
| Length | 40:51 | |||
| Label | Kapp | |||
| Producer | Simeon, Danny Taylor, Barry Bryant | |||
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Bart Bealmear of AllMusic wrote, "Aside from Simeon's use of a banjo on a couple of tracks, the music on Contact does not differ from that of their debut. One aspect improved upon was the lyrics; many possess the same "cosmic" element found on Silver Apples, but others are full of bitterness, pain, paranoia and confusion. In turn, the lead oscillator is used to greater effect, reflecting this newfound intensity."[2]
Contact was released in 1969 by record label Kapp.
The album was re-released in 1997 by MCA Records compiled with the band's first album, Silver Apples. It was also re-released illegally on compact disc and vinyl in 2003 by Radioactive Records in the UK.
Album cover controversy
The front and back cover artwork is infamous for generating a lawsuit from Pan Am Airlines. The front features the Silver Apples in a Pan Am cockpit, while the back shows the band amongst plane wreckage playing banjos. The resulting lawsuit by Pan Am against Silver Apples led to the breakup of the band.[3][4]
The Wire placed Contact in their list "One Hundred Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)".[5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You and I" |
| 3:24 |
| 2. | "Water" |
| 4:18 |
| 3. | "Ruby" |
| 2:32 |
| 4. | "Gypsy Love" |
| 5:36 |
| 5. | "You're Not Foolin' Me" |
| 6:26 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Have Known Love" |
| 3:53 |
| 2. | "A Pox on You" |
| 5:11 |
| 3. | "Confusion" |
| 3:34 |
| 4. | "Fantasies" |
| 5:57 |
- Silver Apples
- Danny Taylor – vocals, drums, percussion
- Simeon – vocals, oscillators, banjo
- Technical
- Jack Hunt – engineering
- Charlie Silver – sleeve photography
- Kirby, Fred (December 14, 1968). "Apples Ring Bell as Electronics Group" (PDF). Billboard. 80 (50): 15.
- Bealmear, Bart. "Contact – Silver Apples | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- Ivers, Brandon (6 December 2007). "Turn You On – Music – The Stranger". The Stranger. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "History". silverapples.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- Roy, Daryl Stephen; Uncle Fester (1992). "100 Records That Set the World on Fire (While No One Was Listening)". The Wire. Archived from the original on 19 October 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2015.