Arthur Lee Official Site

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Arthur Lee
March 7, 1945 - August 3, 2006
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This is an atempt to gather as much information as possible about Arthur Lee and the members of Love through the years.

I know this is not complete and therefore I would request that anyone with any additional information please send it to me.

I'm working on a comprehensive, and complete list of all of Love's tours - past, present and future -- and need a lot of dates, so please take a look and see if you can help me with some. I also need any and all information about setlists if you have any. I have many questions regarding recordings and other things so it would be great if you could contact me if you see any mistakes or have any additions that will make this a better website.

These pages couldn't have been made without help from a lot of Love fans all over the world. Thanks to all of you.
See copyrights.

If you intend to use any of the scans, photos, posters or anything else from my site, please contact me.
Keeping the music of Love alive by making new sites is very welcome, but the least you can do if you "borrow" something from my site is to contact me. Something here might even be copyrighted.

NEWS & UPDATES:
 

December 28. 2009:

The official Arthur Lee website has bee updated and reworked.
There you'll find news about the release of the Black Beauty album and the new biography.

December 11. 2009:

Check out this interview with Robert Plant

December 10. 2009:

Happy Birthday Rusty Squeezebox

November 18. 2009:

Happy Birthday Mike Randle

Added scans of the cd Love Lost

LA Weekly article about Johnny Echol's Turn

(Poster has wrong date - the correct one is November 19)

November 10. 2009:

Added scan of setlist from B.B. Kings August 2009. Thanks to George (Old_Man)

LOVE LOST- COMPACT DISC & DOUBLE VINYL LP SET
Compact Disc 11207
High-Definition Double Vinyl LP Set 5281

NOW AVAILABLE FOR ORDER HERE:
http://sundazed.com/love_lost.html
There has been a delay in manufacturing on the LP

Arthur Lee’s seminal work as leader of the ’60s band Love is treasured by discerning rock fans around the world. Lee’s status as one of his era’s preeminent musical cult heroes has grown immensely in recent years, leading to generations of new fans rediscovering the artist’s remarkable catalog. Unfortunately, Lee and the band’s body of available recordings is relatively small, making Sundazed Music’s release of a previously-unheard full-length vintage Arthur Lee and Love album a major musical event.

Love Lost was recorded in 1971, during a brief, little-known period during which Love was signed to Columbia Records. Lee and the then-current Love lineup—bassist Frank Fayad, guitarist Craig Tarwater and drummer Don Poncher—recorded an album’s worth of new material for the label. But after the band left the company, the recordings sat unreleased and unheard until now. The material on Love Lost—comprised of the unreleased Columbia sessions, plus five unreleased acoustic demos from the same period—captures Love in a transitional phase, charting the next step in Lee’s idiosyncratic musical trajectory, following the lush garage-psychedelia of the classics Da Capo and Forever Changes, and the bluesier direction of the hard-rocking False Start and Out Here.

Many of the songs included on Love Lost would resurface, often in radically different form, on subsequent Love releases, and on Lee’s fabled solo album Vindicator. But the original versions included on Love Lost boast a playful looseness that’s absent from most of Lee’s later work, as well as a raw, edgy urgency that underlines his credentials as an early progenitor of punk-rock attitude. Love Lost also features three songs—”For a Day,” “Trippin’ & Slippin’” and “C.F.I. Instrumental”—that have not previously been released, in any form. With a treasure trove of vintage Love music that has never before been heard by fans, Love Lost is a major addition to Arthur Lee and Love’s body of work, and its release is a major event for Lee’s fervent fan base.

Tracks:
1. Love Jumped Through My Window
2. I Can’t Find It
3. He Said She Said
4. Product of the Times
5. Sad Song
6. Everybody’s Gotta Live
7. Midnight Sun
8. Good & Evil I
9. He Knows a Lot of Good Women
10. C.F.I.*
11. Find Somebody
12. For a Day
13. Good & Evil II
14. Looking Glass
15. Trippin & Sippin’/Ezy Ryder
16. He Knows a Lot of Good Women (alternate)*
17. Find Somebody (alternate)*
18. Midnight Sun (alternate)*
19. Product of the Times (alternate)*

* LP Only Bonus Track

November 7. 2009:

Check out Spaceland website for an article about the Johnny Echol' Turn gig.

Here's a teazer for the show: Liver version of Revelation from the August show in DC

October 22. October 2009:

November 19, 2009 will be the first JOHNNY ECHOLS' TURN gig at Spaceland in Silverlake, California. Also, THE QUARTER AFTER (featuring members of The Brian Jonestown Massacre) and artists TBA. Tickets $8 advance/ $10 door.

The set will feature some early Love material, songs from the lost "Gethsemene" album as well as some surprises.

JOHNNY ECHOLS' TURN are:

Johnny Echols - Vocals & Electric Guitar
David Chapple - Electric Bass, Harmonica & Vocals
David "Daddyo-O" Green - Drums & Percussion
Mike Randle - Vocals & Electric Guitar

SPACELAND: 1717 Silverlake Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 (323) 661-4380.

October 7. 2009:

Happy Birthday Diane Lee
 

August 20. 2009:

Photos from the Washington, DC concert added to California '66 Revue tour. Thanks to Craig
Also added setlist to 2 of the concerts from California '66 Revue tour

If you have any more setlists or photos please contact me.

August 11. 2009:

Check out California Revue Timeline for reviews and videos from the tour

Just got some informations about the Blue Thumb Acetate with Love/Jimi Hendrix sessions

August 6. 2009:

The August 18 Washington, DC area show has been moved from the Birchmere to the Velvet Lounge, 915 U Street, NW, Washington, DC. Those who purchased tickets from the Birchmere should get a full refund at the place of purchase and buy tickets at a reduced price for the Velvet Lounge. Jerry Miller also will pay at the VL.
 

August 3. 2009:

All is ready for the California '66 Revue tour.
Go check it out and please report back with reviews, photos and setlists.

A special tour cd will be sold at the venues:

Among the songs are two Love recordings from Germany 2005.

July 15. 2009:

Happy Birthday Dave Chapple

July 10. 2009:

Sorry for the lack of updates, hopefully I'll have more time in the next month.

This one should have been posted June 25:
"You probably already have heard the sad news that Sky Saxon died this morning in Austin, Texas after a brief illness. He performed as recently as Saturday night, before being hospitalized with an infection. Sky was a performer until the end. Our hearts are heavy because sky was a good friend, particularly for James Lowe and Mark Tulin of the Electric Prunes and Johnny Echols of Love, who knew Sky going all the way back to Sunset Strip clubs in the mid-1960s. Sky was a seminal figure to the psychedelic/punk/alt rock genres. He also was a very kind man who never was too busy to talk to a reporter or a fan. Sky's legacy is demonstrated in the countless postings on Facebook and other sites of people who mourn his loss. The California ' 66 tour will go on as scheduled, with another act who that perform with the Electric Prunes and Love, but who will in no way replace Sky.
Patrick Hand California '66 Revue"

Updated the California '66 Revue Tourpage.

Added a missing 1986 date to the tourlist.
Thanks to Dave Wallin-Eddy: "I notice you have no shows listed for 1986. There was at least one - July 19, 1986. "Summerferst - Return of the 60's". One of the highlights of the first day was supposed to be a Love reunion with Arthur and Bryan but there were "problems" with Arthur at the last minute so Bryan went ahead and did the show without him. I am sending a photo of Sky Saxon from the press conference a few days earlier because you can see the poster for the show behind him. Over his shoulder, hidden - third name down - Country Joe, Blues Image, Arthur Lee and Love."

and one for 1968 thanks to Brad Fry: "Don't know the exact date, but they played at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Ca. in April, 1968 during our spring vacation (high school). They were magnificent."
Anyone know the date?

and another one for 1966 Whisky-A-Go-Go on Feburary 25. Thanks to Jayson Valentine

Sundazed is releasing a 7" vinyl single in August ARTHUR LEE: Acoustic Demos 1971 - Love Jumped Through My Window b/w Sad Song
http://www.sundazed.com/ (upcoming releases)

For an in-depth article on Jay Donnellan’s Morning go to the Nick Warburton's website

Added concert review of Tramps, New York 1994, Thanks to Joe Morris

Interview with Snoopy. Thanks to Peter Kurtz

April 17. 2009:

News from Jim Bennett of radio station WFMU, Tampa Florida.
WFMU will host a screening of the "Love Story Documentary " with the blessings & thanks from Start Productions. The event is a fund raiser for WFMU

It sounds like a fun evening & happy they are speading the LOVE
More informations at their web page

April 16. 2009:

Updated California '66 Tourpage with new dates.

Tina Winter has set up Facebook and MySpace sites.
Click the link and join - remember to invite all your friends.

April 8. 2009:

California '66 Revue.
LOVE (Johnny Echols, Michael Stuart-Ware and Baby Lemonade) will be embarking on a two-week tour with Sky Sunlight Saxon of the Seeds and Electric Prune.
So far these dates has been confirmed:
August 7  Cambridge, MA Middle East
August 9  New York, NY B.B. King's
August 14  Toronto, ON Lee's Palace
August 16  Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
August 17  Pittsburgh, PA Hard Rock Cafe
August 18  Alexandria, VA The Birchmere

Tourpage with more info.

March 14. 2009:

Happy Birthday Robert Rozelle

March 7. 2009:

Birthday of Arthur Lee

Here's a little video in memory of Arthur.
Together with Gary Rowles, Frank Fayad & George Suranovich in Copenhagen March 1970.

 
Press HQ to watch in high quality. Looks great in full screen
YouTube link

Check out a new video at lovearthurlee.com

Some great news from Diane Lee:

The following announcement is from John Einarson & Diane Lee.
"We are very pleased and excited to announce that a full biography of Arthur Lee is currently in development and will be published in the fall of 2010 by Jawbone Books (distributed worldwide by Hal Leonard Books) under the title "Forever Changes: Arthur Lee & the Book of Love". The author is respected music historian and writer John Einarson. John's previous books include acclaimed biographies of The Byrds' Gene Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, Randy Bachman, Neil Young, and John Kay/Steppenwolf.

"Forever Changes: Arthur Lee & the Book of Love" is being developed with the full participation and endorsement of Diane Lee and Arthur Lee Entertainment (dba) Forever Changes Music and includes Arthur's voice throughout based on his own original manuscript as well as dozens of new interviews with those close to Arthur throughout his life."

Additional thoughts from Diane:
I would like for Arthur's friends & fans to know a little more about all of this. Standing in for Arthur & partnering with John Einarson on the project was a decision not made in haste and preceded with much forethought. (I'm sure on both sides) For me, the decision made, I am convinced John is the one to best help tell the story of Arthur Lee and his musical legacy. I have entrusted him with this precious gift, a personal story that was important to Arthur it be told.

And now, the other news
There are 3 Arthur Lee music projects in the works. It has taken awhile to begin to learn what I'm doing in this arena, not moving too quickly in an effort to avoid making big mistakes which could cause problems for the music. I'm pretty sure Arthur is watching & guiding me.

Along the way I have met some wonderful people willing to give support from the heart because they too care about the music & not so much the $$.

The first of the music projects, soon to be announced & released, is something I have had very little to do with. It is Mark Linn who put a lot of time, patience, knowledge & effort into the upcoming musical release. It's his baby & to be announced very soon

The other two musical projects I definitely have hands & a grip on but again want to add, with help from many good people. Hopefully will be able to announce those in the near future. The goal is for one if not both of these to be released before the end of 2009. We'll see. Won't we?

February 21. 2009:

Happy birthday Johnny Echols

January 19. 2009:

Check out Graham Clark's version af Always See Your Face at myspace
The blog "Today is forever" has posted some new material

January 7. 2009:

Happy New Year to all.

You will find last years news in the menu.

Amazing amount of Love items for sale.

Love collectables:

Love Rock posters, concert tickets & memoribilia

Mike Randle's Diaries

Just Another Day In The Life
By Johnny Echols

Arthur Lee - Love Merchandise