Love - Gethsemene (1968)
Shortly after the classic 'Forever Changes' was released, Love effectively broke up, but despite this there have been rumours ever since that a follow-up album called 'Gethsemene' was due for release but was shelved by the band. Subsequent interviews with Arthur Lee and Johnny Echols have pretty much disproved the rumours, as neither of them recognised any of the songs that were supposedly recorded, so it must just have been wishful thinking on the part of some fervent fans. There was a post-'Forever Changes' single released in 1968, in the form of 'Your Mind And We Belong Together' / 'Laughing Stock', but that was the last thing that the classic line-up recorded together. However, if we take that single and add in the b-side to '7 And 7 Is', a few choice out-takes, some songs from Bryan McLean's solo album which might have made the cut, and a few tracks which later turned up on 'Four Sail', then we can piece together a reasonable approximation of what the follow-up to 'Forever Changes' could have sounded like. 
Track listing
01 Wonder People (I Do Wonder)02 Laughing Stock03 Tired Of Sitting04 Your Friend And Mine (Neil's Song)05 I'm With You06 Your Mind And We Belong Together07 Robert Mongomery08 People09 No. Fourteen10 Dream11 Always See Your Face12 The Everlasting First
Thanks, this is one of the most interesting reconstructions I've encountered. You did a great job, esp. in your choice of the Bryan songs, as I've read in the Love bio book that of the Bryan solo songs these two were among those considered for the next Love album w/original lineup. This is cool...
ReplyDeleteI have to give credit for the track listing to you, as I found it in the comments section of Albums That Never Were, and I couldn't fault it so went with it exactly as you'd suggested. I'm pleased that it flows so well.
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Delete...and the songs were written about in the aforementioned Love bio book (a great read, recommended) that all songs included were (supposedly) originally written for the 4th album, then used with a different band...esp. "Dream" and "Always See Your Face", the lyrics sound as though written about his former band mates...fascinating...thanks again for the upgrade, and for leaving out "Woolly Bully"!
DeleteVery nice, thank you!
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