Four-hour, 72-track anthology of the Laurel Canyon music community that became a dominant worldwide force in the late 60s/early 70s. Tracing the scene's development from The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, Love and The Doors through to early country-rock and the singer/songwriter boom that defined the early 70s. By the end of the 60s, the international music world's nexus had shifted from such previous hotspots as Liverpool, London and San Francisco to Laurel Canyon, a rural oasis in the midst of the bustle of Los Angeles. Just minutes from Hollywood, the Sunset Strip and the LA record companies/studios, Laurel Canyon became home to a folk, country, rock and pop hybrid that encompassed everyone from early players The Byrds and Buffalo Springfield to The Doors, Frank Zappa, Glen Campbell and manufactured pop kingpins The Monkees. The canyon's rustic charms and the proximity of leading folk den The Troubadour attracted a phalanx of singer/songwriters while also giving birth to the country-rock movement, kickstarted by various Byrds/Springfield spin-offs (Dillard & Clark, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Poco) and former teen idol Ricky Nelson. Highly incestuous, the Laurel Canyon family featured some unlikely bedfellows: The Monkees worked with Frank Zappa, The Turtles sponsored Judee Sill and hung out with The Doors, Kim Fowley collaborated with both Steppenwolf and Warren Zevon, and the individual members of CSNY appeared on each other's solo records as well as everyone else's. A follow-up to Grapefruit's acclaimed 2022 compilation 'Heroes & Villains: The Sound of Los Angeles 1965-1968', the painstakingly-assembled 'I See You Live On Love Street: Music From Laurel Canyon 1967-1975' charts the scene's birth and gradual development until a revitalised, relocated Fleetwood Mac spearheaded a new, sleeker Laurel Canyon sound to go stratospheric in the mid-70s. Housed in a clamshell box that includes a heavily annotated and illustrated 48-page booklet, 'I See You Live On Love Street' features many of the biggest names in the canyon community alongside acts who failed to find success at the time but went on to achieve cult status.
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Disc One: Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon (1967-1968)01.
The Association – Come On In (3:17)
02.
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Tighter (2:00)
03. Love – The Good Humor Man, He Sees Everything Like This (3:06)
04. The Monkees – As We Go Along (3:52)
05. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Holding (2:38)
06. The Factory – Smile Let Your Life Begin (2:35)
07.
The Gentle Soul – Our National Anthem (2:30)
08. The Stone Poneys – I’ve Got To Know (2:41)
09. The Doors – Love Street (2:51)
10.
Clear Light – How Many Nights Have Passed (2:23)
11.
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy – Floating Dream (2:12)
12. Smokey Roberds with Roger Nichols Trio – Montage Mirror (2:10)
13.
Ruthann Friedman – Halfway There (2:28)
14. The Holy Mackerel – Wildflowers (3:59)
15.
Barry McGuire – Secret Saucer Man (2:44)
16. The Mamas & The Papas – Mansions (3:46)
17.
The Sunshine Company – I Need You (3:16)
18. Scott McKenzie – Twelve Thirty (3:17)
19. Buffalo Springfield – A Child’s Claim To Fame (2:11)
20.
Dillard & Clark – Train Leaves Here This Mornin’ (3:49)
21. The Millenium – Blight (2:54)
22.
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band – Call On Me (2:36)
23.
The Leaves – Twilight Sanctuary (2:34)
24. The Byrds – You Don’t Miss your Water (3:49)
25. The Modern Folk Quartet – I Had A Dream Last Night (2:35)
26. Steve Noonan – Shadow Dream Song (3:12)
27. Judy Collins – Hello Hooray (4:10)
Disc Two: Going Home To California (1969–1971)01.
Stephen Stills – Love The One You’re With (3:06)
02. Poco – Pickin’ Up The Pieces (3:20)
03. Tim Buckley – Buzzin’ Fly (6:01)
04.
Hoyt Axton – Kingswood Hills (3:03)
05. The Flying Burrito Brothers – Christine’s Tune (3:03)
06. Three Dog Night – Mama Told Me (Not To Come) (3:19)
07. The Turtles – Lady-O (2:53)
08. Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band – California (3:02)
09. Jimmy Webb – P. F. Sloan (4:06)
10. Glen Campbell – Where’s The Playground, Susie? (2:56)
11. Susan Carter – Bluebird (3:40)
12. Love – I Still Wonder (3:07)
13.
Canned Heat – Let’s Work Together (2:47)
14. Steppenwolf – It’s Never Too Late (4:04)
15. Frank Zappa – Peaches En Regalia (3:39)
16.
Warren Zevon – Wanted Dead Or Alive (2:37)
17.
Kim Fowley – Born To Make You Cry (2:44)
18.
Essra Mohawk – I Am The Breeze (3:13)
19.
Gene Clark – White Light (3:39)
20.
David Crosby – Traction In The Rain (3:35)
21. Ross Giguere – Brother Speed (3:40)
22. Grin – Outlaw (4:01)
23. Dave Mason and Cass Elliot – Too Much Truth, Too Much Love (3:53)
Disc Three: Postcards From Hollywood (1971-1975)01. J. D. Souther – Some People Call It Music (3:22)
02. Little Feat – Easy To Slip (3:22)
03. Linda Ronstadt – Birds (3:01)
04. Judee Sills – Crayon Angels (2:42)
05. Nilsson – Driving Along (2:06)
06. Carly Simon – We Have No Secrets (3:59)
07. Crazy Horse – I Don’t Want To Talk About It (5:20)
08. Jo Mama –Back On The Street (3:07)
09. Kenny Loggins with Jim Messina – Danny’s Song (4:17)
10. Gram Parsons – How Much I’ve Lied (2:29)
11.
Rosebud – Flying To Morning (4:23)
12.
Rita Coolidge – Journey Thru The Past (3:31)
13. Cyrus Faryar – I Think He’s Hiding (2:25)
14.
Crabby Appleton – Paper To Write On (2:22)
15.
Leon Russell – Tightrope (3:02)
16. Dan Fogelberg – Anyway I Love You (3:49)
17. Ned Doheny – Postcards From Hollywood (5:18)
18.
David Blue – Outlaw Man (2:51)
19. Morning – For Free (4:55)
20. Souther Hillman Furay Band – Fallin’ In Love (3:32)
21. Howdy Moon – Cook With Honey (4:19)
22.
Fleetwood Mac – Say You Love Me (4:13)
All thanks to original releaser