Description
The self-titled debut album by the American folk/pop group The Random Sample was released on Anodyne Recordings in 1971. The album was engineered by Leroy Carroll. The Random Sample was a group closely associated with San Diego Youth for Christ.
The Random Sample features Dave Hopkins on lead vocals and twelve-string guitar, Jann Reynolds, Carol Handley, and Linda Handley on vocals (with Linda Handley also playing recorder), Thom Fuller on banjo, Gerry Limpic on lead guitar and vocals (later of Limpic & Rayburn fame), as well as Ted Limpic on bass, mandolin, and vocals.
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “You Didn’t Have To Be So Nice” – 2:17
A2. “Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall” – 2:05
A3. “Look To Your Soul” – 2:40
A4. “He Died On The Cross” (Solo: Dave Hopkins, Narration: Ted Limpic) – 4:30
A5. “Till The Whole World Knows” (Solo: Dave Hopkins) – 1:52
Side Two
B1. “The Only Living Boy In New York” – 3:50
B2. “I Shall Be Released” – 2:36
B3. “Foggy Mountain Breakdown” – 1:08
B4. “Love To Be Loved” – 2:33
B5. “The Cruel War Is Over” – 2:21
Note: Re-issued on CD in 1997 by Anodyne Recordings.
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