Van Dyke Parks – Arrangements Volume 1 (autographed)

Van Dyke Parks - US-American composer, arranger, producer, musician, singer, and actor.

Brother of Carson Parks

Born 3 January 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA, Parks has spent over 40 years in music. He attended the American Boychoir School in Princeton, N.J. He first studied clarinet. He spent two years at Public School, and studied piano at Carnegie Inst, where he went on to major in music, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,'60-'63.

His first artist contract was at MGM Records in '64. He signed at Warner Brothers in '66, after working as lyricist for Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. At Warner Brothers he produced the first records of Randy Newman and Ry Cooder, among others. His own albums are: "Song Cycle" ('67); "Discover America" ('71); "Clang of the Yankee Reaper" ('76); "Jump" ('82); "Tokyo Rose" ('90); "Orange Crate Art" ('95). "Moonlighting" ('97). Other productions are "Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits" on A&M, "The Mighty Sparrow/Hot & Sweet", and "The Esso Trinidad Steelband" on W. B. (best ethnic/traditional Grammy, 1971). He pioneered an audio/visual department at Warner Brothers' Records in 1971--- the first of its kind to film music videos for record promotion.

Label: Bananastan Records – B1000

Format: CD, Compilation

Country: US

Released: 2011

Genre: Rock, Pop

Style: Pop Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock

Track List:

1 George Washington Brown– Donovan's Colours (Mono Single Mix) 3:41

2 Van Dyke Parks– Come To The Sunshine 2:57

3 Van Dyke Parks– The Eagle And Me 2:32

4 Sal Valentino– Friends And Lovers 2:40

5 Sal Valentino– Alligator Man 2:39

6 Van Dyke Parks– Farther Along 2:39

7 Arlo Guthrie– Valley To Pray 2:45

8 Van Dyke Parks– Out On The Rolling Sea When Jesus Speak To Me 2:29

9 Dino Martin– Sitting Here In Limbo 2:45

10 Bonnie Raitt– Wha' She Go Do (Remastered Version) 3:13

11 The Mojo Men– Sit Down I Think I Love You (Single Version) 2:20

12 Ry Cooder– One Meatball (LP Version) 2:27

13 Lowell George– Cheek To Cheek (Album Version) 2:25

14 Little Feat– Spanish Moon (Album Version) 3:06

15 Van Dyke Parks– Ice Capades (Moog Music '67) 0:44

Mastered At – Catasonic Studios

Arranged By – Van Dyke Parks

Design – Barbara Bersche

Executive-Producer – Mike Minky

Liner Notes – Van Dyke Parks

Mastered By – Mark Wheaton

"The tracks contained within, performed by a diverse range of artists, share one thing in common: they were all arranged by Van Dyke Parks." - from the rear cover.

℗ & © 2011 Bananastan

CD is housed in a gatefold cardboard sleeve.

It was autographed by Van Dyke Parks “Most Appreciated! 2/15/ 12 Saint Petersburg “ , I acquired this autograph personally at a show at The Craftman House in Saint Petersburg Florida. He drew the sketch and dated it !