Bobby Callender - Rainbow (Vinyl LP | US Original | 1968)

Bobby Callender – Rainbow is singer-songwriter Bobby Callender's album released on MGM Records in 1968 – a rarely offered blend of folk and psychedelic rock with sitar, tabla, strings and the eleven-minute "Purple". It was produced by Alan Lorber; the session players include Bernard Purdie, Eric Gale, Hugh McCracken, Richard Davis and Collin Walcott. This copy is the US original pressing (SE4557) with original inner sleeve and insert; the sleeve has a cut-out hole and a name written on the back.

Pressing details

• Label / Cat. no.: MGM Records – SE4557
• Format: Vinyl LP, album
• Pressing: US original
• Country: USA
• Year: 1968
• Genre: Folk, psychedelic rock
• Inserts: Original inner sleeve, insert

Condition

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: VG+ (cut-out hole, name written on back)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.

Tracklist

Side A

1. Rainbow (3:48)
2. Nature (4:31)
3. Sade Masoch (2:53)
4. Purple (11:38)

Side B

1. Mother Superior (4:25)
2. Autumn (3:02)
3. A Man (4:00)
4. I'm Just High On Life (4:45)
5. Symphonic Pictures (4:52)

Personnel

Bobby Callender (vocals; music and lyrics as Robert Callender), Paul Harris (arrangements, conductor, piano, harpsichord, organ), Eric Gale and Hugh McCracken (guitar), Richard Davis (bass), Bernard Purdie and Robert Gregg (drums), Collin Walcott (sitar, tabla, percussion), Donald Robertson (tambura, sitar, percussion) plus strings and horns. Arrangement of "Sade Masoch": Bob Gallo. Produced by Alan Lorber (Alan Lorber Productions), recording engineer Eddie Smith.

FAQ

Is this the original pressing?
Yes, it is the 1968 US original on MGM Records (SE4557). The run-out grooves of this issue carry matrices such as "SE 4557 Side 1 MGS 1452 …" and "… MGS 1453 …"; the promo copies carry the number E-4557 instead.

What originally came with the LP?
"Rainbow" was issued with a lyric sheet and the pictorial MGM inner sleeve "The Sounds Of MGM Records".

What does the cut-out hole mean?
US dealers marked remaindered stock with a hole or notch in the sleeve. It is a feature of the sleeve, not damage to the record.

What does media NM- / sleeve VG+ mean?
The record is near mint, the sleeve shows light wear plus the marks mentioned. More on our Vinyl Grading page. More records are in our Folk and Psychedelic Rock collections.

• Condition: Second hand
• Media: NM-
• Sleeve: VG+ (cut-out hole, name written on back)

Graded to Goldmine standard (see Vinyl Grading). The images are our own scans of the actual copy for sale.