The Golden Scarab
The Golden Scarab is the debut studio album by former Doors member Ray Manzarek as a solo artist. It was recorded in 1973 and released in 1974 on the Mercury label after the Doors breakup.
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| Released | March 28, 1974 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound, Los Angeles[1] | |||
| Length | 45:17 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Bruce Botnick, Bob Brown | |||
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Track listing
All tracks composed by Ray Manzarek except where indicated[2]
Side 1
- "He Can't Come Today" - 4:40
- "Solar Boat" - 5:58
- "Downbound Train" (Chuck Berry) - 5:31
- "The Golden Scarab" - 6:42
Side 2
- "The Purpose of Existence Is?" - 6:38
- "The Moorish Idol" - 5:38
- "Choose Up and Choose Off" - 4:43
- "Oh Thou Precious Nectar Filled Form" (or) "A Little Fart" - 4:57
CD Bonus tracks
- "Whirling Dervish" (Manzarek, Paul Davis) *
- "I Wake Up Screaming" (Manzarek, Danny Sugerman) *
- "Bicentennial Blues (Love It or Leave It)" *
- Bonus tracks taken from Manzarek's 1974 LP The Whole Thing Started with Rock & Roll Now It's Out of Control.[3]
Personnel
- Ray Manzarek - lead vocals, keyboards, piano, organ, synthesizer, kalimba
- Larry Carlton - guitar
- Tony Williams - drums
- Oscar Brashear - trumpet
- Mayuto Correa - wood block, bongos, congas
- Milt Holland - pandeiro, cabasa, quica, African cowbell
- Jerry Scheff - bass
- Ernie Watts - tenor saxophone
- George Bohanon - trombone
- Steve Forman - tuned cowbells, whistles, guiro, tuned wood blocks
- Patti Smith - vocals on "I Wake Up Screaming"
References
- "Ray Manzarek - The Golden Scarab". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- "Ray Manzarek – The Golden Scarab (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
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