The Limeliters - The Limeliters

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Review by Larry Maykin

The Limeliters, a folk music trio from the 1960s, released their eponymous album in 1961. The album features a mix of traditional folk songs, original compositions, and covers of popular tunes of the time. The Limeliters' harmonies are tight, and the instrumentation is simple and effective.

The album opens with their rendition of "There's a Meetin' Here Tonight," a traditional gospel song that sets the tone for the rest of the album. The Limeliters' version is upbeat and energetic, with a driving rhythm and catchy melody. The trio's harmonies are on full display, and the song is a great showcase for their vocal talents.

Other highlights of the album include "Lonesome Traveler," a traditional folk song that the Limeliters made their own, and "The Hammer Song," a protest song that was popular in the early 1960s. The trio's version of "The Hammer Song" is powerful and moving, with a strong anti-war message that still resonates today.

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Tracks

TrackDurationPreview
Charle, The Midnight Marauder2:48
Take My True Love by the Hand03:00
Battle At Gandessa2:39
Lonesome Traveler2:5
The Bear Chase2:5
Times Are Getting Hard2:53
Gari Gari2:49
Zhankoyl2:36
Charlie, The Midnight Marauder2:48
Zhankoye2:29
When I First Came To This Land3:05
Take My True Love By the Hand3:0
Battle of Gandessa2:45
Malaguena Salerosa2:41
Malagueña Salerosa2:35
Charlie the Midnight Maurader2:55
Take My True Love By The Hand2:53
When I First Came to This Land3:19
The Burro4:0
Battle at Gandessa02:45
The Hammer Song2:25
John Henry (The Steel Driving Man)2:11
John Henry, The Steel Driving Man2:06
Hammer Song2:31

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The Limeliters (1963)

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Catalog Numbers

  • EKS 7180, EKS-7180
  • EKL 180, EKL-180
  • EKL 180
  • ETC-1509, ETC 1509
  • SJET-7661
  • EKS 7180
  • EKL 7180
  • GGL 0178
  • EKTP-7180
  • CCM-264-2

Labels

  • Elektra
  • Pye Golden Guinea Records
  • Collectors' Choice Music

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Formats

  • Vinyl
  • LP
  • Album
  • Stereo
  • Mono
  • Reel-To-Reel
  • Promo
  • 1st
  • 7 ½ ips
  • ¼"
  • 4-Track Stereo
  • 7" Cine Reel
  • CD

Companies

RoleCompany
Record CompanyVictor Company Of Japan, Ltd.
Printed ByGarrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Distributed ByPye Records (Sales) Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright (p)Elektra Entertainment Group
Copyright (c)Collectors' Choice Music
Licensed FromElektra Entertainment Group
Manufactured ByRhino Entertainment Company
Glass Mastered AtWEA Mfg. Olyphant
Pressed ByWEA Mfg. Olyphant

Credits

RoleCredit
EngineerJohn Norman
Liner NotesRalph J. Gleason
MusicianCharles C. Berghofer, Frank P. Devenport, Gene P. Estes, John J. Pisano, Vincent Terri
Supervised ByJac Holzman
VocalsGlenn Yarbrough
Classical GuitarGlenn Yarbrough
Double BassLou Gottlieb
GuitarAlex Hassilev
BanjoAlex Hassilev
Executive-ProducerJac Holzman
Executive ProducerGordon Anderson

Notes

  • Catalog No. on cover EKS 7180, on label EKS-7180
  • Alternate label: APR/PRO listed above catalog #
  • Catalog No. On Cover EKL 180, On Label EKL-180
  • Variant exists with alternate rear cover text and typesetting, adding "Technical Data" in a box, and shifting Elektra Corporation address as stacked, not continuous across the rear of the cover.
  • White labels with red print and "atom" logo
  • Catalog # on cover EKL 180, on label EKL-180
  • White Electra promo label
  • Stamped on back: DJ copy not for sale
  • Laminate front, flip-back G&L sleeve.
  • 1st pressing on 'blue/ white atom' labels
  • This LP became a 'hit' succes in top100.
  • Later pressings are on 'grey label and 'guitarman/ swatooth label image (1961-1966)
  • Only CD issue of this release.
  • Product development by Soundies'.

Barcodes

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side dead wax stamped): GGL 0178 A-IWMH
  • Barcode (B-side dead wax stamped): GGL 0178 B-IWMH
  • Barcode: 617742026429
  • Matrix / Runout: {WEA mfg. Olyphant symbol]}
  • Matrix / Runout (WEA Mfg. Olyphant catalog number): Z5945
  • Matrix / Runout (Matrix Text): 45 CCM2 264-2 01
  • Matrix / Runout (Mother/Stamper Code): M1S1
  • Mastering SID Code: IFPI L909

About The Limeliters

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The Limeliters are an American folk music group, formed in July 1959 by (bass), (baritone), and (tenor). The group was active from 1959 until 1965, when they disbanded. After a hiatus of sixteen years Yarbrough, Hassilev, and Gottlieb reunited and began performing as The Limeliters again. The Limeliters are still active and performing, but Hassilev, the last founding member active in the group, has retired, leaving the group to carry on without any of the original members. Members Gaylan Taylor Mack Baily Andy Corwin Past members Alex Hassilev Lou Gottlieb Glenn Yarbrough Ernie Sheldon Red Grammer Rick Dougherty Bill Zorn Geoffrey Piken

Name Vars

  • Glenn Yarbrough & The Limeliters
  • Limelifters
  • Limeliters
  • The Lamplighters
  • The Lampliters
  • The Limelighters
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Members

  • Glenn Yarbrough
  • Alex Hassilev
  • Louis Gottlieb
  • Bill Zorn
  • Red Grammer
  • Steve Spurgin
  • Mack Bailey
  • Andy Corwin
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Summary by Larry Maykin

The Limeliters is a great album that showcases the talent and versatility of this folk music trio. Their harmonies are tight, their instrumentation is simple and effective, and their song choices are well-chosen and well-executed. If you're a fan of folk music or just appreciate great vocal harmonies, this album is definitely worth a listen.

Comments

viewersreviewers
viewersreviewers 2023-04-12
Nice to have these old pieces available on Youtube.
simonmphutapea
simonmphutapea 2023-04-11
Wonderful, simple unpretentious enjoyable music---now why can't we have some of that today?
laely2
laely2 2023-04-11
God bless YouTube for letting us see this…
nghientinhnhan
nghientinhnhan 2023-04-10
Superb group! Sometimes referred to as "the thinking man's Kingston Trio".
podufimo
podufimo 2023-04-10
what is the name of the first song, thanks a lot
kesang53com
kesang53com 2023-04-09
Glen Y was great
abhionnet
abhionnet 2023-04-08
Absolutely tremendous-guitar work, harmonies, humor. They could do it all. Only yesterday it seems.
allianceofbrothers
allianceofbrothers 2023-04-07
I commented before and I'd like to do so today. Now I'm 85. I said that folk music was fun. We used to sit around Washington Square and play guitar and sing. There was no worry about violence or being mugged. People, even the most beatnik of them was courteous and friendly. I'm going to say something that will have younger people scream. Though politics was a part of folk music no one was an advocate for masked violence. No one tried to shout down someone you disagreed with. In those days you could be thrown out on your ear and no court would listen to your complaint.
You could go to a folk club and listen to really good acts for little money. The folks around you were nicely dressed and clean. College kids mostly. In the 60s college kids took showers.
There was no ombudsman if you felt put upon. Tough, get a life was the motto.
Listen to this music and realize that the period of enjoying college good times is fading fast. Now it's all activism by jerks who haven't done a dam thing with their lives.
Oh, well, there's always YouTube!!
childrenspossible
childrenspossible 2023-04-07
Not only were these guys great vocalists they all were fantastic musicians. Grew up listening to their LPs that my parents had. They were products of their time, meaning their humor is Cold War based jokes. This is pre-Beatles, pre-civil rights and pre-voting rights and on the cusp of Vietnam. JFK was President. Alaska and Hawaii became states just 5 years prior to this.
estelaaajorge
estelaaajorge 2023-04-07
They were called the Limeliters bc they liked to eat limes between sets. Those guys showed the Beatles everything they know. Which included eating a lot of limes.
EDIT: I am sorry. I thought this was the page for the Limelickers. I always confuse the Limeliters with the Limeliters.
ubergolfblogg
ubergolfblogg 2023-04-06
Love the Limelighters and their contemporaries, "The Folksmen".
blackbirdblackberry
blackbirdblackberry 2023-04-05
So blessed to see and hear them here!
piajolliffe
piajolliffe 2023-04-04
I remember the Shaw Brothers sing this too. But yes, I remember the Limelighters as well.
jarrodkaradzicblog
jarrodkaradzicblog 2023-04-04
I discovered them after watching Breaking Bad, "Take my true love by her hand" and I can't have enough of that song
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