Tape from California

Tape from California
Studio album by Phil Ochs
Released	July 1968
Recorded	early 1968
Genre	Folk, rock, pop
Length	46:55
Label	A&M
Producer	Larry Marks
Phil Ochs chronology
Pleasures of the Harbor (1967) Tape from California (1968) Rehearsals for Retirement (1969)

Tape from California is Phil Ochs' fifth album, released in mid-1968 on A&M Records. It continues Ochs' musical shift away from straight-ahead protest songwriting toward more orchestral and baroque arrangements.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Rolling Stone	negative [1]
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All songs by Phil Ochs.

Side One

1. "Tape From California" – 6:45
2. "White Boots Marching in a Yellow Land" – 3:35
3. "Half A Century High" – 2:53
4. "Joe Hill" – 7:18
5. "The War Is Over" – 4:25

Side Two

1. "The Harder They Fall" – 3:52
2. "When In Rome" – 13:13
3. "Floods of Florence" – 4:52

Personnel

• Phil Ochs - guitar, vocals
• Larry Marks - producer
• Joe Osborn - bass guitar on "Tape From California"
• Lincoln Mayorga - piano, keyboards
• Van Dyke Parks - piano, keyboards on "Tape From California"
• Ramblin' Jack Elliott - flat-picked guitar on "Joe Hill"
• Ian Freebairn-Smith - arrangements

References

1. Schmidt, Arthur (28 September 1968). "Tape From California". Rolling Stone.
2. "Tape from California > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved December 15, 2011.