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LOVE
Los Angeles, USA
* 1965

Line-Up (2004):

Arthur Lee - voc,g
Mike Randle - g
Rusty Squeezebox - g
Dave Chapple - bg
David Green - ds
John Echols - g

Former Members:

Bryan MacLean (g, 1965-cca 1966); John Echols (g, 1965-68); Jay Donnellan (g, 1968-70); Gary Rowles (g, 1968-?); Paul Martin (g, cca 1969); Melvyn Whittington (g, cca 1974, 1991-?); John Sterling (g, cca 1974-cca 5/75); Shuggie Otis (g, 1991-?)

Ken Forssi (bg, 1965-cca 1966); Frank Fayad (bg, 1968-?); Sherwood Akuna (bg, cca 1974, 1991-?); Robert Rozelle (bg, cca 1974); Kim Kesterson (bg, cca 5/75)

Don Conka (ds, 1965, 1991-?); Alban Pfisterer (ds,kb, 1966-67); Michael Stuart (ds, 1967-68); Drachen Theaker (ds, 1968-?); George Suranovich (ds, 1968-cca 1971, cca 5/75); Joe Blocker (ds, cca 1974)

Jim Hobson (kb, 1968-cca 1969)

Tjay Cantrelli (sax, 1967)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Love	7/1966	Elektra			57
2.	Da Capo	2/1967	Elektra			80
3.	Forever Changes produced by: Bruce Botnick	11/1967	Elektra		24
4.	Four Sail	9/1969	Elektra
5.	Out Here (2LP)	12/1969	Blue Thumb		29
6.	Love Revisited	9/1970	Elektra
7.	False Start	12/1970	Harvest
8.	Love Masters	24.08.1973	Elektra
9.	Reel To Real	11/1974	RSO
10.	The Best Of Love	1980	Rhino
11.	Studio / Live	1982	MCA
12.	Love Live	12/1982	Line
13.	Golden Archive	1986	Rhino
14.	Arthur Lee And Love	5/1992	New Rose
15.	Electrically Speaking	15.01.2002	Yeaah
16.	The Forever Changes Concert	07.10.2003	Snapper
17.	She Comes in Colors: The Platinum Collection	27.09.2005	WEA
18.	Forever Changes: Live	15.11.2005	Snapper Music
19.	Definitive Rock Collection	17.10.2006	Rhino
20.	The Blue Thumb Recordings	26.06.2007	Hip-O/Geffen & 3CD
21.	Greatest Hits	21.08.2007	Rhino
22.	Live in L.A.	11.09.2007	Snapper
23.	Subarashiki Hibi	04.11.2008	Universal
24.	Love Live: Whisky a Go-Go 1978	06.01.2009	Friday Music
25.	Love Lost (2LP)	21.12.2009	Sundazed
26.	Black Beauty	07.06.2011	High Noon
27.	Best Of Love	08.04.2014	Friday Music
28.	Coming thru to You: The Live Recordings 1970-2004	20.11.2015	Rockbeat

Arthur Lee:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	34 Days More	?	?
2.	Arthur Lee	7/1981	Beggars Banquet
3.	On The Top	1992
4.	Vindicator	08.01.2008	Beat Goes On

Bryan MacLean:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Candy's Waltz	25.04.2000	Sundazed

Shuggie Otis:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Kooper Sessions & Al Kooper	1/1970	Columbia
2.	Here Comes Shuggie Otis	1970
3.	Freedom Flight	1971
4.	Omaha Bar B.Q.	1972
5.	Inspiration Information	10/1974
6.	In Session	23.05.2002	Stardust
7.	Great Rhythm and Blues	23.08.2005	Cleopatra
8.	Al Kooper Introduces Shuggie Otis	15.05.2007	Repertoire
9.	Shuggie's Boogie: Shuggie Otis Plays the Blues	29.01.2008	Sbme Special Mkts
10.	In Session: Great Rhythm & Blues	20.04.2010	Cleopatra
11.	Inspiration Information/Wings of Love (2CD)	16.04.2013	Epic/Legacy
12.	Introducing	26.04.2013	Music On Vinyl
13.	The Best of Shuggie Otis	07.10.2014	Sony Music
14.	Live In Williamsburg	14.10.2014	Cleopatra
15.	Ice Cream Party	20.11.2015	Cleopatra

Rusty Squeezebox:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Isotopes	09.05.2000	eggBERT

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	My Little Red Book / A Message To Pretty (v GB 17.6.66, London)	12.03.1966	Elektra		52
2.	Hey Joe / My Little Red Book	6/1966	Elektra
3.	7 And 7 Is / No. 14	7/1966	Elektra		33
4.	She Comes In Colours / Orange Skies	12/1966	Elektra
5.	Que Vida (edit) / Hey Joe	3/1967	Elektra
6.	The Castle / Softly To Me	9/1967	Elektra
7.	Alone Again Or / A House Is Not A Motel	1/1968	Elektra		123
8.	Alone Again Or / Bummer In The Summer (v GB)	1/1968	Elektra
9.	Andmoreagain / The Daily Planet	3/1968	Elektra
10.	Your Mind And We Belong Together / Laughing Stock	9/1968	Elektra
11.	I'm With You / Robert Montgomery	3/1970	Elektra
12.	I'll Pray For You (edit) / Stand Out	5/1970	Blue Thumb
13.	Alone Again Or / Good Times	9/1970	Elektra		99
14.	Keep On Shining (edit) / The Everlasting First	11/1970	Blue Thumb
15.	Stand Out / Doggone	3/1971	Blue Thumb
16.	Alone Again Or / Andmoreagain	8/1973	Elektra
17.	Time Is Like A River / You Said You Would	31.01.1975	RSO
18.	You Said You Would (edit) / Good Old Fashioned Dream	1975	RSO
19.	Alone Again Or / The Castle	9/1976	Elektra
20.	Alone Again Or	30.03.1984	Elektra
21.	7 & 7 Is / No Fourteen	22.10.2010	Elektra

Arthur Lee:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	I Do Wonder / Just Us / Do You Know A Secret? / Happy You	1977	Da Capo
2.	Unissued 1965 Demos (Stay Away / You I'll Be Following) & The American Four & Grass Roots	25.12.2006	Norton
3.	Love Jumped Through My Window / Sad Song	26.08.2009	Sundazed

Shuggie Otis:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Strawberry Letter / XL 30 / Inspiration Information	05.02.2001	Giant Step

Videos:

1. Love Story - 28.7.2008, Start

Movies:

1. Love Story (10/2006, documentary, directed by Mike Kerry/Chris Hall)

Awards:

2003 New Musical Express Writers No. 6 Album Of All Time ("Forever Changes")
2008 Grammy Hall Of Fame (LP "Forever Changes", 1967)

WWW Links:

http://www.ozemail.com.au/~hektor/@love.html
http://home1.inet.tele.dk/tks/love/lovemenn.htm

Various:

original name Grass Roots

disbanded 1976
reunited 1978
reunited 1991

Compilation Appearances:

"Always See Your Face" on OST "High Fidelity" (2000)

Arthur Lee:

http://www.les.com/SunsetStrip/Palms/5555/ArthurLee
http://vibes.vossnet.co.uk/S/Spharris/artlee.html

8/1996 sentenced to 12 years for using gun in residential region, released 12/2001

Awards:

2004 NME Awards - Living Legend

Shuggie Otis:

appeared on the LP:

Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (10/69, Bizarre)

Press References:

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Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	10		4	On Line	album review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	35	01.09.1973	31	Albums	album review
1974	21	25.05.1974	34	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	44	02.11.1974	41
1974	48	30.11.1974	26	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	4	25.01.1975	35	Albums	album review
1975	19	10.05.1975	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1983	2	08.01.1983	16	Albums	album review
1992	12	21.03.1992	2	News
1993	50	11.12.1993	30	Albums - Retroactive	album review
1994	29	23.07.1994	16	Live	gig review
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1974	0	11.05.1974	24
1974	0	28.09.1974	15	Albums - Deja Vu	album review
1974	0	07.12.1974	24	Platters	album review
1975	0	17.05.1975	30
1975	0	24.05.1975	36	On The Town	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	3	14.02.1995	6	Galerie
1999	8		59	Zapomenutí nezapomen	profile
2001	2		15	Pelmel