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Kris Kristofferson - Spooky Lady’s Sideshow
Monument PZ 32914 (1974) - US LP
Side One

1 - Same Old Song*
2 - Broken Freedom Song*
3 - Shandy (The Perfect Disguise)*
4 - Star-Spangled Bummer (Whores Die Hard)*
5 - Lights Of Magdala*
6 - I May Smoke Too Much*
Side Two

7 - One For The Money*
8 - Late Again (Getting’ Over You)*
9 - Stairway To The Bottom*
10 - Rescue Mission*
11 - Smile At Me Again*
12 - Rock And Roll Time*
Notes: 1) Original cover art includes snippets of made-up album reviews by fake rock critics. Please refer to original album cover for these. 2) Each song lyric on inner sleeve is preceded by quoted citations. Please refer to inner sleeve for these.
Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 5-String Guitar, 11-String Guitar, Background Singer
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)*Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Jerry McGee - Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Sitar, Harmonica, Dobro, Background Singer
Mike Utley - All keyboards, Background Singer
Jim Horn - Saxophones
Jack Kelson - Saxophone (as Jackie Kelso)
Chuck Findley - Trombone
Dick “Slyde” Hyde (as Dick Hyde) - Tuba, Trombone
Bobbye Hall Porter - Percussion (as Bobbye Hall)
Bob Neuwirth - Singer (as Bobby Neuwirth)
Rita Coolidge - Background Singer
Herb Pedersen - Background Singer
Larry Murray - Background Singer
John Beland - Background Singer
Terry Paul - Background Singer
Delbert - Background Singer
Glenn - Background Singer
Stephen Bruton - Background Singer
The Moan-Tones - Background Singers
Bobby Neuwirth - Vocal

Produced by David Anderle

John Haeny - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Tommy Vicari - Recording Engineer (Sound Labs)
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Reed Stanley - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
Brian Dall’Armi - Recording Engineer (Sunset Sound)
David Anderle - Re-mix Engineer

Recording Studios:
Sunset Sound
Sound Labs

Re-mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound

Doug Sax - Mastering Engineer

Mastering Studio:
Mastering Lab

Bob Jenkins - Photography
Jimmy Wachtel - Album & Poster Design
Amanda Flick - Poster Illustrations
Kris K. and Bob J. - Cover Concept

“Album & Poster Design - Jimmy Wachtel with excellent poster illustrations by one Amanda Flick // Cover Concept - Kris K. and Bob J. (The mid-nite, last minute, create it or compromise one more time duo)”.

“Thank you Brian Dall’Armi for showing and telling so much in the control booth”.

“Special Thanks To // Mike Utley, Sammy Creason, Jerry McGee, Lee Sklar, and David Anderle. I thought they were humoring me till I found out they were all patients as well // Donnie Fritts, for spiritual guidance // Fred Foster, for letting it happen!”.

Songwriters:
Kris Kristofferson
Stephen Bruton
Seymour Cassell
Roger McGuinn
Larry Murray
Bob Neuwirth
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source/pic: my records



Kris Kristofferson - Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame
Monument PZ 33379 (1975) - US LP
Side One

1 - The Year 2000 Minus 25*
2 - If It’s All The Same To You*
3 - Easy, Come On*
4 - Stallion*
5 - Rocket To Stardom*
Side Two

6 - Stranger*
7 - Who’s To Bless And Who’s To Blame*
8 - Don’t Cuss The Fiddle*
9 - Silver (The Hunger)*
Note: Above picture and following credits were taken from UK pressing on Monument MNT 69158.
Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 12 String Guitar, 6 String Guitar
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)*Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
Jerry McGee - Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro
Fred Tackett - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin
Mike Utley - Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer
Bobbye Hall Porter (as Bobbye Hall) - Percussion, Congas
Nick DeCaro - Accordion (as Nick De Caro)
Clydie King - Background Singer
Venetta Fields - Background Singer
Rita Coolidge - Background Singer
Billy Swan - Background Singer
Terry Paul - Background Singer
Herb Pedersen - Background Singer
Mentor Williams - Background Singer
The ‘Rocket To Stardom’ Chorus: Billy, Terry, Herb, Donnie Fritts, Mike Utley, Warren Oates

Produced by David Anderle

John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer
Wayne Daily - Recording Engineer
David Anderle - Mixing Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, L.A.

Songwriters:
Kris Kristofferson
Roger McGuinn
Bob Neuwirth (as Bobby Neuwirth)
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source/pic: my records
US catalog #: the web



Kris Kristofferson - Surreal Thing
Monument PZ 34254 (1976) - US LP
Side One

1 - You Show Me Yours (And I’ll Show You Mine)*
2 - Killing Time*
3 - The Prisoner*
4 - Eddie The Eunuch*
5 - It’s Never Gonna Be The Same Again*
Side Two

6 - I Got A Life Of My Own*
7 - The Stranger I Love*
8 - The Golden Idol*
9 - Bad Love Story*
10 - If You Don’t Like Hank Williams*
Kris Kristofferson - Vocals, 12 String Guitar
Lee Sklar - Bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)*Sammy Creason - Drums (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Jerry McGee - Guitars, Singer
Mike Utley - Keyboards, Synthesizer, Singer
Clydie King - Singer
Rita Coolidge - Singer
Sherlie Matthews - Singer
Byron Berline - Singer
Jack Skinner - Singer
Allen Wald - Singer
Terry Paul - Singer
Billy Swan - Singer
Herb Pedersen - Singer
Gary Busey - Singer

Produced by David Anderle

Kent Nebergall - Recording Engineer, Re-Mix Engineer (6)
John Haeny - Recording Engineer
Jim Isaacson - Recording Engineer
Marty Lewis - Recording Engineer, Re-Mix Engineer

Recording Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Mixing Studio:
Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles

Mastering Studio:
Mastering Lab, Los Angeles

Management; Bert Block

John Shannon - Front and Back Cover Photograph
Gribbitt - Design
Ellen Vogt - Production Assistant

“When Billy Blake asked Lazarus how come he lay down on his left side and his right side so long and eat dung, he (Lazarus) said, “The desire to raise man’s perception to the infinite,” or some such. // Like Joh Prine says, the Lord works in mysterious ways. // I say thanks to David Kent, and Marty for the mood and the mix, and to Mike, Sammy, Jerry, Lee, Gary, Terry, Billy, Sherlie, Rita, Clydie, Byron, Allen, Jack for the music, and to Teddy Jack Eddie and the mayor for helping me learn to fall in slow motion and make my own salad. // Yours in sport, Casi Demento”.

Songwriter:
Kris Kristofferson