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Elephant's Memory - 1972 - Elephant's Memory II
Elephant's Memory was a New York band, most notable for backing John Lennon and Yoko Ono during 1972 (appearing as the Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band) on a pair of albums, and a handful of TV and live appearances.Two of their songs, "Jungle Gym at the Zoo" and "Old Man Willow", appeared earlier in the soundtrack to the film Midnight Cowboy. Elephant's Memory received a gold disc for their contribution to the soundtrack. The Elephant's Memory was formed between 1967 and 1968 by Stan Bronstein (sax/clarinet/vocals) and Rick Frank (drums). In 1968 they briefly added Carly Simon as a vocalist. By 1969 the line-up had expanded to include John Ward (bass), Chester Ayers (guitar), Myron Yules (bass/trombone), Richard Sussman (keyboards), Michal Shapiro (vocals), Guy Peritore (guitar/vocals), and David Cohen (guitar/keyboards/vocals). Further additions in 1970 saw Chris Robison (guitar) and Davey 'Crabsticks' Trotter (mellotron) join the band. This is the second selftitled album from 1972, produced by John Lennon & Yoko Ono. 01 - Liberation Special 02 - Baddest Of The Mean 03 - Cryin Blacksheep Blues 04 - Chuckn Bo 05 - Gypsy Wolf 06 - Madness 07 - Life 08 - Wind Ridge 09 - Power Boogie 10 - Local Plastic Ono Band LINK
