Alison

 

Song listing and details

Side 1  
Love On Haight Street On "Rough Street Love Letter", supposed to be from the musical "Love On Height Street"as well (!?)
Psychedelics  
Song Of The Berkeley Barb On "Motorola Corolla 2" as "Berkeley Barb", but the booklet sais this song was written for "Birthday For Shakespeare".
I Don't Lose Any Sleep  
You're Fun  
The Laureate Of Haight  
Alison  
Vignette – Ragtime Raga Mama  
   
Side 2  
We All  
Mary Jane This girl's name is referred to on "Motorola Corolla 2" as a play with the word Marijuana. See the notes about the song "... All I See Is You...".
Curious  
Switchboard Song  
It's Only The Name Of The Games People Play  
Vignette – Cost Of Living  
Vignette – Guru  
Learn Karate  
When A Girl Loves A Guy  
Vignette – Bananas  
I Want To Run Out From Under My Skin  
Vignette – Free Food  
Maybe If I Loved You
 
   
Side 3  
84-63-82-10  
S-e-x Spells Sex  
I Want To Run Out From Under My Skin  
Vignette  
Go Home  
Giant Man On a People acetate
Ins And Ins  
Somebody Tell Me My Name On the B-side of the "I Love You" 45 by People
I See The Light  
(If I Let Him Win) What Can I Lose  

 
Side 4  
Apple Cider  On a People 45 
Wake Up To Me Gentle  
Montage  
Touch Communication   
Instrumental  
Instrumental  

 

More details

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This is a soundtrack 2LP that only exists as a test pressing. It was offered for sale on eBay in June, 2014.

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The labels of this test pressing say "Music from the musical 'Alison' taped live from P.A. system". It's a rehearsal kind of recording that somehow ended up on this vinyl pressing.

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In the eBay ad, the seller (Charles Norman) says: "In 1968 Larry wrote songs for and performed in a Hollywood theatrical presentation called Alison" and "not every song on this 2 LP set is written by and sung by Larry, but several of them are".

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All albums and singles mentioned in the song listing probably feature different versions.

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"Blow In My Ear And I'll Follow You Anywhere" is missing on this LP. It was released on the one single by the Flies (1969) and the label says it's from "Alison".

 

 

 

Update!

There's also a single LP version of "Alison", it was discovered in 2018, see the images below (thanks to Derek Robertsen).

Songs

Side 1:
84-63-82-10
Giant Man
We Love & Let Live*
Take Your Suitcase*
Witchboard Song
In Love With Allison*
When A Girl Loves A Guy

Side 2:
Just As Though I Love You*
Hank's Song*
Allison's Song*
Apple Cider
Raining In My Mind*
My Innerself*
Body Painting Song*

* Songs marked with an asterisk seem new to this LP, so they are not on the 2LP. "Witchboard Song" as "Switchboard Song"on the 2LP, must be a typo.

"Giant Man" and "In Love With Allison" are probably sung by Larry Norman.

On this LP "Allison" is written with two l's.