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The Crossfires

Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde / Fiberglass Jungle Kaplan-Nichol (2:15) / Kaplan-Nichol (2:10) Capco C-104, 8/63

The Crossfires

One Potato, Two Potato (Three Potato, Four Potato) / That'll Be The Day Kaplan-Nichols-Tucker (2:32) / Allison-Holly-Petty (2:28) "Lucky" Token Records LT-112, 3/65

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Mark Volman-alto sax, vocals
Howard Kaplan-tenor sax, vocals
Al Nichol-guitar, vocals
Dale Walton-rhythm guitar
Chuck Portz-bass
Don Murray-drums
Produced by: Bob Irwin

Note:
The Crossfires renamed themselves The Turtles when signed by White Whale (I think it was a Friday night)

It Ain't Me Babe / Almost There Dylan (2:10) / Kaylan (2:06) White Whale 222, 7/65 T20

Let Me Be / Your Maw Said You Cried Sloan (2:20) / Glazer-Schlaks (1:40) White Whale 224, 10/65 BB

	It Ain't Me Babe
	White Whale WW-S7111
	10/65 BB [UK: N/R]
	Back Cover

Side One
Wanderin' Kind	Kaylan	2:06
It Was A Very Good Year	Drake	1:54
Your Maw Said You Cried	Glazer-Schlaks	1:40
Eve Of Destruction	Sloan	2:40
Glitter And Gold	Mann-Weil	2:05
Le Me Be	Sloan	2:20
Side Two
Let The Cold Winds Blow	Kaylan	2:16
It Ain't Me Babe	Dylan	2:10
A Walk In The Sun	Kaylan	2:11
Last Laugh	Garfield-Kaylan	1:42
Love Minus Zero/No Limit	Dylan	2:50
Like A Rolling Stone	Dylan	3:10

You Baby / Wanderin' Kind Barri-Sloan (2:12) / Kaylan (2:06) White Whale 227, 1/66 T20

	You Baby
	White Whale WW-S7112
	4/66 [UK: N/R]
	Back Cover

Side One
Flyin' High	Nichol	1:45
I Know That You'll Be There	Barri-Sloan	2:14
House Of Pain	Kaylan	2:47
Just A Room	Duboff-Kornfeld	2:20
I Need Someone	Portz-Tucker	2:21
Let Me Be	Sloan	2:20
Side Two
Down In Suburbia	Lind	4:08
Give Love A Trial	Portz-Schwartz	2:18
You Baby	Barri-Sloan	2:15
Pall Bearing, Ball Bearing World	Kaylan	2:54
All My Problems	Tunji	3:11
Almost There	Kaylan	2:06

Chuck Portz and Don Murray quit

Grim Reaper Of Love / Come Back¹ Nichol-Portz (2:18) / Kaylan (2:21) White Whale 231, 5/66 BB

Outside Chance / We'll Meet Again Crocker-Zevon (2:02) / Charles-Parker (1:59) White Whale 234, 7/66

Outside Chance / Makin' My Mind Up Crocker-Zevon (2:09) / Montgomery-Roberts (2:41) White Whale 237, 7/66

Can I Get To Know You Better? / Like The Seasons Barri-Sloan (2:32) / Zevon (1:48) White Whale 238, 10/66 BB

Happy Together / Like The Seasons Bonner-Gordon (2:50) / Zevon (1:48) White Whale 244, 1/67  #1  T20

She'd Rather Be With Me / The Walking Song Bonner-Gordon (2:17) / Kaylan-Nichol (2:15) White Whale 249, 4/67 T20 T20

	Happy Together
	White Whale WW-S7114
	4/67 BB [UK: 5/67] T20
	Back Cover   UK Back Cover

Side One
Makin' My Mind Up	Dalton-Montgomery	2:20
Guide For The Married Man	Bricusse-Williams	2:59
Think I'll Run Away	Kaylan-Volman	2:15
The Walking Song	Kaylan-Nichol	2:15
Me About You	Bonner-Gordon	2:27
Happy Together	Bonner-Gordon	2:50
Side Two
She'd Rather Be With Me	Bonner-Gordon	2:17
Too Young To Be One	Eisner	2:05
Person Without A Care	Nichol	2:43
Like The Seasons	Zevon	1:48
Rugs Of Woods And Flowers	Kaylan-Nichol	3:00

The Ed Sullivan Show: 5/14/67, Happy Together, She'd Rather Be With Me

6/2/67: Carousel Club, Farnborough

Guide For The Married Man / Think I'll Run Away Bricusse-Williams (2:59) / Kaylan-Volman (2:15) White Whale 251, 6/67 from the movie of the same name, and was withdrawn soon after release

Jim Tucker tires of touring

You Know What I Mean / Rugs Of Woods And Flowers Bonner-Gordon (2:03) / Kaylan-Nichol (3:05) White Whale 254, 7/67 T20

She's My Girl² / Chicken Little Was Right Bonner-Gordon (2:32) / Turtles (2:55) White Whale 260, 10/67 T20

	Golden Hits
	White Whale WWS-7115
	10/67 T20 [UK: 12/67]
	Back Cover

Side One
You Baby	Barri-Sloan	2:15
So Goes Love(Non LP)	Goffin-King	2:30
She'd Rather Be With Me	Bonner-Gordon	2:17
Is It Any Wonder?(Non LP)	Barri-Sloan	2:28
Let Me Be(remix unique to this album)	Sloan	2:20
Grim Reaper of Love(Non LP 45)	Nichol-Portz	2:41
Side Two
It Ain't Me Babe(remix unique to this album)	Dylan	2:10
Can I Get to Know You Better?(Non LP 45)	Barri-Sloan	2:32
Happy Together(remix unique to this album)	Bonner-Gordon	2:50
Outside Chance(Non LP 45)	Crocker-Zevon	2:02
You Know What I Mean(Non LP 45)	Bonner-Gordon	2:03

The Ed Sullivan Show: 11/12/67, Happy Together, She's My Girl

Sound Asleep / Umbassa And The Dragon¹ Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (2:30) / Turtles (3:05) White Whale 264, 2/68 BB "We highly recommend listening to this record at 33 1/3 and 78 rpm or any other rpm that suits your fancy."

The Story Of Rock And Roll /Can't You Hear The Cows?¹ Nilsson (2:40) / Turtles (2:17) White Whale 273, 6/68 BB

Elenore / Surfer Dan Barbata-Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Volman (2:31) / Turtles (2:40) White Whale 276, 9/68 T20 T20

Did The Turtles make a Christmas record with Linda Ronstadt ?? 

	Present The Battle Of The Bands
	White Whale WWS-7118
	10/68 BB [UK: 1/69]
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
The Battle Of The Bands (The US Teens, featuring Raoul)	Douglas-Nilsson	2:15
The Last Thing I Remember (The Atomic Enchilada)	Turtles	2:50
Elenore (Howie, Mark, Johny, Jim & Al)	Turtles	2:30
Too Much Heartsick Feeling (Quad City Ramblers)	Turtles	2:35
Oh, Daddy! (The L A Bust '66)	Turtles	2:45
Buzzsaw (The Fabulous Dawgs)	Turtles	1:53
Side Two
Surfer Dan (The Cross Fires)	Turtles	2:40
I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're the Royal Macadamia Nuts)    (Chief Kamanawanalea And His Royal Macadamia Nuts)	Turtles	1:30
You Showed Me (Nature's Children)	Clark-McGuinn	3:05
Food (The Bigg Brothers)	Turtles	2:34
Chicken Little Was Right (Fats Mallard & The Bluegrass    Fireball)	Turtles	2:43
Earth Anthem (All)	Martin	3:53

Note: Brilliant concept album, with the Turtles portraying the groups and their style (see The Crossfires, at the top).
One song has a recipe for special brownies and one was recorded at 3AM in candlelight.
You Showed Me was a then-unreleased 1964 Byrds song (now available on multiple CDs)
 

Drummer John Barbata to CSN&Y

You Showed Me / Buzzsaw Clark-McGuinn (3:05) / Turtles (1:53) White Whale 292, 12/68 T20

Miami Pop Festival(12/30/68)

House On The Hill / Come Over Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (3:02) / Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (2:22) White Whale 306, 5/69

You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain / Come Over Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (2:27) / Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (2:22) White Whale 308, 5/69 BB

Love In The City / Bachelor Mother Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (3:15) / Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (2:36) White Whale 326, 9/69 BB some issues only have Bachelor as the B-side title

	Turtle Soup
	White Whale WWS-7124
	10/69 BB [UK: 10/69]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover   Sleeve   Sleeve

Side One
Come Over	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:23
House On The Hill	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:55
She Always Leaves Me Laughing	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:45
How You Loved Me	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:58
Torn Between Temptations	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:45
Love In The City	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	3:31
Side Two
Bachelor Mother	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:38
John & Julie	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	3:07
Hot Little Hands	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	4:10
Somewhere Friday Nite	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	3:27
Dance This Dance	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	4:25
You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:27

Lady-O / Somewhere Friday Night Sill (2:49) / Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman (3:27) White Whale 334, 11/69 BB

Miami Rock Festival(12/28/69)

Jim Pons and Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan (as The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie) to  Frank Zappa

Teardrops / Gas Money Andrews-Calhoun (2:57) / Altfield-Berry-Ginsburg (?) White Whale WW-340, 2/70 as by The Dedications, Featuring Freddie, Charlie, Tony, Marty & Lou

	More Golden Hits
	White Whale WWS-7127
	3/70 BB [UK: 4/70]
	Back Cover

Side One
We Ain't Gonna Party No More	Kaylan	4:54
Story Of Rock And Roll(Non LP 45)	Nilsson	2:40
You Showed Me	Clark-McGuinn	3:05
Sound Asleep(Non LP 45)	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:30
You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:27
Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret	Dino-Sembello	2:02
Side Two
She's My Girl(Non LP 45)	Bonner-Gordon	2:32
Elenore	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:49
Lady-O(Non LP 45)	Sill	4:10
Hot Little Hands(Alt mix)	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:59
Love In The City(Alt mix)	Kaylan-Nichol-Pons-Seiter-Volman	2:03
Cat In The Window	Bonner-Gordon	1:41

Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret /We Ain't Gonna Party No More Dino-Sembello (2:02) / Kaylan (4:54) White Whale 341, 3/70

Is It Any Wonder / Wanderin' Kind Barri-Sloan (2:28) / Kaylan (2:06) White Whale WW-350, 4/70 recorded 1967

Eve Of Destruction / Wanderin' Kind Sloan (2:35) / Kaylan (2:06) White Whale WW-355, 6/70 A-side recorded in 1965!

	Wooden Head
	White Whale WW-7133
	9/70 [UK: N/R]
	Back Cover

Side One
I Can't Stop	[Lambert]	2:06
She'll Come Back	Kaylan	2:38
Get Away	Portz	2:10
Wrong From The Start	Asher-Waller	2:15
I Get Out Of Breath	Barri-Sloan	3:15
Side Two
We'll Meet Again	Charles-Parker	2:20
On A Summer's Day	Nichol	3:37
Come Back	Kaylan	2:24
Say Girl	Nichol-Portz	2:06
Tie Me Down	Gates	2:03
Wanderin' Kind	Kaylan	2:06

Note: When this collection of recordings from late 66/early 67 (some unfinished) was issued, The Turtles disowned the record.
In 2020, it's now part of The Turtles "canon" with a 2-CD set joining the other albums
Musician credits from previous albums
 

Me About You / Think I'll Run Away Bonner-Gordon (2:27) / Kaylan-Volman (2:15) White Whale WW-364, 10/70

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