The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
Studio album by
The Turtles
ReleasedNovember 1, 1968
Recorded1968
StudioGold Star (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length37:07
LabelWhite Whale
ProducerChip Douglas
The Turtles chronology
Happy Together
(1967) 		The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
(1968) 		Turtle Soup
(1969)
Singles from The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
  1. "Elenore"
    Released: September 1968
  2. "You Showed Me"
    Released: December 1968
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Rolling Stone(negative)[2]
Tom HullB−[3]

The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands is the fourth studio album released by the American rock band the Turtles. Produced by Chip Douglas (who returned to work with the Turtles after a brief stint shepherding The Monkees' transition into a live band), it was released in November 1968 by White Whale Records. It includes John Barbata's final recorded performances with the band; he left shortly after its release to join Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Barbata's eventual replacement, former Spanky and Our Gang drummer John Seiter, also contributed to the album.[citation needed] Some issues of the album were retitled Elenore.

It is a concept album, with the band pretending to be a series of different groups, playing in varying styles.

  1. ^ a b c Ofjord. "The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
  2. ^ Miller, Jim (January 4, 1969). "The Battle of the Bands". Rolling Stone. San Francisco: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc.
  3. ^ Hull, Tom (November 2013). "Recycled Goods (#114)". A Consumer Guide to the Trailing Edge. Tom Hull. Retrieved June 20, 2020.