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 * New Pages:
 * Harumi: A Psychedelic album from 1968 recorded by a Japanese singer who very little is known about. Produced by legendary producer Tom Wilson.
 * Stubs and incomplete pages:
 * Rock And Roll Revival of the late 60's/early 70's (Expand on the stub, mention acts like Jeremy Spencer and The Flamin' Groovies, and find citations).
 * Find more information on The Grease Band (Joe Cocker's original band).
 * Talk about how Country Joe And The Fish's "Together" album addresses racism and other social themes.


 * Additional:
 * Search for citations for Donovan's Sunshine Superman album.
 * Citations for Terry Reid.
 * Edit Bluesman Lonnie Mack's wikipedia page to reflect that he played bass on two Doors tracks from the album "Morrison Hotel".

Article Selection
The article I've decided to do is Harumi, which I am incredibly excited about. Harumi is a seriously curious case of an old, nearly forgotten album that was ignored upon its initial release gaining new life through the internet age. Harumi Ando, going by just the name Harumi, was a Psychedelic musician of questionable origin (some sources claim he was a Japanese immigrant who came to New York, others claim he was just a Japanese American) who recorded an album with renown producer Tom Wilson (producer of Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, The Velvet Underground, and Simon & Garfunkel) and signed a contract with the label Verve/Forecast. Harumi's lone release, a 2-disc album, was recorded in New York during 1967 and released to little fanfare in 1968 where, despite slight but still present promotional consideration such as a single and an appearance on a promotional interview series hosted by Wilson, the album found itself in discount bins around the country. Surprisingly enough, the Chicago Psychedelic-Soul band Rotary Connection (featuring the vocal talent of Minnie Ripperton and covered his song "Caravan" (retitled "I Took A Ride (Caravan)") on their 1968 album Aladdin. Furthermore, part of the song "Hunters of Heaven" was sampled by the Avant-Garde Rock band The Residents on their 1972 debut EP Santa Dog. More recently, the same song was sampled by Jazzanova for their 2002 song "Another New Day".

Source List
45 Cat: http://www.45cat.com/record/kf5086 (Promotional single)

Allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/harumi-mw0000571508 (Review)

Allmusic: https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/harumi-mr0004824485 (Credits and recent re-releases)

Discogs (Harumi): https://www.discogs.com/Harumi-Harumi/release/1557450 (Release information WRONG TRACKLIST LAST TWO TRACKS FLIPPED. Price as well which could be a point of interest?)

Discogs (Rotary Connection) :https://www.discogs.com/Rotary-Connection-Aladdin/release/4076282 (Harumi Ando songwriter credit)

Tom Wilson Interview Series: http://www.producertomwilson.com/the-music-factory/ (General info, producer's relation to "Rosko")

Tom Wilson Interview Series: http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/73681 (Harumi interview)

WhoSampled: https://www.whosampled.com/album/Harumi/Harumi/ (Samples and covers)

March 23, 1968 Billboard Magazine (Estimated release date)

April 20, 1968 Billboard Magazine (15 show tour)

= Harumi (album) =

Harumi is the debut and supposed only album by the Japanese musician Harumi (full name Harumi Ando ). The album was produced by producer Tom Wilson. Prior to this record, Wilson had produced acts such high-profile acts as Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel , Frank Zappa and The Mothers Of Invention , and The Velvet Underground.

Recording and content
The album was recorded sometime between 1967 and 1968 in New York. Very little is known about the recording of the album aside from what is on the sleeve of the record. Key personnel such as backing musicians are absent from the album credits.

The first disc of the album is primarily songs of conventional length and style with the longest lasting 4:15. The second disc is composed of two side-long tracks lasting 24:01 ("Twice Told Tales of the Pomegranate Forest") and 18:11 ("Samurai Memories"). "Twice Told Tales of the Pomegranate Forest" is a sparsely-instrumented English spoken word piece featuring Harumi and New York DJ William "Rosko" Mercer. "Samurai Memories" is much more musically frantic, featuring Japanese spoken word vocals credited to Harumi and his family.

Release and reception
While the exact release date of the album is unknown, the March 23, 1968 issue of Billboard magazine features the record in its "New Album Releases" section. This places the album's release date between March 16, 1968 and March 23, 1968 in the United States. (CITE PROPERLY)

Upon it's release, Verve labelmate and Wilson-affiliate Frank Zappa dismissed the album, calling it a "flower-power album".

Advertising efforts for the album seemed to be on par with Harumi's Verve Forecast labelmates, with a full page advertisement and a promo photo existing as well as a promotional single of the tracks "Talk About It" and "First Impressions" that was distributed to radio stations. Furthermore, Harumi appeared on the hour-long promotional radio show "The Music Factory". On this show hosted by the album's producer, Tom Wilson, Harumi was interviewed in between select tracks from his album and other Verve Forecast artists.

Seemingly, Harumi went on a five-week tour to both perform and promote the album. (CITE PROPERLY: APRIL 20 BILLBOARD) This proposed tour would start on April 16, 1968 in Boston, MA and end in Honolulu, HI with 13 other major American cities visited in between. It is unknown how much of this tour actually came to fruition.

Some of the albums songs eventually found themselves associated with other artists. The Chicago psychedelic soul band Rotary Connection included a performance of the song "Caravan" (stylized as "I Took A Ride (Caravan)") on their 1968 album Aladdin. Some of the songs have also found themselves utilized in sample culture as well. Part of the song "Hunters of Heaven" was sampled by the avant-garde rock band The Residents on their 1972 debut EP Santa Dog. The same song was later sampled in 2002 by Jazzanova for their song "Another New Day".

Original copies of Harumi have proven to be collectors' items, with a sealed copy selling at auction for a price of 678 USD on August 22, 2015. This desire has led to two recent reissues, one in 2007 and one in 2018.

Personnel

 * Harumi - Vocals, primary performer, composer, arranger, spoken word on Side C and Side D
 * William "Rosko" Mercer - Spoken word on Side C
 * Harumi's Parents and Sister - Spoken word on Side D
 * Tom Wilson - Producer
 * Larry Fallon - Arranger
 * Harvey Vinson - Arranger
 * H. H. Cohen - Spoken word direction (Side D)
 * Gary Kellgren - Engineer, remix engineer
 * Mark D. Joseph - Personal Direction
 * Sherri Berri - Artwork and Photography
 * Hinode Design - Jacket Design