The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

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The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands cover
Studio album by The Turtles
Released 1968
Recorded 1968
Genre Pop music
Length 37 min 7 sec
Label White Whale Records
Producer(s) Chip Douglas
Professional reviews
The Turtles chronology
Happy Together
(1967)		 The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
(1968)		 Turtle Soup
(1969)


The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands is the fifth studio album released by The Turtles. Produced by Chip Douglas, it was released in 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. Barbata's eventual replacement, ex-Spanky and Our Gang drummer John Seiter, also contributed to the album. Some issues of the album retitled as Elenore.

The album peaked at #128 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart, but its singles were more successful. Elenore and You Showed Me both reached #6 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart, while Sound Asleep topped out at #57.

  1. The Battle of the Bands – 2:14
  2. The Last Thing I Remember, the First Thing I Knew – 2:55
  3. Elenore – 2:31
  4. Too Much Heartsick Feeling – 2:43
  5. Oh, Daddy! – 2:45
  6. Buzzsaw – 1:59
  7. Surfer Dan – 2:42
  8. I'm Chief Kamanawanalea (We're The Royal Macadamia Nuts) – 1:34
  9. You Showed Me – 3:16
  10. Food – 2:40
  11. Chicken Little Was Right – 2:47
  12. Earth Anthem – 3:54
    The following are bonus tracks that are only on the SUNDAZED CD re-issue, and not the original vinyl LP:
  13. Sound Asleep – 2:29
  14. The Story of Rock & Roll – 2:38
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