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El Coco

Let's Get It Together (LP)

AVI Records (US) / 1976 / AVL 6006
LP-album 33 ⅓ rpm vinyl record

Produced by W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder
Executive Producers: Ray Harris and Ed Cobb
Arrangements: W. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rinder
Engineers: Joe Bellamy and Rick Hart
Remix Engineers: Joe Bellamy, Rick Hart, Dave LaBarre
Cover: Bob Wynne
Recorded at Producers Workshop, Hollywood, CA

"Coco Players":
W. Michael Lewis - synthesizers, acoustic & electric pianos, clavinet, organ, marimba, tenor sax, baritone sax
Laurin Rinder: drums, congas, timbales, bongos, percussion, effects
Joe Bellamy: bass guitar
John Hunt: electric guitar
Harry Kim: trumpet
Doug Richardson: soprano sax, tenor sax, flute
Dave Cahoun: piano solo on "Love Vibrations"
Jack Weber: guitar solo on "Put On Your Jeans"

"Coco Vocals":
Laurin Rinder
Chris Bocchino
Jerri Bocchino
Marsha Tucker
Adrienne Williams
Kathy Nixon
Merria Ross
Pat Powdrill

Side A
1. Just Be You / 3:11
2. Quiet Village / 4:11
3. Let's Get It Together / 4:56
4. Choka Ma Love / 3:58
5. Mr. Lucky / 3:46

Side B
1. Love Vaccine / 2:58
2. Under Construction / 3:19
3. Love Vibrations / 2:30
4. Fait Le Chat / 4:05
5. Put On Your Jeans / 4:27
6. Gimme Some / 3:00

The third El Coco LP, Let's Get It Together, finds Laurin Rinder and W. Michael Lewis exploring several different genres, as well as collaborating with vocalist and songwriter Merria Ross. This is the last of their "early period"-sounding releases. The songs range from covers of standards like "Quiet Village" to the jazzy outing of "Put On Your Jeans" to not one, but two laughably over-the-top fake orgasm tracks with "Choka Ma Love" and "Fait Le Chat". However, it's the Ross-penned title track which really steals the show, despite -- or perhaps because of -- it's simple repetition. Based around a funky bass line and wah-wah riff (performed not with guitar, but a keyboard instrument called a Clavinet), the song is of the earworm variety. This undoubtedly set the path for their future releases. From here, the production quality of their releases would increase dramatically, and they would also create distinct styles for each of their different acts.

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