Compton & Batteau - In California 1970 ~ software for linux

Guitarist John Parker Compton and violinist Robin Batteau were playing the coffeehouse circuit together in Cambridge during the late '60s before forming the band Appaloosa. Also including bassist David Reiser and cellist Eugene Rosov, Appaloosa was signed to Columbia Records in 1969, and had an LP on the shelves before the year was out. After the album proved commercially stillborn the company effectively lost interests in the band. The Cambridge folk-influenced founding duo followed up their band's self-titled album with the 1970 recording, Compton & Batteau In California, before going their separate ways; In California wasn’t a major change in direction from the Appaloosa album – perhaps a touch more country-rock oriented (thanks in part to support from several members of Poco who happened to be recording an album in the same studio), but featuring the same general sound – eclectic, but with some commercial touches.Perhaps the biggest change was the emergence of Batteau. Appaloosa had pretty much been a showcase for Compton, but this time around Batteau contributed a couple of tracks to the mix (two of the best performances in my humble opinion) and handled a couple of vocals. As it turned out, his voice was far more commercial than Compton’s.

Line-up / Musicians

John London/Bass
Randy Meisner/Bass
King Errison/Congas
John Ware/Drums
Pat Shanahan/Drums
Jim Messina/Guitar
Bill Elliot/Keyboards
Rusty Young/Guitar
Robin Lane/Vocals
John Compton/Vocals,Guitar
Robin Batteau/Vocals,Guitar,Violin

Discography

In California 1970