Artist	Song
The Mugwumps	I'll Remember Tonight [1964]
The Mugwumps	I Don't Wanna Know [1964]
Barry MacGuire	Eve Of Destruction [1965]
The Byrds	Mr Tambourine Man [1965]
The Byrds	All I Really Wanna Do [1965]
Barry MacGuire (with The Mamas & The Papas)	California Dreaming [1965]
Barry MacGuire (with The Mamas & The Papas)	Do You Believe In Magic [1965]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Younger Girl (demo version) [1965]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Night Owl Blues [1965]
The Byrds	It Won't Be Wrong [1965]
The Byrds	Turn! Turn! Turn! [1965]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Daydream [1966]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Jug Band Music [1966]
The Mamas & The Papas	Monday Monday [1966]
The Mamas & The Papas	Got A Feelin' [1966]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Lovin' You [1966]
The Lovin Spoonful	Summer In The City [1966]
The Byrds	Eight Miles High [1966]
The Mamas & The Papas	Dedicated To The One I Love [1967]
The Mamas & The Papas	Boys And Girls Together [1967]
The Lovin' Spoonful	Six O'Clock [1967]
The Byrds	My Back Pages [1967]
The Mamas & The Papas	Creeque Alley (single version) [1967]
The Mamas & The Papas	Twelve Thirty [1967]
The Byrds	Goin' Back [1968]
The Byrds	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere [1968]
Mama Cass	California Earthquake [1968]
Mama Cass	Talkin' To Your Toothbrush [1969]

Comment:

This is a slight reworking of a CD I put together for my Dad a couple of years ago. He's always been fascinated by the lyrical references in the Mamas & Papas' song "Creeque Alley" and this was an attempt to satisfy his curiousity by mixing together all the artists mentioned in that song. Hence we have The "Mugwumps", "McGuinn" (with The Byrds), "McGuire", "The Spoonful" alongside the songs of "John", "Michie", "Denny" and (last but by no means least) "Mama Cass". I tried to mix the 'obvious' material with more obscure tracks in an attempt to satisfy his desire to hear the songs he already knew whilst trying to open his ears to other songs he SHOULD know! In some cases I simply chose tracks that I happen to love, in others I was influenced by the aptness of certain songs to the lyrical references in Creeque Alley. For instance The Lovin' Spoonful's "Night Owl Blues" merits inclusion mainly because the same venue is name-checked in "Creeque Alley". Similarly, the implied reference to "McGuinn getting higher" in the title "Eight Miles High" meant that I had to include that track. Track 7 in particular had to be featured as it combined several of the song's references in one go: Barry MacGuire, backed by The Mamas & The Papas, singing a song by The Loving Spoonful!

It was a fairly simple idea but it seemed to work quite well and thankfully my Dad appreciated it!

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