You Can Be Anyone This Time Around

You Can Be Anyone This Time Around is an album by Timothy Leary released in April 1970. The disc features three "raps" by Leary backed with psychedelic music. The purpose of the album was to raise funds for Leary's political candidacy for Governor of California.

You Can Be Anyone This Time Around
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1970
GenrePsychedelic, spoken word
Length30:05
LabelRykodisc
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The album includes musical contributions from Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Stills, John Sebastian, and Buddy Miles recorded during an all-night jam session at the Record Plant.[2][3]

The title track and "What Do You Turn On When You Turn On" both feature sampling of music by other artists, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Ravi Shankar.[2] This is one of the earliest known examples of sampling on a commercial record.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Timothy Leary.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Live And Let Live"14:16
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."You Can Be Anyone This Time Around"9:12
2."What Do You Turn On When You Turn On"6:41
Total length:30:05

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ You Can Be Anyone This Time Around at AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c Morgan, Jas (1992). "You Can Be Anyone This Time Around: The Lost Liner Notes". Mondo 2000 (8): 38–40.
  3. ^ "Mondo 2000 Issue 8". Internet Archive. 1992. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ Greenberg, David. "This Is A Dangerous Album". tapedave.com. Tape Dave. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Dr. Timothy Leary - You Can Be Anyone This Time Around". Discogs. 1970. Retrieved 2019-11-24.