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The Turtles are an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 and folk rock
Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and Rock and roll.In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and Canada around the mid-1960s....
 band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan
Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
 and Mark Volman
Mark Volman

Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe
It Ain't Me Babe

"'It Ain't Me Babe'" is the title of a 1964 song by Bob Dylan, first included on his album Another Side of Bob Dylan. The song's opening line is allegedly influenced by musicologist/folk-singer John Jacob Niles' composition "Go 'Way From My Window." Niles is referred to by Dylan as an early influence in his autobiography, Chronicles, Vol...
" (1965
1965 in music

Events*January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.*January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces The Zombies and Gerry & The Pacemak...
), and "Happy Together
Happy Together (song)

"Happy Together" is a 1967 song from The Turtles' Happy Together . Released in spring of 1967, the song knocked the Beatles' "Penny Lane" out of the #1 slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100....
" (1967
1967 in music

The summer of 1967 was "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park", Eric Burdon & The Animals , The Doors , Jefferson Airplane , Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Love 's Forever Changes, Cream 's Disraeli Gears, Th...
).

band, originally a surf-rock group called the Crossfires from the Planet Mars, was formed in 1965 in Westchester, California (a neighborhood of Los Angeles' west side) by Howard Kaylan
Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
 and Mark Volman
Mark Volman

Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
.






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The Turtles are an American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 and folk rock
Folk rock

Folk rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and Rock and roll.In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and Canada around the mid-1960s....
 band led by vocalists Howard Kaylan
Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
 and Mark Volman
Mark Volman

Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
, who became notable for numerous Top 40 hits beginning with their cover version
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
 of Bob Dylan's "It Ain't Me Babe
It Ain't Me Babe

"'It Ain't Me Babe'" is the title of a 1964 song by Bob Dylan, first included on his album Another Side of Bob Dylan. The song's opening line is allegedly influenced by musicologist/folk-singer John Jacob Niles' composition "Go 'Way From My Window." Niles is referred to by Dylan as an early influence in his autobiography, Chronicles, Vol...
" (1965
1965 in music

Events*January 4 - Fender Musical Instruments Corporation is sold to CBS for $13 million.*January 12 - Hullabaloo premieres on NBC. The first show included performances by the New Christy Minstrels, comedian Woody Allen, actress Joey Heatherton and a segment from London in which Brian Epstein introduces The Zombies and Gerry & The Pacemak...
), and "Happy Together
Happy Together (song)

"Happy Together" is a 1967 song from The Turtles' Happy Together . Released in spring of 1967, the song knocked the Beatles' "Penny Lane" out of the #1 slot for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100....
" (1967
1967 in music

The summer of 1967 was "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park", Eric Burdon & The Animals , The Doors , Jefferson Airplane , Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Love 's Forever Changes, Cream 's Disraeli Gears, Th...
).

History

The band, originally a surf-rock group called the Crossfires from the Planet Mars, was formed in 1965 in Westchester, California (a neighborhood of Los Angeles' west side) by Howard Kaylan
Howard Kaylan

Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
 and Mark Volman
Mark Volman

Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
. With the help of DJ and club owner Reb Foster, the Crossfires signed to White Whale Records
White Whale Records

White Whale Records is probably best known as the record label of The Turtles. White Whale was started in 1965 by Ted Feigin and Lee Lassiff in Los Angeles....
 and, adhering to the prevailing musical trend, re-branded themselves as a folk rock group called "The Tyrtles", the intentional misspelling inspired by The Byrds
The Byrds

The Byrds were an American Rock music band. Formed in Los Angeles, California in 1964, The Byrds underwent several lineup changes, with frontman Roger McGuinn remaining the sole consistent member until the group's disbandment in 1973....
. However, the trendy spelling did not survive long. As with the Byrds, the Turtles achieved breakthrough success with a Bob Dylan cover
Cover version

In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition of a previously recorded, commercially released song.In its current use, it can sometimes have a pejorative meaning — implying that the original recording should be regarded as the definitive version, usually in the sense of an "authentic" rendition, and all...
. "It Ain't Me Babe
It Ain't Me Babe

"'It Ain't Me Babe'" is the title of a 1964 song by Bob Dylan, first included on his album Another Side of Bob Dylan. The song's opening line is allegedly influenced by musicologist/folk-singer John Jacob Niles' composition "Go 'Way From My Window." Niles is referred to by Dylan as an early influence in his autobiography, Chronicles, Vol...
" reached the Billboard Top Ten in the late summer of 1965, and was the title track to the band’s first album. Their second single, "Let Me Be" reached the top 30. Their third hit, "You Baby", charted in the top 20 in early 1966. Their second album You Baby
You Baby

You Baby is the second studio album by The Turtles. It was released in 1966 on the White Whale Records label.Sundazed Records recently licensed the rights to The Turtles library and has re-released most of their early albums....
 never entered Billboard
Billboard

Billboard is a weekly United States magazine devoted to the music industry. It maintains several internationally recognized Record chart that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis....
's Top LPs
Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling Albums and extended play in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine....
 chart, and of several singles released in 1966, "Grim Reaper of Love" and "Can I Get to Know You Better" entered the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
.

At the start of 1967 drummer Don Murray
Don Murray (drummer)

Don Murray was an United States drummer, best known for his work with The Turtles.Murray became popular playing high school dances as "Don Murray & The Crossfires"....
 and then bassist Chuck Portz quit the group. They were replaced by Joel Larson
Joel Larson

Joel Larson is a rock music drummer and percussionist from California. He was born on April 29, 1947 in San Francisco, California where he lived until he was 17 years old....
 and then John Barbata
John Barbata

John Barbata is a list of drummers drummer active especially in pop music and rock music band in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a member and as a session musician drummer....
 on drums, and by Chip Douglas
Chip Douglas

Douglas Farthing Hatlelid, better known as Chip Douglas, is a songwriter, musician , and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s....
 on bass. The first of several key Turtles singles co-written by Garry Bonner and Alan Gordon
Alan Gordon (songwriter)

Alan Gordon was an United States songwriter best known for songs sound recording and reproduction by The Turtles, Petula Clark, Barbra Streisand, and Dr....
, Happy Together
Happy Together

Happy Together may refer to:* Happy Together , a 1967 song by The Turtles, which has been covered several times* Happy Together , a 1967 album by The Turtles...
 seemed almost a parody of itself, and had already been rejected by countless performers. "Happy Together", both their biggest hit and their signature song, signaled a turning point for the Turtles and for Chip Douglas, who provided the arrangement. The single replaced the Beatles
The Beatles

The Beatles were a rock music and pop music band from Liverpool, England that formed in 1960. During their career, the group primarily consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr ....
' "Penny Lane
Penny Lane

"Penny Lane" is a song by The Beatles, written by Paul McCartney, recorded during the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sessions, and released in February 1967 as one side of a double A-sided single, along with John Lennon's "Strawberry Fields Forever"....
" at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 in the spring of 1967. The Turtles' only number one, it remained at the top for three weeks. An album of the same name followed and peaked at number 25.

Impressed by Chip Douglas's studio arrangements, Monkee
The Monkees

The Monkees were a pop singing quartet assembled in Los Angeles in 1965 in music for the United States television series The Monkees , which aired from 1966 to 1968....
 Michael Nesmith
Michael Nesmith

Robert Michael Nesmith in Harris County, Texas, is an United States musician, songwriter, actor, record producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, perhaps best known for his time in the musical group The Monkees and on the TV series of the same name....
 approached him after a Turtles show at the Whisky a Go Go
Whisky a Go Go

The Whisky a Go Go is a nightclub in West Hollywood, California. It is located at 8901 Sunset Boulevard, on the Sunset Strip.The correct spelling of the name, often misspelled as "Whiskey", is confirmed by the signage of the nightclub's exterior, as well as on the club's web site....
 and invited him to become the Monkees' new producer, as that band wanted to break out of their "manufactured" studio mold. Douglas accepted, left the Turtles and was replaced by bassist and singer Jim Pons
Jim Pons

Jim Pons was a bass guitarist and singer for several 1960s rock bands, including The Leaves, The Turtles, and The Mothers of Invention.In 1973 Pons left the music industry to become the Film and Video Director for the New York Jets American football club....
. 1967 proved to be the Turtles' most successful year in the charts. "She'd Rather Be With Me" reached number 3 on the US charts in late spring and actually out-charted "Happy Together" overseas. Two successive top-15 songs followed: "You Know What I Mean" and "She's My Girl". Both 45
Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
s signaled a certain shift in the band’s style. Golden Hits was released later that year, charting in the top 10. The similar album covers for The Turtles! Golden Hits and its follow up More Golden Hits were designed by Dean Torrence of Jan & Dean.

The first two singles in 1968, "Sound Asleep" and "The Story of Rock and Roll", stalled somewhere in the middle of the top 100. The band's fortunes changed when Monkees' producer Chip Douglas returned to work with them in the studio. Late in 1968 the Turtles released a concept album
Concept album

In popular music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical". Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being musical improvisation or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing to narrative....
 called The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

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 November 1968 by White Whale Records....
, in which the group pretended to be eleven different bands (with names including 'The Bigg Brothers', 'Nature's Children', 'The US Teens featuring Raoul' and 'The Fabulous Dawgs'), each with a song in a different genre. The album yielded two singles: "Elenore" and "You Showed Me" (both peaking at number six). "Elenore" is probably the only Top Ten single to contain the words et cetera
Et cetera

Et cetera is a Latin expression that means "and other things," or "and so forth." It is taken directly from the Latin expression which literally means "and the rest " and is a transliteration of the Greek language "?a? ?te?a" ....
 in its lyrics. The 1969 hit "You Showed Me" was written by Byrds members Gene Clark
Gene Clark

Gene Clark, born Harold Eugene Clark was an United States singer-songwriter, and one of the founding members of the folk-rock group The Byrds....
 and Roger (then Jim) McGuinn
Roger McGuinn

James Roger McGuinn is an United States singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' hit records....
 in 1964. Television appearances in 1968 include a February 26 visit to The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show was an United States daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that ran from 1961 to 1982....
, to which they returned in April 1969.

Towards the end of 1969, The Turtles released their next album, Turtle Soup
Turtle soup

Turtle soup is a soup made from the flesh of the turtle, often the green turtle or, especially in the United States, the Common Snapping Turtle, in which case it is commonly referred to as snapper soup ....
, a critically well-received LP produced by Ray Davies
Ray Davies

Ray Davies, Order of the British Empire is an English Rock music musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks - one of the most prolific and long-lived British Invasion bands - which he led with his younger brother, Dave Davies....
 of The Kinks
The Kinks

The Kinks are an England rock music group formed in 1963, and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band. The Kinks have been cited as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time....
. Inspired by the revered 1968 concept album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is a pop-rock album released by the England music group The Kinks on 22 November 1968....
, this was Davies’s only ever production work for another band. Notable tracks include the "Somewhere Friday Nite" and "Love in the City". In spite of Turtle Soups positive reception from the music press, its commercial success was marginal and the band soon began to disintegrate.

Long disillusioned with their record label and its growing financial problems by this time, Kaylan and Volman resisted White Whale's efforts to turn the Turtles into something more like an assembly-line-style pop act. The label apparently encouraged Kaylan and Volman to fire the rest of the band, tour with hired musicians and make records by adding their vocals to backing tracks recorded by Memphis session players. Such pressure did convince the band to record a single called "Who Would Ever Think That I Would Ever Marry Margaret?", which they disowned after its release.

The Turtles wound down their career in 1970 with a second compilation album, More Golden Hits, and a B-sides
B-Sides

B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy , consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns....
 and rarities album, Wooden Head
Wooden Head

Wooden Head is the final album by The Turtles. The album is a compilation of B-sides and rarities mostly recorded in their early years and in some cases left unfinished....
. With the demise of The Turtles, White Whale Records
White Whale Records

White Whale Records is probably best known as the record label of The Turtles. White Whale was started in 1965 by Ted Feigin and Lee Lassiff in Los Angeles....
 was left with few, if any, commercially viable bands, and ceased operation.

Post Turtles

Kaylan and Volman (accompanied by Pons) joined the Mothers of Invention as "The Phlorescent Leech & Eddie", since the use of the Turtles name (and even their own names in billings) was prohibited by their contract with White Whale. Flo & Eddie
Flo & Eddie

Flo & Eddie Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman are a Comedy rock musical duo. The two were the original founding members of the Top 40 pop music group The Turtles....
, as they soon became known, recorded albums with the Mothers and later released a series of records on their own.

Kaylan and Volman sang backing vocals on several recordings by T.Rex
T.Rex (band)

'T.Rex' were an English rock music band fronted by guitarist, singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Formed as 'Tyrannosaurus Rex' in 1960s London, the folk rock group's debut album My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair......
, including their worldwide hit "Get it On (Bang A Gong)
Get It On (T. Rex song)

"Get It On" was the second UK Chart-topper song for the United Kingdom rock music group T. Rex . It was released from their best-known album, Electric Warrior....
" and albums Electric Warrior
Electric Warrior

Electric Warrior is the sixth album by British Rock music group T.Rex , and is widely considered to be one of the quintessential glam rock releases....
 and The Slider
The Slider

The Slider is a glam rock album by T. Rex , released in 1972. It was the first album released on Bolan's new founded EMI label distributed through EMI....
. When White Whale's master recording
Master recording

A master recording is an original recording, from which copies may be made.When recording on to magnetic or digital tape, the original tape is known as the master tape....
s were sold at auction, the duo won the Turtles' masters, making them the owners of their own recorded work. (The duo promptly licensed the tracks to Sire Records
Sire Records

Sire Records is an United States record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records...
, who issued the compilation Happy Together Again.) They also sang backup on Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss", is an American songwriter, singer and musician. He has recorded and toured with the E Street Band....
's "Hungry Heart
Hungry Heart

"Hungry Heart" is a song written and performed by Bruce Springsteen on his fifth album, The River . It was released as the album's first single in 1980 and became Springsteen's first big hit of his own on the Billboard Hot 100 chart....
", from his album The River
The River (album)

The River is a double album by Bruce Springsteen released in 1980 in music....
. In the 1980s they recorded soundtrack
Soundtrack

The term soundtrack refers to three related concepts: recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; and the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded so...
 music for children's shows like the Care Bears
Care Bears

The Care Bears are a set of characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik....
 and Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Shortcake

Strawberry Shortcake is a Licensing#Artwork and character licensing owned by American Greetings, originally used in greeting cards and expanded to include dolls, posters, and other products....
, and began hosting their own radio show on KROQ in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
 and WXRK in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
.

1982 saw the re-release of The Turtles' original albums through Rhino Records. The following year, Howard Kaylan appeared in the rock-n-roll comedy film Get Crazy
Get Crazy

Get Crazy is a 1983 in film directed by Allan Arkush and starring Malcolm McDowell, Allen Garfield, Daniel Stern , and Ed Begley, Jr.....
, starring Malcolm McDowell
Malcolm McDowell

Malcolm McDowell is a UK actor. McDowell's career has spanned five decades and includes notable roles in if...., A Clockwork Orange , O Lucky Man!, Caligula , Star Trek Generations, Heroes , Metalocalypse, and the 2007 horror remake of Halloween ....
 and Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern (actor)

Daniel Jacob Stern is an United States actor of film and television. He is known for his roles in the Hollywood films C.H.U.D., City Slickers and the first two Home Alone films, and as the narrator for the television series The Wonder Years....
. Kaylan played the part of Captain Cloud, a spiritual guru, leader of a caravan of time-lost gypsy
Gypsy

The term gypsy has several overlapping meanings. Initially the word was used to referred to the Romani people, who first appeared in England at about the beginning of the 16th century....
-like hippies.

In 1984, Kaylan and Volman legally regained the use of the Turtles name, and began touring as The Turtles... Featuring Flo and Eddie. Instead of trying to reunite with their earlier bandmates, they began featuring all-star
All-star

All-star is a term with meanings in both the worlds of sports and entertainment....
 sidemen who had played with different groups. That year also saw the debut of the previously unreleased Shell Shock album as well as a new greatest hits
Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular music artist or band. To increase the appeal of the album – especially to people who already own the previously released material – it is common to include remixes or alternate takes of popular songs or new material, with new son...
 CD, 20 Greatest Hits, both released by Rhino. The latter compilation was followed up in 1988 with another, Turtle Wax: The Best of The Turtles, Vol. 2, which featured the best of their "album tracks" and previously-neglected single B-sides
B-Sides

B-Sides is an iTunes-exclusive album from the Coventry Trio The Enemy , consisting of ten songs that were B-sides to the single releases from their debut album We'll Live and Die in These Towns....
.

In 1987, 'Kaylan & Volman' appeared in a new music video of their song "Happy Together" promoting the romantic comedy Making Mr. Right
Making Mr. Right

Making Mr. Right is a science fiction film/comedy film, film director by Susan Seidelman and starring John Malkovich as Jeff Peters/Ulysses and Ann Magnuson as Frankie Stone....
, starring John Malkovich
John Malkovich

'John Gavin Malkovich' is an Emmy Award-winning, two-time Academy Award-nominated United States actor, film producer and film director. Over the last 25 years, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures, including Dangerous Liaisons, In the Line of Fire, Con Air, The Man in the Iron Mask , Rounders , Changelin...
.

The 1989 debut album by hip-hop combo De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
 featured an uncredited sample from the Turtles (specifically, the intro to "You Showed Me"), in the song "Transmitting Live from Mars". Kaylan and Volman sued, winning a large settlement, setting a legal precedent, and causing the music industry to begin carefully crediting (and paying royalties for) sampled works on future rap and other recordings. As they explained, "We don't hate sampling; we like sampling. If we don't get credit, we sue, and all that stuff (a share of the royalties, plus punitive damages) comes back to us!"

In that same year, the romantic-comedy Happy Together
Happy Together

Happy Together may refer to:* Happy Together , a 1967 song by The Turtles, which has been covered several times* Happy Together , a 1967 album by The Turtles...
 based on the musical Cabaret
Cabaret (musical)

Cabaret is a Musical theater with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. The 1966 Broadway theatre production became a hit and spawned an acclaimed 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
 premiered. It starred Patrick Dempsey
Patrick Dempsey

Patrick Galen Dempsey is an actor.Who first became prominent in Hollywood during the late 1980s. He is also known for his role as neurosurgeon Dr....
 and Helen Slater
Helen Slater

Helen Rachel Slater is an United States film actress and singer-songwriter....
. The Turtles recording of "Happy Together" was featured in the film as well as the soundtrack album.

Music Club Records released a Turtles anthology in the UK in 1991, Happy Together: The Best of the Turtles. Repertoire Records
Repertoire Records

Repertoire Records is a Germany record label from Hamburg, Germany specialising in reissues of classic pop music and rock music albums originally issued in the 60s and 70s....
 in Germany released their own compilation, titled Elenore, in 1993, as well as re-releasing the original Happy Together album. Rhino Records also presented Captured Live, a greatest-hits-live album of their 1992 tour, that year. Sundazed Records
Sundazed Records

Sundazed Records is a record label based in Coxsackie, in the Catskills of New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s....
 re-released all of The Turtles' original albums in 1994, and in 1999 Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande

Var?se Sarabande is a record label which specializes in film scores and cast recording. It aims to reissue of rare or unavailable albums as well as newer releases by artists no longer under a contract....
 released Happy Together: The Best of White Whale Records, which included many of the Turtles' singles.

Members

The Turtles
(1965–1967)
  • Howard Kaylan
    Howard Kaylan

    Howard Kaylan is an United States rock and roll musician, best known as a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s band , The Turtles, and "Eddie" of 1970's rock band Flo & Eddie....
     - vocals
  • Mark Volman
    Mark Volman

    Mark Volman is an United States rock and roll singer, best known as a founding member of the 1960s band The Turtles. At times during his career he has used the pseudonym "The Phlorescent Leech" ....
     - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Tucker - guitar
  • Chuck Portz - bass
  • Don Murray
    Don Murray (drummer)

    Don Murray was an United States drummer, best known for his work with The Turtles.Murray became popular playing high school dances as "Don Murray & The Crossfires"....
     - drums
The Turtles
(1967)
  • Howard Kaylan - vocals
  • Mark Volman - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Tucker - guitar
  • Chuck Portz - bass
  • Joel Larson
    Joel Larson

    Joel Larson is a rock music drummer and percussionist from California. He was born on April 29, 1947 in San Francisco, California where he lived until he was 17 years old....
     - drums
    • The Turtles
    (1967)
  • Howard Kaylan - vocals
  • Mark Volman - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Tucker - guitar
  • Chip Douglas
    Chip Douglas

    Douglas Farthing Hatlelid, better known as Chip Douglas, is a songwriter, musician , and record producer, whose most famous work was during the 1960s....
     - bass
  • John Barbata
    John Barbata

    John Barbata is a list of drummers drummer active especially in pop music and rock music band in the 1960s and 1970s, both as a member and as a session musician drummer....
     - drums
    • The Turtles
    (1967–1968)
  • Howard Kaylan - vocals
  • Mark Volman - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Tucker - guitar
  • Jim Pons
    Jim Pons

    Jim Pons was a bass guitarist and singer for several 1960s rock bands, including The Leaves, The Turtles, and The Mothers of Invention.In 1973 Pons left the music industry to become the Film and Video Director for the New York Jets American football club....
     - bass
  • John Barbata - drums
    • The Turtles
    (1968–1969)
  • Howard Kaylan - vocals
  • Mark Volman - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Pons - bass
  • John Barbata - drums
    • The Turtles
    (1969–1970)
  • Howard Kaylan - vocals
  • Mark Volman - guitar, saxophone, vocals
  • Al Nichol - guitar
  • Jim Pons - bass
  • John Seiter - drums


    • Discography


    Albums w/Billboard peak positions

    • Out of Control
      Out of Control (The Crossfires album)

      Out of Control is an album of material by The Crossfires, later known as The Turtles....
       (as The Crossfires) (1963)
    • It Ain't Me Babe
      It Ain't Me Babe (album)

      It Ain't Me Babe is The Turtles second studio album. It was released in October 1965 on White Whale Records.Sundazed Records recently licensed the rights to The Turtles library and has re-released most of their early albums....
       -- White Whale WW-111 (mono)/WWS-7111 (stereo) -- #98, 11/65
    • You Baby
      You Baby

      You Baby is the second studio album by The Turtles. It was released in 1966 on the White Whale Records label.Sundazed Records recently licensed the rights to The Turtles library and has re-released most of their early albums....
       -- White Whale WW-112/WWS-7112 -- Did not chart, 1966
    • Happy Together
      Happy Together (Turtles album)

      Happy Together is the fourth studio album by The Turtles. It was released in April 1967 on the White Whale Records label.Sundazed Records recently licensed the rights to The Turtles library and has re-released most of their early albums....
       -- White Whale WW-114/WWS-7114 -- #25, 4/67
    • The Turtles! Golden Hits -- White Whale WW-115/WWS-7115 -- #7, 11/67
    • The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands
      The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands

      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 November 1968 by White Whale Records....
       -- White Whale WWS-7118 -- #128, 11/68
    • Turtle Soup
      Turtle soup

      Turtle soup is a soup made from the flesh of the turtle, often the green turtle or, especially in the United States, the Common Snapping Turtle, in which case it is commonly referred to as snapper soup ....
       -- White Whale WWS-7124 -- #117, 11/69
    • Shell Shock -- White Whale (No number issued, unreleased until 1984)
    • More Golden Hits -- White Whale WWS-7127 -- #146, 4/70
    • Wooden Head
      Wooden Head

      Wooden Head is the final album by The Turtles. The album is a compilation of B-sides and rarities mostly recorded in their early years and in some cases left unfinished....
       -- White Whale WWS-7133 -- Did not chart, 1970


    Singles w/Billboard peak positions

    • It Ain't Me Babe (#8) / Almost There -- White Whale 222 -- 9/65
    • Let Me Be (#29) / Your Maw Said You Cried -- White Whale 224 -- 11/65
    • You Baby (#20) / Wanderin' Kind -- White Whale 227 -- 3/66
    • Grim Reaper Of Love (#81) / Come Back -- White Whale 231 -- 6/66
    • We'll Meet Again / Outside Chance -- White Whale 234 -- 1966
    • Making My Mind Up / Outside Chance -- White Whale 237 -- 1966
    • Can I Get To Know You Better (#89) / Like The Seasons -- White Whale 238 -- 11/66
    • Happy Together (#1 for 3 weeks) / Like The Seasons -- White Whale 244 -- 3/67
    • She'd Rather Be With Me (#3) / The Walking Song -- White Whale 249 -- 6/67
    • Guide For The Married Man / Think I'll Run Away -- White Whale 251 -- 1967
    • You Know What I Mean (#12) / Rugs Of Woods And Flowers -- White Whale 254 -- 9/67
    • She's My Girl (#14) / Chicken Little Was Right -- White Whale 260 -- 12/67
    • Sound Asleep (#57) / Umbassa The Dragon -- White Whale 264 -- 3/68
    • The Story Of Rock & Roll (#48) / Can't You Hear The Cows -- White Whale 273 -- 7/68
    • Elenore (#6) / Surfer Dan -- White Whale 276 -- 11/68
    • You Showed Me (#6) / Buzz Saw -- White Whale 292 -- 3/69
    • House On The Hill / Come Over -- White Whale 306 -- 1969
    • You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain (#51) / Come Over -- White Whale 308 -- 7/69
    • Love In The City (#91) / Bachelor Mother -- White Whale 326 -- 10/69
    • Lady-O (#78) / Somewhere Friday Night -- White Whale 334 -- 12/69
    • Who Would Ever Think That I Would Marry Margaret / We Ain't Gonna Party No More -- White Whale 341 -- 1970
    • Is It Any Wonder / Wanderin' Kind -- White Whale 350 -- 1970
    • Eve Of Destruction (#100) / Wanderin' Kind -- White Whale 355 -- 6/70
    • Me About You (#105) / Think I'll Run Away -- White Whale 364 -- 1970


    See also

    • 1967 in music
      1967 in music

      The summer of 1967 was "The Summer of Love" in San Francisco. It also became an important year for psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles Small Faces, "Itchycoo Park", Eric Burdon & The Animals , The Doors , Jefferson Airplane , Pink Floyd's The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Love 's Forever Changes, Cream 's Disraeli Gears, Th...


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