Tracklist

A1	A.) Introduction B.) The Shepherd
A2	The Echoing Green
A3	The Lamb
A4	The Little Black Boy
A5	The Blossom
A6	The Chimney Sweepers
A7	A.) The Little Boy Lost B.) The Little Boy Found
A8	Laughing Song
A9	Holy Thursday
A10	Night
A1	Introduction
A2	Nurses Song
A3	The Sick Rose
A4	Ah! Sun-Flower
A5	The Garden Of Love
A6	London
A7	The Human Abstract
A8	To Tirzah
A9	The Grey Monk

Credits

• Artwork [Front Cover Background] – Michael McInnerney*
• Autoharp – Jon Sholle (tracks: B6)
• Bass – Herman Wright (tracks: A2, A5, A7, B2, B9)
• Bells [Sleigh], Percussion [Beaded Gourd] – Don Cherry (tracks: A8, A10)
• Chorus – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A8), Bob Dorough (tracks: A8), Cyril Caster (tracks: A8), Don Cherry (tracks: A8), Janet Zeitz (tracks: A8), Matt Hoffman (tracks: A8), Michael Aldrich (tracks: A8)
• Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: B9)
• Drums, Bass – Jon Sholle (tracks: B5)
• Electric Bass – Jon Sholle (tracks: B4, B6)
• Engineer – Dave Baker*
• Finger Cymbals – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A2), Don Cherry (tracks: A5, A10)
• Flute – Janet Zeitz (tracks: A1, A3, A5 to A8, A10, B8)
• French Horn – Cyril Caster (tracks: A8), Julius Watkins (tracks: B9)
• Guitar – Cyril Caster (tracks: A1, A7,), Jon Sholle (tracks: A4, B2, B3, B5, B9)
• Harmonium – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A4, B1, B4, B6, B7)
• Harpsichord – Bob Dorough (tracks: A5, A8), Don Cherry (tracks: B8)
• Illustration [Illustrations] – William Blake
• Organ – Bob Dorough (tracks: A1, A9, B3, B8,)
• Piano – Bob Dorough (tracks: A2, A6, A7, A10, B9)
• Piano [2nd] – Allen Ginsberg (tracks: A7)
• Tom Tom [Bass Tom] – Don Cherry (tracks: A10)
• Trumpet – Cyril Caster (tracks: A8, A10)
• Trumpet, Flute [Wooden] – Don Cherry (tracks: A9)
• Vocals – Allen Ginsberg, Peter Orlovsky (tracks: A1, A4, A6, A9, B1, B2, B4, B9)

Notes

Recorded at Apostolic Studios New York City June & July 1969.
The original volume of William Blake’s collection of poems Songs Of Innocence And Experience Showing the Two Contrary States Of The Human Soul was published in 1789 and since then many have tried their hand at putting some of his “songs” to music, including poet Allen Ginsberg who believed that Blake had originally intended for his poems to be sung. Ginsberg also believed that by studying their meter and verse he could roughly figure out how Blake himself would have performed them. This album then, originally released in 1970 on Verve, is the result of his efforts.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (A label): MGS2112
• Matrix / Runout (B label): MGS2113
• Matrix / Runout (A disc, engraving): FTS - 3083 S-1 MGS-2112 FG
• Matrix / Runout (B disc, engraving): FTS - 3083 S-2 MGS-2113

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
MJJ320LP	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake - Songs Of Innocence And Experience ‎(LP)	Klimt Records	MJJ320LP	Europe	2011
FTS 3083	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake - Songs Of Innocence And Experience ‎(LP, Album, Promo, Gat)	MGM Records, Verve Forecast	FTS 3083	US	1970
OVCD-220	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake	Allen Ginsberg / William Blake - Songs Of Innocence And Experience ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Omnivore Recordings	OVCD-220	US	2017
M8G-4951	Allen Ginsberg	Archetypes ‎(8-Trk)	MGM Records	M8G-4951	US	1974
M3F-4951	Allen Ginsberg	Archetypes ‎(LP)	MGM Records	M3F-4951	US	1974

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