The American Revolution (album)

The American Revolution is the debut studio album and second overall album by David Peel and The Lower East Side, released in 1970 through Elektra Records.

The American Revolution
Studio album by David Peel & The Lower East Side
Released	February, 1970
Genre	Folk rock, protopunk[1]
Length	27:56
Label	Elektra
Producer	Peter K. Siegel
David Peel chronology
Have a Marijuana (1968) The American Revolution (1970) The Pope Smokes Dope (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Rolling Stone	(Negative)[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David Peel, except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lower East Side"	Billy Joe White	3:14
2.	"Pledge of Allegiance"		0:35
3.	"Legalize Marijuana"		2:52
4.	"Oink, Oink"		4:30
5.	"I Want to Get High"		2:27

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Want to Kill You"		4:18
2.	"Girls, Girls, Girls"		3:55
3.	"Hey, Mr. Draft Board"	Al De Lory, Fred Darian, Joseph Van Winkle	3:42
4.	"God"		2:23

Personnel

Musicians

• Tony Bartoli – drums
• Harold C. Black – vocals, tambourine
• Herb Bushler – bass guitar
• Richard Grando – soprano saxophone
• David Horowitz – organ
• David Peel – vocals, guitar
• Billy Joe White – vocals, guitar

Production and additional personnel

• Joel Brodsky – photography
• William S. Harvey – art direction
• Robert L. Heimall – design
• Stephen Y. Scheaffer – engineering
• Peter K. Siegel – production, mixing, recording

References

1. http://www.discogs.com/David-Peel-The-Lower-East-Side-The-American-Revolution/master/257098
2. Planer, Lindsay. "American Revolution". Allmusic. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
3. Leviton, Mark (April 30, 1970). "David Peel and the Lower East Side The American Revolution > Album Review". Rolling Stone (57): 60. Retrieved 30 May 2019.

External links

• The American Revolution at Discogs (list of releases)