Earth Rot
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{{Infobox album
| name = Earth Rot
| type = studio
| artist = David Axelrod
| cover = Earth Rot.jpeg
| released = April 22, 1970
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Baroque pop
| length = 28:50
| label = Capitol
| producer = David Axelrod
| prev_title = Songs of Experience
| prev_year = 1969
| next_title = Rock Messiah
| next_year = 1971
}}
{{Music ratings
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Earth Rot is an album by David Axelrod that released in 1970. The album was recorded with a choir singing from the Book of Isaiah and "Song of the Earth Spirit", a Navajo myth, and an orchestra that included Earl Palmer and Ernie Watts.
Track listing
All music composed by David Axelrod; "lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from The Book of Isaiah, The Old Testament and adapted from Song of the Earth Spirit, a Navajo origin legend."
;Side 1
- "The Warnings Part 1" – 2:52
- "The Warnings Part 2" – 4:27
- "The Warnings Part 3" – 5:06
- "The Warnings Part 4" – 3:11
;Side 2
- "The Signs Part 1" – 3:43
- "The Signs Part 2" – 3:43
- "The Signs Part 3" – 2:36
- "The Signs Part 4" – 3:12
Personnel
- Allen De Rienzo – trumpet
- Frederick Hill – trumpet
- Dick Hyde – trombone
- Richard Leith – trombone
- William E. Green – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Jackie Kelso – tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
- Ernie Watts – tenor saxophone, flute
- Don Randi – piano
- Sonny Anderson – vibraphone
- Gary Coleman – vibraphone
- Dennis Budimir – guitar
- Louis Morell – guitar
- Robert West – bass
- Arthur Wright – bass
- Earl Palmer – drums
- Clark Eran Gassman, Diana Lee, Gerri Engemann, Jacqueline Mae Ellen, Janice Gassman, Jerry Whitman, Jon Joyce, Lewis E. Moreford, Tom Bahler - choir
References
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Category:David Axelrod (musician) albums
Category:1970s instrumental albums
Category:Capitol Records albums
Category:Albums produced by David Axelrod (musician)
Category:Works based on the Book of Isaiah
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