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"Grim Reaper of Love"
Cover of the 1966 US single
Singlebythe Turtles
B-side"Come Back"
ReleasedMay 1966 (1966-05)
Genre
  • raga rock[1]
  • jazz fusion[2]
    • Length2:18
    LabelWhite Whale
    Songwriter(s)
    • Chuck Portz
  • Al Nichol
    • Producer(s)Bones Howe
    The Turtles singles chronology
    "You Baby"
    (1966)     		"Grim Reaper of Love"
    (1966)     		"Outside Chance"
    (1966)

    "Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band the Turtles, released in May 1966.[3] It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse).[4] It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using an electric sitar.[1]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ a b c Michael Uslan; Dick Clark; Bruce Solomon (1981). Dick Clark's the First 25 Years of Rock & Roll. Dell Publishing Company. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-440-51763-4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  • ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "America Strikes Back: The Byrds and Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  • ^ Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009.
  • ^ Everett, Walter. 2008. The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (p 308). Oxford University Press.

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