Together Archive Series Vol. IV: Early L.A.
Various Artists
Together ST-T-1014
1970 (circa)

Artwork included

Tracks:
1. Dino Valenti - Black Betty (2:07)
2. Dino Valenti - Life Is Like That (2:31)
3. David Crosby - Willie Jean (2:05)
4. David Crosby - Come Back Baby (2:21)
5. The Byrds - The Only Girl (2:23)
6. The Byrds - You Movin' (2:08)
7. The Dillards - Each Season Changes You (3:28)
8. The Dillards - Don't You Cry (2:09)
9. Canned Heat - You Know I Love You (6:36)
10. Canned Heat - First Time Around (10:38)

Musicians:
1&2 - Dino Valenti: guitar, vocal / Leon Russell: harpsichord / Larry Knetchel: bass / Hal Blaine: drums
3&4 - David Crosby: rhythm guitar / Tommy Tedesco: lead guitar / Ray Puhlman: bass / Earl Palmer: drums
5&6 - Gene Clark: lead vocal, guitar / David Crosby: vocal / Roger McGuinn: vocal
7&8 - Rodney Dillard: guitar, lead vocals / Douglas Dillard: electric banjo / Dean Webb: mandolin / Chris Hillman: bass / Michael Clarke: drums
9&10 - Bob (The Bear) Hite: vocals, harp / Al (Blind Owl) Wilson: guitar, harp, vocals / Henry (Sunflower) Vestine: guitar / Mark Andes: bass / Frank Cook: drums

1-8 produced by Jim Dickson
9-10 produced by Richard Moore

This album, an odds-and-sods "before they were famous" sorta deal, is a rarity, and while this material has turned up elsewhere for the most part, I figure some curious soul might be looking for this particular configuration. Most of these tracks were cut in 1964, with the Canned Heat ones dating from (probably) '66. Due to its title, this LP is sometimes confused with the Gene Clark LP "Collector's Series: Early L.A. Sessions". So, to clarify this is two different albums entirely!

The back cover credits read "selections and artists", but the artists are not listed - instead the songwriters are! The artists are actually not credited anywhere in the packaging to indicate which songs they appear on!

"You Movin" is a different take than the one on the Preflyte LP (the Together one, anyway). The Canned Heat cuts are live recordings.

The releases in the "archive series" are:
Vol. I - The Byrds - Preflyte (ST-T-1001)
Vol. II - The Hillmen (ST-T-1012)
Vol. III - Chicago Anthology (ST-T-1024) (yes, III has a higher catalog number than IV...)
Vol. IV - Early LA (ST-T-1014)