SESSION NOTES FOR WALK AWAY RENEE/PRETTY BALLERINA LP

Thanks to Tom Finn for this breakdown.
»PRETTY BALLERINA (M. BROWN)
Drums: Buddy Saltzman
Bass: (played by cellist SEYMOUR BARAB)
Piano: Michael Brown
Strings: Harry Lookofsky & Friends
2 Violins
1 Viola (counterpoint parts)
Oboe: George Marge (session man)
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Arranged by John Abbott & Michael Brown
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: World United 1595 Broadway NYC
Date: Winter 1966
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome

»SHE MAY CALL YOU UP TONIGHT (M. BROWN/S. MARTIN CARO)

Drums: unknown (session man)
Bass: Joe Mack
Electric Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Piano: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Engineeer: (unknown)
Studio: Mercury Recording Studios NYC
Date: Early 1967
Produced by Harry Lookofsky

»BARTERERS AND THEIR WIVES (M. BROWN/T. FEHER)

Percussion: unknown (cymbals & bell tree)
Bass: Joe Mack (session man)
12 String Acoustic Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Lute: unknown (session man)
Harpsichord: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Engineer: unknown
Studio: Mercury Recording Studios NYC
Date: Early 1967
Produced by Harry Lookofsky

»I’VE GOT SOMETHING ON MY MIND (G. CAMERON/S. MARTIN CARO/M. BROWN)

Drums: Warren David Shierhorst
Tambourine: George Cameron or Bill Jerome
Bass: John Abbott
Electric Guitar: John Abbott
Harpsichord: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Strings: Harry Lookofsky & Friends
Arranger: John Abbott
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: World United NYC
Date: Winter 1965
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome

»LET GO OF YOU GIRL (G. CAMERON/S. MARTIN CARO/M. BROWN)

Drums: George Cameron
Bass: Tom Finn
Electric Guitar: Rick Brand
Hohner Clavinet: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Engineer: unknown
Studio: World United NYC
Date: Early 1967
Produced by Harry Lookofsky

»EVENING GOWN (M. BROWN/T. FEHER)

Drums: unknown
Bass: Joe Mack
Electric Guitar: unknown
Electric Piano & Electric Harpsichord: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Vocal Harmony Lead (double): Steve Martin Caro
Engineer: unknown
Studio: Mercury NYC
Date: Early 1967
Produced by Harry Lookofsky

»WALK AWAY RENEE (M. BROWN/B. CALILLI/T. SANSONE)

Drums: Al Rogers
Bass: John Abbott
Guitar: George (Fluffer) Hirsh
Harpsichord: Michael Brown
Strings: Harry Lookofsky & Friends
Flute: unknown session man
Arranger: John Abbott
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: World United NYC
Date: Early 1966
Produced By Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome

»WHAT DO YOU KNOW (M. BROWN/T. FEHER)

Drums: unknown
Bass: Joe Mack
Electric Guitar: Hugh McCracken
Lead Vocal: Michael Brown
Backing Vocals: (3 part overdub all parts): Tom Finn
Engineer: unknown
Studio: Mercury Studios NYC
Date: Early 1967
Produced by Harry Lookofsky

»SHADOWS BREAKING OVER MY HEAD (M. BROWN/S. MARTIN CARO)

Drums: unknown
Bass: unknown
Piano: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Strings; Harry Lookofsky & Friends
Arranger: John Abbott
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: Basic Track World United
Studio: overdubs & mix Mercury studios, engineer unknown
Date: Late 1966 or early 1967
Produced By Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome

»I HAVEN’T GOT THE NERVE (G. CAMERON/S. MARTIN CARO)

Drums: Warren David Shierhorst
Bass: John Abbott
Electric Guitar: George Cameron or John Abbott
Harpsichord: Michael Brown
Tambourine: George Cameron
Lead. Vocal: George Cameron & Steve Martin Caro (in unison)
Backing Vocals: George Cameron & Tom Finn
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: World United NYC
Date: Late 1965
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome
»LAZY DAY (M. BROWN/S. MARTIN CARO
Drums: George Cameron
Bass: Tom Finn
Electric Guitar: Jeff Winfield
Piano: Michael Brown
Lead Vocal: Steve Martin Caro
Backing Vocals: Tom Finn (all parts)
Engineer: Steve Jerome
Studio: World United NYC
Date: Late 1966
Produced by Harry Lookofsky, Steve Jerome, Bill Jerome