Greetings from L.A. is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1972. It was recorded at Far Out Studios in Hollywood, California. Like most of his other albums, Greetings from L.A. did not sell well, this is probably his best seller (seeing at least 2 different US pressings, the first with removable postcard+dark green label, the second had no perforations for the postcard+on the palm tree style WB label), getting substantial airplay in the Twin Cities on the Minneapolis FM station KQRS and sold very well at the independent record shops in Minneapolis-St. Paul and elsewhere (Detroit, New York, etc.) until it was deleted by Warner Brothers (where upon Greetings continued to sell as an UK/European import into the ’80’s).
The album was later re-released on November 7, 2005 in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by Elektra.
Tracks
1 Move With Me (Tim Buckley, Jerry Goldstein) 4:52
2 Get On Top (Tim Buckley) 6:33
3 Sweet Surrender (Tim Buckley) 6:47
4 Nighthawkin’ (Tim Buckley) 3:21
5 Devil Eyes (Tim Buckley) 6:50
6 Hong Kong Bar (Tim Buckley, Joe Falsia) 7:08
7 Make It Right (Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett, Joe Falsia, Jerry Goldstein) 4:07
Musicians
1 Move With Me
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Piano | Kevin Kelly |
| Sax | Eugene Siegel |
| Sax | Paul Ross Novros |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
2 Get On Top
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Organ | Kevin Kelly |
| Congas | Carter Collins |
3 Sweet Surrender
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Cello | Jesse Ehrlich |
| Viola | Louis Kievman |
| Viola | Robert Konrad |
| Violin | William Kurasch |
| Violin | Harry Hyams |
| Violin | Ralph Schaeffer |
| Congas | King Errisson |
4 Nighthawkin’
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Congas | Carter Collins |
| Background Vocals | Clydie King |
| Background Vocals | Maxine Willard Waters |
| Background Vocals | Venetta Fields |
5 Devil Eyes
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Organ | Kevin Kelly |
| Congas | King Errisson |
6 Hong Kong Bar
| Handclaps | Jerry Goldstein |
| Dancer | Alena |
7 Make It Right
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Bass | Reinie Press |
| Drums | Ed Greene |
| Guitar | Joe Falsia |
| 12 String Guitar | Tim Buckley |
| Cello | Jesse Ehrlich |
| Viola | Louis Kievman |
| Viola | Robert Konrad |
| Violin | Harry Hyams |
| Violin | Ralph Schaeffer |
| Violin | William Kurasch |
Liner Notes
Producer – Jerry Goldstein
Arranged By – Jerry Goldstein
Engineer – Chris Huston, Stan Agol
Recorded By – Stan Agol, Chris Huston
Remix – Chris Huston
Design (Package Design) – Cal Schenkel
Photography By – Bob Gordon
Record Company – Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Produced For – Far Out Productions
Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Terre Haute
Recorded At – Far Out Studios
Remixed At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Greetings from L.A. is the seventh album by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley, released in 1972. It was recorded at Far Out Studios in Hollywood, California. Like most of his other albums, Greetings from L.A. did not sell well, this is probably his best seller (seeing at least 2 different US pressings, the first with removable postcard+dark green label, the second had no perforations for the postcard+on the palm tree style WB label), getting substantial airplay in the Twin Cities on the Minneapolis FM station KQRS and sold very well at the independent record shops in Minneapolis-St. Paul and elsewhere (Detroit, New York, etc.) until it was deleted by Warner Brothers (where upon Greetings continued to sell as an UK/European import into the ’80’s).