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The Staples Family Tree
1977 Vinyl Los Angeles Pressing
Soul
Disco

Main image
Warner Bros. Records
arranged by, conductor Tom Tom 84
art direction Jim Ladwig
artwork by [photo tinting] Larry Dupont
baritone saxophone George Hunter
baritone saxophone Willie Henderson
bass [electric, acoustical] Bernard Reed
cello Elaine Mack
cello Jill Rachuy Brindel
clavinet Vince Willis
concertmaster Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky
congas Earl DeRouen
contractor [trumpet] Murray Watson
drums Quinton Joseph
engineer [horn section recording, p.s. studio] Paul Serrano
engineer [mixing] Henry Bush
engineer [mixing] Paul Serrano
engineer [rhythm section recording, p.s. studio] Henry Bush
engineer [string section & hoirn section recording, universal studio] Bruce Swedien
flute Kaye Clements
french horn Paul Navarro
french horn Rudolph Macciocchi
french horn Steven Lewis
guitar Byron Gregory
guitar Eugene Record
guitar John Bishop
guitar Phil Upchurch
harmonica Carey Bell
harmonica Cy Touff
leader [alto sax section] Don Myrick
piano, clavinet, synthesizer Tennyson Stephens
piano, clavinet, synthesizer [2600 arp], bells [orchestra bells], electric piano, other [hipnins] Tom Tom 84
piccolo flute James Mack
producer Eugene Record
synthesizer [mini moog, string synthesizer], bass Eugene Record
tenor saxophone Cliff Davis
tenor saxophone George Patterson
trombone Louis Satterfield
trombone Steve Galloway
trumpet Lionel Bordelon
trumpet Michael Harris
viola Gerasim Warutian
viola Paula Eatman
viola Roger Moulton
violin Ed Green
violin Marlou Johnston
violin Sol Bobrov
Phonographic Copyright (p) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Copyright (c) Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Recorded At P.S. Recording Studios
Recorded At Universal Recording Studio
Pressed By Capitol Records Pressing Plant, Los Angeles
Designed At AGI (4)
Record Company Warner Bros. Records Inc.
Record Company Warner Bros. Inc.
Record Company Warner Communications
Published By Favor Music
Published By Three Eyed Soul
Published By Caseyem Music
Published By Insa Music
Published By Cyndee Music
Published By Irving Music, Inc.
Published By Angelshell Music Inc.
Published By Broadside Music, Inc.
Published By Woolnough Music, Inc.
[l313266] pressing denoted by ✲ stamp in runouts.

The Staples Are: Mavis, Cleo, Pop and Yvonne
Rhythm sessions recorded at P.S. Studio
String session recorded at Universal Studio, April 7, 1977
Horn Sessions Recorded at P.S. Studio, April 15. 1977 & Universal Studio, April 8, 1977
(C)(P) 1977 Warner Bros. Records Inc.

Matrix / Runout: BS-2̶-1-3064 LW2•SIDE 1 1 ✲ (Runout A etch / 1 ✲ stamped)
Matrix / Runout: BS-1̶2-3064 LW1•✶ 2 ✲ (Runout B etch / 2 ✲ stamped)
Rights Society: BMI (A1 to B4)
Rights Society: ASCAP (A2, B2, B4)



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