IN MEMORIAM - Jim Seals (Oct. 17, 1942 - June 6, 2022) Variety obituary
Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl and Get Closer were already available on CD,
but the other albums were released on CD for the first time by Wounded Bird.
Here are the Wounded Bird catalog numbers:
1st Album WOU-2809
Down Home
WOU-5004
Sudan Village
WOU-2976
Year of Sunday
WOU-2568
Unborn Child
WOU-2761
I'll Play For You
WOU-2848
One on One
WOU-3076
Takin' It Easy
WOU-3163
The Longest Road
WOU-3365
As of 2013, all of these CD's are again out of print,
and used copies are selling for top dollar on ebay and Amazon.
However, all of the albums are still available as digital downloads from Amazon.com!
May 2017: Wounded Bird released the 2 CD set "Singles A's & B's 1970-1976"
The Seals and Crofts Page - This page by Tony Bentivegna is an excellent resource for information on Seals and Crofts: their careers, recordings, and current news. Includes many excellent pictures and complete album lyrics.
(Archived at The Wayback Machine)
Bill DeYoung's 1993 article about Seals and Crofts "We May Never Pass This Way Again"
Article about the "Unborn Child" controversy
"A Guide to the music of Seals & Crofts" (blog page)
"The Sound of Seals and Crofts" - Eric Salzman's review of their first two albums on the Bell/TA label
"Introducing Seals and Crofts" - Deborah Landau's interview with Jim and Dash
NOTE: The STEREO REVIEW articles first sparked my interest in Seals and Crofts. The lead photo on this web page is taken from that issue.
PICTURE FILES:
The Champs - Here is a picture of Jimmy and Dash during their days with The Champs of "Tequila" fame. See if you can identify them in the picture. Six people are in the picture, but only five are named in the caption! The Champs may also have swapped instruments for the picture. (From a British book "Golden Discs")
Several photos of Jimmy Seals playing sax for a late 1950's session with the late, great Eddie Cochran at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood, California.
1971 Concert Photos:
Press Clippings:
Jimmy and Dash at TA Records reception
News item regarding 1971 tour dates
Ad for Year of Sunday
News item regarding "Hummingbird" and "Summer Breeze"
Magazine photo with wives (Ruby Jean and Billie Lee)
Portrait (circa 1973)
Performing at California Jam (1974)
In the studio (mid-70's)
Concert Posters and Trade Ads:
Fillmore West postcard 1970: Front Back
Concert poster: Fillmore West 10/1/70
1971 Ad mentioning tour dates and TV appearances 2nd copy
Concert poster: Phoenix 5/29/71
Concert Poster: Texas A&M 11/5/71
Concert Poster: Greenville 12/5/71
1972 Ad
Concert Poster: Waikiki 8/8/72
Embassy Theater (1973)
Concert Poster: Houston 6/29/73
Concert Poster: Maui 7/7/73 Ticket
Concert Poster: Waikiki 7/8/73
1973 Concert Calendar (Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD) - S&C on August 5
1973 Thank You Ad
Concert Ticket: Waikiki 8/8/74
Unborn Child poster
1975 Trade Ad
1975 Ad with 4 photos
1975 Trade Ad - Louie Shelton
1975 Thank You Ad
1975 Dawnbreaker Music Ad
1975 Trade Ad for winter tour
1976 ad for Get Closer
Concert Poster: Paramount Northwest 7/14/76
1978 ad for Takin' It Easy
1978 promo photo for Takin' It Easy
Concert Poster: Paramount Theater 8/27/78 (poster says concert was to be recorded)
Trade Ad for Greatest Hits album
Seals and Crofts appeared in the finale of the 1978 film SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND! Here are some screen shots.
Rare picture sleeve: "Joya de Mujer" b/w "Sabaduria"
SOUND FILES:
Seals and Crofts sing "The First Years" (Theme Song of 1978 TV series "The Paper Chase")
Opening Theme (184K: MP3 format) 1:13
Closing Theme (76K: MP3 format) 0:30
Seals and Crofts sing "Nobody Can Do It Like McDonald's Can!" (60 second radio commercial)
Seals and Crofts sing 2 songs from the soundtrack of "Foolin' Around" (1979):
"Foolin' Around" (Music & Lyrics by Charles Bernstein)
"These Moments Never Live Again" (Music by Charles Bernstein, Lyrics by Jim Seals and Charles Bernstein)
Seal and Crofts sing "Passengers" (1992 TV appearance)
Early songs written by Seals and Crofts for others:
By Dash Crofts:
Rockin' Mary (The Champs)
By Jimmy Seals:
It's Never Too Late (Brenda Lee)
Love Is A Bird (Gene Vincent)
Yesterday of Our Love (Jimmy Seals)
I Believe In Her (The Knickbockers)
Is That What You Want (The Knickerbockers)
Only The Young (Rick Nelson)
Jumping Bean (The Champs)
By Dash Crofts & Jimmy Seals:
If You See My Love (Lenny Welch)
When The Chips Are Down (Rick Nelson)
Seals and Crofts Videos on YouTube:
Seals & Crofts live on Soundstage (May 1974) - 57 minutes
Warner Brothers promo video (Part 1) (5:53) - "Summer Breeze"
Warner Brothers promo video (Part 2) (8:32) - "Hummingbird"
Seals & Crofts Live at Carnegie Hall (full audio concert)
Summer Breeze (1974)
Hummingbird (live on The Tonight Show 1972)
Diamond Girl (1973)
Summer Breeze (Live at Oregon State Fair - audio is dubbed from studio version)
Seals & Crofts full set at California Jam (1974) - YouTube playlist with 12 videos
Seals & Crofts live in the studio 1989 ("Much Music" show in Canada)
Seals & Crofts live at Unity Concert 1992
Seals and Seals (Jimmy and Dan) - 5 minute promo video for tour and planned CD (download FLV file)
The Champs play "Too Much Tequila" - Jimmy on sax; Dash on drums
"The Paper Chase" TV series (1978) - Seals & Crofts sing "The First Years"
PLAYLIST LINK - CLICK HERE TO PLAY ENTIRE CONCERT IN YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
LEFT-CLICK ON THE SONG TITLE IN THE LIST BELOW TO HEAR THE AUDIO FILE; RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD IT
PLAYLIST LINK - CLICK HERE TO PLAY ENTIRE CONCERT IN YOUR MEDIA PLAYER
LEFT-CLICK ON THE SONG TITLE IN THE LIST BELOW TO HEAR THE AUDIO FILE; RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD IT
Seals and Crofts: Live at Texas A&M 1971
Here is my own audience recording of Seals and Crofts performing at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas on November 5, 1971. They were the opening act for Kris Kristofferson. At this time, Seals and Crofts were relatively unknown, and had not yet released their first album on the Warner Brothers label (Year of Sunday). At that time, I had both of their Bell albums; had read the features on them in the January 1971 issue of STEREO REVIEW; and had seen them perform on the television show "Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour" on March 7, 1971.
Personnel:
Jim Seals: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Fiddle, Saxophone, Throat-Singing
Dash Crofts: Vocals, Mandolin, Keyboard
Bobby Lichtig: Electric Bass
These are MP3 sound files. You should be able to hear them just by clicking on them.
To save, right click on the link, SAVE AS to your PC, then use Media Player or other player to listen.
ALSO: Here is a link to hear the entire uninterrupted 56-minute concert:
http://www.thompsonian.info/Seals-and-Crofts-Live-1971-11-05-TAMU-EQ-320-mono.mp3
Advance ads and articles from "The Battalion" student newspaper:
Season ticket ad Concert ad Concert preview
(Thanks to Steve Donoso for providing this information and for underwriting Pacifica's tape restoration costs!)
The audio of the concert has been made available as streaming audio online at this link:
CD ORDERING INFORMATION
Archive Number BC0709.02 (Free Music Store - No. 2 - Seals & Crofts)
TRACK LISTING
1. Freaks Fret / Irish Linen
Click here to read Steve Donoso's review of the CD
LEFT-CLICK ON THE SONG TITLE IN THE LIST BELOW TO HEAR THE AUDIO FILE; RIGHT-CLICK TO DOWNLOAD IT
Seals and Crofts appeared at this day-long outdoor music festival with an diverse all-star lineup that included:
SEALS & CROFTS Live in Seattle, WA April 8, 1975
Setlist:
Seals and Crofts Radio Interview (1976):
Other Seals & Crofts live recordings from the collection of Toni Bodnar Gras, courtesy of David Gras:
1970-10 Homewood TV Show
1972-02-13 WHK Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio
1972-02-26 "Take A Giant Step" TV Show
1972-05-12 Southern Ohio Folk Festival
1972-09-16 John Carroll University
1972-73 TV Appearances (Superstars of Rock, Roberta Flack Show, Helen Reddy Show)
1973-01-19 Interview at Kent State
1973-05 Bobby Goldsboro Show
1973-07-07 WIXY Cleveland
1973-07-31 Blossom Music Festival, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1973-08-21 WNCR Radio Special
1973-10 Bobby Goldsboro Show
1974-01-04 ABC In Concert
1974-02-24 King Biscuit Flower Hour
1977-03-20 University of Toledo
1977-03-20 Jim Seals Interview
1979-04-27 Front Row Theater, Cleveland, Ohio
1979-04-27 Interview at Front Row Theater, Cleveland, Ohio
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