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1966 single by the Turtles
"Grim Reaper of Love"
Cover of the 1966 US single
Single by the Turtles
B-side"Come Back"
ReleasedMay 1966 (1966-05)
Genre
Length2:18
LabelWhite Whale
Songwriter(s)
  • Chuck Portz
  • Al Nichol
Producer(s)Bones Howe
The Turtles singles chronology
"You Baby"
(1966) 		"Grim Reaper of Love"
(1966) 		"Outside Chance"
(1966)

"Grim Reaper of Love" is a single by the American rock band the Turtles, released in May 1966. It was written by Turtles members Chuck Portz and Al Nichol, and includes sections in quintuple meter (3-2 on the opening verse). It is an early example of psychedelic raga rock, using an electric sitar.

References

  1. ^ Michael Uslan; Dick Clark; Bruce Solomon (1981). Dick Clark's the First 25 Years of Rock & Roll. Dell Publishing Company. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-440-51763-4. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. George-Warren, Holly; Romanowski, Patricia; Pareles, John, eds. (2001). "The Turtles/Flo & Eddie". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (3rd ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 1012–1013. ISBN 0-7432-0120-5.
  3. Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "America Strikes Back: The Byrds and Folk Rock". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 184. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  4. Liner notes for the CD "Save the Turtles: The Turtles Greatest Hits", Flo and Eddie Inc. (Manifesto Records), 2009.
  5. Everett, Walter. 2008. The Foundations of Rock : From "Blue Suede Shoes" to "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" (p 308). Oxford University Press.
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