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The Left Banke were a late 1960's band from New York with a unique sound. Critics labeled them "baroque-pop" due to the classical influences in their music. Besides three songs that hit the Billboard charts, "Walk Away Renee," "Pretty Ballerina," and "Desiree," the group left behind a legacy of music that influenced notable musicans ranging from Leonard Bernstein to Alice Cooper.

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Walk Away Renee/Pretty Ballerina Left Banke Too Various Sessions

»The History Of The Left Banke

Tom Finn Steve Martin Caro George Cameron Michael Brown

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Walk Away Renee Michael Brown Tom Finn Rick Brand Alan Merrill

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KYA BEAT Oct 1966 KYA BEAT Nov 1966 KBTR/71 1966 Teen Screen 1967 LP Liner Notes 1967 Teen Set 1967 Song Hits 1967 Hit Parader 1967 Teen's Top 1967 Teen Screen 1968 GO 1968 Hit Parader 1969 Mojo 2002 Big Takeover 2003

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"Live" Videos Machinima Videos Machinima Videos 2 Leftbankeisms v1 Leftbankeisms v2 Dress Rehearsal Strangers On A Train Steve Martin Caro - Summer Song Jeff Winfield - The Switch The Michael Brown Story Bob Brainen's Playlist

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»Leftbankeisms Vol 1

All of the Leftbankeism CD's consist of outtakes and unreleased material of The Left Banke and related artists from band members, their friends and members of the Leftbankism Yahoo list. These are offered to fans for free to share and trade. If you use any of these songs for a podcast or other media, please link back to leftbanke.nu. I have made cover art that is printable and can be used in a CD jewel case. They are huge .tif files, made in CMYK format so I am offering them along with .jpg copies in a .zip file to save bandwidth. They will seem to be gigantic, but they need to be large in order to print properly. You can use a free program like coverxp to get them the right size for your jewel case. You will need a program like Winrar or 7-Zip to download these files. They will take a few minutes to download depending on your internet connection.

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»Track Listing

1. Sing Little Bird Sing (instrumental) 2. Love Is What You Are (acetate) 3. Sing Little Bird Sing (early mix) 4. I Have Been Searching (acetate) 5. Things Go Better With Coke 6. Hertz Rent-a-Car 7. Toni Hair Spray 8. Claudia 9. Poor Boy 10-12. You Say (Rough Mixes)