Tracklist
| A1 | 1st Movement – On This Site Shall Be Erected… | 4:36 |
| A2 | 2nd Movement – 80 Miles An Hour Through Beer-Can Country | 9:09 |
| A3 | 3rd Movement – Suburbia: Two Poodles And A Plastic Jesus | 6:21 |
| B1 | 1st Movement – “If I Am Elected…” | 4:41 |
| B2 | 2nd Movement – Last Rites For The Promised Land | 4:42 |
| B3 | 3rd Movement – Due To A Lack Of Interest, Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled | 8:36 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – A&R Studios
Credits
- Bass Guitar – Chuck Rainey (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3), Jerry Jemmott (tracks: A1, B1)
- Cello – George Ricci (tracks: A1, A2, B1-B3), Harvey Shapiro (tracks: B3)
- Composed By – Gary McFarland
- Conductor – Gary McFarland
- Drums – Bernard Purdie (tracks: A2, A3, B2, B3), Bill Lavorgna (tracks: A1, B1)
- French Horn – Earl Chapin (tracks: A3, B3), Jim Buffington (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Ray Alonge
- Guitar – Eric Gayle*
- Liner Notes – Norman Schwartz
- Mastered By – RL*
- Percussion – Warren Smith
- Piano – Warren Bernhardt
- Reeds – Danny Bank (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3), Hubert Laws (tracks: A2, B2), Jerome Richardson, Joe Farrell (tracks: A1, A3, B1, B3), Ray Beckenstein (tracks: A2, B2), Romeo Penque, Wally Caine*
- Trombone – Garnett Brown
- Trumpet – Bernie Glow (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Ernie Royal (tracks: A1, A2, B1, B2), Snooky Young*, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker (tracks: A3, B3), Richard Williams (tracks: A3, B3)
- Tuba – Harvey Phillips
- Viola – Al Brown* (tracks: A2, B2)
- Violin – Aaron Rosand (tracks: A2, B2), David Nadien (tracks: B2), Gene Orloff (tracks: A2)
Notes
Full title: “America The Beautiful: An Account Of Its Disappearance”.Recorded 16, 18, 21, 22 October 1968 at A&R Recording Studios, New York.
Gatefold sleeve design printed on unlaminated card.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (A-side runout): SK-8-A-2S RL
- Matrix / Runout (B-side runout): SK-8-B-3S RL
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK-8 | Gary McFarland | America The Beautiful (LP, Album) | Skye Records | SK-8 | Canada | 1969 |
| DJZ-615 | Gary McFarland | America The Beautiful (CD, Album, RE, RM) | DCC Jazz | DJZ-615 | US | 1991 |
| G-909 | Gary McFarland | America The Beautiful (LP, Album, Gat) | Gryphon | G-909 | US | 1979 |
| SK 1004 | Gary McFarland | America The Beautiful (CD, Album, RE) | Blue Moon , Skye Records | SK 1004 | Spain | 2007 |
| MZCS-1041 | Gary McFarland | America The Beautiful (CD, Album, RE, RM, Gat) | Skye Records | MZCS-1041 | Japan | 2004 |
