Uploaded July 2013 | Updated September 2026, 57 minutes ago
"Spring Prelude" - Track 4 of 11 from 'Spring,' which was released alongside 'Summer,' 'Autumn,' and 'Winter' as part of the 4 LP box set, "The Seasons," released in 1973.
'Winter' and 'Summer' were the only LPs that got independent releases on vinyl, separate from the box set. And even more tragic is the fact that 'Summer' was the only album of the entire set to be released on CD. Needless to say, 'Spring' and 'Autumn' are very difficult to come by. So, I'm posting them here for all you McKuen/San Sebastian Strings fans.
A huge thank you to Dennis for digitizing the LPs and sharing them with me, and now all of you. His youtube page is 'urdivine'- go check it out for tons of great videos, including Rod McKuen and San Sebastian Strings songs.
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"Spring Prelude" - Track 4 of 11 from 'Spring,' which was released alongside 'Summer,' 'Autumn,' and 'Winter' as part of the 4 LP box set, "The Seasons," released in 1973.
'Winter' and 'Summer' were the only LPs that got independent releases on vinyl, separate from the box set. And even more tragic is the fact that 'Summer' was the only album of the entire set to be released on CD. Needless to say, 'Spring' and 'Autumn' are very difficult to come by. So, I'm posting them here for all you McKuen/San Sebastian Strings fans.
A huge thank you to Dennis for digitizing the LPs and sharing them with me, and now all of you. His youtube page is 'urdivine'- go check it out for tons of great videos, including Rod McKuen and San Sebastian Strings songs.
"Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."
![[8/14] 雲を追いはらおう| 石坂浩二 | 海 | Pushing The Clouds Away/Lets Chase The Clouds | Kôji Ishizaka | The Sea](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vvPd5jzYxwE/mqdefault.jpg "[8/14] 雲を追いはらおう| 石坂浩二 | 海 | Pushing The Clouds Away/Lets Chase The Clouds | Kôji Ishizaka | The Sea
Track 8 of 14. This is the Japanese translation of the English album The Sea by the San Sebastian Strings (Composed by Anita Kerr, Written by Rod McKuen).
Written in Japanese by Tokiko Iwatani. Narrated by Koji Ishizaka.")
![[11/18] Rod McKuen - Flowers On A Hillside [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xVhqpdrs2k4/mqdefault.jpg "[11/18] Rod McKuen - Flowers On A Hillside [Lonely Summer rec. 1955]
Track 11 of 18 from Rod McKuens early album Lonely Summer.
It was recorded in 1955. There is dispute over what year it was released. In Rods own words:
1953...was the year I entered the United States Army. I received my discharge in early 1955 and later that year came to Hollywood where I recorded “Lonely Summer.” It was released the same year.
According to Barry Alfonso, author of Voice of the Warm:
According to Rod, his first LP was Lonely Summer, recorded before Lazy Afternoon...It may have remained in the can for a year or two several sources give early 1958 as its release date.
Billboard reports the albums release date as Spring 58.")
