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The Turtles

Elenore

1967 · via The Turtles

The Turtles’ 1967 recording of “Elenore” is the earliest release on file. John Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons and Mark Volman of The Turtles are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Hello (released 1978), Robson & Jerome (released 1996) and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes (released 2001), among 20 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Five Turtles share the credit on this one, and the song kept wandering off without them; Me First and the Gimme Gimmes put their take out in 2001. Play it right after the band's own and listen for what makes it through the trip.

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Credited writers: John Barbata, Howard Kaylan, Al Nichol, Jim Pons and Mark Volman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1967.

Other recordings on file · first release year

20 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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The Turtles wrote and released "Elenore" themselves, then it kept getting picked up. Which band put out the latest version on file, decades later?Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
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