Goodbye and Hello (1967)

Goodbye and Hello is the second album by Tim Buckley, released in 1967. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California, in June of the same year.

The album was re-released in 2001 in a compilation with debut album Tim Buckley by WEA/Elektra. In 2005, a 180-gram version of the LP was released on the label Four Men With Beards and is being distributed by City Hall Records.

Recording

The album was recorded during June 1967 in Los Angeles, and produced by Jerry Yester and Jac Holzman.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated November 4, 1967, peaking at No. 171 during a five-week run on the chart.

Legacy

Matthew Greenwald in a retrospective review for AllMusic felt that it is "an excellent and revolutionary album that was a quantum leap for both Tim Buckley and the audience".

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000, it was voted number 516 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.

Personnel

• Tim Buckley – six- and 12-string acoustic guitars, vocals, bottleneck guitar, kalimba, vibraphone
• Jerry Yester – piano, organ, harmonium, recording supervisor
• Lee Underwood – lead guitar
• John Farsha & Brian Hartzler – guitars
• Jim Fielder – bass guitar
• Jimmy Bond – double bass
• Don Randi – piano, harmonium, harpsichord

Henry Diltz – harmonica on "Once I Was"

• Carter C. C. Collins – congas, percussion
• Dave Guard – kalimba, tambourine
• Eddie Hoh & Jim Gordon – drums
• Technical
• Jac Holzman – production supervisor
• Bruce Botnick – mixing
• William S. Harvey – cover, design
• David Gates – liner photography
• Guy Webster – photography