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The United States of America (album)

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The United States of America (album)

The United States of America is the only studio album by American psychedelic rock band the United States of America. Produced by David Rubinson, it was released in 1968 by Columbia Records. The album combined rock and psychedelia with then-uncommon electronic instrumentation and experimental composition, along with an approach reflecting an anti-establishment, leftist political stance. The United States of America received limited attention on its initial release and charted at number 181 on the Billboard 200. The band broke up shortly after the album's release amidst interpersonal disputes. The album has been reissued several times and has garnered widespread critical acclaim in the decades since its original release for pioneering styles and techniques that would later become common in rock music.

Infobox

Genre
Psychedelic rock art rock experimental rock psychedelic pop electronic rock
Label
Columbia
Length
37:07
Studio
CBS Studios, Hollywood
Producer
David Rubinson
Recorded
December 1967
Released
March 6, 1968 (1968-03-06)

Tables

Professional ratings · Reception and legacy
Source
Source
Review scores
Source
Review scores
Rating
AllMusic
AllMusic
Review scores
AllMusic
Review scores
Mojo
Mojo
Review scores
Mojo
Review scores
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
Review scores
Pitchfork
Review scores
8.9/10
Record Collector
Record Collector
Review scores
Record Collector
Review scores
Uncut
Uncut
Review scores
Uncut
Review scores
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
Mojo
Pitchfork
8.9/10
Record Collector
Uncut
· Charts
US Billboard 200
US Billboard 200
Chart (1968)
US Billboard 200
Peakposition
181
Chart (1968)
Peakposition
US Billboard 200
181
· Release history
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Date
1968
Label
CBS
Format
LP
Catalog
63340
United States
United States
Region
United States
Date
Columbia
Label
CS 9614
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Region
United Kingdom
Date
December 9, 1997
Label
Edsel
Format
CD
Catalog
EGCD 541
United States
United States
Region
United States
Date
June 29, 2004
Label
Sundazed
Format
SC 11124
February 19, 2008
February 19, 2008
Region
February 19, 2008
Date
LP
Label
LP 5211
November 23, 2017
November 23, 2017
Region
November 23, 2017
Date
LP
Label
5538
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
United Kingdom
1968
CBS
LP
63340
United States
Columbia
CS 9614
United Kingdom
December 9, 1997
Edsel
CD
EGCD 541
United States
June 29, 2004
Sundazed
SC 11124
February 19, 2008
LP
LP 5211
November 23, 2017
LP
5538

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