Cat No 3069862

Now re-released, "Five String Serenade" was Arthur Lee's last album before serving 6 years of a vindictive 8 to 12 year jail sentence for alleged firearm abuse in 1996, during a dispute with a neighbour. Lee and his band Love remain one of the most respected artists to come out of the mid-60's West Coast psychedelic scene. "...Serenade was originally released in 1992 on New Rose Records, with Melvan Whittington on guitar, Tony Mikessell keyboards, Robert Rozelle bass & Gary Stern, drums.

This 10 track studio recording, featuring new Lee material was recorded 'as it happened' with rough edges unedited, and is as diverse as a Love album can get with influences from James Brown and The Seeds to Creedence Clearwater and Jimi Hendrix. The title track was covered by Mazzy Star in 1993 on their platinum-selling So That Tonight I Might See album. During the early Nineties, Los Angeles indie rockers Baby Lemonade backed Lee on a few tours. Since his release from jail in December 2001, Lee has reformed Love, toured extensively in Europe, especially the UK, and made some new recordings.