Editing Forever Changes (section)

==Recording==
According to [[AllMusic]], the band embraced "a more gentle, contemplative, and organic sound on ''Forever Changes''," with much of the album "built around interwoven acoustic guitar textures and subtle [[orchestration]]s, with [[string section|strings]] and [[Brass section|horns]] both reinforcing and punctuating the melodies."<ref name="AllMusic"/> [[Elektra Records]] founder [[Jac Holzman]] had suggested that Love "advance backwards" by embracing the more subtle approach of [[folk music]], and Lee, while typically independent in his musical directions, accepted the suggestion.<ref name=congress>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Love-Forever-Changes.pdf|title="Forever Changes" – 1967|website=Loc.gov|pages=1–2|last=Olsen |first=Ted|access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> Stephen M. Deusner of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' stated that Lee paired his "dark, discomfiting lyrics" with music that draws from [[rock music|rock]], [[psychedelia]], folk, [[pop music|pop]], [[classical music|classical]], and [[mariachi]] influences.<ref name="pitchfork.com">{{cite web |last1=Deusner |first1=Stephen M. |title=Love: Forever Changes [Collector's Edition] Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11429-forever-changes-collectors-edition/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=18 February 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Forever Changes - Billboard ad 1968.png|thumb|''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' advertisement, January 27, 1968]] 
Love started recording ''Forever Changes'' in June 1967 at [[Sunset Sound Recorders]]. However, beginning with the early recording sessions, the band, except Lee, was plagued by internal conflicts and lack of preparation for Lee's intricate arrangements.  Through Holzman's perspective, Botnick was an "album savior", guiding and motivating Lee's bandmates out of their trying period.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Love-Forever-Changes.pdf|title="Forever Changes" – 1967|website=Loc.gov|pages=2–3|author=Olsen, Ted|access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> To compel the band to participate, Botnick enlisted [[The Wrecking Crew (music)|Wrecking Crew]] [[Session musician|session musicians]] [[Billy Strange]] (guitar), [[Don Randi]] (piano), [[Hal Blaine]] (drums), and [[Carol Kaye]] (bass guitar) to work with Lee, completing the sessions for "Andmoreagain" and "The Daily Planet" in one day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hj8c/|title=BBC – Music – Review of Love – Forever Changes|first=Chris|last=Jones|website=Bbc.co.uk|access-date=April 25, 2019}}</ref> Shocked by the notion of losing their roles, Botnick's plan succeeded in motivating the other Love members to participate in recording the remaining material.<ref name=congress/>

Lee spent three weeks with arranger [[David Angel (musician)|David Angel]], playing and singing the orchestral parts to him. Lee envisioned the horns and strings as part of the material from the beginning.<ref name="Einarson, John 2010"/> String and horn overdubs on September 18, followed by two more stereo mixing sessions, completed the sessions.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Olson |first=Ted |date=2011 |title="Forever Changes"—Love (1967) |url=https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Love-Forever-Changes.pdf |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref>