One new review

I'm back after my holidays so expect more reviews this week.

OUTER LIMITS / JEFF CHRISTIE - Outer Limits / Floored Masters - Past imperfect

One new review

The STORMSVILLE SHAKERS - 1965 & 1966 + Ricky-Tick...40 Years On

One new review

THE BOOGIE PUNKERS - The Brooklyn Sessions

One new review

VARIOUS ARTISTS - Shapes & Sounds Volume 2

Three new reviews

LOS YORKS - El Viaje: 1966-1974

JULY- July




ERIC BURDON & THE ANIMALS
- Winds Of Change

Noel Harrison – Noel Harrison

A review of Noel Harrison (the son of actor Sir Rex Harrison) self titled album from 1966 is now added.

Apart from also being an actor Noel had a music career in the 60s and early 70s. Best know for performing Windmills Of Your Mind from the 1968 movie The Thomas Crown Affair which won an Oscar for best original song.

He recorded songs written by him, but mostly covers by writers such as Judy Collins, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Donovan etc. The music he released was a kind of folky soft pop with heavy orchestrations. On this album he covers four songs by Bob Dylan.

The Parade - Sunshine Girl

I have added a review of the first release from the new label Now Sounds (distributed by Cherry Red). A compilation with The Parade featuring their singles, some demos and alternated mixes, as well as a rare Roger Nichols Trio song Montage Mirror.

The band had a top 20 hit with Sunshine Girl in 1967 a classic in the sunshine pop genre. Though the following singles failed to chart fans of this genre should find lots to cherish on this first-ever complete collection of the bands A&M records.

The label name could seem to be a bit misleading as they mission to “celebrate the golden era of popular music (1964-1972)”. But they also say they are not limited to this era, and as the founder of this label is Steve Stanley who is also the leader of L.A. band The Now People that might be clue to chose this name.

Steve has compiled many great re-releases for the Rev-Ola label so I think we can expect lots of interesting titles from this label in the future. Either they will be now sounds or old sounds.