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| From | "David Bash" <bashpop@earthlink.net> |
| Subject | Re: The Bystanders/ '60s Sunshine Pop |
| Date | Sat, 29 Nov 2003 09:36:20 -0800 |
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--- In audities@yahoogroups.com, <nonstoppop@c...> wrote:
> Recently, on a whim which came about from Amazon's tendency toward showing
what other people who've bought an item have also bought, I bought the
Bystanders' "Pattern People: The Pye Anthology." It's great stuff, and, a
la the Honeybus, it makes me want to investigate other similar artists.
> The AMG lists as a similar artist only the West Coast Consortium, and,
from there, I'm steered to the following:
>
> The Ivy League
> Harmony Grass
> The Flower Pot Men
> Tony Burrows
> The Rockin' Berries
> Grapefruit
> Episode Six
>
> I know Brian Kassan is a fan of Grapefruit, but can anyone recommend any
of these other artists, including the West Coast Consortium?
>
> Thanks!
>
> WILL
Oh yeah, I would recommend all of the above as fine examples of '60s
Sunshine Pop, with Harmony Grass and The Flowerpot Men being my favorite of
the bunch. There was a recent reissue of the proper Harmony Grass album,
"This Is Us", on RPM, and that's definitely the one to get. As for The
Flowerpot Men, definitely get the "Let's Go To San Francisco" comp on
Repertoire; it's a collection of all of their best sunshine pop tracks. The
West Coast Consortium are also wonderful; the new collection on Sanctuary is
the one to get. You might also want to investigate the comp on Sanctuary by
The Freshmen, a wonderful Irish sunshine pop band, and you'll want to try
"Reflections Of The Marmalade" by The Marmalade, which contains all of their
'60s recordings. Excellent stuff! As for Grapefruit, definitely opt for
the "Around Grapefruit" CD and not the "Deep Water" (although I know Bryan
Thomas disagrees). :-)
Episode Six contains members who went on to be in Deep Purple, and Tony
Burrows is more early '70s; he sang lead on "Love Grows" by Edison
Lighthouse and "My Baby Loves Lovin" by White Plains-a Flowerpot Men
offshoot, and his stuff veers more towards the bubblegummy side.
--
Pop Rules!!!!!
Take Care,
David
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