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Category Archives: Sunshine Pop and Baroque
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – New Directions – (Liberty) – 1967
what Frank is listening to #229 – GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – New Directions – (Liberty) – 1967 Hey, I've waxed lyrical about Gary Lewis on this blog already. Search those entries for background etc. It would be … Continue reading →
COMPTON & BATTEAU – in California – (Columbia) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #211 – COMPTON & BATTEAU – in California – (Columbia) – 1970 I didn't know anything about this band when I bought this album. The pastoral setting on the back and front and the year … Continue reading →
THE FREE DESIGN – Heaven/Earth – 1969 – (Project 3)
what Frank is listening to #199 – THE FREE DESIGN – Heaven/Earth – 1969 – (Project 3) More "Free Design" …. back in what Frank is listening to #176 I nattered on about "Free Design" and "sunshine pop" as … Continue reading →
EMITT RHODES – Emitt Rhodes – (Dunhill) – 1970
what Frank is listening to #195 – EMITT RHODES – Emitt Rhodes – (Dunhill) – 1970 Faaark. There's a crow outside. I knew Rhodes as I have a couple of his albums plus the "Merry Go Round" album. … Continue reading →
BOBBY VEE – Come Back When You grow Up – (Liberty) – 1967
Those regular readers of these "comments" know my affection for the AE/BB artists (after the rise of Elvis before the rise of the Beatles). That affection extends to, and is entranced by their work after their stars have ceased to … Continue reading →
THE FREE DESIGN – Kites Are Fun – (Project 3) – 1967
Okay, I've always been a fan of sunshine pop and I've always been a fan of The Stooges, MC5, Detroit Rock, rockabilly and garage rock. Do music genres have to be mutually exclusive to ones musical palette? No … … Continue reading →
STORIES – Stories – (Kama Sutra) – 1972
I have one other Stories album (their third) and I found it a little patchy. Having said that I never got rid of it so I might put it on again as it has been over fifteen years since I listened … Continue reading →
GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – Now! – (Liberty) – 1968
what Frank is listening to #162 – GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS – Now! – (Liberty) – 1968 This comment was brought to you with great difficulty. My amp blew in the front room last year. Rather than carting down … Continue reading →
GARY LEWIS – Listen! – (Liberty) – 1967
Aaaahh, more Gary Lewis … the delete button is marked with an "X" on microsoft outlook … use it if you have any complaints about another Gary Lewis album being commented on but you will miss out on something quite surprising. … Continue reading →
THE HOBBITS – Down to Middle Earth – (Decca) – 1967
Some of you may recollect my comments in "what frank is listening to #100" in relation to Jimmy Curtiss. I said this: Curtiss was most famous for being the lead singer of the late 60s psych pop / sunshine … Continue reading →
