The Sunshine Revelation - Recordings from
1967 - 1970. The cheeriest of this triple play of Sunshine,
our shall we say, glazed donut of Sunshine Pop? Okay, here
we go: Artists include The Pufnstuf, The Spectrum, The Gibsons,
Phluph, Ginny Tiu & The Few, The Yellow Payges, Gingerbread,
The Bubblegum Machine, John, Jeffrey & Brother Tom (sounding
remarkably like label-mates The Cowsills) and yes indeedy,
some sunshine from Sally Field and even more from Merv Griffin
& The Griffin Family Singers!!!! Writers, arrangers and
producers include Brian Lane & Don Gould, Michael Gore
& Carole Bayer, Kornfeld & Duboff, Tony Romeo, Felton
Jarvis, Roger Nichols & Paul Williams, Bo Gentry &
Ritchie Cordell, Jimmy "The Wiz" Wisner and Charles
Koppelman. 29 tracks. For complete listing, click
here.
The Golden Gone - Recordings from 1967 -
1974. Possibly our prettiest and most melodious collection
to date. Just delicious. Artists include Mome Rath, Chris
& Peter Allen, Austin Roberts, Capes of Good Hope, Tim
Hollier, The Fortunes, Wind, The Sweet Tymes (with the original
female version of Twinn Connexion's "I Think I Know Him"),
Twinn Connexion, Dino, Desi & Billy, and The Jay Five.
Purists may object to the inclusion of Primo People's "Better
Late Than Never" from '74 deeming it too late to be real
Sunshine Pop but it was behind the times and fits snugly into
the package (trust us). Purists may also not find the more
mainstream pop "Patterns" by Barbara Cooper appropriate
but when you hear the segues, you'll get it. Writers, arrangers
and producers include Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel, Paul
Simon, Kasha & Hirschhorn, Cashman, Pistilli & West,
Joan (Joni) Mitchell, Hillary Lipsitz & Anne Phillips,
Bo Gentry & Joey Levine, Roger Nichols & Paul Williams,
David Gates and John Phillips. 27 tracks. For complete listing,
click here.
Buried Sunshine - Recordings from 1966 -
1971. Definitely our most Psych and Folk Sunshine collection...and
of course the Sunshine Pop is not overlooked. We've made this
a Wichita Fall/Five Americans sandwich beginning and ending
with a track by each. Other artists include The Lewis &
Clarke Expedition, The Gross National Product, Bristol Boxkite,
Phluph, Chapter V, The Hobbits, The Split Level, Four Jacks
& A Jill, The Lonesome Rhodes, The Giant Jellybean Copout
(featuring the elusive Bob Dileo) and three super psych re-invented
teeners Tommy Roe, Eddie Hodges and Tommy Sands - you will
be amazed! Writers, arrangers and producers include Jack Keller,
Dennis Lambert, Shelly Pinz & Paul Leka, Paul Vance &
Lee Pockriss, Jim Ryan (of the Critters), Lesley Duncan and
Larry Marks & Tandyn Almer. 29 tracks. For complete listing,
click here.
All of the tracks have been audio cleaned.
Stereo tracks are noted on the track listing pages. Some of
the records are extremely rare and there are occasional pffts
but they are few and far between and DEFINITELY worth the
minor inconvenience. $20.00 for each individual CD includes
shipping via USPS in the continental USA.
Sunshine Compiler's Note: Recordings by Mome
Rath, The Pufnstuf and Punch while rooted firmly in the late
60's Sunshine vibe all foretell the coming of ABBA and through
these recordings, ABBA can proudly trace it's lineage directly
to groups like The Mamas & Papas and The 5th Dimension.
The Pufnstuf sound remarkably like Olivia Newton John (at
times backed by ABBA themselves). So much so that we spent
exhaustive hours of research trying to find out who the singer
of these tracks is so if anyone knows, please tell us!