Unexplored Sunshine - Recordings from 1966 - 1971. This one is the most Sunshiney of our new trilogy opening with a tribute to being happy and glad along with a big set of Sunshine bounce. Among the artists are The Glory Rhodes, The Good Time Singers, Finders Keepers, The Furnacemen, Saturday's Photograph, People Tree, Piccadilly Circus, Ronnie & Natalie, the exquisite Bob Dileo and the also exquisite Dave Antrell. Writers, arrangers and producers include Ellie Greenwich, Dionne Warwick, Teddy Randazzo, Don Grady & Gary Zekley, Charles Calello, Denny Randell, Greenaway & Cook, Goffin & King and Paul Williams & Roger Nichols. A sumptuous 33 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
Ye Olde Sunshine Vaudeville Show - Recordings from 1967 - 1972 - the largest percentage from '67. Ye Olde would be referring to the quasi-Baroque entries by The Capes of Good Hope, The New Society and more. Vaudeville would be the reference to the neo-Vaudeville entries by the likes of The Curtain Calls, Gil & Johnny, Johnny Farnham and numerous others. Additional artists include Lord August & The Visions Of Lite, The Clingers, The Best OF Friends, The In Crowd and The Rubber Band. Writers, arrangers and producers include Johnny Mercer, Johnny Tillotson, Randy Sparks, Terry Knight, Tupper Saussy, Hank Medress, Dave Appell, Mike Curb and Perry Botkin, Jr. A bodacious 32 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
Sunshine Behind The Veil - Recordings from 1966 - 1969 with one leap into 1971. This one is quite heavy one the Psych. Psych Pop, Psych Folk & Garage, Sunshine Folk & Psych...it's all here. Some of the artists who take us on our journey behind the veil are The Bedforde Set, The Main Attraction, Aerial LAndscape, The Kitchen Cinq, Pleasure, The Lemonade Charade, Chesmann Square, The Stratfords and The Rainy Daze. Writers, arrangers and producers include P. F. Sloan & Steve Barri, Al Kooper and Pete Townsend. A delicious 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here. A special thanks to Bob Felberg.
All of the tracks have been audio cleaned. Stereo tracks are noted on the track listing pages.

The Sunshine Disappearance - Recordings from 1966 - 1971. Our initial mapping out on this one was laid out in October and after much hemming, hawing, hacking and replacing, 8 months later, here is one of our favorites ever. The festivities open with the Beatle-esque Mr. Lovin' Luggage Man by The Young Idea. What follows is one helping of sunshine after another. Artists include Orange Colored Sky, The Inner Dialogue (who on this outing are uplifting soft Sunshine Pop in the vein of Benny Hill's Lady Birds), The Snappers, The Wreck-A-Mended (another face of the Tokens???), The United Fruit Co., Terry Knight, the Berkeley Kites and Australia's fantastic Executives. Writers, producers and arrangers include Ellie Greenwich, Norman Gimbel, Michel LeGrand, Dominic Frontiere, Paul Simon, Goffin & King, Bob Crewe and Hutch Davie. A benificent 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
The Other Side Of The Sunshine - So Sunshiney we needed sunglasses. Recordings from 1967 - 1971. This starts out with what should be one of Sunshine Pop's most acclaimed anthems, Life Is A Winner by Ray Chafin and segues into the much sought after Fairyland by the Pop Workshop. It doesn't go downhill either...just maintains that midday Summer Sunshine at all times. We were able to include three of the tracks we had to remove from the original Golden Afterthought and embed them in a more appropriate setting. Artists include Jacky, Design, Euphoria, Gil & Johnny, The Joy Ride The Music Combination, the awesome Bob Dileo and The Match with some soulful sunshine provided by The Magic Fleet, Beefcake and The Shirelles circa 1971 with a fabulous cover of The Guess Who's No Sugar Tonight. Writers, producers and arrangers include Ben Findon, Mann & Weil, Bo Gentry & Joey Levine, Kenny Laguna, The Addrisi Brothers, Ray Stevens, Jimmy "The Wiz" Wisner and Felton Jarvis. A munificent 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
All of the tracks have been audio cleaned. Stereo tracks are noted on the track listing pages.

After listening to these once they'd been around a few months we wondered what we were thinking but now they're back, and better than before!
The Sunshine That Wasn't There - Recordings from 1967 - 1974. We'd really made a major fopah the first time out. John & Anne Ryder were pictured on the cover but we put the Will-O-Bees version of It's Getting Better on the disc. Well oops. We thought there were other problems with the playlist as well so we yanked it until we collected the right tracks to replace the less than stellar ones. In addition to the Ryders, other artists include Johnny Cymbal, The Executives, Orange Colored Sky, Fountain Of Youth The Easy Touch and The Gentle Touch! There is a salute to the word 'day' with Lovin' Day by The Status Cymbal, What A Day by Euphoria, the afore mentioned Ryder's It's Getting Better (Every Day), the original Unspoken Word version of On A Beautiful Day and Any Day's A Sunday Afternoon by The Collage. Fantastic. There are songs by The Wreck-A-Mended and The Jesters who we suspect are The Tokens (sound just like them). Writers, producers and arrangers include Jimmy 'The Wiz' Wisner, the Addrisi brothers, Perry Botkin, Jr., Vance & Pockriss, Mann & Weil, Goffin & King, Bacharach & David and Ray Whitley. An abundant 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
Sunshine Surprise - Recordings from '66 - '72. This one now takes us on a trip through most all the genres we include on our collections; Neo Vaudeville, Psych Pop, Garage Pop, Bubblegum Sunshine and of course pure Sunshine. An emotion laden, rare version of Under My Thumb by Del Shannon. Other artists include Design, Euphoria, Four Jacks & A Jill, The Fifth Estate, Reparata, Cartoone, The Lewis & Clarke Expedition, The In-Keepers, Oogim B. & The Tricks, The Tokens and Becky & The Red Pony. Writers, producers, arrangers and guests include Terry Melcher, Wes Farrell, Jimmy Page, Jagger & Richard, Vance & Pockriss, Lou Adler, The Tokens and Felton Jarvis. A munificent 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here.
NOTE: While many of the removed tracks were deemed substandard, there were indeed tracks that were quite up to par but just didn't fit into these new incarnations. Those tracks will appear in upcoming collections.
All of the tracks have been audio cleaned. Stereo tracks are noted on the track listing pages.

The Sunshine Cover-Up - Recordings from 1966 - 1972. This one is certainly heavy on the Sunshine and features a big 'Sunshine Bounce' section smack in the middle. Artists include John & Anne Ryder, Brian Hyland (an un-reissued, non-LP B-side), Michele & Jeff (with a Tony Macauley song), The Archies, The Capes Of Good Hope, The Silver Eagle, yet another fantastic version of Marks & Almer's Shadows & Reflections by The Lownly Crowde and Sort Of favorites The Joyride. Writers, arrangers and producers include Marty Wilde, Ellie Greenwich, Lou Stallman, Artie Butler, Lennon & McCartney, Mann & Weil, Vance & Pockriss, a Sedaka & Greenfield song performed by Lou Christie and produced by Biddu and even a Baroque arrangement for The Capes Of Good Hope by Chuck Mangione! A whopping 31 tracks. For complete listing, click here.

Delayed Sunshine - This was supposed to be a part of the Double Whammy just below but it was delayed. Delayed or not, this is another sensational collection of sunshine and psych pop, rock and folk from the mid to late 60's and early 70's ('66 to '73) that has been long delayed in being heard. We open the set with a 3 song tribute to the word "groovy" and gradually segue into a wonderful social commentary section featuring Jimmy Curtiss' Johnny Get Your Gun, possibly one of the best anti-war songs of all time. Some of the other artists include United States Double Quartet, Brian Hyland (a non-LP, non-reissued B-side), The Split Level (another non-LP track), The Aubrey Twins, Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, Donafaye, The Will-O-Bees, The Original Caste (yes, we know) and The Lonesome Rhodes. Some of the writers and producers include Lambert & Potter, Rod McKuen, Steve Winwood & Jim Capaldi, Hilary Lipsitz & Anne Phillips and Wes Farrell & Tony Romeo. 29 amazing tracks in all. To see full track listing, click here. Audio cleaned.

Undiscovered Sunshine - Undiscovered, until now that is, here is another collection of sunshine and psych pop from the late 60's and a few early 70's (our broadest ranged package, '65 to '74). Some of the artists: The Fountain of Youth (Monkees label mates), Four Jacks & A Jill, The Jackals, Wichita Fall (a non-LP track), The Gross National Product and The Beau Gentry. Some of the writers and producers include Al Kooper, Jeff Barry, Cook & Greenaway (of My Baby Loves Lovin' fame), Ray Davies, Ted Glasser, Jerry Keller and Trade Martin. A Whopping 32 tracks! To see full track listing, click here. Audio cleaned.
Mislaid Sunshine - The stuff on this one is so obscure that we had trouble gathering imagery for the package design...just lucky we have a couple of album tracks on there that are featured in the catalog. This one fits tightly into the years '65 to '70. Some of the artists include The Gentle Touch, The Sugar Shoppe, Copper Penny, The Berkeley Kites, The Playhouse, Ginny Tiu & The Few, Candlewick Green (Lally Stott), The Robbs, The Joyride and yes, Donafaye! The writers & producers list includes Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, Jeff Barry, Lee Pockriss, Anne Phillips, Gary Loizzo, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Bob Lind, Ray Whitley and the fabulous and under-rated Roger Nichols! 29 tracks. To see complete track listing, click here. Audio cleaned. These collections are FANTASTIC! Don't miss our original Sunshine and Golden compilations a bit further down the page.

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"), 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. To date, 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.
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!

Abandoned Sunshine - Not only did we abandon the sunshine but we abandoned the hope and vision it stood for. I could easily say why but this isn't a sociology lesson. But though the sunshine was abandoned you can recapture it for a while in a big way with the fantastic motherlode in this collection of sunshine and psych pop from the late 60's ('67 - '69 to be exact - with one rare Cowsills track from '71). Some of the artists: Celebration, The Sugar Shoppe, The New Establishment, Picardy, The Gibsons, Moonstone, The Good Earth (the original duo) and The Crystal Mansion. We've included some 45 tracks by The Parade (this was made before the reissue of the reissue of their album and we're just not going to update them out of the picture). Some of the writers and producers include Jim Dawson, Jimmy Webb, Cashman Pistilli & West, The Doors, Jerry Keller & Dave Blume, Donovan, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich & Phil Spector and Paul Vance & Lee Pockriss. 29 tracks. To see full track listing, click here. Audio cleaned.
Hidden Sunshine - This one will take you through the gamut of sunshine & psych emotions circa '67 - '70. It has two rare early Peppermint Trolley Company tracks and some more of the sensational Parade tracks. We open the festivities with the rare stereo version of The Hollies' Everything Is Sunshine - only we removed the tape hiss that previous CD producers must've deemed an unnecessary task. You'll get to hear The Will-o-bees version of Make Your Own Kind Of Music (seems Mama Cass was not the only perfect match for Mann & Weil in 1969). Other artists include The Tuneful Trolley, The Rich Kids, Mortimer (yeah, we know), The Robbs, Mercy, The Gibsons, Rain, The Young Ideas (another face of The Happenings??? - sounds just like them) and in our little tribute to The Hollies, Cathy Rich's delicious version of Wishyouawish. Indeed, there are many 'other versions' of songs on this one that we hesitate to call covers. The writers & producers list includes Kenny Laguna, Clint Ballard Jr., Jeff Barry, Paul Simon, Willie Hutch and of course, Barry & Cynthia the GREAT! 28 tracks. To see complete track listing, click here. Audio cleaned. These collections are FANTASTIC! Don't miss our original Sunshine and Golden compilations a bit further down the page.

Leftover Sunshine - A-one more time - and a once more - not just golden lost, unknown or secret, many of these treasures are virtually unknown. Yet another collection of obscure soft sunshine pop, bubblegum and psych pop, folk and rock tracks from the late 60's & early 70's (1967 - 1970 to be exact) many of which have never appeared on CD or even a vinyl LP. Includes songs by Jon & Robin, Tiny Tim, Every Mother's Son, The Critters, The Jackals, The Hobbits, Colours, The Five Americans, Brian Hyland and many more. Rupert Holmes makes another appearance as the voice of The Street People on another rare track and famed game show host Chuck Woolery makes an appearance as a co-songwriter of Avant-Garde's awesome "Yellow Beads"! Leftover Sunshine will bring as many sugar coated tears to your eyes as Secret Sunshine, The Golden Unknown and The Golden Lost. 27 tracks. Condition of vinyl before transfer: VG+ to NM. Beautifully audio cleaned. To see a complete track listing click here.