Destination Sunshine - Recordings from 1967
- 1971, the bulk from '68 & '69. There is something of
a theme on this one in that many of the songs have to do with
places, both real and 'hallucinated?'. Festivities
start out with a set of Sunshine bounce that takes us to a
set of Flower Sunshine Psych Pop destinations,
which are some of the most treasured gems in our collection.
They include Bonni Long's On Flower Street, Alan Gary's At
The Love-In (not to be confused with other songs of the same
title), Flower Hill by Central Park and MORE! We really go
places too, courtesy of The Good Earth and The Curtain Calls
who both take us to Philadelphia. We head to California with
Manny Fryzer who takes us On To L.A. and Saturday's Photograph
with their Gentle Loving San Francisco Man. We even make it
Home with The New Kick. This is a thrilling Sunshine ride.
Some more of the artists are The War Babies, Sweet Henry,
The Chevrons, Society of Seven, The Vogues and Bob Dileo with
an earlier sensationally gorgeous version of Just Can't Help
Believing. Some of the writers & producers include Bob
Crewe, Claus Ogerman, Macauley & Macleod, Lee Holdridge,
Charlie Calallo, Mann & Weil, Lou Stallman, Kenny Young,
Wes Farrell, and Margo, Margo Medress, Siegel. With several
opuses at over 3 minutes and even one over 4, we were still
managed to fit 29 tracks. For complete listing, click
here.
Sunshine After The Rain - Recordings from
1966 - 1972. We paid tribute to the late Ellie Greenwich by
naming this one after her song Sunshine After The Rain performed
on this disc by Joanie Sommers. These festivities blast off
out of the gate and barely let up at all throughout. Possibly
our most energetic collection to date. Among the artists are
The Unforecene, The Harbingers, Dave Antrell, The Tears, Proffer,
Marmelzat & Reed, Marsha Maye, Rumbles Ltd., The Distant
Cousins, The Razor's Edge, The Rainy Daze and The Cherry Slush.
Writers, arrangers and producers include the aforementioned
Ellie Greenwich, Barry Mann & Cynthiia Weil, Don &
Phil Everly, Al Kasha & Joel Hirschorn, Bob Crewe, Joey
Levine and Jerry Fuller. A fully fleshed out 32 tracks. For
complete listing, click
here.
Clouded Sunshine - Recordings from 1966 -
1972. We called this one Clouded because of the large amount
of references to the weather...quite a bit of it cloudy or
rainy. From Summer Skies by The Higher Elevation and Summer
Never Go Away by Saturday's Photograph to a Grey City Day
with The Tokens and Harry's Group's invitation Under My Umbrella.
A mini Bee Gees tribute is given by way of two exemplary,
peppy versions of two of their delicious album tracks, Melody
Fair by The New Dawn and Gerry Marsden's Gilbert Green. This
disc takes us on a fabulous little trip...and you're never
sure where the next turn will take you. More of the artists
are Sugar Bears, Junction, Common Ground, San Francisco Earthquake
(with a surprise for Reparata & The Delrons fans), Forever
And Ever, Johnny Draper and a pre-Susan & Mom Cowsills.
Writers, arrangers and producers include Cashman, Pistilli
& West, Smokey Robinson, Chip Taylor & Bliiy Vera,
Kenny Young, Barry & Robin Gibb, Tony Hatch, Bill &
Steve Jerome, Lou Adler, Gary Loizzo & Bill Traut and
Jimmy Bowen. A beatific 33 tracks. For complete listing, click
here.
Sunken Sunshine - Recordings from 1965 -
1973. Yet another of our little trips, this one starts off
cheerful and horn laden with some blue eyed Sunshine soul
courtesy of Herman Grimes, The Magnificent Men and The Pastors
(sounding quite like relatives of The Osmonds). About halfway
through we're are taken into a folkier Sunshine vibe followed
by some sumptuous mellow Sunshine courtesy of The Coronados,
Cashman, Pistilli and West and crowned with Peter Morse's
hauntingly lovely Ballad For Ophey. Of course we bring you
out of the reverie in slam bang fashion into one of the zaniest
sections in all of our Sunshine collections. Right On!!! Additional
artists are The Springtime (with the first Colossus single),
Junction, The Other Voices, Free For All, The Toy Factory,
The Frosted Flakes, The In Crowd, The Chicago Loop, The Smubbs
and Central Park. There are also a couple of somewhat reinvented
teeners; Bobby Rydell with a terrific version of The Lovin'
Things and Bobby Darin with an obscure Bonner & Gordon
song, She Knows. Other writers, arrangers and producers include
Lambert & Potter, Hutch Davie, Charles Calello, Linzer
& Randall, Al Capps, Perry Botkin, Jr., Kenny Young, Jack
Nietche, Wes Farrell & Tony Romeo and Lee Pockriss &
Shelley Pinz. 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.