| Product Summary | | Label: Wea/rhino | | UPC: 00081227106522 | | Release Date: 9/1/1992 | | Buy.com Sku: 60101438 | | Item#: MQ5MRV | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 25332 | Format:  CD |
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Disc 1
| | Song Title | Sample | | 1. San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair) - Scott McKenzie ~ Various Artists |  | | 2. Reach Out Of The Darkness - Friend & Lover ~ Various Artists | | | 3. Get Together - The Youngbloods ~ Various Artists | | | 4. Flower Children, The - Marcia Strassman ~ Various Artists | | | 5. Love Is All Around - The Troggs ~ Various Artists | | | 6. Groovin' - Young Rascals ~ Various Artists | | | 7. Rain, The Park And Other Things, The - The Cowsills ~ Various Artists | | | 8. Up-Up And Away - The 5th Dimension ~ Various Artists | | | 9. Windy - The Association ~ Various Artists | | | 10. Lazy Day - Spanky & Our Gang ~ Various Artists | | | 11. 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) - Harpers Bizarre ~ Various Artists | | | 12. Groovy Summertime - The Love Generation ~ Various Artists | | | 13. Sunshine Girl - The Parade ~ Various Artists | | | 14. Neon Rainbow - The Box Tops ~ Various Artists | | | 15. King Midas In Reverse - The Hollies ~ Various Artists | | | 16. San Franciscan Nights - Eric Burdon & The Animals/The Animals ~ Various Artists | |
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| | Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Barry Alfonso. | | Unknown Contributor Roles: Parade ; Eric Burdon; Friend & Lover; Harpers Bizarre; Marcia Strassman; Scott McKenzie; Spanky & Our Gang; The 5th Dimension; The Association; The Box Tops; The Cowsills; The Hollies; The Love Generation; The Troggs; The Young Rascals; The Youngbloods . | | This 16-song collection is more a survey of sunshine pop than actual psychedelia, and is mostly valuable for gathering together a lot of singles by acts who otherwise either weren't too well represented on CD in 1992, or aren't the type of acts from whom most listeners would want more than a song or two in their collections -- for every top-flight pop/rock act like the Hollies ("King Midas in Reverse"), the 5th Dimension ("Up, Up and Away"), the Association ("Windy"), Spanky & Our Gang ("Lazy Day"), the Rascals ("Groovin'"), the Box Tops ("Neon Rainbow"), and Harpers Bizarre ("The 59th Street Bridge Song"), there are performers like Scott McKenzie ("San Francisco"), the Cowsills ("The Rain, the Park and Other Things"), future actress Marcia Strassman ("The Flower Children"), the Love Generation, Parade ("Sunshine Girl"), and a brace of similar acts, who had their moment of laid-back Summer of Love-inspired cool and disappeared from radar screens. The melodies flow freely and generally lyrically and occasionally languidly -- the only complaint is that some of the music goes a bit far astray from the mood and period that they're trying to capture; in place of "Lazy Day," "Like to Get to Know You" might've been a better choice from the repertoire of Spanky & Our Gang, and perhaps a slightly punkier edge -- courtesy of, say, Paul Revere & the Raiders -- might've been better than some of the really ubiquitous tracks like "Groovin'" by the Rascals. The notes are reasonably thorough and the sound is excellent. ~ Bruce Eder |
Producer: Lisa Sutton (Compilation) |
| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 09/15/1992 | | Original Release Date : 1987 | | Catalog ID : 71065 | | Label : Rhino Records (USA) | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00081227106522 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (11/13/92, p.80)
- "..a paisley romp through 1967's grooviest singles.." - Rating: A- |
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