Chad & Jeremy - Before And After 1965 (2002 Sundazed)

Chad & Jeremy's first Columbia album was similar to their previous material (recorded for Ember in the U.K. and licensed by World Artists in the U.S.) in its light British Invasion pop/rock style with folky overtones. There wasn't anything here quite on the level of their previous big hits, "Yesterday's Gone" and "A Summer Song," though the orchestrated ballad "Before and After" would be their final Top 20 single. As a whole the album's a bit of a variety show, the pair proving modestly enjoyable to mediocre at a range of approaches on both originals and outside material. There's the nearly straight folk of "Fare Thee Well (I Must Be Gone)" and Gordon Lightfoot's "For Lovin' Me," more orchestrated pop/rock ballads ("I'm in Love Again," "Tell Me Baby," and a slightly inferior remake of "What Do You Want With Me," which they had already done for Ember), bouncy British Invasion pop ("Little Does She Know," "Say It Isn't True"), the Andy Williams hit "Can't Get Used to Losing You," and even a strained attempt at a British Invasion R&B rave-up ("Evil-Hearted You"). "Why Should I Care" is about the best of the original tunes, though at one point it blatantly rips off a riff from the Zombies' "She's Not There." The 2002 CD reissue on Sundazed doubles the length with an assortment of rare singles, outtakes, and alternate versions. None of these are astounding, but some of the more interesting extras include their B-side-only cover of Dino Valenti's "Pennies," which makes its CD debut; the previously unissued version of the obscure Zombies song "Sometimes"; the Italian-sung "Adesso Si" and "Nessuno Piu Di Me," a Europe-only single in 1966; and both sides of the rare 1966 Chad and Jill Stuart single (Jill Stuart was Chad Stuart's wife), which paired covers of Peter, Paul & Mary's "The Cruel War" and Bob Lind's "I Can't Talk to You."(allmusic.com)


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Claudine Longet - Love is Blue 1968 (A&M 2002 Remastered)

Claudine Longet's third album continues the middle-of-the-road tendencies of her first two, leading off with an oddly jaunty reinterpretation of "Falling in Love Again," Marlene Dietrich's theme song, whose jaded world-weariness Longet replaces with her own pleasantly insubstantial persona. With its cinematic background noise staging and odd ragtime piano accents, it recalls Harpers Bizarre's playful deconstruction of pre-rock standards. More successful are the straightforward bilingual version of the title track, one of the evergreen tunes of '60s easy listening; the oft-recorded Alan Gordon and Gary Bonner sunshine pop tune "Small Talk"; and a mournful, skeletal version of Randy Newman's little-known early tune "Snow" that's among Longet's finest interpretations of her career. Even better is Longet's take on the Bee Gees standard "Holiday"; Longet's endearingly pitch-poor, lispy vocals are tailor-made for this spooky, unconventional song, which arranger Nick DeCaro gives a suitably off-kilter arrangement featuring a chorus of wordless Longets between the strings and the increasingly florid piano accompaniment. Longet's next album, the masterful Colours, would benefit from even more of this gently psychedelic experimentation.(allmusic.com)


The third album with typical longet pop style. The cover songs are fun, but they don't match the originals. Nevertheless a nice French Pop album of the sixties.
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          Frank

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Psychedelic Folk Rock by Chimera - Chimera 1969 - 1970 (2002 Tenth Planet Records)

Chimera were formed in the late 1960's by West Country girls Francesca Garnett
and Lisa Bankoff.
The line up of musicians supporting the girls often changed and among them
featured artists such as Mal Luker (the Smoke), Bob Weston (Fleetwood Mac),
Nick Mason/Rick Wright (the Pink Floyd) and Wil Malone (Orange Bicycle &
later arranger for The Verve, Simple Minds, Massive Attack etc).
The songs represented here are all mastered from a cassette tape which
is all that survives of the original recordings (Paul Martin - June 2003).
Chimera were signed to Morgan Bluetown records and as so often happens
with record labels they stalled on releases (actually they didn't release
anything), this led to members of the band becoming disheartened with what
should have been a straightforward fairly successful project, without an
impending release several musicians saw little future in Chimera and
they disbanded leaving an array of classic late 60's progressive,
acid-folk songs unreleased.
Nick Mason from Pink Floyd was producer for the band and subtle
similarities can be heard on Pink Floyd's later album
"Dark Side Of The Moon", *especially the guitar work on Peru.(unknown reviewer)

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          Frank

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Sixties Pop: The Grass Roots - Anthology 1965-1975 (1991Rhino) (2 disc)

It may be expensive, and two CDs of their work may seem like overkill, but this double-disc set is the one to get. Not only does it contain every hit and each single, and every B-side, from 1965's "Where Were You When I Needed You" through 1975's glorious "Mamacita," but the sound is extraordinary, far better than on any of the other hits compilations, and provides several revelations about the quality of their work. Highlights, in addition to the expected hits ("Let's Live for Today," "Midnight Confessions," "Two Divided by Love" etc.) include tracks like "Is It Any Wonder," with a chorus as radiant as anything the Mamas and the Papas ever recorded, and the seldom heard, vibrant "Mamacita." If you could never imagine listening to 120 minutes of Grass Roots material (this reviewer couldn't, either), this set will make you feel differently. (allmusic.com)

Great pop sounds from ten years career of the Grass Roots.
Have fun

             Frank

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