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Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy (1967) Reissue 2001

Posted By: Designol
Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy (1967) Reissue 2001

Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy (1967) Reissue 2001
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 188 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 78 Mb | Scans included
Sunshine Pop, Baroque Pop, Pop/Rock | Label: Sundazed | # SC 6176 | Time: 00:28:42

One of the bands that came to Warner Bros. in their buyout of Autumn Records were the Tikis. They had only recorded a handful of singles, and in terms of musical direction and group identity, they definitely had potential. Enter producer Lenny Waronker and session musician /arranger /songwriter /general musical architect Van Dyke Parks. The two of them brought then-drummer Ted Templeman up to the front as co-lead vocalist, along with Dick Scoppettone, and created a soft-rock identity for the group, renaming them Harpers Bizarre. Their first single was perhaps their greatest shot: a cover of the then-brand new Paul Simon song, "Feelin' Groovy." Buttressed by an amazing Leon Russell arrangement and some great performances from the A-list of L.A. session cats, the song quickly went into the Top Ten. The resulting album is almost as great as the single, with songs by Van Dyke Parks ("Come to the Sunshine"), Randy Newman ("Debutante's Ball"), and others. An excellent and definitive slice of California soft pop.

Harpers Bizarre - Come To The Sunshine: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)

Posted By: delpotro
Harpers Bizarre - Come To The Sunshine: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)

Harpers Bizarre - Come To The Sunshine: The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) | 02:30:20 | 814 Mb
Pop, Pop Rock, Sunshine Pop, Baroque Pop | Label: él Records, Cherry Red Records

This four CD Box Set presentation comprising all four of the original Harpers Bizarre albums; “Feelin’ Groovy”, “Anything Goes”, “The Secret Life of Harpers Bizarre”, and “Harpers Bizarre 4”, augmented by single A & B sides in chronological order of release.

Harpers Bizarre - Come to the Sunshine : The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)

Posted By: ciklon5
Harpers Bizarre - Come to the Sunshine : The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)

Harpers Bizarre - Come to the Sunshine : The Complete Warner Brothers Recordings (2021)
FLAC tracks / MP3 320 kbps | 2:30:14 | 346 / 820 Mb
Genre: Jazz, Pop, Rock, Sunshine Pop, Oldies / Label: Warner Music

Harpers Bizarre was an American sunshine pop band of the 1960s, best known for their Broadway/sunshine pop sound and their cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy).