V/A - A Whole Lot Of Rainbow (Soft Pop Nuggets)

UK only import! Soft Pop gems, long lost,, keep finding a way to get themselves re-discovered and here`s the latest comp, one of the better ones, from the last few years. Implicit with many sub-genres from yesteryear, Sunshine Pop/Soft Pop included, there`s an old adage that during the `60s anything seemed possible. Certainly, the unlikely group of middle-aged producers, studio vocalists, and reformed folkies featured on this collection proved this to be true. One must remember, it was a time when The Mamas & The Papas were actually considered a rock band, and The Association claimed they played "bluer blues than The Rolling Stones. Nevertheless, a critical reappraisal of these sophisticated sounds has provided a beautiful afterlife for sunshine pop. It is now widely coveted, collected, and consumed.. So, join us in the park, at the beach, or wherever your soft dreams usually transpire. `A Whole Lot Of Rainbows` gathers 24 soft pop treasures released between 1967 and 1969 -- none of them available on Rhino`s Nuggets boxed sets. Ultra-Groovy packaging includes a 22-page booklet with colour photos and detailed track notes by writer/compiler Andrew Sandoval.

Track Listing:

1. Come To The Sunshine - Harpers Bizarre

2. Candy Apple Cotton Candy - Shannon, Pat

3. Whole Lot Of Rainbows - Salt

4. Love In - Morning Glories

5. Talking To The Flowers - Everly Brothers

6. Our Dream - Munx

7. Take My Hand - Mallory, Lee

8. Come On In - Association

9. Just What I`ve Been Looking For - Vogues

10. Silver And Sunshine (How Wonderful Is Our Love) - Looking Glass

11. Happiness - Kerr, Anita Singers

12. If You Know What I Mean - Gas Company

13. Wounded - Cookies

14. Hung Up On Love - Other Voices

15. For All That I Am - Tokens

16. I Know My Mind - Jan & Dean

17. Discrepency - Bonniwell Music Machine

18. Scorpio Red - Holy Mackerel

19. Beverly Hills - Uncle Sound

20. Tell Someone That You Love Them - Dino Desi & Billy

21. Time To Love - Addrisi Brothers

22. Someday Man - Monkees

23. Sound Of Children - Aliis

24. No One Was There (Requiem) - Gates Of Eden

The Association - Come On In - mp3

The Morning Glories - Love In - mp3

Pat Shannon - Candy Apple, Cotton Candy - mp3

The Tokens - For All That I Am - mp3