CLEAN 1968 ORIG = THE MILLENNIUM = STUNNING POP PSYCH MASTERPIECE Pet Sounds +
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A FANTASTIC 1968 SUNNY SOUND POP-PSYCH MASTERPIECE!
The RARE Original FIRST PRESSING!
THE MILLENNIUM
"Begin"
\ USA - 360 Sound Columbia - CS 9663
PLAYS OUSTANDING!
Sought after for good reason comes this hard to find 1968 first pressing and it's filled with sweeping soft and glorious pop-psych grooves ... highly catchy melodies provide a fun listen. Original copies like this have soared in price as the collector masses have found the LP out...meaning no longer is it an little known buried gem...
So...The Millenium looms large in the hearts of fans of the '60's sunshine Pop genre. The studio group was the creation of legendary tunesmith/studio genius Curt Boettcher, who had previously been instrumental in the formation of the fabled '60's cult acts the Ballroom and Sagittarius. In 1968, Boettcher assembled a group of talented California singers and musicians(including singer/guitarists Lee Mallory, Sandy Salisbury, Joey Stec and Michael Fennelly and "Music Machine" drummer, Ron Edgar) to record the Mellennium's sole album, Begin ...one of the greatest pop-rock albums of the 1960's. This album is full of lush over the top production and killer melodies that you would expect from Curt. This album takes everything Boettcher did a step further and it is one of true masterpieces of the late 1960s. This album is a must for anyone who is fan of Psychedelic pop-sike and/or Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" music. These are swingin' California sunny sunshine grooves at its best.
"Begin", was produced by Curt Boettcher and ("Music Machine") Keith Olsen, with assistance by California rock legend Gary Usher, is an exquisite progressive pop opus, combining breezy melodies, ambitious baroque arrangements, stirring psychedelic touches and angelic vocal harmonies to create a suite-like concept album that perfectly captures the optimistic mood of the time in which it was made. At the time the most expensive rock album that Columbia Records had ever financed. Although it didn't find a large audience at the time of its release, Begin is now acknowledged as a landmark work and a sunshine-pop/rock cornerstone. It retains a loving place in the hearts and minds of its fans, who hold it in the same high esteem as the works of such harmony-driven '60s acts as the Beach Boys ("Pet Sounds" era) and The Left Banke ...
Prelude
To Claudia on Thursday
I Just Want to Be Your Friend
5 A.M.
I'm With You
The Island
Sing to Me
It's You
Some Sunny Day
It Won't Always Be the Same
The Know It All
Karmic Dream Sequence #1
There Is Nothing More to Say
Anthem (Begin)
CONDITION: The Cover: The white cover is hard to find clean, here a collection keeper, rated near "EX" (excellent) on front cover as a small price sticker pull otherwise closer to M- ... the back cover is M- has no split seams, no bends, no writing...
The Vinyl: very clean, smooth and clear with only a few very light inner paper sleeve slide marks that are nothing at all, plays a sharp clean M- from beginning to end. Visually a clean "EX" (excellent) ... both 360 Sound labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING
All imperfections are noted both cover & record
NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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