THE MILLENIUM Begin LP COLUMBIA 1968 US 1st press+stereo ASSOCIATION-SAGITTARIUS
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THE MILLENIUM
CURT BOETTCHER, RON EDGAR, MIKE FENNELLY, DOUG RHODES
LEE MALLORY, SANDY SALISBURY, JOEY STEC
Studio group of sunshine popsters, led by producer Curt Boettcher and creators of several classics of psychedelic pop.
Influenced by psychedelia and California rock, pop/rock producer Curt Boettcher (the Association)
decided to assemble a studio supergroup who would explore progressive sounds in 1968.
Millennium's resultant album would find no commercial success
"BEGIN"
1968 LP COLUMBIA RECORDS STEREO CS 9663
PRINTED IN USA ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
First pressing on a red 360° Columbia label with white lettering
WITHOUT INSERT
Barcode and Other Identifiers
LABEL: COLUMBIA - <360 SOUND> RED LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: CD 9663
Catalog on labels: CS 9663 (XSM 136542 / XSM 136543)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): XSM136542-1A
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): XSM134563-1A
On labels: ?"360 Sound" Stereo "360 Sound"?
rim text reads '® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.'
On back cover: BEGIN THE MILLENIUM....................TO BE CONTINUED
Produced by Curt Boettcher and Keith Olsen for Mee Moo Productions Ltd.
Executive Coordination: Gary Usher
All selections BMI
Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc./51 W. 52 Street, New york, N.Y./ ®"Columbia", Marcas Reg.
Printed in U.S.A.
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: PRELUDE - TO CLAUDIA ON THURSDAY
I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND - 5 A.M.
I'M WITH YOU - THE ISLAND - SING TO ME
Side B: 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)
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The Millennium's Begin can truly be described as a bona fide lost classic.
The brainchild of producers Curt Boettcher and Gary Usher, the group was formed out of the remnants of their previous studio project,
Sagittarius, which was preceded by yet another aggregation, the Ballroom. On Begin, hard rock, breezy ballads, and psychedelia
all merge into an absolutely air-tight concept album, easily on the level of other, more widely popular albums from the era
such as The Notorious Byrd Brothers, which share not only Usher's production skills, but similarities in concept and construction.
The songwriting, mostly by Curt Boettcher, Michael , and Joey Stec is sterling and innovative, never straying
into the type of psychedelic overindulgence which marred so many records from this era.
For example, "It's You," by Fennelly and Stec, is as powerful and fully realized as the era ever produced, easily on par
with songs by the Beach Boys and the Byrds -- and, yes, even the Beatles.
Begin is an absolute necessity for any fan of late-'60s psychedelia and a wonderful rediscovery
that sounds as vital today as it did the day it was released....(AllMusic)
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