{"product_id":"american-baroque-chamber-pop-beyond-1967-1971-various-cd-united-kingdom-import","title":"American Baroque: Chamber Pop \u0026 Beyond 1967-1971 \/ Various CD (United Kingdom - Import) ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe heyday of American baroque pop - or chamber pop - ran from 1966 to the turn of the seventies. It used string quartets, harpsichords and woodwinds to create a summer-into-autumn melancholy that was quite new, and quite far removed from rock'n'roll as Eddie Cochran would have known it. Baroque pop's musicians often came from a folk background, with an affinity for acoustic instrumentation. Linda Ronstadt's first band the Stone Poneys had introduced the autoharp to their line-up in 1965, while the likes of Bonnie Dobson and Nico experimented with string quartets, searching for different, post-electric Dylan directions. • You can trace it back to the Left Banke who created a sound that was soft but insistently sad - where were the guitars! Their guitarist Rick Brand claimed their lyrics \"were written as rather self-consciously beautiful musical whimsy, as you find in the latter 18th-century Romantic music, pre-Beethoven\". They had a huge hit with 'Walk Away Renee' and effectively invented a genre before combusting after just one album. Splinter group Montage produced a very rare album and singer Steve Martin Caro an equally rare single - both are represented on \"American Baroque\". • Though the baroque sound was quickly forced into a corner by the back-to-basics stance of power trios like Cream and Blue Cheer, many musicians weren't yet ready to ditch cellos and harpsichords. Some groups like the Blades of Grass aimed their minor key melodies at an early or even pre-teen following. And others like Emmit Rhodes' Merry-Go-Round, H.P. Lovecraft and Appaloosa simply loved the feel of string quartets and woodwinds and continued to explore orchestral pop further, into the early seventies. • In doing so, they created this tapestry of delights. There was no single blueprint for the American baroque sound - it could be bordering on the gothic (Russ Giguere of the Association's extraordinary 'My Plan') or as small and precise as a music box (Tom Northcott's 'Other Times'). • Here is some of the most deeply atmospheric, original and enduring music of the late 60s. Incredibly, this is the first compilation of it's kind. It has been compiled by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley and has a booklet packed with rare photos and ephemera, plus thorough and enlightening sleevenotes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLabel: Ace Records Uk\u003cbr\u003eUPC: 029667112321\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: February 07, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou're a Very Lovely Woman - the Merry-Go-Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Shall Call Her Mary - the Montage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Raggedy Ann - John Randolph Marr\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Tulu Rogers - Appaloosa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Turnaway - the Pleasure Fair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Different Drum - the Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Emily's Illness - Nora Guthrie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Barefoot Gentleman - the Association\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Land of Sensations ; Delights - J.K. ; Co\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Blue Jack of Diamonds - H.P. Lovecraft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Time - Bonnie Dobson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Satin Slipper - the Blades of Grass\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Silent Symphony - Chris ; Peter Allen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mr Webster - the Monkees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Again Again - Eternity's Children\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e My Plan - Russ Giguere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Fairest of the Seasons - Nico\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Other Times - Tom Northcott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e You Lied - the Neon Philharmonic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Close to Carmel - the Fun ; Games\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Home Before Dark - Nora Guthrie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Have Been Alone - the Common People\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Two By Two (I'm Losing You) - Steve Martin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Lorelei - Rosebud - the Merry-Go-Round\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"02- Alliance","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56731537277301,"sku":"029667112321","price":2.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/4397506-3328028.jpg?v=1770883924","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/american-baroque-chamber-pop-beyond-1967-1971-various-cd-united-kingdom-import","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}