"Soft Rock Nuggets" Vol. 3 - Birthday Morning - 2017

There's nothing "soft" about the nuggets in this great little collection – as all the tracks here are the cream of the crop of the late 60s pop scene in the US – not super-huge hits, but instead some overlooked gems that definitely warrant the "nuggets" in the title!.....Most of the work here is from the Warner/Atlantic catalog – but there's also some nice bits from other labels too – and the collection focuses on the warm, breezy, completely sublime sounds that have come to be known as Sunshine Pop over the years – music that's well-produced, but very personal too – and which often has a quality that's a bit deeper than the usual oldies radio material from the time. As usual with most Japanese collections we love so much, the track selection is ultra-hip, and also includes some rare 45-only titles – with two dozen tracks in all, a good number of which we might not have heard otherwise. Titles on this third volume include "Morning Girl" by Neon Philharmonic, "Finders Keepers" by Salt Water Taffy, "If You Don't Want My Love" by Robert John, "All This" by Anita Kerr Singers, "Take My Hand" by Lee Mallory, "Sit Down I Think I Love You" by Mojo Men, "There Is Nothing More To Say" by The Millennium, "Small Talk" by Harpers Bizarre, "It's Sunday" by Sunshine Company, "Someday Man" by Paul Williams, "Hurting Each Other" by Ruby & The Romantics, "I Keep It Hid" by The Vogues, "Lady Love" by Dino Desi & Billy, "Mad" by Harpers Bizarre, "Ain't Gonna Lie" by Keith, "Birthday Morning" by The Association, and "When The Summer Is Through" by The Happenings.  © 1996-2017, Dusty Groove, Inc.

trax:
1. Ain't Gonna Lie - Keith 2. Sit Down, I Think I Love You - The Mojo Men 3. Lonely Too Long - The Young Rascals 4. Take My Hand - Lee Mallory 5. Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie - Jay & The Techniques 6. I Like The Way - Tommy James & The Shondells 7. When The Summer Is Through - The Happenings 8. If You Don't Want My Love - Robert John 9. It's Sunday - The Sunshine Company 10. All This (He Does To Me) - The Anita Kerr Singers 11. Birthday Morning - The Association 12. Come On In - The Association 13. Finders Keepers - Salt Water Taffy 14. Small Talk - Harpers Bizarre 15. I Keep It Hid - The Vogues 16. Bitter Honey - The Holy Mackerel 17. There Is Nothing More To Say - The Millennium 18. More Today Than Yesterday - The Spiral Starecase 19. Morning Girl - The Neon Philhamonic 20. Hurting Each Other - Ruby & The Romantics 21. Sun Shines On My Street - The Congregation 22. Mad - Harpers Bizarre 23. Someday Man - Paul Williams 24. Lady Love - Dino, Desi & Billy
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