3 GREAT new CD's I picked up on vacation!

[Pete70s]

Hi, all!

I got back from my yearly trip to Maine last night, and of course I had a great time as always, although I came home very sunburned and tired! One of the things I always like to do when I'm up there is stop at a small music store that is known for carrying a lot of obscure titles you usually don't come across very easily. So these are the three newest additions to my CD library:

1-Eternity's Children- I've mentioned this group a lot on these boards lately, mostly due to Starbuck. So it's kind of ironic that I came across a CD reissue of their two albums, and of course, I HAD to buy it. They hit the Hot-100 in mid-'68 with a tune called "Mrs. Bluebird", and, of course, one of the members later formed Starbuck, who hit the top 10 with "Moonlight Feels Right". I didn't know any other Eternity's Children songs but was curious to hear more. I find their sound to be somewhere between The Fifth Dimension and The Cowsills. There's 25 cuts on the CD, and I listened to the whole thing and didn't find one bad song! Highly recommended, if you can find it!

2-The Forum-The River Is Wide- This group was apparently a project of Les Baxter. They did the original version of The River Is Wide, which later became a hit for The Grass Roots (I've always liked The Forum version better). The CD includes their original 1967 album, along with several bonus tracks and no less than 5 different takes of the title song! The single mix is actually listed under a different title, I have no idea why. The reissue of this and the Eternity's Children disc are both on the same "rev-ola" label.

3-Pet Projects-The Brian Wilson Productions- I was PSYCHED to find this, because it has a lot of 45's that are nearly impossible to find today! Check out this line-up:
1. Run Around Lover - Sharon Marie
2. Thinkin Bout You Baby (Early version of "Darlin"!!)- Sharon Marie
3. Pamela Jean - The Survivors
4. After The Game - The Survivors
5. Sacramento - Gary Usher
6. That's The Way I Feel - Gary Usher
7. The One You Can't Have - The Honeys
8. Surfin' Down The Swannie River - The Honey
9. Summertime - Sharon Marie
10. Hide Go Seek - The Honeys
11. Shyin Away - American Spring
12. Pray For Surf - The Honeys
13. Shoot The Curl - The Honeys
14. Vegetables - The Laughing Gravy
15. The Revo-Lution - Rachel & The Revolvers
16. Number One - Rachel & The Revolvers
17. She Rides With Me - Paul Petersen
18. Guess I'm Dumb - Glen Campbell
19. Story Of My Life - Sharon Marie
20. He's A Doll - The Honeys
21. Tonight You Belong To Me - The Honeys
22. Goodnight My Love - The Honeys
I've been looking for some of these tracks for YEARS!! There is a very diverse mix on this CD, and the company that put it out (ACE) did an EXCELLENT job on it!

All in all, three great CD's I'm glad I purchased!

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Hey, sounds like some good finds there! (TOO weird and ironic you should find Eternity's Children after our post the other day! Were you actively looking for it, or just happened to run across it?)

That Brian CD sounds too cool.

Wish I had money too experiment with more CD's. LOL

[Pete70s]

SAT-The said:

Hey, sounds like some good finds there! (TOO weird and ironic you should find Eternity's Children after our post the other day! Were you actively looking for it, or just happened to run across it?)

That Brian CD sounds too cool.

Wish I had money too experiment with more CD's. LOL

No, I didn't even know it existed.. I'm surprised it even got re-issued!

[Ken]

Great finds Pete Wow ! I have The Forum song on 45
The Brian Wilson disc sounds very cool indeed

[H2IZCOOL]

Hey Pete. Glad you had a good vacation. Where did you go? Bah Hahbah?? ;D

Those sound like three great CDs.

I'm familiar with Mrs. Bluebird, but didn't know the Starbuck connection.

Need to hear the Forum version of the River is Wide

That Brian Wilson Pet Projects sounds fantastic! I know the Honeys were like the female counterparts/protogees of the Beach Boys. And I know that the 45 of Surfin Down The Swanee River is worth a small fortune. The one that really excited me though was Pamela Jean by the Survivors. I used to LOVE that song. I don't think I've heard it in 40 years! I'm going to have to look for that cd.

[Pete70s]

H2IZCOOL said:

Hey Pete. Glad you had a good vacation. Where did you go? Bah Hahbah?? ;D

Those sound like three great CDs.

I'm familiar with Mrs. Bluebird, but didn't know the Starbuck connection.

Need to hear the Forum version of the River is Wide

That Brian Wilson Pet Projects sounds fantastic! I know the Honeys were like the female counterparts/protogees of the Beach Boys. And I know that the 45 of Surfin Down The Swanee River is worth a small fortune. The one that really excited me though was Pamela Jean by the Survivors. I used to LOVE that song. I don't think I've heard it in 40 years! I'm going to have to look for that cd.

No, Old Orchard Beach. I go every August.

I really like the Brian CD, and yes, Pamela Jean is a great song. Too bad it didn't go anywhere..

I'm sure you'll be able to find a copy, I think CDNOW has it, that's where I cut and pasted the track listing from...

[H2IZCOOL]

Pete70s said:

No, Old Orchard Beach. I go every August.

I really like the Brian CD, and yes, Pamela Jean is a great song. Too bad it didn't go anywhere..

I'm sure you'll be able to find a copy, I think CDNOW has it, that's where I cut and pasted the track listing from...

I used to love Old Orchard Beach! We used to go there often when I was a kid.

Thanks for the info on the Brian cd. I'm gonna check it out.