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1968 LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA = INFECTIOUS BREEZY POP GROOVES !

      

                                                                              

                          

                      ROGER NICHOLS

           Circle Of Friends                

              

                                            

                      USA - (brown) A&M Records - SP 4139   

 

~ SCARCE - SOUGHT AFTER ~

Original 1968 first pressing of a standout (seldom seen) collectible... swank sunny-side of the West Coast in Pop Perfection ala "Pet Sounds" ...

Includes the original A&M Records inner sleeve... 

Essentially the very holy grail of L.A. soft psych pop grooves -- this 1968 album is a must own for fans of this highly collectible genre...Sunshine pop that often earns favorable comparisons to Pet Sounds ...the sound is as sundrenched as anything you'd expect from A&M Records in the 60's

Roger Nichols And The Small Circle Of Friends is a high quality product with top flight arrangements, full of electricity and occasionally loud drums, but once the tight harmonies are in full effect, the songs tend to stick in the listeners head...all day long. Another highlight to the album is the the production, often having a dreamy sheen that adds to the brilliance of the pop-rock perfection within...Fortunately on this album Roger Nichols co-wrote four songs with Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds lyricist Tony Asher and the songs have a little more depth than one may usually associate with such breezy pop grooves....

"Small Circle Of Friends" is properly acknowledged as a sunshine pop classic, immaculately produced, almost sickeningly consistent, and is a good place to seek out the breezy sound of the 60's.

  A: Don't Take Your Time 2:31 With a Little Help From My Friends 2:50 Don't Go Breaking My Heart 2:48 I Can See Only You 3:00 Snow Queen 3:26 Love So Fine 2:03B:   Kinda Wasted Without You 2:23 Just Beyond Your Smile 2:20 I'll Be Back 2:38 Cocoanut Grove 2:38 Didn't Want to Have to Do It 2:37 Can I Go 2:12

 

 

CONDITION: The cover: Solid for collection, M- with tiny inconspicuous delete drill at top left = overall looks decent as a collection copy. There are NO split seams, no bends, and no writing  ...retaining bright colors... 

The vinyl: all glossy clean M- over both sides....collectible all the way ...clean brown A&M labels ...

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...

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