VA - A Pretty Song, Sunshine, Soft & Studio Pop 1966-1972 [2024]

SUNSHINE POP

VA - A Pretty Song, Sunshine, Soft & Studio Pop 1966-1972 [2024]

Released in June 2024 by Teensville Records, A Pretty Song: Sunshine, Soft & Studio Pop 1966–1972 is the twelfth volume in the label’s long-running series dedicated to melodic pop obscurities. This 31-track CD compilation focuses on harmony-driven, studio-crafted recordings that slipped through the cracks during the golden age of soft pop. It’s a cleanly curated set that favors emotional nuance and production detail over chart ambition.

The compilation draws from a mix of rare 45s and unreleased masters, many of which are making their CD debut. Artists include Orange Pineapple Tree (She Smiled at Me), The Second Time (Magic Man), The American Blues (Your Love Is True), and Steps (Unbelieving Girl). These tracks reflect the genre’s quieter corners—where layered vocals, gentle orchestration, and subtle melancholy defined the mood. The sequencing moves from breezy optimism to introspective shimmer, maintaining tonal cohesion throughout.

Teensville’s remastering is warm and detailed, preserving analog textures while enhancing clarity. Many selections were originally issued in limited runs or on regional labels, now restored with precision and context.

What distinguishes this volume is its commitment to documenting the studio pop aesthetic, songs shaped by arrangers and producers rather than touring bands. A Pretty Song doesn’t chase hits; it curates mood, melody, and emotional resonance. For those archiving the softer side of ’60s pop, it’s a fully validated, well-documented addition to the Teensville canon. (B)

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Track list

01 Orange Pineapple Tree - She Smiled at Me 1:59

02 Second Time - Magic Man 2:00

03 American Blues - Your Love is True 2:13

04 Steps - Unbelieving Girl 3:35

05 Rhonda & Reba - Go Live Your Life 2:14

06 Graduates - Seventh Generation Breakthrough (Leaving Sometime) 2:06

07 Bert & Bill - You're What Makes My Lonely Life Worthwhile 2:52

08 Popcorn Rebellion - Don't Go Walkin' in The Rain 2:26

09 Uncle Sound - I'm Gonna Ask Him 3:14

10 Larry Weiss - See You at Sunrise 3:11

11 Cadaver - If You've Got The Time 1:57

12 Rings & Things - To Me: to Me: to Me 2:39

13 Power Plant - I Can't Happen Without You 2:53

14 Ruff Diamond - Nothing Moves Me Like You Do 3:19

15 Ellie Greenwich - The Door Will Be Open (A Light Will Be Burning) 2:10

16 Blackwell Manner - Make Me Over 2:10

17 Perfect Stone - Lovin' You Comes So Easy 2:39

18 Polymers Children - Josephine 2:52

19 Changin' Times - When The Good Sun Shines 2:11

20 7-Sons - Baby Please Come Back 2:16

21 San Francisco Earthquake - Sophia 2:57

22 Philip Doyle & Patricia Dooley - Stormy Kind of Love 2:35

23 CC & The Chasers - Two and Twenty 2:33

24 Fantasia - Gotta Get Away 2:41

25 Easy Street - Do You Hear The Magic Music 2:42

26 Bobby Vee - You 1:55

27 Tom Dooley & His Lovelights - The Winds of New York City 2:37

28 Steps - Sunshine 3:08

29 Second Time - Shadows 2:36

30 American Blues - Say So 2:10

31 Charles - A Pretty Song 2:12

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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