Summer of Love, Vol. 2: Turn on (Mind Expansion & Signs of the Times)

Summer of Love, Vol. 2: Turn on (Mind Expansion & Signs of the Times)

Track Listings

1. I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes

2. Incense and Peppermints

3. Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) [*] - The Chocolate Watchband

4. Epistle to Dippy - Donovan

5. Renaissance Fair [*] - The Byrds

6. Love Every Day - Boyce & Hart

7. Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher

8. Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - Hombres

9. Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) - The Mamas & the Papas

10. Back on the Street Again [*] - Sunshine Company

11. Let's Live for Today - The Grass Roots

12. That Acapulco Gold [*] - Rainy Daze

13. It's a Happening Thing - Peanut Butter Conspiracy

14. My World Fell Down - Sagittarius

15. Six O'Clock - The Lovin' Spoonful

16. Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

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Summer Of Love Vol. 2: Turn On { Various Artists }
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Sonically excellent CD!

Oops, missed a song from my previous review

Some great stuff, some filler

Two Greats and a bunch of Also-Rans

Summer Of Love Vol. 2: Turn On { Various Artists }

Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000032VW
Release Date: 1992-09-01

Tracks:

I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) - The Electric Prunes
Incense and Peppermints
Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-In) [*] - The Chocolate Watchband
Epistle to Dippy - Donovan
Renaissance Fair [*] - The Byrds
Love Every Day - Boyce & Hart
Beat Goes On - Sonny & Cher
Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) - Hombres
Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming to the Canyon) - The Mamas & the Papas
Back on the Street Again [*] - Sunshine Company
Let's Live for Today - The Grass Roots
That Acapulco Gold [*] - Rainy Daze
It's a Happening Thing - Peanut Butter Conspiracy
My World Fell Down - Sagittarius
Six O'Clock - The Lovin' Spoonful
Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum

Customer Reviews:

Sonically excellent CD!.......2004-01-31

Summer Of Love Vol. 2 is a nicely mixed selection of trippy pop songs, many of which blared from countless shirt-pocket ALL-TRANSISTOR radios in 1967. What makes this CD unique is that nearly every tune was purposely re-mastered using the original monaural mixes. Sonically, this CD is excellent, having been re-mastered by Bill Inglot who really has an ear for great sound.

Oops, missed a song from my previous review.......1998-08-29

It's me again, the "music fan from California."

I left a song off my list, so just wanted to complete the review:

That Acapulco Gold -- The Rainy Daze. One of those stupid lead-singer-singing-through-a-megaphone ditties. Remember "Winchester Cathedral"? This is like that song, but a thinly-veiled ode to marijuana. Throw-away filler.

Some great stuff, some filler.......1998-08-29

Some of the songs on this album were selections for the terrific original "Nuggets" album, which you'd be lucky to find anymore. However, while "Nuggets" shined throughout, this album is a very mixed bag.

The standouts:

I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night-- The Electric Prunes. A great psychedelic classic, with a bumblebee guitar riff.

Incense and Peppermints -- Strawberry Alarm Clock. A period piece, but still a great single.

Renaissance Fair -- The Byrds. A track from their fantastic "Younger Than Yesterday" album. Great Crosby/McGuinn tune. "I think that maybe I'm dreaming..."

Back On The Street Again -- The Sunshine Company. The best song by this group. Irresistable folk-tinged song with terrific harmony. Very happy sound, but melancholy lyrics.

My World Fell Down -- Sagittarius. This should've been a big hit when it was released. Instead, it's one of those rare gems that any true '60s fan should have. What a cool song. Great harmonies, instrumental parts, very well produced.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale -- Procol Harum. How can you not like this song? Rolling Stone voted it one of best singles of all time. Sort of "When A Man Loves A Woman" filtered and distorted through "Mr. Bojangles," with a healthy dose of extremely cryptic lyrics thrown in for good measure.

The filler:

Are You Gonna Be There -- The Chocolate Watch Band. So-so sneering Rolling Stones clone.

Epistle To Dippy -- Donovan. Donovan at his most wimpy and precious. Even the geeky song title should tell you something. Ugh! Turn it off!

Love Every Day -- Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart. Well, if you like Peter & Gordon, I guess you'll like this easy-listening stuff. Otherwise....

The Beat Goes On -- Sonny and Cher. As irritating as always.

Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) -- The Hombres. Amusing back in the '60s as a fun novelty song. Pretty embarrassing and silly now.

Twelve Thirty -- Mamas And Papas. Not one of their best songs.

Let's Live For Today -- The Grassroots. Never cared much for this song (or group).

It's A Happening Thing -- The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Their one semi-hit. You can tell why they only had one hit.

Six O' Clock -- The Lovin Spoonful. Not one of their best songs.

You can find a lot of the good songs on other albums such as the (subsequent to the original "Nuggets") "Nuggets"-series records that Rhino released. Maybe those will have a better gem-to-filler ratio than this album.

Two Greats and a bunch of Also-Rans.......1998-06-29

The two really great cuts in this collection make it worth owning. That Acapulco Gold by the Rainy Daze and Let It Out (Let it All Hang Out) by the Hombres are true gems of the era. The rest of this stuff is fairly unremarkable.

Summer of Love, Vol. 2: Turn on (Mind Expansion & Signs of the Times)

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Summer of Love, Vol. 2: Turn on (Mind Expansion & Signs of the Times)
Various Artists
Manufacturer: Alex
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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