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Artist:	COWSILLS, THE
Title:	Painting The Day (The Angelic Psychedelia of The Cowsills)
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 069CD

"The Cowsills are right up there with the Monkees as classiest of all the American teen groups. The Cowsills were an institution in the late sixties. This 23-track compilation comprises their significant hits, the best of their superb vocal psychedelia and the entire '11 x 11' acid concept album released digitally for the first time anywhere in the world. Hailing from Rhode Island, The Cowsills were the original 'Family of Pop' on whom the Partridge Family were based. Their father William 'Bud' Cowsill, began assembling the group at the height of Beatlemania. Eventually it comprised his sons Bill, Bob, Barry, John and Paul, seven year-old daughter Susan and their mother Barbara. The Cowsills created highly polished vocal pop and in 1967, after some false starts, their breakthrough single, the very memorable 'The Rain, The Park & Other Things' reached number 1 on the American chart. The Cowsills enjoyed two million selling number one hits (both included on this compilation) 'The Rain, The Park & Other Things' (sometimes known as 'I Love The Flower Girl') and their cover of the theme song from the popular musical Hair which became a hippy anthem and was banned in Vietnam."

Artist:	COWSILLS, THE
Title:	Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools
Label:	NOW SOUNDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CRNOW 007CD

"The Cowsills possessed one of the most pleasing vocal blends in all of popular music. In addition, they created without proper credit the blueprint for countless other singing family bands, including the TV-created Partridge Family, who were actually based on The Cowsills. 1968's Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools , the band's third long player for M-G-M, would prove to be a semi-conceptual album, which perfectly blended the group's earlier helium-filled soft pop buoyancy with mystical psych pop excursions and sunshine pop sensibilities. The thread that tied these elements together was their undeniable vocal dexterity. This first-ever legitimate CD issue of Captain Sad And His Ship Of Fools includes the Top 10 hit 'Indian Lake.' Also included are six bonus tracks, including the non-LP Top 50 single 'Poor Baby.' The full-colour booklet also includes rare, unpublished photos, and extensive liner notes that feature the participation of original band members."

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