Description
Title: There”s a War on
Artist: Rainbow Press
Label: Out-Sider
Product Type: VINYL LP
UPC: 4040824084974
Genre: Rock
Release Date: 2015-04-14
Number of Discs: 1
Out-Sider presents the first legit reissue of There”s a War On by The Rainbow Press, a cool US ”68 psychedelic concept album with all the right moves: solid songwriting, refreshing harmonies, studio effects, organ, fuzz guitar, electric piano, sunshine/baroque touches – think The Rainy Daze, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Doors. The Rainbow Press evolved from The Continental Divide, a college band from New York containing members from two previous British invasion groups: The Group and The Specs. They were Bill Yergin on drums, Dave Troup on bass, Larry Milton on electric piano and 12-string guitar, Marc Ellis on guitar, Charlie Osborne on organ, and Joe Groff on vocals. All the members sang vocal harmonies and the twin electric piano/organ action gave the band an unusual and cool sound. In 1968, Audio Fidelity approached them and a contract was secured. The band changed their name to the more groovy-sounding The Rainbow Press and sessions for their first album started at Radio City in New York. There”s a War On saw the light in 1968 on the Mr. G label (the “”hip”” branch of Audio Fidelity). It”s hard to believe this perfectly recorded psychedelic beauty was made by college students! Remastered sound; includes insert with liner notes telling the band”s story for the first time.
Tracks:
1.1 01. Step Aboard
1.2 02. A Simple Way
1.3 03. Cyclic Epic (The Song of the Barnegat Mosquito)
1.4 04. Better Way
1.5 05. The Girl That Cannot Love
1.6 06. There”s a War On
1.7 07. Lightning Streak
1.8 08. I”ve Found Someone
1.9 09. Our Country”s Still O.K.
1.10 10. No One Follows the Daytime
