THE BOSTON SOUND ®1968-REVISITED (VARIOUS ARTISTS)

The Boston Sound®: 1968 Revisited Artist: Various Artists UPC: 803680717356

Alan Lorber again revisits the ultra controversal "Boston Sound" with this new 14 artist set. 40 years ago, The "Bosstown Sound" was the result of Lorber's attempt with MGM Records to exploit a particular geographic area for the music it was producing. San Francisco was a creative hub for psychedelic rock and Boston was hyped as the the East Coast version. S.F.'s Rolling Stone, then a new underground paper, attacked the P.R. which was supporting the local Boston musicians. However, Lorber's marketing actually helped kick off label hype which dominates the current record industry today which no new artist would do without. In this collection, Lorber opens with Earth Opera's "The Red Socks Are Winning" which is a core description of the 1968 Boston blue collar v. hippie sub-culture. The album highlights a cross section of diverse musical talents and styles that emerged from this 1968 slice of rock 'n' roll history which has to this day survived through it all. Other artists include Orpheus, Ultimate Spinach, the Lost, Ill Wind, and the first reissue of the Orpheus "Congress Alley" by the Alan Lorber Orchestra & Chorus.

1. The Red Sox Are Winning - Recording Artist - Earth Opera 2. High Flying Bird - Recording Artist - Ill Wind 3. Can't Find The Time - Recording Artist - Orpheus 4. Vacuum - Recording Artist - Puff 5. Pamela - Recording Artist - Ultimate Spinach 6. Another Day - Recording Artist - Phluph 7. Seven Starry Skies (Mystic) - Recording Artist - The Lost 8. Back On The Farm - Recording Artist - Bagatelle & Willie Alexander 9. Without You - Recording Artist - Front Page Review 10. Bright Lit Blue Skies - Recording Artist - Rockin' Ramrods 11. Off With The Old - Recording Artist - Chamaeleon Church 12. Gypsy - Recording Artist - Apple Pie Motherhood Band 13. Goodbye Girl - Recording Artist - Eden's Children 14. Congress Alley - Recording Artist - Alan Lorber Orchestra & Chorus