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Begin

Artist: The Millennium
Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
Category: Music

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

2 reviews
Sales Rank: 527072

Media: LP Record
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 12.2 x 12.1 x 0.3

UPC: 090771523013
EAN: 0090771523013
ASIN: B001EQP9TQ

Release Date: November 25, 2008
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Tracks:

•	Prelude
•	To Claudia on Thursday
•	I Just Want to Be Your Friend
•	5 A.M.
•	I'm With You
•	The Island
•	Sing to Me
•	It's You
•	Some Sunny Day
•	It Won't Always Be the Same
•	The Know It All
•	Karmic Dream Sequence #1
•	There Is Nothing More to Say
•	Anthem (Begin)

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Editorial Reviews:

Album Description
The Millennium looms large in the hearts of fans of the '60s sunshine pop genre. The studio group was the creation of legendary tunesmith/studio genius Curt Boettcher, who had previously been instrumental in the formation of the fabled '60s cult acts the Ballroom and Sagittarius. In 1968, Boettcher assembled a group of talented California singers and musicians (including singer/guitarists Lee Mallory, Sandy Salisbury, Joey Stec and Michael Fennelly and Music Machine drummer Ron Edgar) to record the Millennium's sole album, Begin.

Begin, produced by Curt Boettcher and Keith Olsen, with assistance by California rock legend Gary Usher, is an exquisite progressive pop opus, combining breezy melodies, ambitious baroque arrangements, stirring psychedelic touches and angelic vocal harmonies to create a suite-like concept album that perfectly captures the optimistic mood of the time in which it was made.

At the time the most expensive rock album that Columbia Records had ever financed, Begin proved to be too melodic for the emerging underground FM radio format and too avant-garde for AM Top 40. Although it didn't find a large audience at the time of its release, Begin is now acknowledged as a landmark work and a sunshine-pop cornerstone. It retains a loving place in the hearts and minds of its fans, who hold it in the same high esteem as the works of such harmony-driven '60s acts as the Beach Boys, the Left Banke and the Mamas and the Papas.

Begin is an absolute must for any fan of '60s pop and vintage psychedelia. Sundazed's vinyl version is an exact replica of the original 1968 LP. Sourced from the original stereo masters.

Album Description
Reissue of sole 1968 album by studio supergroup that pop/ rock producer Curt Boettcher (the Association) put together after being heavily influenced by psychedelia and California rock in order to further explore the progressive sounds going on at the time. Contains all 16 of the original tracks, plus six bonus tracks, siingle versions of 'It's You', 'To Claudia On Thursday', 'There Is No More To Say', '5 A.M.', 'I Just Want To Be Your Friend' and 'Prelude'. 22 tracks total. 1997 release.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars

The best studio album ever made. May 2, 1999
3 out of 5 found this review helpful

Since the Sony release is not available here, check out the new release from Britain on Creation Records. The new liner notes are superb.

http://www.blackmail.co.uk/one/html/crev052.html

5 out of 5 stars The late 60s side project of the Association is perfect pop! October 27, 1998
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

The Millenium is a pop/rock band that was around in the late 60s, hailing from California. Their songs are catchy a la Peter and Gordon (and beatles, monkees, etc) and production is smooth like "pet sounds" or many of Phil Spectors project. The leader of the band was a one time player in the more popluar band, the Association. The songs are tightly knit 3 minute at most burst of thought out fun and edearing thoughts. They add a touch of exotica/bossa nova percusion to songs such as 5 am. For any fan of good guitar based, smooth pop music or any 60s music, this will be a great addition to your musical world. Enjoy!