Despite their name, the New Wave were not some trend-hopping band of the late '70s or early '80s, but a soft rock sunshine pop duo of the late '60s.
Comprised of singer/songwriters Tommy Andre and Reid King, they put out an obscure, self-titled album on the Canterbury label, also the home of fellow sunshine poppers the Yellow Balloon.
Very little is known about the New Wave, though from the album sleeve pictures they look extremely young, most likely still in their teens.
The album is in fact so soft and pop-ish that its relationship to rock music is slight and it sometimes sounds geared as much or more to the adult pop market as the pop/rock one.
Their material emphasizes breezy, samba-influenced close-harmony romantic tunes, acoustic guitars, and light percussion embroidered by vibes and some orchestration.
The music is pleasant but fluffy, somewhat like the most pop-oriented material by Chad & Jeremy, though the resemblance isn't extremely strong.
On the other hand who are we to judge whether this is bad music or an overlooked gem?
It all depends on one's musical taste and memories brought back on long summer evenings or cloudy and rainy days in autumn.
Just listen without prejudice.
Tracklist :
01.Little Dreams (Stereo)
02.Shadows Of Good Bye (Stereo)
03.The Evening Mist - A Mourning Dew (Stereo)
04.Autrefois (J'ai Aimé Une Femme) (Stereo)
05.In A Linely Towne (Stereo)
06.The Shade Of The Sun (Stereo)
07.Walkin' On Down The Street (Stereo)
08.Once (Stereo)
09.Live For Today (Stereo)
10.Not From You (Stereo)
11.Where Do We Go From Here (Stereo)
12.Little Dreams (Mono)
13.Shadows Of Good Bye (Mono)
14.The Evening Mist - A Mourning Dew (Mono)
15.Autrefois (J'ai Aimé Une Femme) (Mono)
16.In A Lonely Towne (Mono)
17.The Shade Of The Sun (Mono)
18.Walkin' On Down The Street (Mono)
19.Once (Mono)
20.Live For Today (Mono)
21.Not From You (Mono)
22.Where Do We Go From Here (Mono)
Bonus Tracks :
23.Tightrope
24.Kiss The Mountain
25.Esemplastic Polyhymnia
26.You Never Said I Love You
27.The Stream Of Life
[ Rip and scans by COR ... many thanks mate ]
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ReplyDeleteAny chance you can upload a fresh download link for this? I can't find this record on vinyl or digitally anywhere. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteHi, my name is Reid King, composer and founding member of the original "The New Wave" Duo in 1966 and the album done in 67 for Canterbury Records in LA which was a tax shelter for Mattel Toys. Founders of Mattel set up their real son KEN (sister BARBIE!) with something fun to do and lose $300k for Mattel as a write-off. We didn't know that when we signed but all came out later when they didn't support the album when it took off on the air summer of 67. They didn't want it to make money, just be a write-off. So it did not get the acclaim it would have. We confronted KEN with what we found out and he tore up our contract fall of 67. As artists we became even more unique, not fitting into known genres, struggling in LA until 71 when we got a deal in England where we did a 2nd album. It also became a tax shelter and was never released. A few years ago the 1st album was re-discovered and re-released with a couple of bonus tracks from the 2nd English album too. Here is a link to a nice review of the re-release. https://theseconddisc.com/2011/05/18/before-blondie-and-talking-heads-now-sounds-presents-the-original-new-wave/?fbclid=IwAR3PYPZwlVpG9fH0kVthhSB--FIszbOGfChY5Oh22wgMEEv9L3JVXoX-jRo
DeleteMuch of the album is on Spotify, iTunes, Pandora etc and also YouTube as Little Dreams: The New Wave Canterbury Recordings. Here is an email for me and if you reply there I can send you a LOT more and my compositions of new. reidaux@hotmail.com Thanks for your interest! rk