Little Dreams: Canterbury Recordings

The New Wave were a folk duo with Reid King and Thom Adreola. They recorded one album in 1967. The album was a masterpiece of orchestrated folk, and featured Van Dyke Parks, as well as session men like Ron Carter and Hal Blaine.What works so well about this album is its subtlety.. These are not the up-front orchestrations of, say, Sgt. Pepper or Love's Forever Changes. Producer Gene Page keeps the strings and reeds secondary to the wonderful acoustic guitar playing. There are plenty of garnishes here--listen especially for the vibraphone--but they are kept in spots you really have to listen for. This forces you to listen deeply and adds a depth to the musical appreciation.The album comes twice on thiss CD, mixed in stereo and mono. I prefer the mono mix, as it is cleaner, allowing you to hear the layers in more detail. There are also several stripped down bonus tracks, which I wish were given the same treatment as the proper album.

This CD gets 5 Stars from me despite the Producers bloated over-production, which buried this duo's intricate guitar work and thoughtful lyrics under a heavy layer of Session Musicians. Only with their Island Records recording (unreleased in the US) of their 2nd album in 1969 would these two very talented people really hit their stride. I've known both Reid and Tom since our high school days. Reid did a lot of work before this CD's release to improve the balance between their music and the stifling Production, so this CD is actually better than when originally released. Their guitars alone produced music and lyrics that wrapped around you creating truly subtle, almost magical moods. Apart from the production, these 2 talented people have created truly dynamic and sensitive music uniquely their own. Unfortunately aimed at the Rock market, this CD falls better into a folk-poetic category. The music is excellent, although early. Also there is an amazing Album Cover by the great artist Allan Hart.

A bit optimistic in the editorial review. I would barely call this Simon and GarSimon in that there is no dominant voice to carry the material. Not elevator music but half way up the escalator. Free Design (Kites) mixed with David and Jonathan. This music could have played over the end credits of any boy meets girl / loses girl type movie of the 60's. That being said, I can't seem to give it up completely. I definitely have to be in a mellow mood to play it. Also, having been weened on mono records and transistor radio I find the stereo versions of the songs to be refreshingly clear. I wouldn't put this high on a want list but for the right price not the worst addition to your 60's collection.

Intrigued by the history blurb, this little-known album is a surprise in the creativity, musicianship, intricate harmoniesand guitarwork for having been done in 1967. It's amazing this album wasn't more of a success back then, but reading theliner notes in the booklet of the album explains why it was so relatively unknown then. It's great to now have access to this unique artistic music. The bonus tracks add to the knowledge of how this duo started and where they were headed beyond when this was recorded Little Dreams: Canterbury Recordingsmusically. I hope to hear more from the composer Reid King and what he's doing now.

love this release...I found a scratchy copy on vinyl , but it has such a mellow groove to it I needed to hear nice & clean...killer songs & a very good duo with backup from the Wrecking crew......a great late find from 1967...

The DEPTH & PURITY of The New Wave's Music feeds my Heart & Soul with such Passionately charged, DEEP & TENDER Emotion and Feeling, which makes it all the more ATTRACTIVE to the Human Spirit. Its' PURITY & GORGEOUSLY crafted, Intricately woven, harmonious sounds and vibrations are by far some of the most Symmetrically Alligned Music my ears have indulged in! Their Music has pulled me in, time & time again into its Alluring, Magnificant ENCHANTMENT, making a very deep impact on my soul unlike any other musical group has done before! The Strings, the Harmonies, the Vocals, the Melodies, the Lyrics, All a GRADE A MASTERPIECE of a GEM! This is the kind of music the PURE and Ever-Loving UNIVERSE, along with its citizens, was meant to experience. This is TRUE music at its BEST! It's impossible to ever get tired of it as I have listened to each of these songs at least over 200 times and counting!It is by Far some of the most Purest, most Breathtakingly Stunning material I have listened to in my entire LIFE and I am truly lucky I have discovered such BEAUTIFUL TREASURE!! I hunger for more of their EXCEPTIONALLY Illustrious DIVINE Music!! You won't be dissapointed with this GEM! I can't wait for the release of their second album,...Which I know without a doubt in my mind that it is just as brilliant as the first. The New Wave has captured my HEART & SOUL unlike any other musical group has done before! What a privilege and pleasure it has been connecting with Mr. Reid King through his music. My oh MY! <3...<3.....<3<3.......<3............<3

This is quite a pleasant album of psych pop that's a bit reminiscent of Curt Boettcher's Sagittarius album - nice melodies, standard psych pop arrangements, some orchestration, certainly nothing too wild - you won't find backwards sitars or phased organs here. This is another mono/stereo release, I prefer and will probably only listen to the stereo version, which sounds really clean. Recommended to fans of melodic psych pop.

1967 erschien das Album LITTLE DREAMS von der Gruppe The New Wave, die wohl heute kaum noch jemand kennen dürfte, auch wenn ihr einziges Album nun schon seit einer Weile als CD-Reissue erhältlich ist. Stilistisch gibt es hier den für die Zeit so typischen Mix aus Pop und Rock, mit einer leichten Prise Psychedelica.Wirklich brillant ist das Zusammenspiel von sanft-verträumten Gesang, Akustikgitarren sowie betörenden Orchester-Arrangements. Was das letztere betrifft, findet sich ein interessanter Credit auf der CD: "Arranged & Counducted By Gene Page". Gene Page ist in den frühen 70er Jahren zu einem der gefragtesten Arrangeuren aufgestiegen und war vor allem für seine charakteristischen Streicher-Arrangements im Soul bekannt. Mit dieser Musik hier würde man ihn nicht unbedingt in Verbindung bringen - umso interessanter macht das jedoch diese frühe Arbeit.Pop-Musik der feinsten verzauberten Art. Unbedingt empfehlenswert!

A l'évidence grands fanatiques de chanson et de cinéma français, ce duo brun/blond pas rock pour un sou se présente comme les Simon & Garfunkel d'une certaine musique easy listening du mitan des années 1960 californiennes.Pas de psychédélisme, malgré ce que l'illustration de couverture pourrait laisser penser, et pas de progressive rock contrairement à ce que la présence de "Canterbury" dans le titre peut laisser entendre.Tommy André et Reid King, puisque ce sont eux, la "New Wave", sont des fils de bonne famille (l'un des deux a été acteur lorsqu'il était enfant) qui aiment "tous types de musique", mais notamment la bossa nova, la musique classique et la guitare acoustique. Au moment où les sessions du 'Smile' des Beach Boys s'enlisent, ils ont la chance d'enregistrer un album - celui-ci - pour un tout petit label mais avec des musiciens du calibre de Hal Blaine, Van Dyke Parks ou Ron Carter. L'album est publié un mois avant le 'Sgt. Pepper' des Beatles. La promotion de l'album au-delà de Los Angeles ne suit pas et le duo vivote quelques années encore avant de passer à autre chose.S'ils ne sont absolument pas du même calibre que 'Smile' et 'Sgt. Pepper', ces 'Petits Rèves' en ont une partie du charme et constituent une curiosité toute de nostalgie du mythique Summer Of Love qui les a vus naître.

un disco inutile e molto pomposo che non contiene nemmeno una canzone(dico una!!!)canzone degna di nota.Soldi spesi malissimo per una nullità musicale.lo sconsiglio a tutti in maniera netta.Soldi buttati al vento purtroppo.!!!!

ネオアコ本などでは、ギリシャの二人組ファンタスティック・サムシングをネオアコ界のサイモン＆ガーファンクルと大体書いてありますし、北欧ポップではキングス・オブ・コンビニエンスがそういう呼ばれ方をしてきました。そんな感覚でいうと、ニューウェイヴはまさにソフトロック界のサイモン＆ガーファンクルというに相応しいコデュオです。イエローバルーンも出したカンタベリーレコードから６７年にこの唯一のアルバムが発表されています。内容はソフトロックのコーラスグループ的なめくるめく展開というよりも、もっと内省的なジョアン・ジルベルトなど基本は初期のボサノヴァに近い弾き語りの囁くようなボーカルに、ソフトロック的な流麗なアレンジが施されている感じです。そしてほとんどが二人のオリジナルなのですが、曲がとにかく素晴らしい出来で、ファンタスティック・サムシングもそうですが、これだけの作曲能力を持ちながら、短命で終わったのが非常に惜しいなと思います。とにかく儚なさと物憂げな世界観が美しく、ベンワットの「ノース・マリン・ドライヴ」とかの雰囲気が好きな方にはピンと来るでしょう。再発はもちろんチェリーレッド系列のナウサウンドで、この作品では全曲のモノバージョンに加えて、ボートラが５曲の計27トラックという大盤振る舞いです。なおＭ６は、詩人の血の後やったオー・ペネロープが１ｓｔ、ＥＰでサンプリングしていた元ネタでした。こういう発見が突然あるとやっぱりなんか嬉しいですね。