The New Colony Six "Breakthrough" 1966 (Eva Rec France)

One of the most essential garage LPs ever, loaded with the trademark harmonies, Leslie-fied guitar licks and hypnotizing combo organ of Chicago's NC6. This vinyl edition is an exact repro of their ultra-rare '66 debut. Unstoppably brilliant!Chicago's New Colony Six originally emerged as a tough, British Invasion-styled outfit prominently featuring Farfisa organ and a novel (at the time) Lesley guitar. Scoring a huge local hit with "I Confess," their early recordings -- exemplified by their 1966 debut album, Breakthrough -- featured first-class original material that gave the sound of Them and the Yardbirds a more commercial, American garage-based, vocal harmony approach. The rest of the '60s saw the band gradually abandoning their roots for middle-of-the-road pop with horns and strings. Continuing to rack up major local hits and minor national ones, they finally cracked the U.S. Top 30 with "Love You So Much" (1968) and "Things I'd Like to Say" (1969). ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

The New Colony Six:

Patrick McBride: voc, harmonica / Ray Graffia: voc, tambourine / Jerry Kollenburg: guitar / Wally Kemp: bass / Craig Kemp: organ / Chic James: drums

traxfromwax:

1. I Confess 2. A Heart Is Made Of Many Things 3. Don't You Think It's Time You Stopped Your Cryin' 4. Last Nite 5. I And You 6. At The River's Edge 7. I Lie Awake 8. Dawn Is Breaking 9. The Time Of The Year Is Sunset 10. Mister You're A Better Man Than I 11. Some People Think I'm A Playboy 12. Sloopy

ripped from wax in glorious monoloudarama!

Note on the label: Due to unavailability of certain master recordings, surface noise may be evident on certain tracks.