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 Post subject: [2007-08-06] The Arbors "The Very Best Of The Arbors: Symphonies For Susan" (Rev-Ola UK)
PostPosted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 3:17 pm 
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The Arbors are the last great 'lost' vocal harmony act of the 1960s. Formed by two sets of brothers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1965 (and you thought the MC5 were the first cool Ann Arbor act!), the quartet were signed to Columbia's Date imprint and scored their first hit with "A Symphony For Susan" in 1966. Indeed, it's the symphonic nature of many of their recordings that singled The Arbors out as being that little bit different from their 'cooler' peers.

Then in 1969 the group semi-re-invented themselves with their third LP which spawned further hits in their mind-blowing, DJ-baiting versions of The Box Tops' "The Letter" and Blood, Sweat & Tears' "I Can't Quit Her". The album also featured stunning readings of Beatles, Dylan, Doors and Simon & Garfunkel tunes and should now be regarded as a bona fide soft pop classic. Shifting once again, in the early '70s the band moved away from pop and into the lucrative world of advertising jingles where they forged a 30-odd year career cutting ads for the likes of McDonalds, Texaco, Green Giant and United Airlines.

Rev-Ola is proud to present Symphonies For Susan, the first definitive retrospective of this largely overlooked and hugely talented band, featuring tracks from all three of their albums, many of which appear on CD for the first time.

1. The Letter
2. Graduation Day
3. I Can't Quit Her/For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
4. A Symphony For Susan
5. Touch Me
6. Just Let It Happen
7. Okalona River Bottom Band
8. Lovin' Tonight (Maybe Tonight)
9. Valley Of The Dolls
10. Like A Rolling Stone
11. Mas Que Nada (Pow Pow Pow)
12. Motet-Overture
13. Day In The Life Of A Fool (Manha de Carnaval)
14. Mr. Bus Driver
15. Julie, I Tried
16. So Nice (Summer Samba)
17. Good Day Sunshine/Got To Get You Into My Life
18. Love Is A Groovy Game
19. Most Of All
20. Dreamer Girl
21. You Are The Girl
22. Hey Joe

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