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Millennium | Format: Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (4 May 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Import
  • Label: Col. Spec. Prod
  • ASIN: B000005D9C
  • Other Editions: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 592,635 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Listen  1. Prelude 1:18£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  2. To Claudia On Thursday 3:25£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  3. I Just Want To Be Your Friend 2:37£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  4. 5 A.M. 2:39£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  5. I'm With You 2:35£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  6. The Island 3:21£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  7. Sing To Me 2:19£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  8. It's You 3:21£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen  9. Some Sunny Day 3:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen10. It Won't Always Be The Same 2:58£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen11. The Know It All 2:40£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen12. Karmic Dream Sequence #1 5:57£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen13. There Is Nothing More To Say 2:24£0.89  Buy MP3 
Listen14. Anthem (Begin) 2:43£0.89  Buy MP3 
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Listen16. Just About The Same 2:22£0.89  Buy MP3 

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars One of last great lost classics? 31 Jan 2007
By D. N. Atkinson
Format:Audio CD
If ever ther was a great lost classic, this is it. 'Begin' is a true psychadelic pop masterpiece, and deserves to be regarded on equal terms with revolver, pet sounds, forever changes and the like. What is immediately apparrent is the production and arrangements - awash with a wide range of instruments, melody and invention. A xylophone in 1968! Despite the psychadelic overtones, Carl Boettcher's songs are pure pop, bright, breezy and optimistic. One of the greatest albums of the 60's.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Truly Magic Time 26 July 2010
By Mr. Craig Murphy
Format:Audio CD
Simply put, Begin by The Millennium is one of the most beautiful and well produced albums of the sixties. Some may find some of the tracks a bit twee and hippiesque but if you are a fan of Pet Sounds and the like, this would be utterly Indespenible.

In my quest to find "Lost Classics" from the sixties this, possibly more than any other is THEE great undiscovered gem. Sounding like a hybrid of Magical Mystery Tour and Pet Sounds, taking cues from both but keeping enough originality to stand apart from either.

The first two tracks, "Prelude" and "To Claudia On Thursday" seque into each other and sound like two parts of the same track. They are pretty base heavy and sound so chrystal clear. From this stellar begining you know you are in for something special and the quality never lets up.

Other highlights are "The Island, Some Sunny Day, It Wont Always Be The Same and The Know It All" are all truly a+ tracks. It is incredible to have so many stellar songs on just one album.

Leaving the best for last though "There Is Nothing More To Say" is a thing of enormous beauty, my only complaint is the brevity.

I have no idea how such masterpieces escape the mainstream success they deserve, however it is simply delighful for collectors and enthusiats to unearth down the line and pass on to like minded colleagues. 10/10
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A lost classic ! 9 July 2004
By Mr. B. J. Workman
Format:Audio CD
This album has been on my wishlist for a number of years now and the wait has been worth it.
Being a fan of the psychedelic Haight-Ashbury scene, I have managed to pick out some lost classics in the past such as Kak and Quicksilver to name but a few.
Curt Boetcher has here managed to create a flawless pop album in the same vein as the Beatles and the Monkees did, with elements of pop/rock/psych/folk that combine to form a sparkling album that works on any level you want it to.
It's such a shame that this is one of the most difficult albums on the face of the planet to acquire. But then again, the best ones always are!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Super Brilliant Sunshine Pop 20 Aug 2008
By N. Watts
Format:Audio CD
Obviously these days 'classic' is a much abused word when describing albums, but no other term would be fitting for an album of this greatness.

Basically what we have here is a 'super group' made up of an amalgamation of several groups from Southern California. All seven member of the group write songs and sing on the album as well as playing a multitude of instruments. When you consider this, it is remarkable how well the 14 tracks on the album hold together.

The main man for the project was studio whiz kid Curt Boettcher who also co-produced the album with Keith Olsen. The album is quite renowned for its production in that it was one of the first albums to use sixteen track recording technology. Recorded in 1967/1968, the songs still sound fresh and sparkling.

The music is what is called these days 'sunshine pop', or to put it another way it features extensive use of vocal harmonies and lush instrumentation with a slightly psychedelic edge.

The album opens with a fairly short, sprightly instrumental ('Prelude') which features a harpsichord and tuba. What follows is a succession of 3 minute pop songs with bouncy acoustic guitars, strong baselines and sparkling candy coated vocals floating over a delicate wall of sound. If you can picture Pet Sounds only in more groovy setting you won't be far off the shimmering sounds within.... Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet heavens above ! 12 Aug 2012
By painterman64
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This album really is a treasure!
Yes,you would call it sunshine pop these days but its so MUCH more.
The quality of the songs,melodies,harmonies,playing and sheer creativity in the arrangements and production is a little staggering actually.
Definetly one for the "Greatest pop psych albums ever made" list.
Very highly rated by those in the know but considering just how very,very special it is,a bit under rated by the world at large.
Brings a tear to my eyes in places sometimes.....Totally sublime.
Ill leave you now to read all the positive things the guys below have written with the words "Its all true!"
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Milestone in the History of Psychedelic Rock 24 Dec 2011
By Michael
Format:Audio CD
This album is simply a must-have, a fantastically produced psychedelic artifact that, to my ears at least, never falls into that slushy kind of kitsch bandwagon-psych that filled the airwaves then too, and which reviewer Mr Hoffman must be referring to. Psych fans can rest assured that this is an album without embarrassing moments, maybe with some rather extravagant overdubs, but these are all both creatively and tastefully used. Get this while you can, the dull cover does not all reflect the colour and beauty of this album, every song on which is a mini-masterpiece made to be listened to with headphones. If you like this, get Eternity's Children's first album, which has equally remarkable production from Boettcher.
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