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· First time on CD for this magical psychedelic concept album based on J.M Barrie's timeless Peter Pan story.
· MERCHANTS OF DREAM was produced by the legendary George "Shadow" Morton."
· The fourteen tracks encompass tales of everything from pirates and crocodiles to the joys of eternal childhood,.
· STRANGE NIGHT VOYAGE was the only release by this enigmatic six piece combo hailing from the East Coast.
· The complete album from the master tapes for the first time on CD with copious liner notes and a plethora of rare photographs.
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2011 remastered reissue of 1968 psychedelic concept album based on J.M Barrie's timeless story 'Peter Pan'.Produced by George 'Shadow' Morton & previously unreleased on CD!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Essential listening for all fans of sunshine pop psych. Long overdue for a release on CD and this sounds absolutely gorgeous.
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Stellar reissue of obscure celebration of eternal childhood
18 Feb 2011
Format:Audio CD
Congratulations to England's Cherry Red label for making available this obscure Peter Pan concept album available on CD for the first time. STRANGE NIGHT VOYAGE was recorded in May 1968 and released by A&M Records as 'SP 4149.'
The compositions of John Francis "Jack" Murphy were discovered by a St. John's University classmate, Vinny Testa. Testa was an executive of Community Productions, headed by George "Shadow" Morton. He had worked with The Shangri-Las, Janis Ian and Vanilla Fudge, and this was helpful in setting up the recording deal with A&M.
Joining Murphy (keyboards & vocals) in the Merchants were David Bumgarner (rhythm guitar), John Bumgarner (vocals), John Pizow (bass), Bobby Musac (drums) and Jeff Druck (lead guitar).
According to the liner notes, psychedlic rock, strings, harmonies and driving beats were used to create a clever parallel between Peter Pan's quest for perpetual childhood and contemporary rebellion against adult "morals" (the Generation Gap) and the Vietnam War.
Released in early 1969, neither the album nor the single ("Dorothy the Fairy Queen" & "Sing Me Life") received much promotion or recognition. After playing a few gigs, the band broke up and Murphy worked as a solo artist with Testa as producer.
Verve-Forecast issued the self-titled "J.F. MURPHY" album, and his band 'J.F. Murphy and Salt,' later renamed 'J.F. Murphy and Free Flowing Salt,' recorded for ABC-Dunhill, Columbia, MGM and Elektra.
Murphy wrote songs for numerous stage musicals, including 'The Silver Dollar,' Rudolph,' 'Zelda,' 'Carmen' and 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' His score for 'The Civil War,' written with Frank Wildhorn, was nominated for a Tony Award.
He released a rock-oriented disc, 'LIVE & LEARN,' in 2003. His current production, 'Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure,' explores childhood themes again and is scheduled to debut on Broadway during 2011.
Fans of The Association, Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Turtles and other late 1960s bands who combine vocal harmonies with adventurous psychedelic instruments should find plenty to enjoy with 'STRANGE NIGHT VOYAGE.'
It's great that after 43 years this overlooked classic gets the opportunity for rediscovery.
The compositions of John Francis "Jack" Murphy were discovered by a St. John's University classmate, Vinny Testa. Testa was an executive of Community Productions, headed by George "Shadow" Morton. He had worked with The Shangri-Las, Janis Ian and Vanilla Fudge, and this was helpful in setting up the recording deal with A&M.
Joining Murphy (keyboards & vocals) in the Merchants were David Bumgarner (rhythm guitar), John Bumgarner (vocals), John Pizow (bass), Bobby Musac (drums) and Jeff Druck (lead guitar).
According to the liner notes, psychedlic rock, strings, harmonies and driving beats were used to create a clever parallel between Peter Pan's quest for perpetual childhood and contemporary rebellion against adult "morals" (the Generation Gap) and the Vietnam War.
Released in early 1969, neither the album nor the single ("Dorothy the Fairy Queen" & "Sing Me Life") received much promotion or recognition. After playing a few gigs, the band broke up and Murphy worked as a solo artist with Testa as producer.
Verve-Forecast issued the self-titled "J.F. MURPHY" album, and his band 'J.F. Murphy and Salt,' later renamed 'J.F. Murphy and Free Flowing Salt,' recorded for ABC-Dunhill, Columbia, MGM and Elektra.
Murphy wrote songs for numerous stage musicals, including 'The Silver Dollar,' Rudolph,' 'Zelda,' 'Carmen' and 'The Count of Monte Cristo.' His score for 'The Civil War,' written with Frank Wildhorn, was nominated for a Tony Award.
He released a rock-oriented disc, 'LIVE & LEARN,' in 2003. His current production, 'Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure,' explores childhood themes again and is scheduled to debut on Broadway during 2011.
Fans of The Association, Strawberry Alarm Clock, the Turtles and other late 1960s bands who combine vocal harmonies with adventurous psychedelic instruments should find plenty to enjoy with 'STRANGE NIGHT VOYAGE.'
It's great that after 43 years this overlooked classic gets the opportunity for rediscovery.
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2 April 2011
Format:Audio CD
Just wanted to add one thing of interest. I bought this record when it came out based on a review that i read in TIME Magazine of all places. I think Time thought this would be a rather popular record, proved otherwise.And one would think with the appearance in TIME that might have created a hit. It's a delightful light pop/psyche trip, really a favorite record of mine from that time.Very creative, just not profound nor heavy for those who look for that. It's a bit sunshine pop, lots of orchestration, sound effects, good melodies and singing, fun instrumentation. I wonder if they made a second record if they would have chosen another "theme".The charm of this record is the story. The record always played as a series of songs linked together by the Peter Pan story rather than a song here and there.
.Definitely a concept record that for me holds together, a little more haunting 40 years later. BTW. I enjoyed the review posted above.
.Definitely a concept record that for me holds together, a little more haunting 40 years later. BTW. I enjoyed the review posted above.
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