{"id":6430,"date":"2024-05-02T13:32:58","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T12:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6430"},"modified":"2025-01-08T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T13:31:12","slug":"exclusive-shindig-qobuz-playlist-12-sunshine-flowers-american-sunshine-pop-1967-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=6430","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Shindig! Qobuz playlist #12: Sunshine &#038; Flowers\u2013 American Sunshine-Pop 1967-68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly\u00a0unique online streaming platform and\u00a0download store<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/\">Qobuz<\/a><\/span>. The 12th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, somewhat follows on from last month&#8217;s US soft-psych one. Here comes the summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Qobuz-Instagram-Sunshine-Flowers.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><i>Play <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/open.qobuz.com\/playlist\/20659764\">here<\/a><i> or use the scrollable frame with\u00a0tracklist the bottom of the page. You can sign up for a free trial today. Plans start from \u00a310.83 per month. For more on <\/i><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qobuz.com\/gb-en\/discover\">Qobuz<\/a><\/span><i> read our interview with MD Dan Mackta <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=5784\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.qobuz.com\/playlist\/21342904?zone=GB-en\" width=\"378\" height=\"390\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span>Your browser does not support iframes.<br \/>\n<span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\u00a0<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>They may have called it \u201csoft-pop\u201d at the time, but for most of us it will forever be known as \u201csunshine-pop\u201d: that bright, optimistic, radio-friendly cocktail of pop, easy-listening and flower-power motifs that lit up the airwaves for a couple of years, spawning #1 hits, coveted obscurities and all manner of delights in between. It continues to bring joy to connoisseurs of \u201960s pop, 50-odd years later.<\/p>\n<p>Blame The Beach Boys. Those patented vocal harmonies and meticulously crafted odes to the California sea, sun and sand were undeniable and far-reaching in 1965. Then came the laidback East Coast folk-rock of The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful. \u2018Daydream\u2019 is another blueprint. The Mamas &amp; The Papas blended folk-rock, slick studio professionalism and the commercially driven songwriting of John Phillips. Throw in a little Herb Alpert &amp; His Tijuana Brass (Whipped Cream &amp; Other Delights was the biggest-selling US album of \u201966) and S\u00e9rgio Mendes &amp; Brasil \u201966\u2019s bossa nova and you have the perfect storm; and the perfect mainstream alternative to the burgeoning underground psychedelic culture that\u2013let\u2019s face<br \/>\nit\u2013wasn\u2019t for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Up, Up And Away\u2019\u2013written by Jimmy Webb and recorded by The 5th Dimension, a gifted vocal group who assimilated soul, jazz, pop and psychedelia like no other\u2013floated into Top 10s around the world in mid-67, earning itself six Grammys and becoming the archetypal sunshine-pop anthem. The doors were flung wide open, and everyone from exploitative major record labels to provincial garage bands jumped aboard the balloon. This playlist offers entries from the biggest US acts of the era\u2013The Monkees, The Association, The Turtles, The Tokens, the aforementioned The Mamas &amp; The Papas, The Lovin\u2019 Spoonful, The 5th Dimension and Brasil \u201966 \u2013 alongside zeitgeist hits by Spanky and Our Gang, Harpers Bizarre, Keith, The Cherry People, The Yellow Balloon, The Brass Ring, The Parade, The Cowsills, The Tradewinds and The Cyrkle.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve dug into less-heralded album tracks by The Critters, The Lemon Pipers, Eternity\u2019s Children (for our title track), Roger Nichols &amp; The Small Circle Of Friends, Millennium, Gordian Knot and The Sandpipers, and superb non-charting singles by The Left Banke, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, The Sundowners, Peppermint Trolley Company and The Free Design (who, despite only achieving one \u201cbubbling under\u201d hit with the genre-defining \u2018Kites Are Fun\u2019, are now considered not only sunshine-pop godheads but one of the most sophisticated and unsung acts of the era).<\/p>\n<p>The sonics, motives and provenance of these disparate artists may change radically from tune to tune, but they all form part of a joyful soundtrack to a unique period in pop history. Who knows? Maybe if we all listen to this selection at the same time, the sun will come out.<\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6430&#038;t=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2312%3A%20Sunshine%20%26%20Flowers%E2%80%93%20American%20Sunshine-Pop%201967-68&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6430&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2024%2F05%2FScreenshot-2024-05-02-at-13.13.42.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2312%3A%20Sunshine%20%26%20Flowers%E2%80%93%20American%20Sunshine-Pop%201967-68\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6430&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Exclusive%20Shindig%21%20Qobuz%20playlist%20%2312%3A%20Sunshine%20%26%20Flowers%E2%80%93%20American%20Sunshine-Pop%201967-68&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F6430\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re very excited to be media partners with the truly\u00a0unique online streaming platform and\u00a0download store\u00a0Qobuz. The 12th of our monthly bespoke playlists, which take in all manner of genres and sub-genres, scenes and beyond, then and now, somewhat follows on from last month&#8217;s US soft-psych one. Here comes the summer. 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