THE BEAU BRUMMELS - TRIANGLE LP BLUE VINYL MONO 50th ANNIVERSARY NEW SEALED
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THE BEAU BRUMMELS
'Triangle'
Originally released 1967
This reissue released 2017
Limited blue vinyl
50th anniversary edition
Are You Happy?
Only Dreaming Now
Painter Of Women
The Keeper Of Time
It Won't Get Better
Nine Pound Hammer
Magic Hollow
And I've Seen Her
Triangle
The Wolf Of Velvet Fortune
Old Kentucky Home
The jewel in the Beau Brummels' crown, Triangle was an unexpected departure from the band's earlier hitmaking formula -- and demonstrated Ron Elliott's growing maturation as a songwriter. All the band's signature styles (folk, country swing, and Brit-pop) are still heard in the mix, but the tunes here assume an added aura of mysticism. Buried commercially by the likes of Sgt. Pepper, Triangle shared its premise of songs loosely united by a common theme -- in this case, a ruminative dream cycle (though to call Triangle a concept album might be overstating the case). The exquisite "Magic Hollow," graced by Van Dyke Parks' delicate harpsichord, was surely the LP's highlight. Plucked as a single, it barely dented the charts, yet remains one of the most beautiful tunes in the entire Brummels canon. The album's first five songs -- "Are You Happy," "Only Dreaming Now," "Painter of Women," "Keeper of Time," and "It Won't Get Better" -- form a surprisingly coherent and cohesive whole despite marked differences. "Dreaming"'s accordion transports the listener to Paris' Montmartre, while "Painter" suggests the shifting sands of the Middle East. Elliott's lyric imagery in these tunes and a third track -- "The Wolf of Velvet Fortune" -- is particularly striking, and Sal Valentino's richly expressive voice elevates all three to sublime heights. Too long ignored by rock cognoscenti, Triangle is (all hyperbole aside) a fine album that deserves to be heard by a wider audience.
This reissue LP is brand new and sealed.
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