THE MILLENNIUM Begin LP COLUMBIA 1968 US orig+stereo ASSOCIATION-SAGITTARIUS

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THE MILLENNIUM

CURT BOETTCHER, RON EDGAR, MIKE FENNELLY, DOUG RHODES

LEE MALLORY, SANDY SALISBURY, JOEY STEC

Studio group of sunshine popsters, led by producer Curt Boettcher and creators of several classics of psychedelic pop.

Influenced by psychedelia and California rock, pop/rock producer Curt Boettcher (the Association) 

decided to assemble a studio supergroup who would explore progressive sounds in 1968. 

Millennium's resultant album would find no commercial success...

"BEGIN"

1968     LP     COLUMBIA RECORDS     STEREO CS 9663

[First pressing on a red 360° Columbia label with white lettering]

SINGLE SLEEVE    WITHOUT INSERT

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

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LABEL: COLUMBIA - <360 SOUND> RED LABEL - BLACK/WHITE TEXT

Catalog on cover: CS 9663  

Catalog on labels: CS 9663 (XSM 136542 / XSM 136543)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): XSM136542-1A

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): XSM 134563 -1A

Other / Runout (on both sides, Stamped): o

On labels: ?"360 Sound" Stereo "360 Sound"?

rim text reads '® "Columbia", Marcas Reg. Printed in U.S.A.'

 On back cover: BEGIN THE MILLENNIUM....................TO BE CONTINUED

Produced by Curt Boettcher and Keith Olsen for Mee Moo Productions Ltd.

Executive Coordination: Gary Usher

All selections BMI

Manufactured by Columbia Records/CBS, Inc./51 W. 52 Street, New york, N.Y./ ®"Columbia", Marcas Reg. 

Printed in U.S.A.

tracklisting

Side A: PRELUDE - TO CLAUDIA ON THURSDAY

I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND - 5 A.M.

I'M WITH YOU - THE ISLAND - SING TO ME

Side B: IT'S YOU - SOME SUNNY DAY

IT WON'T ALWAYS BE THE SAME - THE KNOW IT ALL

KARMIC DREAM SEQUENCE #1 

THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO SAY - ANTHEM (Begin)

grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

The Millennium's Begin can truly be described as a bona fide lost classic. 

The brainchild of producers Curt Boettcher and Gary Usher, the group was formed out of the remnants of their previous studio project, 

Sagittarius, which was preceded by yet another aggregation, the Ballroom. On Begin, hard rock, breezy ballads, and psychedelia 

all merge into an absolutely air-tight concept album, easily on the level of other, more widely popular albums from the era 

such as The Notorious Byrd Brothers, which share not only Usher's production skills, but similarities in concept and construction. 

The songwriting, mostly by Curt Boettcher, Michael , and Joey Stec is sterling and innovative, never straying 

into the type of psychedelic overindulgence which marred so many records from this era. 

For example, "It's You," by Fennelly and Stec, is as powerful and fully realized as the era ever produced, easily on par 

with songs by the Beach Boys and the Byrds -- and, yes, even the Beatles. 

Begin is an absolute necessity for any fan of late-'60s psychedelia and a wonderful rediscovery 

that sounds as vital today as it did the day it was released....(AllMusic)