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The
Gentle Soul—with their beguiling blend of sunshine pop and
folk-psych, spotlighting the ethereal harmonies of Pamela Polland
and Rick Stanley—recorded just one album and a handful of
singles, now highly sought-after and regarded as some of the most
perfectly realized gems from the groundbreaking Los Angeles folk-rock
scene that also embraced the Byrds, Tim Buckley and Buffalo Springfield.
The Gentle Soul's
Terry Melcher-produced debut—with a band including Ry Cooder,
Van Dyke Parks, Larry Knechtel, and Mike Deasy—remains a
rare treasure from California's golden age of mind expansion.
Reissued with the full participation of Pamela Polland and Rick
Stanley, The Gentle Soul features their exceedingly scarce
original 1968 Epic Records album, plus nine bonus tracks—including
all non-LP single sides and four previously unissued tracks—and
unpublished photos from the group’s archives.
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