Artist: MC Squared
Title: Tantalizing Colours-The Reprise Recordings
Year Of Release: 1967/2012
Label: Now Sounds: CRNOW 34
Country: US
Genre: Baroque Pop, Sunshine Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Audio codec: WAV | lossless

Tracklist:
01. Bornatzatt 03:04
02. Ghost Of Man 02:45
03. Do You Care 03:18
04. Miss Abercrombie 02:21
05. The Stoning Of The Quiet Man 02:51
06. Tantalizing Colours 03:58
07. Smilin' 02:41
08. The Dolphins 03:44
09. Adults Only 02:31
10. Everybody's Talkin' 03:09
11. You Are Lovely 03:02
12. Karneeval 03:22
Bonus Tracks:
13. Or Something (Single A-Side) 03:01
14. Or Something (Instrumental) 03:01
15. S.S.T. (Single A-Side) 03:05
16. My Mind Goes High (Single B-Side) 02:39
17. Smilin' (Single A-Side) 02:41
18. That's The Word (Single B-Side) 02:33
19. I Know You (Your Nature Is Like Mine) (Single B-Side) 03:51
20. Time Will Equalize (Previously Unreleased) 02:27

Personnel:
Linda Carey - Vocals
Michael Clough - Guitar, Vocals
Michael Crowley - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Randy Cierley-Steirling - Bass
Jim Keltner - Drums, Percussion

Another unearthed gem from the wonderful Now Sounds label,MC Squared finally get an album released 46 years after recording it,how frustrating must that have been?
Musically I suppose,they sit midway between the Mamas and the Papas and Spanky and Our Gang,although you get the distinct feeling that they saw themselves more like Jefferson Airplane.Their sound was a bit of a paradox,sunshine pop harmonies complementing self penned serious subject matter such as "Do You Care" and the anti Vietnam "Adults Only".I can only suspect that the reason that perhaps Reprise decided not to release the album was the lack of anything resembling a hit single and figured that by 1968 there were plenty of other bands/singers addressing serious stuff(Jefferson Airplane,Leonard Cohen,Doors etc) that had the appropriate credibility and image to go with it.Whether that was a correct decision or not we'll never know,but I'm just grateful to have a very enjoyable set from a more than capable vocal harmony group.If you have the Mamas and the Papas,Spanky and Our Gang,Eternity's Children or Sunshine Company in your collection then I strongly recommend that you give this a listen.