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300 copies limited! Sunset Love was a dreamy, semi-mystical flower-power group from New Mexico whose sound fused elements of The Mamas and the Papas, Spanky and Our Gang, and The Beatles, resulting in a distinct brand of melodic pop-psychedelia.
Limited to 300 copies, this release brings to light a remarkable but long-lost chapter of 1960s music. In 1968, Sunset Love was invited to record at Westex Studios in Odessa, Texas—a studio co-founded by Tommy Allsup (an original member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets) and Gorman Maxwell. Notably, Westex was also where Zager and Evans recorded their chart-topping hit “In the Year 2525.”
To guide the sessions, Allsup brought in Buzz Cason—a producer and fellow Crickets alumnus—from Nashville. The collaboration resulted in sixteen recorded tracks, twelve of which were original compositions. Lead vocalist and songwriter Victor Kay Lindsey reflected, “We thought we were going to be superstars—we had big plans and were certain an album would be released.”
But fate had other ideas. Shortly after the sessions, Allsup ended his partnership with Maxwell, sold his share of the studio, and relocated to Nashville. Left in limbo, Sunset Love waited for a breakthrough that never came. As Lindsey later put it, “We should’ve taken our tapes to Los Angeles like Zager and Evans and found a producer—but we didn’t, and we broke up in the summer of 1969.”
Now, for the first time ever on vinyl, the complete 1968 mono mixes finally see the light of day—alongside a deeper glimpse into the band’s story. Sunset Love is a forgotten gem of late-’60s pop psych, lovingly restored and ready to be rediscovered. If you're a fan of lost harmony-laden psychedelia, this is an essential addition to your collection.
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